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Alteryx deepens BigQuery tie-up with Google-first suite
Data Analytics

Alteryx deepens BigQuery tie-up with Google-first suite

Alteryx deepens its Google Cloud partnership, bringing Alteryx One workflows directly into BigQuery and planning a Google-first marketplace edition.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Dynatrace unveils agentic AI push with new platform tools
DevOps

Dynatrace unveils agentic AI push with new platform tools

Dynatrace launches Intelligence platform with agentic AI, deeper cloud hooks and next-gen RUM to tackle escalating data and ops complexity.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Dynatrace unveils agentic AI system for autonomous ops
DevOps

Dynatrace unveils agentic AI system for autonomous ops

Dynatrace launches an agentic AI operations layer to automate cloud and AI-native workloads, aiming for self-healing, autonomous observability.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Cloudflare reports sharp global fall in shutdowns, outages
Hyperscale

Cloudflare reports sharp global fall in shutdowns, outages

Cloudflare reports government-ordered internet shutdowns plunged in late 2025, even as cable damage, storms and war kept outages high.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Cloudflare reports Q4 fall in shutdowns amid outages
Network Infrastructure

Cloudflare reports Q4 fall in shutdowns amid outages

Cloudflare logs steep Q4 drop in state-ordered shutdowns, but flags more than 180 2025 outages from cable damage, storms and conflict.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2026
Misconfigured cloud training labs open paths to attacks
Firewalls

Misconfigured cloud training labs open paths to attacks

Misconfigured cloud training labs on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure expose major firms to live attacks via overly permissive access roles.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Thoughtworks unveils AI/works for legacy modernisation
Digital Transformation

Thoughtworks unveils AI/works for legacy modernisation

Thoughtworks launches AI/works, an agentic platform to reverse-engineer legacy systems and speed enterprise app delivery in 90 days.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Thoughtworks launches AI platform to modernise legacy IT
Hybrid Cloud

Thoughtworks launches AI platform to modernise legacy IT

Thoughtworks unveils AI/works, an agentic platform that reverse engineers legacy systems to speed enterprise modernisation and delivery.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
IP Fabric boosts Azure & Google Cloud network insight
Firewalls

IP Fabric boosts Azure & Google Cloud network insight

IP Fabric widens network assurance across on-prem, Azure and Google Cloud to close visibility gaps and cut risk in hybrid environments.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Five9 & Google Cloud launch unified AI contact centre CX
Unified Communications

Five9 & Google Cloud launch unified AI contact centre CX

Five9 and Google Cloud unveil a joint AI-powered CX platform, unifying contact centre workflows and customer data across all channels.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
DoiT buys SELECT to boost Snowflake FinOps tooling
Digital Transformation

DoiT buys SELECT to boost Snowflake FinOps tooling

DoiT snaps up SELECT to fold Snowflake spend optimisation into its Cloud Intelligence platform, advancing a USD $250 million AI push.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Google launches Gemini CX AI to unite retail journeys
Unified Communications

Google launches Gemini CX AI to unite retail journeys

Google Cloud unveils Gemini CX AI platform to link retail and restaurant shopping, service and ordering into one joined-up experience.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Astra unveils cloud scanner to cut misconfig alert noise
DevOps

Astra unveils cloud scanner to cut misconfig alert noise

Astra launches a continuous cloud scanner for AWS, Azure and GCP, promising fewer false alerts by validating which risks are truly exploitable.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Flexera buys ProsperOps, Chaos Genius to boost FinOps
Data Analytics

Flexera buys ProsperOps, Chaos Genius to boost FinOps

Flexera snaps up ProsperOps and Chaos Genius to fuse AI-driven automation into a single FinOps suite for cloud and data platform spend.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026
Commvault, Pinecone boost RAG resilience with backups
Data Protection

Commvault, Pinecone boost RAG resilience with backups

Commvault and Pinecone team up to deliver immutable backups and rapid recovery for mission-critical RAG and vector database workloads.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Dec 2025
Tech Mahindra, Google Cloud push agentic AI in Gemini
Manufacturing

Tech Mahindra, Google Cloud push agentic AI in Gemini

Tech Mahindra and Google Cloud will scale Gemini 2.5-based agentic AI to move enterprises from pilots to production-grade, governed workflows.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025
Dynatrace deepens Google Gemini ties with AI observability
Virtualisation

Dynatrace deepens Google Gemini ties with AI observability

Dynatrace deepens its Google Cloud tie-up, joining the Gemini Enterprise and CLI launch to embed agentic AI into observability workflows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025

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Check Point backs Google Cloud to close ASEAN 'Cloud Gap'
Firewalls

Check Point backs Google Cloud to close ASEAN 'Cloud Gap'

Check Point backs Google Cloud tools to close ASEAN's 'cloud gap', promising in-band, AI-driven security without slowing digital growth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026