Motel One Innovates Operations Using Oracle Cloud
European upscale hotel chain Motel One completed a full migration of its 101 properties in 13 countries to Oracle’s OPERA Cloud PMS within a four‑month window. The cloud platform delivers a unified data foundation, built‑in analytics, and access to over 1,000 pre‑integrated services via the Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform. Oracle Managed Services now provides proactive monitoring and optimization, aiming to reduce operating costs and improve reliability. The rapid rollout, averaging 14 go‑lives per week, positions Motel One for accelerated international expansion.
What to Expect at This Year’s Lumenia ERP HEADtoHEAD™ This March
Lumenia Consulting’s ERP HEADtoHEAD™ will take place on 24‑25 March 2026 at Birmingham’s Eastside Rooms. The two‑day event uses a fast‑paced, immersive format where 14 ERP vendors demonstrate identical business scenarios, allowing side‑by‑side comparison. Keynote sessions and panels will address...
Stranger Things Meets Cybersecurity: Lessons From the Hive Mind
The commentary likens modern cyber threats to the "hive mind" of Stranger Things, highlighting how botnets and APTs such as Salt Typhoon exploit default IoT credentials to create sprawling, often unseen attack surfaces. It stresses that telemetry—network traffic, logs, and user‑behavior data—combined...
Nvidia Global AI And DGX VP Hired By Google To Lead AI Infrastructure
Matthew Hull, former Nvidia Global AI Solutions VP, has joined Google as Vice President of AI Infrastructure Go‑to‑Market. Hull spent eight years at Nvidia, overseeing DGX platform sales, financial solutions, and data‑center partnerships. His move comes as Nvidia reported a...
Tabnine Fills the Organizational Context Gap for Enterprise AI
Tabnine has unveiled the Enterprise Context Engine (ECE), a platform that injects structured organizational knowledge into AI coding agents. By continuously modeling software architecture, documentation, and engineering practices, ECE moves beyond simple retrieval‑augmented generation to enable agents to reason about...
Assured Data Protection Brings BackBox Network Configuration Protection to MSP Partners
Assured Data Protection has teamed with BackBox to add automated network‑configuration backup, version control, and rapid restoration to its managed services. The integrated offering supports more than 5,000 firewall, switch, router and security device types, storing encrypted copies off‑site for...
ADP’s Strategic Partnership with Pine Services Group Expands HCM Solutions
ADP has entered a strategic partnership with Pine Services Group to embed its AI‑enabled human capital management (HCM) suite within ERP and value‑added reseller ecosystems, initially targeting construction and other project‑driven sectors. Pine will act as a distribution and enablement...
Digital.ai Expands Post-Build Protection for Android and iOS Applications
Digital.ai unveiled Quick Protect Agent v2, an LLM‑enhanced solution that adds AI‑powered post‑build hardening for Android and iOS apps. The tool automatically applies code‑aware obfuscation and other security controls after the build, requiring no source changes and integrating with Digital.ai...
Tufin’s AI-Powered Tools Simplify Network Security Operations
Tufin unveiled a suite of AI‑powered tools, including four new assistants and an Executive Dashboard, built on its TufinAI engine. The assistants automate rule searches, device discovery, compliance exception analysis, and access‑request handling via natural‑language prompts. Integrated with Tufin’s Unified...
Agentic Orchestration Confronts the Growing Complexity of Enterprise IT
IBM is championing agentic orchestration as the next evolution of enterprise IT, aiming to unify AI agents across fragmented applications and multi‑cloud environments. The approach moves beyond traditional digital‑transformation pilots toward end‑to‑end, outcome‑driven strategies that leverage IBM’s consulting, research, and...
Defra Nears Exit of Legacy Datacentres but Retains Capgemini for £40m Digital ‘Capability as a Service’ Deal
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is close to completing a multi‑million‑pound programme to shut down its legacy datacentres, moving services to cloud platforms such as AWS. While a £9 million, 19‑month contract with Capgemini finalises the remaining...
Webinar: The True State of Security 2026
Storyblok’s "True State of Security 2026" webinar brings together its VP of Engineering, Information Security Manager, and content marketer to challenge the prevailing AI‑centric security narrative. The presenters argue that AI, while a genuine risk, has become a costly distraction,...
Pentagon Vendor Cutoff Exposes the AI Dependency Map Most Enterprises Never Built
The Pentagon’s six‑month ban on Anthropic’s Claude has exposed a blind spot in enterprise AI risk management: most firms cannot map the full chain of AI model dependencies. A Panorays survey shows only 15% of CISOs have complete visibility, while...
Zero Trust Vendor Keeper Security Delivering New Partner Program Benefits for MSPs
Keeper Security announced its 2026 MSP partner program, introducing four tiered levels—Authorized, Silver, Gold and Platinum—with revenue‑based discounts and expanded market development funds. The program centers on KeeperPAM, an AI‑enabled, cloud‑native privileged access management solution that delivers zero‑trust encryption across...
One Startup’s Pitch to Provide More Reliable AI Answers: Crowdsource the Chatbots
CollectivIQ, a Boston‑based spin‑out of Buyers Edge Platform, launched a multi‑model AI answer engine that queries up to ten large language models—including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok—simultaneously to deliver fused, more accurate responses for enterprises. The platform encrypts prompts and...
Over 1,200 IceWarp Servers Still Vulnerable to Unauthenticated RCE Flaw (CVE-2025-14500)
A critical unauthenticated remote code execution flaw (CVE-2025-14500) affects IceWarp's business communication platform, allowing attackers to execute OS commands as root or SYSTEM. The vulnerability, rooted in improper handling of the X‑File‑Operation header, was disclosed in September 2025 and patched...
How CIOs Can Build an Evolving Crisis Strategy
CIOs must treat crisis strategies as living documents, revisiting them at least quarterly as new services, integrations, and threat vectors emerge. Experts from Pynest, Tufin, and Euristiq stress defining clear decision‑making roles, integrating automation, and simplifying language to ensure rapid...
In-House IT Builds Are Falling Flat and Going Way over Budget – Here's Why
A new Exclaimer survey reveals that fewer than three‑in‑ten in‑house IT builds are delivered on time and on budget, with 71% of leaders eventually abandoning such projects. In regulated sectors the abandonment rate climbs to 83%, while only 8% of...
Njordium Vendor Management System Eliminates Duplicate Third-Party Assessments
Njordium Cyber Group unveiled its Vendor Management System (VMS), a platform that consolidates third‑party risk assessments to satisfy Europe’s overlapping regulations in a single run. The solution claims to replace up to five parallel assessments with one, automatically generating outputs...
Telcos Rebrand as Cloud Providers During MWC
At Mobile World Congress, global telcos announced a strategic shift to brand themselves as AI, cloud, and edge service providers, directly targeting enterprise and public‑sector customers. They are leveraging partnerships with hyperscalers to embed telco workloads into existing cloud platforms,...
ArmorCode AI Exposure Management Identifies, Governs, and Reduces Shadow AI Risk
ArmorCode introduced AI Exposure Management (AIEM) on its Agentic AI Platform, expanding its unified exposure management suite. AIEM continuously ingests AI usage signals from security tools, creating a centralized inventory and assigning ownership to mitigate shadow AI. The solution offers...
Kaspersky Enhances Its Security Awareness Platform with SCORM & PDF Support
Kaspersky has upgraded its Automated Security Awareness Platform (ASAP) to include native support for SCORM and PDF content. The addition lets organizations upload, track, and manage custom e‑learning modules and PDF training materials alongside Kaspersky’s expert‑driven scenarios. This flexibility helps...
MTN mmWave Trials Show Promise for Extending 5G Broadband Reach
MTN South Africa and US‑based Pivotal Commware completed field trials of the Pivot 5G mmWave repeater at three sites in Gauteng and Limpopo. The repeaters redirected and amplified millimetre‑wave signals, delivering download speeds two to five times faster than without...
OpenText Ramps up A/NZ Channel Investment
OpenText is ramping up its partner ecosystem in Australia and New Zealand to accelerate AI and cloud adoption after internally deploying its AI tools to more than 20,000 staff. The company will boost marketing, sales‑enablement and training resources, and is...
CrowdStrike ‘Turbo Charging’ Security Platform Growth With Falcon Flex: CEO George Kurtz
CrowdStrike’s Falcon Flex subscription model propelled its ARR related to Flex deals 120% year‑over‑year to $1.69 billion, contributing to a total ARR of $5.25 billion for fiscal 2026. The company’s managed‑service‑provider (MSSP) channel surged past $1.3 billion, up from under $100 million three years earlier....
Optus Completes Dual-Path Resilience Test
Optus has completed a dual‑path resilience trial delivering 800 gigabit Ethernet services across a 4,700 km Sydney‑to‑Perth corridor. The test used the Indigo subsea cable paired with a terrestrial fibre backup, leveraging Nokia’s 1830 Photonic Service Switch for automatic fail‑over. Results showed...
Microsoft: Securing AI Agents and Human Teams Crucial for Success
Microsoft’s inaugural Cyber Pulse AI Security Report reveals that over 80% of Fortune 500 firms already deploy low‑code AI agents, and the company forecasts 1.3 billion autonomous agents operating by 2028. Financial services account for roughly 11% of global agent activity, underscoring...
How UL Solutions and Emerson Cracked the Oracle Testing Code with Tricentis
At Oracle AI World, UL Solutions and Emerson revealed how they leveraged Tricentis automation to overhaul Oracle testing. UL cut weekly manual testing from 40 hours to six, while Emerson streamlined a 17,000‑case suite using a modular repository and risk‑based...
Channel Partners Are Flying Blind on Network Risk as AI Traffic Surges
AI-driven workloads are reshaping enterprise traffic, creating sudden, high‑volume data bursts that bypass traditional monitoring points. As hybrid, multi‑cloud and edge environments proliferate, channel partners lose end‑to‑end visibility, exposing them to hidden performance and security risks. Legacy network tools, built...
Top 5 ERP Software for Singapore’s Building Material Businesses in 2026
Singapore’s building‑material sector is entering a digital modernization wave, making ERP systems mission‑critical for finance, logistics, and compliance. A recent e27 report ranks the top five ERP platforms chosen by local distributors, emphasizing deep integration with Singapore’s GST, InvoiceNow e‑invoicing,...
IT Governance Operating Model Framework
The IT Governance Operating Model Framework offers a direction‑level architecture that translates governance intent into daily operational discipline. It defines six interdependent components—including decision architecture, layered accountability, and embedded risk—aligned with standards such as COBIT, ISO 38500, ITIL 4, NIST CSF 2.0, and...
Cisco: AI Is a Double-Edged Sword in Industrial Networks
Cisco’s 2026 State of Industrial AI Report reveals AI is a double‑edged sword for industrial networking teams, simultaneously creating security challenges and offering defensive benefits. While 40% of surveyed professionals cite cybersecurity as a major barrier and 48% list it...
Gartner Acknowledges Growth of Decision Intelligence Platforms with Inaugural Magic Quadrant
Gartner released its inaugural Magic Quadrant for Decision Intelligence Platforms, signaling a shift from data‑driven to decision‑centric strategies. The report highlights legacy players like FICO alongside newer pro‑code solutions such as Quantexa, and notes that generative AI integration remains early....
How Clearview FCU's CIO Gets Employees to Use and Trust AI
Clearview Federal Credit Union, serving 140,000 members in the Pittsburgh area, is accelerating AI adoption under CIO Raymond George. The credit union has deployed ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and Zest’s Lulu to automate tasks ranging from HR and BI analysis to fraud...
Speakeasies to Shadow AI: Banning AI Browsers Will Fail
Enterprises are grappling with a Gartner recommendation to ban AI‑enabled browsers, citing data leakage, unknown third‑party connections, and prompt‑injection threats. Yet LayerX research shows roughly 20% of corporate users already run GenAI extensions, and AI browsers now power about 85%...
Revenium Launches Tool Registry to Give Developers Full Cost Visibility Into AI Agent Deployments
Revenium announced the general availability of its Tool Registry, a platform that gives enterprises end‑to‑end visibility into the true cost of AI agent deployments. The solution goes beyond token‑level tracking by capturing fees from external APIs, SaaS services, and human‑in‑the‑loop...
Macquarie Partners with KINX & Gabia for South Korean Data Center Build-Out
Macquarie Asset Management’s Asia‑Pacific Infrastructure Fund 4 has teamed with South Korean IT firm Gabia and its network subsidiary KINX to launch a $420 million hyperscale data‑center venture. The joint‑venture will initially build a 40 MW facility in Ansan, Seoul, and aims to...
Deloitte and ServiceNow Outline Five Trends Shaping the AI-Fueled Enterprise in 2026
Deloitte and ServiceNow released the 2026 Workflow Automation Outlook, highlighting a move from siloed automation projects to unified, AI‑enabled workflow ecosystems. The report identifies five trends—AI‑ready architecture, AI‑core process redesign, governance as a growth engine, service‑led CRM, and outcome‑focused transformation—that...
Google Files for Fifth Data Center at Midlothian Campus in Texas
Google, via shell company Sharka LLC, filed to build a fifth data center on its Midlothian, Texas campus. The $880 million project will span 288,000 sq ft and is slated for completion by February 24, 2027. This addition follows a $100 million fourth building announced in...
One Foothold, 25 Million Victims: The Risk Inside Modern Breaches
Recent cyber incidents highlight how a single foothold can expose tens of millions of records. The Conduent Business Services breach grew to over 25 million victims, with attackers retaining access for nearly three months and exfiltrating 8.5 TB of data. Parallel attacks...
Optimizing MCP for Production: 10 Proven Performance Techniques
CData has published a guide outlining ten proven techniques to optimize the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for production AI workloads. The recommendations focus on reducing latency, increasing throughput, and improving scalability through strategies such as global caching, batching, parallel tool...
Zero Trust Implementation Roadmap: 5 Stages From Legacy to Modern Security
The article outlines a five‑stage roadmap for Zero Trust adoption, beginning with a thorough identity assessment and progressing through identity foundation, device trust, application access modernization, network segmentation, and continuous validation. Each stage includes concrete milestones such as 100% MFA enforcement,...
Demystifying the Smart Hospital at HIMSS26
Cleveland Clinic CIO Sarah Hatchett will lead a HIMSS26 panel that offers a practical roadmap for building new IT infrastructure and retrofitting existing hospital spaces to accommodate emerging technologies. The session targets health‑system leaders seeking concrete steps to transition toward...
Josys Centralizes Identity Data to Replace Manual IT Oversight with Automated Governance
Josys has evolved into an autonomous identity governance platform that centralizes identity data from any source into a single AI‑driven system. The solution automates access reviews, lifecycle updates, and over‑permissioned user remediation, eliminating manual IT oversight. Its AI Integration Builder...
Tonic Structural vs Informatica: Which Is Better for Test Data Management?
The article compares Tonic Structural and Informatica for test data management, highlighting that both generate privacy‑safe data but differ in deployment models and feature focus. Informatica is shifting to a cloud‑first strategy after its Salesforce acquisition, limiting on‑premises options, while...
Secure by Design: Building Security in at the Beginning
Secure by Design is a holistic methodology that embeds security from the earliest stages of system and software conception, shifting protection from a reactive afterthought to a proactive design principle. CIS and SAFECode collaborate to provide measurable guidance, translating standards...
'The Attack Requires No Exploit, No User Clicks, and No Explicit Request Forsensitive Actions': Experts Say Perplexity's AI Comet Browser...
Security researchers at Zenity have disclosed a zero‑click prompt‑injection vulnerability, dubbed “PleaseFix,” in Perplexity AI’s Comet browser. The flaw lets attackers embed malicious prompts in seemingly benign calendar invites, causing the AI to read local files and exfiltrate passwords without...
Finally, CTEM and MITRE INFORM Without the Jargon
The new "CTEM + MITRE INFORM Guide for Dummies" offers a jargon‑light introduction to Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) and its integration with MITRE’s INFORM maturity model. It explains how CTEM shifts security from point‑in‑time assessments to continuous validation of...
ZohoDay 2026 - How Newcross Healthcare Builds AI Apps on a Governed Platform - While Keeping AI Hype at Bay
At ZohoDay 2026, Newcross Healthcare showcased how it built a mission‑critical care‑management application on Zoho’s governed platform, unifying CRM, finance, workforce and analytics. By leveraging Zoho Creator, the team delivered a fully integrated solution in six months, cutting licensing costs...
AI Agent Overload: How to Solve the Workload Identity Crisis
Zscaler will address the growing workload identity crisis at RSAC 2026, focusing on AI agents and other non‑human identities that span multi‑cloud and on‑prem environments. The session will expose prevalent insecure practices such as static IP mapping and unrotated keys, and...