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Misconfigured cloud training labs open paths to attacks

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Misconfigured cloud training labs on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure expose major firms to live attacks via overly permissive access roles.
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Spanish Point expands UK footprint with Microsoft AI role

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Spanish Point expands UK presence after 31% revenue growth and wins rare role delivering Microsoft’s 20-day AI Transformation Programmeme.
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Thoughtworks unveils AI/works for legacy modernisation

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

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Thoughtworks unveils AI/works, an agentic platform that reverse engineers legacy systems to speed enterprise modernisation and delivery.
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Spence Software halves IT costs with 11:11 cloud move

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Spence Software shifts its S2Web SaaS platform to 11:11 Systems’ cloud, slashing IT spending by 50% and boosting performance and control.
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Thoughtworks unveils AI/works for legacy modernisation

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Thoughtworks launches AI/works, an agentic platform to accelerate legacy modernisation and new software delivery in complex enterprises.
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Lancom gains AoG status for New Zealand government IT

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Lancom wins listing on New Zealand’s All-of-Government IT Marketplace, opening a streamlined route to tap a projected $13 billion spend.
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Anthropic expands Claude AI tools for health & trials

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Anthropic rolls out Claude for Healthcare and Life Sciences, adding sector-specific connectors, agent skills and consumer health integrations.
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Capture The Bug adds US tech leaders for North American push

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Hamilton-born Capture The Bug taps top US tech leaders to drive North American growth as demand rises for continuous security testing.
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Microsoft tops global phishing brand rankings again

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Microsoft again tops global phishing brand list as attackers increasingly mimic big tech services to steal cloud and consumer credentials.
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IP Fabric boosts Azure & Google Cloud network insight

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IP Fabric widens network assurance across on-prem, Azure and Google Cloud to close visibility gaps and cut risk in hybrid environments.
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BCN joins Arrow cloud channel as CSP Indirect Reseller

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BCN joins Arrow’s cloud channel as a CSP Indirect Reseller, aiming to deepen Microsoft ties and expand data and AI services for partners.
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Recast & System Centre Dudes launch free Intune tools

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Recast and System Centre Dudes team up to offer free, community-built Intune tools and webinars led by Microsoft MVPs worldwide.
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Rapid7, ARMO unite to bolster cloud runtime security

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Rapid7 partners with ARMO to embed cloud runtime detection into its Command Platform, unifying exposure management and live threat response.
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Concentric AI adds AWS GovCloud support for data security

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Concentric AI brings its Semantic Intelligence data security platform to AWS GovCloud, targeting US public sector and tightly regulated users.
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DoiT buys SELECT to boost Snowflake FinOps tooling

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DoiT snaps up SELECT to fold Snowflake spend optimisation into its Cloud Intelligence platform, advancing a USD $250 million AI push.
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Hybrid storage & cloud set to reshape data in 2026

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Hybrid cloud and mixed-media storage will overtake single-cloud and all-flash designs in 2026 as AI, costs and outages reshape data strategy.
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LLVision unveils Leion Hey2 AR glasses for live chat

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LLVision debuts Leion Hey2 AR glasses at CES 2026, offering sub-second live translation captions in more than 100 languages.
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Pax8 boosts EMEA growth with AI agents & new partners

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Pax8 accelerates EMEA growth with thousands of new partners, AI agents and MIP services as it expands offices and training across Europe.
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Astra unveils cloud scanner to cut misconfig alert noise

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