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GenAI drives patient data policy breaches in healthcare
Malware

GenAI drives patient data policy breaches in healthcare

GenAI use in healthcare is fuelling patient data policy breaches, with regulated records making up 89% of AI-linked violations, research shows.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Cohesity unveils Enterprise AI Resilience for safe scale
Data Protection

Cohesity unveils Enterprise AI Resilience for safe scale

Cohesity launches Enterprise AI Resilience to protect production AI, contain rogue agents and speed recovery across hybrid data estates.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Microsoft unveils Agent 365 & new Microsoft 365 E7 suite
Digital Transformation

Microsoft unveils Agent 365 & new Microsoft 365 E7 suite

Microsoft launches Agent 365 and Microsoft 365 E7, blending AI agents, Copilot upgrades and security tools in a single enterprise push.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Nvidia survey shows AI driving revenue, cuts & spend
Manufacturing

Nvidia survey shows AI driving revenue, cuts & spend

Nvidia survey finds AI now widely embedded in operations, driving revenue gains, cost cuts and fresh spend as firms move beyond pilots.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Quiq hires Jen Grant as CMO to drive scaled AI agents
Unified Communications

Quiq hires Jen Grant as CMO to drive scaled AI agents

Quiq names Jen Grant chief marketing officer to steer strategy as enterprises move AI agents from pilots to large-scale customer use.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Dify raises USD $30m to scale open-source AI workflows
Partner Programmes

Dify raises USD $30m to scale open-source AI workflows

Dify secures USD $30m to expand its open-source platform for production-ready AI agent workflows across global enterprise teams.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Alteryx tops USD $1 billion ARR as AI workflows surge
Data Analytics

Alteryx tops USD $1 billion ARR as AI workflows surge

Alteryx hits USD $1 billion ARR as AI pushes automated workflows past 380 million and firms race to govern data for safer deployment.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Altimetrik names Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer
Manufacturing

Altimetrik names Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer

Altimetrik appoints Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer to steer people strategy and culture integration after its merger with SLK.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
UK leaders overestimate everyday use of AI at work
Data Analytics

UK leaders overestimate everyday use of AI at work

UK bosses vastly overestimate how often staff use AI at work, with big gaps over daily use, task delegation and who actually benefits.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Microsoft unveils 365 E7 suite & Agent 365 for AI control
Data Protection

Microsoft unveils 365 E7 suite & Agent 365 for AI control

Microsoft shifts Copilot from assistant to AI agents and unveils the E7 Frontier Suite to bundle automation, security and governance.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Elastic says AI search & context now decide customer loyalty
Hybrid Cloud

Elastic says AI search & context now decide customer loyalty

Elastic argues that in an AI-obsessed market, robust search across messy data is the real foundation of trustworthy, profitable experiences.

By Anthony Caruana • 6 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Why the next endpoint and SASE disruption will not come from a security vendor
Firewalls

Why the next endpoint and SASE disruption will not come from a security vendor

AI-native agents could quietly upend endpoint and SASE, eroding incumbents' telemetry moats as control shifts to the AI interaction layer.

By Chandrodaya Prasad • 8 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
SailPoint unveils AI-driven adaptive identity security shift
Digital Transformation

SailPoint unveils AI-driven adaptive identity security shift

SailPoint revamps its platform around AI-driven adaptive identity security, promising real-time governance for human and machine access.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Wise predicts agentic AI shift in business by 2026
Unified Communications

Wise predicts agentic AI shift in business by 2026

Wise forecasts that by 2026 agentic AI will run core business tasks, pushing firms to embed tools, tighten oversight and rethink outsourcing.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026
OptiValue Tek, SFJ join forces on AI-led enterprise revamp
Data Analytics

OptiValue Tek, SFJ join forces on AI-led enterprise revamp

OptiValue Tek and SFJ Business Solutions forge alliance to drive AI-led legacy modernisation and agentic enterprise transformation worldwide.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

NZ small businesses embrace AI but struggle to scale use
Digital Transformation

NZ small businesses embrace AI but struggle to scale use

Over half of SMEs in New Zealand now use AI, but most still lack training and strategy to turn experiments into real productivity gains.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
LogicMonitor boosts New Zealand push with local data hub
DevOps

LogicMonitor boosts New Zealand push with local data hub

LogicMonitor will open its first New Zealand data centre and expand local partners to support rising cloud, AI and hybrid IT demand.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
McCann Singapore teams up with Adobe to extend GenAI
DevOps

McCann Singapore teams up with Adobe to extend GenAI

McCann Singapore partners with Adobe to embed generative AI in live client work, boosting brand-safe creative speed, control and measurement.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026