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Friday’s Briefing · August 8

Search Cloud Computing, Tuesday, July 29th, 2025

A Data Sovereignty Primer For Cloud Admins

Data sovereignty is a critical part of any cloud deployment that cloud administrators must understand. Implement these best practices to ensure compliance now and in the future. more →

A Data Sovereignty Primer For Cloud Admins

HelpNet Security, Thursday, July 31st, 2025

AI Is Changing The vCISO Game

Virtual CISO (vCISO) services have moved from niche to mainstream, with vCISO services adoption 2025 data showing a more than threefold increase in just one year. more →

AI Is Changing The vCISO Game

DevOps.com, Tuesday, July 29th, 2025

Special Agents, Stackgen Drives DevOps Deeper Into Infrastructure

Amidst the noise created by the various hype engines attempting to tell us that DevOps is dead, we know that a) of course it isn't, but b) there are indeed deeper forces at work that promise to automate a wider transept of the backend management and orchestration element of the software application development lifecycle. more →

Special Agents, Stackgen Drives DevOps Deeper Into Infrastructure

Upcoming Event · Tue, Oct 13 · 1:00pm

Modernization That Ships with AI

Most companies are adding AI agents to legacy systems rather than modernizing how the work actually gets done. That may create isolated productivity gains, but it rarely removes the outdated applications, fragmented data, manual handoffs, and hidden dependencies that continue to slow the business. more →

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Modernization That Ships with AI (Oct. 13th)

OSTechNix, Monday, July 28th, 2025

Linux Kernel 6.16 Is Officially Released

The Linux Kernel 6.16 has been officially released, bringing a fresh set of stability and small improvements to the operating system. Linus Torvalds, the principal developer of Linux Kernel, tagged and pushed out the Kernel 6.16 final release on Sunday, 27th July 2025. more →

Linux Kernel 6.16 Is Officially Released

Search Data Backup, Monday, July 28th, 2025

Is Cloud Data Backup And Recovery Right For You

Still not sure if cloud data backup and recovery is the best choice for your organization? Here are six questions for IT managers to consider when making the move to cloud. more →

Is Cloud Data Backup And Recovery Right For You

Techiexpert, Monday, July 28th, 2025

Top 10 Industries Benefiting From IoT In 2025

Today, Internet of Things (IoT) is not a futuristic idea, but it has become a fundamental driver of digital transformation. Industries using IoT 2025 have gradually started adopting new tech and they are reshaping the entire operational models. They are streamlining their supply chains, improving customer experiences as well as unlocking billions in value of course. more →

Top 10 Industries Benefiting From IoT In 2025

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Upcoming IT Webinars

F5, Thursday, July 31st, 2025

The Promise And Peril Of Multi-Agent Systems

magine handing someone the keys to your car and asking them to pick up groceries. If the store is close and your list is simple, there's little room for error. But as the task grows more complex, like specific brands, dietary restrictions, and a tight budget, the complexity increases. The consequences of this seemingly mundane task going wrong could range from unauthorized purchases all the way to totaling the vehicle. more →

The Promise And Peril Of Multi-Agent Systems

F5, Wednesday, July 30th, 2025

When Complexity Becomes The Enemy: How Operational Workflow Sprawl Threatens Performance And Delivery

In the evolving world of application delivery, organizations are investing heavily in modern infrastructure, applications, and intelligent automation. Yet despite this investment, many still struggle with issues that should have been solved by now: systems that fail under pressure, deployment policies that don't hold across environments, and workflows that grind to a halt when speed is most needed. more →

When Complexity Becomes The Enemy: How Operational Workflow Sprawl Threatens Performance And Delivery

Microsoft, Tuesday, July 29th, 2025

Discover The Potential Of Agentic AI In Higher Education

At Microsoft Build 2025, we unveiled a new wave of agentic innovations that are reshaping how higher education institutions use AI. From intelligent agents to unified data platforms, these advancements empower higher education leaders to confidently accelerate digital transformation. more →

Discover The Potential Of Agentic AI In Higher Education

Upcoming Event · Mon, Sep 21 · 1:00pm

Kubernetes & AI: Powering the Next Generation of Intelligent Infrastructure

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 →

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Kubernetes & AI: Powering the Next Generation of Intelligent Infrastructure (Sept. 21st)

Okta, Tuesday, July 29th, 2025

How Auth0 Mitigates OWASP's Agentic AI Threats

AI-powered agents are changing the way we live, work, and interact with technology. A recent report found that 82% of companies plan to integrate AI agents in 1-3 years, whether it's assisting with customer service, automating processes, or even making decisions on our behalf. more →

How Auth0 Mitigates OWASP's Agentic AI Threats

Okta, Thursday, July 31st, 2025

The Labubu Blind Box For Your Enterprise: Unmasking AI Agents Across Industries

Imagine you're a security or IT leader, and your organization's digital landscape is like a collection of Labubu blind boxes. Each box represents a new AI agent or automated workflow. You know there's a non-human identity (NHI) or machine learning model in there, and it's intended to do something beneficial, like accelerate the US Department of Defense's financial audits or analyze retail customer feedback. But, like with Labubu, its identity and full characteristics aren't immediately apparent until you look within. more →

The Labubu Blind Box For Your Enterprise: Unmasking AI Agents Across Industries

Okta, Monday, July 28th, 2025

Unified Requester Experience: Your One-Stop Shop For Access Requests

Gaining swift access to critical tools while maintaining least privilege is a cornerstone of Okta Identity Governance. Since our product's inception, we've consistently innovated to help end-users get the access they need faster and to empower admins to create and manage access policies that uphold a strong security posture and eliminate standing privileges. Continuing this commitment, we're thrilled to introduce the Unified Requester Experience. more →

Unified Requester Experience: Your One-Stop Shop For Access Requests

Salesforce, Friday, August 1st, 2025

How You Can Improve Your AI Skills In 6 Hours

If you've read an article, turned on a TV, or listened to a podcast recently, there's a good chance artificial intelligence (AI) was mentioned. (It's also likely that AI was used to research, write, or create that content.) more →

How You Can Improve Your AI Skills In 6 Hours

Upcoming Event · Thu, Oct 1 · 1:00pm

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 →

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Agentic Runtime Security on AWS: Identity, Least Privilege, and Audit for AI Agents with IBM Verify Identity Access and HashiCorp Vault (Oct. 1st)