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Alphabet has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Intersect, which provides data center and energy infrastructure solutions, for $4.75 billion in cash, plus the assumption of debt. Google already owns a minority stake in Intersect from a previously announced funding round. Intersect delivers infrastructure for data centers and other energy-intensive [...]

ServiceNow has entered into an agreement to acquire Armis, a cyber exposure management and cyber-physical security company that focuses on IT, operational technology (OT), medical devices, and other environments for companies and governments. The acquisition, priced at $7.75 billion, is expected to extend and enhance ServiceNow’s Security, Risk, and OT [...]

The rapid adoption of enterprise AI is fueling an unprecedented surge in cloud security risks, according to the annual "State of Cloud Security Report 2025," by Palo Alto Networks. As cloud infrastructure grows to host the influx of AI workloads, it has become a critical target, with 99% of respondents [...]

Palo Alto Networks: AI Driving Massive Attack Surface Expansion The rapid adoption of enterprise AI is fueling an unprecedented surge in cloud security risks, according to the annual "State of Cloud Security Report 2025," by Palo Alto Networks. As cloud infrastructure grows to host the influx of AI workloads, it [...]

DoiT, Santa Clara, California-based provider of enterprise-grade FinOps and CloudOps solutions, has announced a new strategic alliance to provide Amazon Web Services (AWS) solutions to Ingram Micro channel partners across the globe. As part of the new alliance, Ingram Micro’s AWS customers will have access to DoiT Cloud Intelligence FinOps [...]

Front, a San Francisco company that offers an AI-powered customer operations platform, has appointment of Mike Kane as its Senior Vice President of Global Channel Sales & Partnerships. Kane joins from Dialpad, where he played a key role in building the company’s global channel organization. At Front, Kane will lead [...]

Sixty-five percent of employees said they are excited about using AI at work, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. While C-suite executives often attribute AI’s lack of added business value to workforce resistance to adopting AI tools, that might not be the case. According to a Gartner survey of [...]

Gartner: 65% of Employees are Excited to use AI at Work Sixty-five percent of employees said they are excited about using AI at work, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. While C-suite executives often attribute AI’s lack of added business value to workforce resistance to adopting AI tools, that [...]

Key measurements of technology-related employment declined in November, impacted by a combination of factors that are slowing hiring activity, according to CompTIA, a suburban Chicago-based industry association. Technology companies reduced staffing by an estimated 6,878 workers inclusive of all types of positions, according to CompTIA’s analysis of data from the [...]

Rising Third-party Risks and Ransomware Threats to Drive Increased Cybersecurity Investments in 2026 In a global cyber environment marked by major security lapses, cyberattacks, and technology outages, new research released today by Marsh, an insurance broker and risk advisor, reveals that organizations around the world are more confident in how [...]