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OpenAI raises USD $122 billion in record AI funding

Investor appetite for AI remains intense as OpenAI's new cash haul lifts its valuation to USD $852 billion and deepens its compute push.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2026

Data Protection

Rubrik launches Google Workspace protection for enterprises

It aims to cut Google Drive and Gmail recovery from days to minutes, as firms face growing cyber and outage risk from cloud collaboration tools.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Apr 2026

Disaster Recovery

SIOS maps spring webinars on cloud & SQL resilience

Growing demand for downtime protection is driving SIOS to showcase resilience tools for SQL Server and Linux teams across cloud and hybrid estates.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Apr 2026

Digital Transformation

Unpacking the Impact of Agentic Commerce Across ANZ

Retailers risk losing basket share as AI shoppers favour loyalty platforms that can verify offers and rewards in milliseconds.

By Jonathan Reeve • 5 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2026

Data Protection

World Backup Day warnings over ransomware resilience gaps

Many firms still lack recoverable copies of critical data as ransomware increasingly targets cloud and SaaS systems, experts warn.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 8 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026

Virtualisation

Red Hat & Google Cloud expand OpenShift integration

Enterprises can now manage legacy virtual machines and containers together on Google Cloud, easing migration and reducing operational complexity.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2026

Network Infrastructure

DE-CIX Launches Google Peering at Brazil Exchanges

DE-CIX has begun offering Google peering at its São Paulo and Rio exchanges, giving Brazilian ISPs direct local access to Google services.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026

Virtualisation

Google closes Wiz deal & unveils AI security tools

Google folds Wiz into its cloud security arm and launches AI-driven tools to counter rapidly evolving, automated cyber threats.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026

Hybrid Cloud

NeuReality names Shalini Agarwal to boost NR-NEXUS platform

NeuReality taps ex-Google AI Product Leader Shalini Agarwal as Senior Adviser to steer strategy and scale its NR-NEXUS inference platform.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026

Hybrid Cloud

CyberProof launches Reveal360 for unified security view

CyberProof unveils Reveal360, a role-based platform unifying threat, defence and asset data to give enterprises a single security view.

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

Ransomware

Arctic Wolf launches Aurora AI SOC for APJ businesses

Arctic Wolf unveils Aurora AI SOC and Superintelligence platform to help APJ firms tackle rising ransomware with agent-led security ops.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026

Firewalls

Trend Micro renames enterprise unit TrendAI globally

Trend Micro has rebranded its global enterprise unit as TrendAI, centring strategy on its unified AI-powered security platform Vision One.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026

Virtualisation

Google Mandiant report spots faster, stealthier cyberattacks

Google's latest Mandiant report warns cyberattacks are faster and stealthier as AI-powered tools narrow defenders' response times to seconds.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026

Hybrid Cloud

Arctic Wolf & Wiz team up on cloud security response

Arctic Wolf and Wiz team up to plug the cloud response gap, tying 24/7 SOC workflows to real-time risk insights across global platforms.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Rubrik adds Google Workspace backup for faster recovery

Rubrik launches data protection for Google Workspace, promising immutable backups and faster recovery for Gmail and Google Drive users.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Google Cloud stories

Ransomware

Halcyon hires Dave Hannigan as ransomware Security Chief

The appointment signals Halcyon’s push to bolster customer defences as ransomware drives operational disruption, extortion and revenue losses.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2026

Data Analytics

CalAmp launches Google Pub/Sub integration for fleet data

Fleet operators can now stream telematics data into Google Cloud in real time, cutting delays that slow route changes and incident response.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026

Data Analytics

Openreach expands Google Cloud tie-up to cut emissions

The telecoms group says the tie-up has cut annual vehicle emissions by 10,000 tonnes while speeding full-fibre planning and saving millions of pounds.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

Kingfisher signs Google Cloud deal for AI shopping

Kingfisher strikes multi-year Google Cloud deal to power AI-driven, conversational shopping across B&Q, Castorama and Brico Dépôt sites.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026

Data Protection

Starling launches UK-first AI assistant for banking

Starling launches an in-app agentic AI assistant for personal accounts, claiming a UK first in conversational money management tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026