Arista Hints at In-the-Works Telemetry Tools to Manage AI Fabrics
Arista Networks announced extensions to its telemetry stack aimed at AI‑driven environments, adding host‑level data such as RDMA counters, NIC buffering, and flow‑control metrics to its CloudVision platform. The new capabilities will merge in‑network and host telemetry into a single, real‑time view, helping operators diagnose complex performance issues across AI clusters. Existing EOS and SysDB foundations already provide streaming telemetry, but the AI‑focused enhancements target hyperscalers that need granular visibility to avoid GPU stalls. Analysts view the move as a differentiator that could widen Arista’s lead over rivals.
Albertsons Outlines Top 4 AI Priorities
Albertsons announced four AI priorities for fiscal 2026—digital customer experience, merchandising, labor, and supply chain—backed by a full cloud migration and unified data platform. Chief technology officer Anuj Dhanda emphasized these are long‑term investments already delivering measurable impact, such as...
Forest Lawn Builds an Integrated Procure-to-Pay Backbone by Connecting Vroozi, NetSuite, and Shopify
Forest Lawn Memorial Parks & Mortuaries has built a fully integrated procure-to-pay backbone by linking Vroozi’s procurement platform with NetSuite ERP and Shopify e‑commerce. The integration automates inventory replenishment, accounts payable, and even service procurement, allowing real‑time updates across systems....
GRC Tools Need Business‑focused Risk, Not Spreadsheet Tickets
There are a lot of new entrants coming into the GRC market right now, which tells you something interesting is happening. But most of what I see still feels like workflow layered on top of spreadsheets. Executives do not need more...
Intel Turns To Microsoft’s Copilot Studio For Partner Support After Dialing Back Phone Use
Intel is launching "Ask Intel," an AI‑driven virtual assistant built on Microsoft’s Copilot Studio, to handle customer and partner support after scaling back phone and social‑media channels. The assistant can open cases, verify warranties and route complex issues to human...
Google Teams Up with CTC Global for Grid Intelligence
Google Cloud and Alphabet’s moonshot project Tapestry have deepened their partnership with CTC Global to launch GridVista, an observability platform that embeds optical‑fiber sensors in transmission conductors. The system delivers real‑time strain, temperature and vibration data, feeding it into Google...
Sumo Logic Moves Into Sovereign Cloud Regions in Europe
Sumo Logic announced the extension of its cloud‑native analytics platform into the AWS European Sovereign Cloud and an AWS data center in Switzerland. The move lets customers keep logs, telemetry, and security data within national borders, satisfying GDPR and other...
Spirent Luma Brings Agentic AI to Network Testing, Slashes Triage Time
Spirent Communications, now part of Keysight, launched Luma, an agentic AI platform that automates network test case generation, root‑cause analysis, and knowledge retrieval. Built on a domain‑specific knowledge graph, deterministic rule engine and a suite of 10‑12 specialized AI agents,...
Snowflake CEO: ‘I’m Not In The Business Of Selling AI. I’m In The Business Of Creating Value.’
Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy told CRN that the company’s focus is on creating customer value, not merely selling AI. He highlighted the rapid expansion of Snowflake’s partner ecosystem to more than 14,200 global partners, a 22% year‑over‑year increase. Ramaswamy emphasized...
Snowflake Partners: AI’s Impact Can Withstand A Potential Bubble
Snowflake’s ecosystem of solution partners says AI’s impact will endure despite concerns of a bubble. Executives from BlueCloud, RiskSpan, Viewnear and Slalom stress that solid data foundations and cost‑driven efficiencies are essential for sustainable AI adoption. They note a shift...
Outcome-Based Business Models Gain Traction In The Channel As A Way To Navigate AI Economics
Solution providers are abandoning hourly billing in favor of outcome‑based models as AI automation turns software development into a commodity. Eduardo Ramos founded Viewnear to align pricing with measurable client results, leveraging Snowflake’s data platform and AI tools. RiskSpan and...
Building a CIO Office to Impact 1,200 Families
My favorite part of my job is working with C-suite officers. Right now, I’m helping build the Office of a CIO ahead of a corporate split. Day 1, she inherits a brand-new company. We meet daily and work through org design, capital allocation,...
Sun Chemical Taps SNP’s Kyano Platform to Drive Global SAP S/4HANA Transformation
Sun Chemical, a global inks and materials producer, has chosen SNP’s Kyano platform to steer its worldwide SAP S/4HANA migration and shift to SAP Cloud ERP Private. The initiative will merge more than 60 regional ERP instances into a single,...
ECL Targets AI Data Centers with Fuel-Agnostic Power Platform
ECL unveiled FlexGrid, a power‑agnostic platform that lets modular data centers draw electricity from hydrogen, natural gas, renewables or diesel. The system is designed for AI training and inferencing workloads, allowing operators to start with modest 2‑10 MW grid connections and...
‘The Future Is About Fixing Business Problems:’ New Charter CEO On AI‑Native MSP Strategy
New Charter Technologies is reshaping the managed services provider (MSP) model by embedding AI into its core operations, turning reactive support into automated, self‑healing processes. The company recently hired Microsoft veteran Michelle Curtis as chief revenue officer to drive a...
Seeing Bugs in IDE Boosts Fixes From 0% to 70%
“At Facebook, they found that when security vulnerabilities were reported as issues, nearly 0% got fixed. But when these same problems appeared directly in the developer’s IDE, where the red squiggles were difficult to ignore, fix rates jumped to around...
Dataminr Report: Cyber Risk Shifted in 2025 with Increased Threat Actor Activity and Mega-Loss Events
Dataminr’s 2026 Cyber Threat Landscape Report shows a dramatic shift in cyber risk during 2025, with threat‑actor alerts soaring 225% year‑over‑year. Identity‑based intrusions now account for nearly 30% of attacks, driven by an 84% rise in infostealer malware and AI‑enhanced...
The Hidden Cost of AI: Why Data Debt Is Actually a Human Problem
At the Digital Lounge in Davos, IT leaders highlighted a hidden crisis: data debt is draining human capacity more than technology. Legacy SAP systems and fragmented data require teams to spend countless hours cleaning and governing information, leading to transformation...
Finpace Introduces Halcyon AI Layer to Its Core Banking Stack
Finpace unveiled Halcyon, an AI‑driven layer integrated with its core banking platform, aimed at accelerating change management for African financial institutions. The solution interprets business intent, orchestrates actions across data and workflow systems, and embeds governance to ensure compliant, auditable...
The 20 Coolest Security Operations, Risk And Threat Intelligence Companies Of 2026: The Security 100
CRN’s Security 100 list spotlights 20 security‑operations, risk and threat‑intelligence vendors that distinguished themselves in 2026. The roundup underscores a rapid shift toward AI‑driven, agentic SOC solutions that automate triage, investigation and response. Companies such as 7AI, Arctic Wolf, Google Cloud and...
The MSP Agentic AI Execution Gap in Service Delivery
A recent Omdia white paper reveals that while 70% of managed service providers (MSPs) say they use agentic AI, only 10% have deployed it in core IT service desk or security functions. The majority are stuck in internal experiments, whereas...
From Pilot Purgatory to Productive Failure: Fixing AI's Broken Learning Loop
AI pilots frequently stall between proof‑of‑concept and production, often due to outdated quarterly KPIs, governance vacuums, and slow feedback loops. Executives argue that linear metrics clash with AI’s dynamic nature, causing drift and delayed corrective action. To close the gap,...
Retail CX Has a Signal Problem
Retail CIOs are confronting a growing "signal problem" as fragmented communication channels undermine customer experience and AI initiatives. Research shows 64 percent of retailers plan to modernize their communication systems to meet consumer expectations for instant, accurate information. Misaligned data streams...
1606 Corp to Acquire Plot of Land in Texas for AI Data Center Development
1606 Corp signed a non‑binding term sheet to acquire roughly 132 acres in Lufkin, Texas, including a 55 MW natural‑gas power plant and a 50,000 sq ft warehouse for an AI‑focused data center. The transaction is priced at about $11.67 million, combining $7.5 million in...
Illinois Governor Pritzker to Call for Two-Year Suspension of Data Center Tax Incentives – Report
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker plans to request a two‑year suspension of tax incentives for new data centers, pending a study of the sector’s impact on the state’s electricity grid and residential bills. Current incentives grant up to 20 years of...
VMO2 Owners Make Substantial Acquisition to Gain Altnet Broadband Business
InfraVia, Liberty Global and Telefónica, via their joint venture Nexfibre, announced a £2 bn acquisition of Substantial Group, the owner of altnet Netomnia. The deal adds roughly three million premises and 450,000 customers, targeting an eight‑million‑premise footprint by 2027 and a...
Contracting for Cloud Computing Capacity: Key Concerns for Customers
Cloud contracts often cite "capacity" without precise definitions, leaving enterprises uncertain about resource availability. As AI and data‑intensive workloads strain specialized processors, providers typically rely on "commercially reasonable efforts" rather than firm guarantees, creating allocation risk. Long‑term commitments can lock...
The Unseen Engine: How Enterprise Storage Is Powering Business Innovation in Ireland
Enterprise storage in Ireland has evolved from a back‑end utility to a strategic engine that underpins AI, multicloud and data‑driven initiatives. Dell’s Innovation Catalyst Study shows 48% of Irish firms prioritize data readiness for AI, yet 66% remain in early...
Security Metrics That Actually Predict a Breach
The article argues that traditional security dashboards hide the true predictors of a breach, emphasizing metrics that expose process debt, access sprawl, and human behavior. It highlights four high‑impact signals: credential reuse and identity drift, stale access paths, alert‑fatigue ratios,...
AI Likely to Put a Major Strain on Global Networks—Are Enterprises Ready?
Enterprise networks face unprecedented strain as AI workloads surge, generating unpredictable, high‑volume traffic across regions. A recent Broadcom study shows only 49% of organizations believe their networks can meet AI’s bandwidth and latency demands, despite 99% adopting cloud strategies. Retrieval‑augmented...
Edge Data Centers Vs. Edge Devices: When to Use Each
Edge computing can be delivered via purpose‑built edge data centers or through distributed edge devices such as gateways, sensors, and consumer hardware. Data centers provide consolidated compute, storage, and robust security for high‑throughput, latency‑sensitive workloads, while devices excel at mobile,...
Global 5G Standalone Dynamic Shifts From Coverage to Capability
5G standalone (SA) networks have moved from launch to execution, with global SA availability rising to 17.6% in Q4 2025 and delivering a 52% speed premium over non‑standalone (NSA) networks. The Gulf Cooperation Council, led by the UAE, now tops performance...
CYBERSPAN Brings AI-Driven, Agentless Network Detection to MSSP Environments
IntelliGenesis launched CYBERSPAN, an AI‑driven network detection and response solution tailored for managed security service providers. The platform offers a multi‑tenant, agentless architecture that can be deployed on‑premises or in the cloud, integrating with existing SIEM, SOAR and ticketing tools...
AI Becomes Invisible Backbone of Global Systems
AI has moved beyond experimentation. It is no longer an add-on or productivity boost. It is becoming the invisible backbone of healthcare, education, finance and public systems. What we are witnessing is not another tech cycle, but the construction of a new...
Zoho Accelerates Growth After Year of Deliberate Expansion
The amount of growth by @Zoho over the past year is incredible. Historically, Zoho has been very deliberate and measured with their expansion. The past year, they hit the gas...big time. #CIO #ERP #ZohoDay26
When I Selected, 'Rather Not Say', Gemini Said, 'I'll Decide for You'. In Case It's Not Obvious, Here's Why that...
Enterprise AI is being deployed as core infrastructure that routinely infers personal identity attributes such as gender, voice, and facial characteristics. In Google Gemini Meet Notes, a non‑binary user who selected "Rather not say" was mis‑gendered as "she," illustrating how...
50+ Enterprise AI Agents Every CIO Should Know
RT If AI agents are on your 2026 roadmap, this definitive guide to 50+ enterprise agents (what they do, where they fit) is a must‑read for CIOs and CDOs. #AI #CIO @Star_CIO https://t.co/jLE8sizbgZ
CIOs Overrun SAP Migration; ERP Must Accelerate for AI
The 7 biggest S/4HANA migration hurdles — and how to overcome them https://t.co/6u9sHnY6rG My take: Many CIOs I speak w/ are accumulating SAP instances faster than they can combine/rationalize them. ERP industry needs to adapt to AI speed if it doesn’t want to...
Lasso’s Intent Deputy Secures AI Agents Through Real-Time Behavioral Intent Analysis
Lasso Security unveiled Intent Deputy, a runtime behavioral‑intent framework that secures autonomous AI agents by interpreting their decision flow and operational context. The solution claims 99.83% threat detection at sub‑50 ms latency and a 570‑fold cost advantage over cloud‑native guardrails. By...
Apple Slashes Capex While Rivals Plan $630B Spend
While Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft plan to spend a combined $630 billion on capital expenditures in 2026 - But Apple? Its expenditures actually dropped 17% last quarter https://t.co/LOWdQisHD1 #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology #Tech #TechNews https://t.co/V5BVNB5Xyp
Tech Alone Won’t Drive AI; Practices Must Evolve
RT I compare this genAI moment to early web and cloud eraswhen transformation only happened after we changed practices (agile, DevOps, design thinking), not just technology. Same story, new stakes. #CIO #AI #DigitalTransformation @Star_CIO https://t.co/xfrVmpSIJN
Microsoft Defender Update Lets SOC Teams Manage, Vet Response Tools
Microsoft Defender now includes a Library Management feature that lets security operations centers (SOCs) organize, preview, and control the scripts and tools used in live response. Analysts can upload PowerShell, batch, and other response files ahead of investigations, making them...
EU Parliament Bans AI Chatbots over US Data Security Concerns
The European Parliament banned AI chatbots like Claude and Copilot from lawmakers' devices, citing cybersecurity risks from cloud data uploads to US firms https://t.co/KCPJ57Qqs1 #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology #Tech #TechNews https://t.co/uigKl4zdY7
Anthropic to Spend $80B on Cloud Partners by 2029
Anthropic expects to pay Amazon, Google, and Microsoft at least $80B through 2029 to run Claude on their cloud servers; cloud providers get a cut of Anthropic's AI sales revenue https://t.co/cMedWWo2tz #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology #Tech #TechNews https://t.co/sDR7IGPcsA
AWS Coding Agents Gain New Plugin Support Across Development Tools
AWS introduced Agent Plugins, a framework that equips AI coding assistants with native AWS capabilities. The initial "deploy‑to‑AWS" plugin lets developers issue natural‑language prompts to generate architecture recommendations, cost estimates, and infrastructure‑as‑code templates. It currently integrates with Claude Code and...
AI and Quantum Forces Redefine Cybersecurity Strategies
Why Cybersecurity Strategies and Frameworks Must Be Recalibrated in the Age of AI and Quantum Threats by @ChuckDBrooks https://t.co/KGZ9x9TO0T #CyberSecurity #ai #Quantum
Resist Pressure, Keep Your SAP System Stable
Don't let pressure force a system switch. Hold steady and do what's right for your business. This is a common challenge, especially in the SAP ecosystem, so you're not alone. #SAP #BusinessTips https://t.co/hLA2rW9Od3
Routes Healthcare Unifies a Complex SaaS and ERP Landscape with BPA Platform to Strengthen Operations and Continuity
Routes Healthcare, a leading health and social care provider in northern England, adopted the BPA Platform to integrate its Sage 200 ERP with a wide range of SaaS applications. The low‑code integration layer unified data, automated workforce communication, recruitment, and...
CX for Industries Heats up - SAP's Balaji Balasubramanian on Why Retailers Must Balance Experience, Operations, and, Yes - AI
SAP’s Customer Experience unit is pushing industry‑specific AI, tying CX tightly to ERP and supply‑chain data to deliver truly intelligent retail interactions. At NRF 2026 the company announced embedded AI for planning, fulfillment and commerce, and a partnership with N4XT for...
The Defense Industrial Base Is a Prime Target for Cyber Disruption
Cyber adversaries are moving beyond classic espionage to disrupt the defense industrial base (DIB), aiming to cripple production capacity and supply chains. Attackers now target everything from large primes to niche startups, especially firms with dual‑use technologies, using ransomware and...