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Liner raises USD $36.1 million to expand enterprise AI
Digital Transformation

Liner raises USD $36.1 million to expand enterprise AI

The fresh capital will help Liner turn its 14 million-user consumer search base into enterprise AI revenue as funding tightens for smaller rivals.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 28th Aug 2026
Google Cloud launches fault injection testing preview
Disaster Recovery

Google Cloud launches fault injection testing preview

Fault testing aims to cut outage risk for cloud users as Google Cloud previews a tool that simulates failures before customers are hit.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Aug 2026
Everpure raises outlook after record second-quarter revenue
Software-as-a-Service

Everpure raises outlook after record second-quarter revenue

Higher demand for AI and hyperscale products helped lift revenue 38% to USD $1.2 billion, prompting Everpure to raise full-year guidance.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026
Wiz says many cloud alerts are not real attack paths
Cloud Security

Wiz says many cloud alerts are not real attack paths

Contextual checks cut more than half of high-priority cloud findings, as Wiz warns teams are wasting time on alerts that do not enable attack paths.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026
Nutanix unveils AI 2.8 & Kubernetes platform update
Virtualisation

Nutanix unveils AI 2.8 & Kubernetes platform update

Enterprises seeking to run AI and containers together will gain tighter governance and lower-latency inference from Nutanix's latest platform update.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026
Snowflake names Adrian De Luca APJ engineering chief
Software-as-a-Service

Snowflake names Adrian De Luca APJ engineering chief

The hire signals Snowflake's push to deepen customer support in APJ as enterprises race to operationalise data and AI projects.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026
Google Cloud & Anyscale launch Ray sandboxing tool
Virtualisation

Google Cloud & Anyscale launch Ray sandboxing tool

The experimental setup lets AI teams run untrusted model code in isolated Ray clusters on Google Kubernetes Engine without exposing host containers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026
Kimi.ai picks TiDB for AI app data at massive scale
Software-as-a-Service

Kimi.ai picks TiDB for AI app data at massive scale

The move could cut costs and delays for millions of AI-built apps by giving each one an isolated database in about a second.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026
Women leaders urge structural change on Equality Day
Human Capital Management

Women leaders urge structural change on Equality Day

Persistent bias and narrow promotion criteria are still holding women back in tech, executives say, as AI threatens to widen the gap.

By Mark Tarre • 8 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026
ESDS Software Solution sets IPO price band at Rs 408-429
Software-as-a-Service

ESDS Software Solution sets IPO price band at Rs 408-429

The share sale will test investor appetite for a fast-growing cloud and data-centre business with a USD $1.25 billion AI contract abroad.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2026
Spinnaker names Rex Young as Chief Information Officer
Software-as-a-Service

Spinnaker names Rex Young as Chief Information Officer

The hire underscores Spinnaker's push to scale global support and AI tools as demand rises for alternatives to vendor-led software services.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2026
Why data management will make or break your RISE with SAP migration
Data Protection

Why data management will make or break your RISE with SAP migration

Poor data housekeeping is adding cost, risk and delays to RISE with SAP projects, with some firms losing over EUR 100,000 a month.

By Phillip Miltiades • 5 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2026
AWS launches Student Rewards for university students
eLearning

AWS launches Student Rewards for university students

Verified university students can now access AWS credits, premium training and exam vouchers worth up to GBP £579 through a new rewards scheme.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2026
SRE teams take on wider AI oversight in production
DevOps

SRE teams take on wider AI oversight in production

AI rollouts are pushing SRE and platform teams to monitor models, manage incidents and fill governance gaps in production.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Application infrastructure stories

Rackspace launches managed VMware Cloud Foundation cloud
Virtualisation

Rackspace launches managed VMware Cloud Foundation cloud

Enterprises seeking tighter control over sensitive workloads now have a new option as Rackspace rolls out a managed VMware cloud for regulated sectors.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026
Panchamia urges shared AI development for developing nations
Data Protection

Panchamia urges shared AI development for developing nations

Developing nations risk costly dependence unless they share AI infrastructure, cybersecurity entrepreneur Kunal Panchamia told a Geneva forum.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2026
Reclaiming control: why cloud vendor lock-in is back on the CIO agenda
Software-as-a-Service

Reclaiming control: why cloud vendor lock-in is back on the CIO agenda

Budget pressure is forcing CIOs to revisit cloud contracts as exit costs, egress fees and proprietary tools erode promised flexibility.

By DVS Shiv Kumar • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2026
NVIDIA puts Vera Rubin into production for AI inference
Hyperscale

NVIDIA puts Vera Rubin into production for AI inference

AI customers could see faster response times as NVIDIA shifts Vera Rubin into full production for inference and agentic workloads.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2026