The New Stack, Monday, January 26th, 2026
Agentic AI Meets Integration: The Next Frontier
A solid integration strategy is non-negotiable for safe, scalable autonomous systems. Learn how to build the right backbone for your AI initiatives. more →
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The New Stack, Friday, January 30th, 2026
When AI Fails: The New Reality Of Incident Management
As AI failures emerge, ITOps teams must adapt with new processes, cross-functional teams, and mature communication. more →
eWeek, Friday, January 30th, 2026
Nearly 90% Of Workers Are Using AI At Work, Mostly Without Employer Support
AI is everywhere at work. but training is not. more →
InformationWeek, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
The Agent-First Web Is Coming; CIOs Should Prepare
AI agents won't replace the web, but they will change how we use it. more →
Infoworld, Monday, January 26th, 2026
16 Open Source Projects Transforming AI And Machine Learning
From fine-tuning open source models to building agentic frameworks on top of them, the open source world is ripe with projects that support AI development. more →
Infoworld, Monday, January 26th, 2026
AI Is Changing The Way We Think About Databases
The database is no longer just where data lives, but where context gets assembled. And in AI, context is everything. more →
The Register, Monday, January 26th, 2026
Marketing 'Genius' Destroyed A Printer By Trying To Fix A Paper Jam
This week, meet a reader we'll Regomize as "Louis" who told us he once managed the IT operations at a leasing company. more →
The Register, Friday, January 30th, 2026
In-House Techies Fixed Faults Before Outsourced Help Even Noticed They'd Happened
60-minute SLA was effectively useless and the contractor admitted it more →
Search Security, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
Cybersecurity And Business Needs: A CISO's 2026 Outlook
Uncover the 2026 cybersecurity predictions, trends, tools and strategies CISOs need to navigate evolving business and threat landscapes. more →
Search Security, Friday, January 30th, 2026
5 Deepfake Detection Tools To Protect Enterprise Users
Deepfakes are wreaking havoc worldwide -- and they're likely just getting started. To fight fire with fire, CISOs should consider AI-enabled deepfake detection tools. more →
ITWire, Sunday, February 1st, 2026
How To Implement A Zero Trust Architecture (And Why Visibility Comes First)
Every organisation now operates across hybrid and multi-cloud, where the traditional perimeter no longer applies. Attackers exploit encrypted and East-West traffic to move laterally and evade detection. more →
Building the AI Factory: CI/CD, GitOps, and Delivery for GenA
Join our expert panel to discover why you shouldn't build a separate AI stack. Instead, learn actionable, engineering-focused solutions to manage GenAI by extending the disciplines you already use, including GitOps, CI/CD, policy-as-code, and declarative delivery. more →
Security Boulevard, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
A Lack Of Spending Isn't The Problem With Cloud Security, Structural Complexity Is
Organizations may have ramped up spending on cybersecurity but that hasn't done much to keep defenders at least on pace with an attack surface that is growing like a weed-fueled in part by AI cloud adoption-and threats that are becoming ever more sophisticated. more →
Security Boulevard, Saturday, January 31st, 2026
AI-Powered Penetration Testing: Definition, Tools And Process
AI-powered penetration testing is an advanced approach to security testing that uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and autonomous agents to simulate real-world cyberattacks, identify vulnerabilities, and assess exploitability faster and more intelligently than traditional manual testing. more →
Security Boulevard, Friday, January 30th, 2026
Are Passkeys Safely Synced Across Multiple Devices?
Ever wonder why you can create a passkey on your iPhone and it just magically works on your MacBook? It feels like cheating, but it's actually just clever engineering. more →
Security Boulevard, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
Davos Reflections On AI, Security, And Responsibility
I just came away reflecting on the conversations around AI, cybersecurity, and the global economy at the World Economic Forum in Davos, and one thing feels clear. We are no longer talking about future disruption. We are living inside it. more →
Security Boulevard, Saturday, January 31st, 2026
IoT Penetration Testing: Definition, Process, Tools, and Benefits
IoT penetration testing is a security assessment of the complete IoT ecosystem, from backend systems and cloud services to mobile devices and hardware. It involves a multi-stage simulated attack on IoT devices and their supporting system to identify security risks before attackers can exploit them. more →
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Single Sign-On Community Help Resources
Ever spent three hours debugging a saml assertion only to realize the clock drift on your server was off by sixty seconds? It's enough to make any vp engineering want to pull their hair out, honestly. more →
Techstrong.ai, Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
AI Adoption Surges But Trust Gap Widens: Survey
Artificial intelligence (AI) is racing into the mainstream, but organizations are struggling to keep pace with the governance and training needed to use it responsibly, according to a new report from Informatica Inc. more →
Techstrong.ai, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
Mozilla Mobilizes $1.4 Billion Rebel Alliance To Challenge AI Giants
Mozilla Corp. President Mark Surman is preparing for a David vs. Goliath moment. He's officially declared formation of a rebel alliance to challenge the growing monopoly of artificial intelligence (AI) titans like OpenAI and Anthropic. more →
Techstrong.ai, Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
4 Deeper AI Truths An Analyst Distilled From Benedict Evans' Landmark Talk
The artificial intelligence news cycle is relentless, a constant barrage of product launches, breakthroughs, and hype that can feel overwhelming. In this environment, finding a clear, strategic signal is invaluable. Benedict Evans, a tech strategist with 20 years of experience analyzing major platform shifts, is one of the few people who reliably provide it. His job isn't to sell an AI product but to translate hype into strategic reality. more →
Techstrong.ai, Monday, January 26th, 2026
Accelerating Enterprise AI Agents With MCP For Secure, Scalable Context Sharing
AI adoption is increasing as enterprises look to implement intelligent agents to automate workflows, integrate with internal toolsets and make data-informed decisions. The glitch, however, is the real-world integration of these agents with enterprise systems. Legacy infrastructure, fractured APIs, siloed data and increasing security concerns pose challenges to the scale and speed of this transformation. more →
Techstrong.ai, Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Artificial Intelligence Vs. Humans: The Future Of Compliance Management
In the 1970s, when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission uncovered widespread corporate bribery scandals, many companies chose to handle the issue internally rather than report violations to the authorities. That decision - to conceal instead of correct - ultimately led to the passage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in 1977, which was a turning point in corporate compliance. more →
Techstrong.ai, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
Build, Govern, And Scale AI With Precision
AI is a tidal wave reshaping how businesses operate, compete, and survive. You either ride it or get drowned by it. Most organizations stumble when integrating AI into their strategy. They chase shiny AI tools, pour money into pilot projects, and then wonder why they aren't seeing results. more →
The New Stack, Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
The Agentic Revolution: A New Vision For Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)
When deployed strategically, agents can empower SREs to offload low-risk, toilsome tasks so they can focus on the most critical matters. more →
CIODIVE, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
Enterprise Infrastructure Still Not Ready For AI
Most tech leaders report feeling ill equipped to manage rising infrastructure demands as AI compute ramps up. more →
HPCwire, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
Top 5 Predictions For Data Center Cooling Technologies In 2026
Energy availability has become one of the most powerful forces shaping data center strategy. Power has overtaken land, fiber, and tax incentives as the most important factor in where new facilities can be built and how fast they can scale. more →
ITPro, Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
IT Teams Are Battling A Surge In Outages Over Missed Critical Alerts
IT workers are ignoring a torrent of false alerts, but there's a risk a legitimate one could slip through the net more →
ZDNET, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
The Best Document Management Software For Writers, Team Leaders, And Businesses
We compared features, pricing, and capabilities to find the perfect document management software for your business needs. more →
Continuous modernization: why modernization never really finishes
In this webinar, Join the discussion with AWS and trace the arc and look at what changes when modernization stops being a project with a finish line and becomes something that runs continuously across your estate. Technical debt, security gaps, and agent-readiness get measured on an ongoing basis. Validated change land as pull requests, not recommendations. more →
Backup Central, Monday, January 26th, 2026
Disk Backup Security: The Vulnerability We Created
The move from tape to disk-based backups was one of the most significant shifts in data protection history. Disk backup security, as it turns out, wasn't something anyone thought about during that transition. more →
Search Data Backup, Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
8 Ways To Use AI For Data Backup
Recognize AI-based data backups as a strategic imperative that propels your IT team forward by protecting critical business assets while providing compliance and cost optimization. more →
Search Data Backup, Friday, January 30th, 2026
Backup Environment Evaluation: Verify Before You Buy
As backups move toward integrated data protection, this guide explains why recovery speed, environment‑wide visibility and maturing AI features should guide platform choices. more →
Search Data Backup, Friday, January 30th, 2026
Choose An Enterprise Backup Architecture That Fits Risk
Weigh the trade‑offs among on‑premises, backup as a service and hybrid backup, and use a clear framework to choose the approach that fits your organization. more →
Infoworld, Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
From DevOps To CTO: 8 Things To Start Doing Now
You can't control when opportunity comes knocking, but you can prepare. Here are eight ways tech leaders in devops roles can level up for an invitation to the C-suite. more →
TechRepublic, Monday, January 26th, 2026
8 Best Linkedin AI Courses And Certifications To Take In 2026
Eight LinkedIn Learning courses to build AI skills in 2026, from generative AI and ethics to agents, productivity, presentations, and engineering. more →
vmware by Broadcom, Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
5 Critical Factors CIOs Should Know About Platform Engineering: What Sets Winners And Losers Apart
The shift to AI-native infrastructure has raised the stakes for platform engineering, turning execution quality into a direct driver of business performance. more →
Building the AI Factory: CI/CD, GitOps, and Delivery for GenAI
Join our expert panel to discover why you shouldn't build a separate AI stack. Instead, learn actionable, engineering-focused solutions to manage GenAI by extending the disciplines you already use, including GitOps, CI/CD, policy-as-code, and declarative delivery. more →
CrowdStrike, Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Data Protection Day 2026: From Compliance To Resilience
The AI era is redefining data protection. As identity abuse and global cyber threats accelerate, data protection must evolve from a legal formality to operational resilience. more →
CrowdStrike, Friday, January 30th, 2026
How Agentic Tool Chain Attacks Threaten AI Agent Security
AI agents are rapidly transforming enterprise operations. Unlike traditional software that follows fixed code paths, AI agents interpret prompts, form plans, select tools, and react to results in a continuous loop. At the heart of this capability is the agent's ability to actively select and execute capabilities based on natural language descriptions, schemas, and examples. more →
F5, Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Classifier-Based Vs. LLM-Driven Guardrails: What Actually Works At AI Runtime
Not all AI guardrails work the same way. That difference is becoming harder to ignore. As organizations add enforcement at inference, meaning the moment a model processes a prompt and generates a response, two approaches are often conflated. more →
F5, Monday, January 26th, 2026
MCP: The Key To AI-Ready Application Delivery
Modern applications are evolving quickly. AI-powered components embedded directly into the user experience complicate what used to be a predictable flow of web and API traffic. more →
F5, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
Why Sub-Optimal Application Delivery Architecture Costs More Than You Think
Applications are at the core of business. They power customer experiences, employee productivity, and revenue-generating digital services. At the same time, the architectures for delivering these applications often have not kept pace with how applications are built, deployed, and consumed today. more →
Webinar: 6 Use Cases You Didn't Think Possible on the Data Lake
Your lakehouse already holds the data. Iceberg and Delta solved openness, durability, and cost. So why does every workload with a real performance SLA still live somewhere else? more →
techradar.pro, Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
Quantum Computing For All! Microsoft Releases Open Source Tools To Help Get Everyone Up To Speed On The Next-Gen Technology
Microsoft's Quantum Development Kit closely integrates widely used development tools more →
Agentic Runtime Security on AWS: Identity, Least Privilege, and Audit for AI Agents with IBM Verify Identity Access and HashiCorp Vault
This hands-on workshop deploys a working reference implementation of five control objectives for agentic systems - verifiable agent identity, no standing privileges, actions tied to user intent, enforcement at the point of use, and audit evidence correlated across all three trust planes (user, workload, data) - using IBM Verify Identity Access and HashiCorp Vault on Amazon EKS. more →
Salesforce, Monday, January 26th, 2026
How AI Audience Targeting Is Supercharging SMBs
AI is changing how small teams connect with customers - and AI audience targeting is up first in the spotlight. more →
Salesforce, Friday, January 30th, 2026
How To Write A Mission Statement
Learn how to craft a mission statement that captures your business, with this quick guide. more →
Salesforce, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
Semrush And Salesforce: SEO Partners Helping Growing Businesses
Connect your SEO tools to your CRM to experience the full power of customer data. more →
Salesforce, Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
7 Ways Slack And CRM Speed Up Sales For Small Businesses
Are you still managing your pipeline in a spreadsheet, while your customer conversations live in email and Slack? That disconnect is a bottleneck. more →
Salesforce, Friday, January 30th, 2026
From Detection To Dispatch: Why Utility Drone Operations Need A Unified Platform
Utilities are drowning in drone data - thousands of images from recurring inspections. Without a unified operations platform, none of it leads to action. more →
The Agentic Enterprise: Orchestrating AI at Scale
This webinar is a dialogue between BMC and AWS that sits at the center of how enterprises are navigating this challenge, drawing on real patterns they are seeing across shared customers today. more →
Dark Reading, Friday, January 30th, 2026
Tenable Tackles AI Governance, Shadow AI Risks, Data Exposure
The Tenable One AI Exposure add-on discovers unsanctioned AI use in the organization and enforces policy compliance with approved tools. more →
Securing the Autonomous Enterprise: Discover, Govern, and Protect Non-Human Identities
This technical briefing breaks down how to operationalize a unified security architecture to establish clarity and control over your autonomous ecosystem. more →
