Microsoft Azure stories - Page 5

Nutanix launches distributed sovereign cloud upgrades to secure AI and Kubernetes workloads across dark sites, public clouds and on-premise.

Hitachi Vantara's VSP One platform is named a GigaOm primary storage Leader again, praised for AI-era cyber resilience and hybrid cloud support.

VyOS says the age of the central office is over, pitching a universal software network layer for cloud, remote work and AI-era traffic.

Cybersecurity teams face digital border taxes, AI-first clouds, agentic AI threats and the end of VPNs as 2026 reshapes digital risk.

Neo4j launches Fleet Manager, a unified control plane giving CIOs a single view to govern dispersed graph databases for GenAI workloads.

Commvault launched its Unity platform to simplify and secure data recovery across hybrid environments, offering unified cyber resilience and faster recovery times.

Keeper Security named Overall Leader in non-human identity management, praised for securing machine identities across cloud-native and hybrid environments.

China-linked WARP PANDA cyberespionage group targets US cloud networks, exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft 365, VMware, and more for sustained data access.

AppDirect is acquiring Tackle.io to unite cloud marketplace sales, enhancing B2B tech commerce across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and private channels.

Spotto has unveiled its AI-driven cloud platform to help MSPs and enterprises boost efficiency and profits within Microsoft Azure environments.

Informatica has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Metadata Management, recognised for its AI-powered cloud platform and multi-cloud data governance.

Australia faces an inconvenient truth in AI sovereignty; reliance on overseas data and services challenges true local control over AI technology and data.

In 2026, enterprises will prioritise resilience, sovereignty and cost control in cloud computing, embracing multi-cloud and hybrid strategies for growth and security.

ManageEngine enhances CloudSpend with multi-portal tools to help businesses and service providers control cloud costs across multiple clients and units efficiently.

Schneider Electric launches the AI-powered One Digital Grid Platform to help utilities modernise operations, cut costs and boost outage management worldwide.

Businesses increasingly adopt Managed Security Services like Borderless CS to tackle rising cyber threats and ease compliance pressures with expert 24/7 monitoring.

AI-led cloud migration cuts banking downtime by 45%, boosts transaction reliability and halves migration timelines, easing regulatory concerns.

Rancher offers a unified platform to manage AKS, EKS and GKE, blending control and convenience for seamless hybrid and multi-cloud Kubernetes operations.

Parallels has launched RAS 21.0, enhancing hybrid cloud management, security, and user experience for distributed workforces with multi-cloud support.

Ridge Security's AI-powered RidgeBot platform is now available on Azure Marketplace, offering continuous automated penetration testing for enterprise cloud.