Cloud Services stories
Over the last decade the IT world has seen a mass transition from in-house computer assets to everything-as-a-service in the cloud, with hardware, platform and services now all commonly cloud-resident. Ideally positioned to support distributed working and working from home, most major players are currently moving or planning to move more than half of their operations to the cloud. The current direction of travel is to multi-cloud deployment, seen as providing greater flexibility, specialisation and security.
The main bumps in the road have shown up in skills shortages reported by many organisations, complexity leading to misconfiguration and the need to operate and integrate multiple security dashboards. Consequently, third-party cloud security providers are a hot growth area.
DevOps incidents jump 21% as downtime hits 9,255 hours
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GitProtect says outages on major DevOps platforms jumped 21% in 2025, with longer disruptions hitting GitLab, Jira and GitHub hardest.
Jazz urges stronger IP safeguards amid AI data leaks
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Jazz and Aptech call for stronger IP safeguards as AI and video-first content increase exposure risks and reshape digital creation.
eir business inks ServiceNow deal for managed services
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Eir business to shift managed services onto ServiceNow AI Platform in multi-million-euro deal targeting public sector, enterprises and SMEs.
Temenos named Forrester leader in digital banking tech
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Temenos wins Forrester leader status in digital banking after review praised its app support, APIs, localisation and headless architecture.
GitLab deepens Anthropic Claude integration for governance
Yesterday
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GitLab adds Anthropic's latest Claude models to Duo Agent Platform, giving enterprises cloud-based access with governance, compliance and audit controls.
Oracle NetSuite launches AI coding skills for developers
Yesterday
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application security
Oracle NetSuite rolls out AI coding skills for developers, aiming to speed custom app building and reduce errors across 25 platforms.
Dell expands cyber resilience with quantum-ready PCs
2 days ago
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Dell adds quantum-ready protections to commercial PCs and upgrades backup, detection and recovery tools to help firms counter AI and post-quantum threats.
SUSE unveils AI partnerships amid sovereignty push
3 days ago
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SUSE expands AI, virtualisation and agentic partnerships as it targets digital sovereignty, citing research showing many firms have yet to act.
Payment firms expand into broader merchant services
3 days ago
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Stripe, PayPal, Adyen and Block are pushing into loyalty, lending and AI checkout tools as payment groups seek a bigger role in merchant commerce.
TCS expands Google Cloud partnership for autonomous AI
3 days ago
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TCS broadens Google Cloud alliance to speed enterprise shift into autonomous AI systems with new tools for data, factories and security.
Kyndryl expands Google Cloud service for AI workloads
Last week
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Kyndryl broadens Google Cloud deal to help enterprises modernise applications and run AI workloads across regulated hybrid environments.
Avatier launches offline card after Stryker cyberattack
Last week
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Avatier unveils offline Identity Challenge Card as firms seek fallback access after Stryker hack exposes MFA weaknesses.
Merck signs USD $1 billion AI deal with Google Cloud
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erp
Merck deepens Google Cloud tie-up with USD $1 billion AI rollout across research, manufacturing and commercial operations.
Mars expands Google Cloud AI tie-up with Gemini Enterprise
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manufacturing
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rpa
Mars broadens Google Cloud tie-up, making Gemini Enterprise the core AI layer for employees as it pushes unified search, custom agents and faster workflows.
Studio Graphene expands into Ireland with Tribe deal
Last week
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Studio Graphene expands in Ireland as it folds in Tribe Digital, adding Dublin presence and design expertise with Eoin McKenna in a lead role.
Vodafone & Google Cloud launch AI & security tools
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Vodafone and Google Cloud widen their SMB push with new Gemini-based concierge and managed cyber defences, starting in Germany and Greece.
MongoDB to invest EUR €74m in Ireland & add 200 jobs
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MongoDB to expand Irish operations with EUR €74m investment, 200 new roles and a second site in Cork as it ramps up AI work.
Commvault extends Clumio support to Google Cloud Storage
Last week
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Commvault brings Clumio backup service to Google Cloud Storage, targeting AI and analytics users with air-gapped recovery and early access.
Commvault brings cloud resilience tools to Google Cloud
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Commvault expands its cyber resilience platform to Google Cloud Marketplace, giving customers new ways to protect BigQuery, GKE and Workspace workloads.
Check Point wins Frost & Sullivan recognition for WAF
Last week
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digital transformation
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Check Point gains Frost & Sullivan 2026 recognition as its AI-driven WAF is praised for blocking zero-day threats and cutting false positives.