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Gartner sees securing AI market hit USD $4.8bn in 2027
Enterprises face rising exposure to AI-specific attacks as spending on tools to secure models and apps nears USD $4.8 billion in 2027.
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AI rollouts are pushing SRE and platform teams to monitor models, manage incidents and fill governance gaps in production.
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Google named Gartner leader for cloud-native platforms
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