Application infrastructure stories

Manufacturers bet heavily on AI to boost margins within two years, even as most admit their plants lack the readiness to deploy it at scale.

Cloudera predicts 2026 will bring disposable AI-built apps, tougher scrutiny of patchwork systems and AI agents policing data governance.

GitHub will cut Actions hosted runner prices by up to 39% from 2026 while adding a new USD $0.002-a-minute fee for self-hosted use.

Veeam seals USD $1.725b Securiti AI deal to build a single trusted platform for data resilience, security and governance in AI systems.

New research from the eBPF Foundation finds kernel-level eBPF fast becoming a core platform layer for cloud, security and AI infrastructure.

BluSky AI hires finance leader Riley Cooney as corporate development and strategy chief to accelerate its modular AI data centre expansion.

Forrester predicts AI-native clouds will reap USD $20 billion and digital workers will reshape enterprise software and development by 2026.

Zoom unveils AI Companion 3.0, adding agentic workflows, a browser hub for work orchestration and standalone access from USD $10 a month.

Data, AI, quantum and cybersecurity advances will force Australian firms in 2026 to treat emerging tech as core infrastructure, not experiments.

Oracle has launched its Database@Google Cloud service in Montreal and Toronto, targeting Canadian multicloud and data sovereignty needs.

AI-driven power demands will reshape 2026 data centre growth, spurring Nordic, Gulf and APAC hubs while straining UK skills.

Service-first IT, agentic automation and real-time data platforms are set to dominate 2026 enterprise tech strategies and infrastructure spend.

CFOs seize direct control of cloud and AI bills as start-ups see infrastructure swallow up to 40% of revenue and squeeze margins.

CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform scores 100% detection and protection with zero false positives in MITRE ATT&CK’s toughest cloud-era tests.

As embedded finance reshapes digital platforms, Dwolla argues only security-first infrastructure can truly earn and sustain customer trust.

NetApp appoints Ranjit Kumar Singh as India HR site leader and senior director, underscoring the country’s growing global strategic role.

Vertiv will build a Johor plant to make AI-focused data centre gear, creating up to 500 skilled jobs as demand soars across Asia.

PEXA slashes recovery time for its Australian digital property exchange to under four hours with AWS multi-region and AI-powered upgrades.

Gigamon holds 50% of the deep observability market as AI and LLM demand fuels rapid hybrid cloud growth toward USD $1.7 billion by 2029.

HackerOne hires new revenue and marketing chiefs to target soaring enterprise demand for AI-driven security and threat exposure tools.