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From NOC night shifts to leading change in network ops
Hybrid & Remote Work

From NOC night shifts to leading change in network ops

On Women's Day, a former night-shift engineer shares how resilience, support and fair chances turned NOC grind into tech leadership.

By Srividya Anantapatnaikuni • 3 min read • Last month
Mid-market firms stall at pilot stage for agentic AI
DevOps

Mid-market firms stall at pilot stage for agentic AI

Most mid-market firms are stuck in pilot agentic AI trials as governance lags, even while 43% leapfrog directly into agent-based systems.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
Infovista unveils VistaOne to unify network & CX data
Network Infrastructure

Infovista unveils VistaOne to unify network & CX data

Infovista launches VistaOne platform to fuse network and customer experience data, using agentic AI to speed decisions and cut operating costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
TCS, Zscaler expand partnership with AI workspace suite
Firewalls

TCS, Zscaler expand partnership with AI workspace suite

TCS and Zscaler launch an AI-powered zero trust workspace platform blending security, observability and experience analytics for enterprises.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Milestone Systems names Mike Metcalfe South Pacific lead
EduTech

Milestone Systems names Mike Metcalfe South Pacific lead

Milestone Systems has rehired Mike Metcalfe to lead key South Pacific accounts, driving video intelligence growth in New Zealand and Australia.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Ataccama adds AI data observability to ONE platform
Unified Communications

Ataccama adds AI data observability to ONE platform

Ataccama adds AI-driven data observability to its ONE platform, unifying pipeline monitoring, alerting and governance for regulated users.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Targa Telematics shifts core systems to Equinix hubs
Digital Transformation

Targa Telematics shifts core systems to Equinix hubs

Targa Telematics moves core systems to Equinix data centres in Milan and Frankfurt to bolster data sovereignty, resilience and growth.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Confluent links AI agents & boosts anomaly detection
DevOps

Confluent links AI agents & boosts anomaly detection

Confluent upgrades its AI toolkit to link agents over live data streams and add multivariate anomaly detection for faster issue spotting.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Sinch & Lovable ally to embed comms in AI software
Software-as-a-Service

Sinch & Lovable ally to embed comms in AI software

Sinch partners with Lovable to embed global messaging, email and voice into its AI build platform, starting with Mailgun-powered email.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Komodor triples ARR as AI reshapes SRE & cloud spend
Virtualisation

Komodor triples ARR as AI reshapes SRE & cloud spend

Komodor triples ARR and doubles Fortune 500 reach as AI-fuelled SRE, automation and cloud cost pressure reshape reliability operations.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
ServiceNow unveils Autonomous Workforce & EmployeeWorks
Software-as-a-Service

ServiceNow unveils Autonomous Workforce & EmployeeWorks

ServiceNow launches Autonomous Workforce and EmployeeWorks, pairing AI “specialists” with chat-based support to automate routine workplace tasks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
ManageEngine adds causal AI to boost Site24x7 AIOps
DevOps

ManageEngine adds causal AI to boost Site24x7 AIOps

ManageEngine injects causal and autonomous AI into Site24x7 to cut alert noise, speed root-cause analysis and automate incident remediation.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
CompTIA launches AI course for frontline help desks
DevOps

CompTIA launches AI course for frontline help desks

CompTIA unveils AI Help Desk Essentials course to train frontline IT support teams in safe, effective use of generative AI chatbots.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Lightrun unveils AI SRE tool for live runtime debugging
DevOps

Lightrun unveils AI SRE tool for live runtime debugging

Lightrun has launched an AI-driven SRE tool that taps live runtime context to debug production systems and automate incident remediation.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026

Stories from other regions

Grafana brings AI observability roadshow to Toronto
DevOps

Grafana brings AI observability roadshow to Toronto

Grafana brings its AI observability roadshow to Toronto, targeting Canada's cloud boom with tools to tame complex, distributed systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Mercy Health taps Data Agility for 24/7 digital support
Digital Transformation

Mercy Health taps Data Agility for 24/7 digital support

Mercy Health has chosen Melbourne-based Data Agility to deliver 24/7 managed services for its clinical integration and digital systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
AI, unified commerce to reshape Australian retail by 2026
Digital Transformation

AI, unified commerce to reshape Australian retail by 2026

AI and unified commerce will become core to Australian retail by 2026, as rising expectations force investment in real-time systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026