Search CIO, Friday, January 30th, 2026
While AI helped create the current IT skills gap, AI-powered learning can also shrink it. The right tools can help IT leaders improve skills development and anticipate challenges. more →
Join CSA for the AI Security Summit 2026: State of Trust, a free two-day virtual flagship event taking place September 16-17, 2026. more →
Security Boulevard, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
In cybersecurity, we live by our metrics. We measure Mean Time to Respond (MTTR), Dwell Time, and Patch Cadence. These numbers indicate to the Board how quickly we respond when issues arise. more →
The Hacker News, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
Beyond the direct impact of cyberattacks, enterprises suffer from a secondary but potentially even more costly risk: operational downtime, any amount of which translates into very real damage. more →
CIO, Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
IT leaders are looking to develop their profiles, perspectives, and prospects to better helm IT this year. From enhancing your executive presence to becoming more empathetic, here's how. more →
CIO, Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
Big players in the AI market are eating up investments with few checks on their decision-making at the expense of other worthy IT endeavors. IT leaders can't afford to be bystanders to whatever comes next. more →
CIO, Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Digital leaders must prioritize initiatives that produce measurable business impact. That's obvious enough, and AI can help CIOs deliver the valuable solutions the C-suite requires. But difficulties lurk just beneath the surface. more →
CIO, Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
AI coding can make teams dramatically faster - but only if CIOs put smart guardrails in place so speed doesn't turn into risk. more →
Platform Engineering, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
The most effective internal platforms deliver self-service, security, and observability out of the box, but their real differentiator is product thinking. more →
siliconANGLE, Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Infrastructure-as-code startup Platform Engineering Labs Inc. today announced a big update to its open-source formae platform, adding beta support for four new public clouds as it looks to expand its influence beyond Amazon Web Services environments. more →
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Managing digital identities for both human and non-human users is a central challenge for modern organizations. more →
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
A survey of 506 cybersecurity leaders and practitioners working for organizations with more than 500 employees, published today, finds that while 80% report security and DevOps teams are using shared observability tools, less than half (45%) say the two teams are very aligned on tooling and workflows compared to 43% that said these teams are somewhat aligned more →
Security Boulevard, Friday, January 30th, 2026
As we look back on 2025, AI and open source have fundamentally changed how software is built. Generative AI, automated pipelines, and ubiquitous open source have dramatically increased developer velocity and expanded what teams can deliver - while shifting risk into the everyday decisions developers make as code is written, generated, and assembled. more →
Security Boulevard, Monday, January 26th, 2026
Security starts with intent - the intent to protect people and systems, without slowing down everyday work. Data breaches almost always arrive unannounced. They slip in through weak logins, reused passwords, and quiet access points no one revisits for years. more →
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Ever wonder why hackers are stealing encrypted data they can't even read yet? It's basically the digital version of a long-con-stealin' the safe now because they know someone is gonna invent the key later. more →
Security Boulevard, Monday, January 26th, 2026
Ever tried to share a medical record with a specialist or let a tax app see your bank data without just handing over your password? It's usually a mess of "all or nothing" permissions that makes security teams lose sleep. more →
Security Boulevard, Friday, January 30th, 2026
In 2025, we spent a lot of time with enterprise SOC teams, CISOs, and large MSSPs. Discovery calls. Technical deep dives. Evaluations and implementations. We learned what's actually working (and what isn't) in day-to-day operations. more →
Security Boulevard, Monday, January 26th, 2026
Have you ever pondered the extent to which machine identities are secured within your organization's cloud infrastructure? more →
Security Boulevard, Friday, January 30th, 2026
What does it take to bridge the gap between security and R&D teams when managing non-human identities in cloud environments? Non-human identities (NHIs) are pivotal in modern cybersecurity frameworks, acting as machine identities that ensure secure interaction between different technological entities. more →
Security Boulevard, Sunday, February 1st, 2026
Did you know that machine identities, also known as Non-Human Identities (NHIs), are becoming pivotal? With digital continues to expand, the need for robust security measures grows in parallel. NHIs, a crucial component, are quickly transforming the way organizations approach security, particularly in cloud-based environments. more →
Techstrong.IT, Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Wi-Fi 7 is set for fast adoption, with industry research firm Dell'Oro Group saying enterprise buying of Wi-Fi 7 gear has climbed sharply since early 2025. Dell'Oro characterizes current Wi-Fi 7 pricing as unusually low, providing an adoption boost that could compress refresh cycles for businesses relying on Wi-Fi 6 and 6E. more →
Techstrong.IT, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
Learn how Nokia IT modernized complex brownfield data centers without downtime by applying software-engineering discipline, automation, and digital twins to network operations. more →
Techstrong.IT, Monday, January 26th, 2026
Based on a global survey of enterprise IT leaders, Mitch Ashley and Scott Robohn explore why reliability has overtaken cost, performance, and features as the foundation of modern, AI-driven data center networking. more →
This session explores why observability is emerging as a foundational capability for trustworthy AI. Rather than focusing solely on infrastructure health, modern observability provides the transparency and context needed to understand how AI systems behave, why they produce specific outcomes, and whether they continue to perform as intended over time. more →
Networkworld, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
As network automation matures, a new breed of hybrid professionals with network engineering and software development skills is emerging. But for enterprises, landing these IT pros isn't about finding unicorns. It's about evolving existing teams and changing how networks are operated. more →
Networkworld, Friday, January 30th, 2026
ThousandEyes released its list of the 11 most notable Internet outages and application issues of 2025, along with recommendations to help network teams improve resilience. more →
Search Networking , Monday, January 26th, 2026
Content-centric networking gives enterprises an alternative to traditional IP networking, introducing new ways to enhance performance and improve overall efficiency. more →
Join Dynatrace for a practical discussion on what AI observability looks like in production and the practices teams can use to make it work. We'll cover how engineering and operations teams can connect AI behavior to application performance, improve visibility across AI workflows, and reduce risk as adoption scales. more →
infoQ, Sunday, February 1st, 2026
This week's Java roundup for January 26th, 2026, features news highlighting: an update on milestone and GA release schedule for Jakarta EE 12; the January 2026 edition of Open Liberty; a point release of Quarkus; maintenance releases of Spring Shell, Apache Tomcat and Gradle; and the first and second beta releases of JHipster 9.0. more →
Join Klara's Allan Jude and Clyso's Dan van der Ster for a technical look at how each system works, which workloads suit which technology, and what you trade away when you scale out versus scale up. We'll cover the environments where the choice is obvious, and the ones where it isn't. more →
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In this executive briefing, Forrester Senior Analyst Paddy Harrington draws on his latest research to help technology leaders navigate the critical intersection of AI-driven threats and operational resilience. more →
Cisco, Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
Communication service providers (CSPs) navigate a dynamic landscape where success requires delivering more value while optimizing resources and exceeding customer expectations. Your networks must handle explosive data growth and service proliferation while meeting customer demand for premium experiences and smooth connectivity. more →
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 →
CyberArk, Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
Gone are the days when attackers had to break down doors. Now, they just log in with what look like legitimate credentials. This shift in tactics has been underway for a while, but the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence is adding a new layer of complexity. more →
CyberArk, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
In Pac-Man, ghosts seem pretty easy to dodge. You're clearing the maze, racking up points, three more pellets away from leveling up. Then, out of nowhere, they close in and cut off all hope of escape. Womp womp. Game over. more →
StorageNewsletter.com, Friday, January 30th, 2026
Researchers are already combining CPUs, GPUs, and QPUs into demonstrations of quantum-centric supercomputing. more →
StorageNewsletter.com, Friday, January 30th, 2026
IBM Storage Ceph can deliver File, Block and Object storage services from within one single technology stack, supporting clients to cut CAPEX and OPEX. more →
The Register, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
IBM's leader has trumpeted an AI-on-the-mainframe future as generative AI fills in the COBOL gap left by earlier generations of techies. more →
Charanpal Bhogal, Senior Director Analyst at Gartner, examines how SASE must expand to protect human and nonhuman identities, govern AI usage, secure agentic interactions and deliver flexible, sovereign security as data residency demands grow. He also breaks down the disruptions redefining the SASE market and what comes next. more →
NVIDIA, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
Open source has become essential for driving innovation in robotics and autonomy. By providing access to critical infrastructure - from simulation frameworks to AI models - NVIDIA is enabling collaborative development that accelerates the path to safer, more capable autonomous systems. more →
Kubernetes has become the universal control plane for modern infrastructure - and now AI is accelerating that evolution. As organizations adopt AI native architectures, scale model training and inference, and push toward more autonomous operations, Kubernetes is emerging as the backbone for running intelligent, distributed systems at scale. more →
Veeam, Friday, January 30th, 2026
Security evolves alongside what we build. When we built networks, we got network firewalls. When we built web applications, we added web application firewalls (WAFs), API gateways, and application-layer controls. more →
The conference brings together cybersecurity professionals, leaders, and solution providers to discuss emerging threats, defense strategies, AI integration, and cloud security, while offering opportunities to network and earn CPE credits. more →
Zscaler, Thursday, January 29th, 2026
As reported by Tech Radar, new research from Zscaler highlights critical security vulnerabilities in enterprise AI systems, warning that many can be breached in less than two hours, leading to rapid data loss. more →
Zscaler, Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
Act Fast. Stay Secure. This is the critical mission for enterprise organizations in the rapidly evolving world of AI. Today we launch exciting new innovations to Zscaler's AI security portfolio, paving the way for accelerating AI initiatives with confidence. more →
Zscaler, Friday, January 30th, 2026
In Zero Trust conversations, there's a familiar story many organizations tell themselves. more →
Zscaler, Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
There is a specific kind of psychological comfort associated with on-premises firewall appliances. more →
Zscaler, Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) are no longer emerging capabilities inside enterprise environments. In 2025, they became a persistent operating layer for how work gets done. more →
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 →
