A cross-industry coalition has formed the “Blueprint Alliance” to advance a shared architecture for securing AI agents. Founding members include AWS, CrowdStrike, Databricks, Docker, Google Cloud, Lovable, Okta, Proofpoint, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Wiz, and Zscaler, which span a variety of industry sectors including identity, AI, data, applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and other [...]
NetBox Labs has announced a strategic partnership with Presidio, combining the NetBox Labs infrastructure intelligence platform as the foundation of Presidio’s Modern Networks practice targeting global enterprises across industries such as financial services, healthcare, and entertainment. The platform discovers, models, governs and operationalizes infrastructure data across the organization. Available as [...]
D&H, a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based distributor, has extended its United States distribution partnership with HPE, granting D&H and its partners access to the HPE Networking portfolio, including HPE Juniper Networking routers and switches. “D&H Distributing and HPE are committed to providing partners with AI-ready infrastructure that automates and expedites business transformation,” [...]
D&H Distributing Expands Relationship with HPE D&H, a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based distributor, has extended its United States distribution partnership with HPE, granting D&H and its partners access to the HPE Networking portfolio, including HPE Juniper Networking routers and switches. “D&H Distributing and HPE are committed to providing partners with AI-ready infrastructure [...]
Andela, a New York-based company with an AI-native talent and services platform, announced that its newly launched Emerging Skills Research found that the industry is inventing roles faster than companies can name them or accurately match skills to job titles. Andela's Emerging Skills Research analyzed 47,101 technical job postings from [...]
Barracuda Networks, a Campbell, California-based security vendor, has launched “Barracuda AI Data Security,” an AI security and governance solution purpose-built for resource-constrained organizations and MSPs. The offering is designed to enable businesses to accelerate AI adoption by protecting sensitive data, enforcing responsible AI use and demonstrating compliance. The solution integrates [...]
Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2.7 trillion in 2026, a 49.5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimized IaaS, AI-optimized servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices) to support anticipated future workloads remains strong and inelastic to pressures from memory-related pricing [...]
Gartner Forecasts Worldwide AI Spending to Grow 49.5% in 2026 Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2.7 trillion in 2026, a 49.5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimized IaaS, AI-optimized servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices) to support anticipated future [...]
Cato Networks, an Israeli-based converged network and security company, has rolled out “Cato SMB FlexPool,” a new program that helps MSPs deliver managed SASE services to small and midsize businesses at scale. Available to Cato’s ecosystem of MSPs and service providers, the program gives partners a committed, partner-level pool of [...]
The Global Technology Industry Association (GTIA) announced it has acquired the ASCII Group, expanding its global member community and increasing investment in the programs, resources and experiences that support IT service providers (ITSPs). The acquisition promises to bring together GTIA’s research, education, cybersecurity and industry strategy with The ASCII Group’s business tools and [...]
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