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Providers turn to AI amidst staffing shortages, burnout, and rising regulatory pressure Artificial intelligence has crossed a tipping point in behavioral health, moving from experimentation to expectation, according to new survey findings released today by Kipu Health, the leading behavioral healthc...

Informatica “CDO Insights 2026” study highlights a trust paradox as organizations accelerate AI initiatives, emphasizing the urgent need to improve data management and upskill workforces Informatica from Salesforce, a leader in enterprise AI-powered cloud data management, has published a new global ...

8th Generation BiCS FLASH Technology Delivers Performance, Efficiency Gains KIOXIA America, Inc. today announced that it has begun sampling1 new Universal Flash Storage2 (UFS) Ver. 4.1 embedded memory devices with 4-bit-per-cell, quadruple-level cell (QLC) technology. Designed for read-intensive app...

The AI is cheating debate shows why reinvention has always been at the heart of marketing as technology reshapes creative standards. It’s been more than 65 years since American inventor Charles Kettering wrote: “The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.” It’s an idi...

AI agent now supports earlier bug detection under a single flat pricing model Sentry today announced new capabilities for Seer, its AI-powered debugging agent, extending debugging support to local development and code review, and introducing a simplified, flat pricing model with unlimited usage. “Wh...

Afiniti, a leader and expert in driving AI-powered measurable outcomes for contact centers, today announced Outcome Orchestration, a new category of enterprise AI. Outcome Orchestration addresses contact center operators’ disappointment with the wide and persistent gap between today’s narrowly focus...

Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, announces today its award-winning Kingston IronKey Keypad 200 series (KP200 and KP200C) hardware-encrypted USB flash drives have received NIST FIPS 140...

New initiative elevates healthcare operations professionals with shared learning, collaboration, and resources to simplify complex systems and improve patient outcomes symplr®, a leading provider of enterprise healthcare operations software, announced the launch of the symplifier community, a new co...

New enhancements integrate network security posture, native Data Security Posture Management, and runtime validation to help security teams prioritize real-world cloud risk Fortinet®, the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced new enhancements...

DataGuard strengthens its executive team and advances product innovation with the appointment of seasoned SaaS leader Arie Teter as Chief Product & Technology Officer. DataGuard, a leading SaaS security and compliance software provider, today announced the appointment of Arie Teter as Chief Product ...

Inaugural program celebrates partners driving cloud, security and digital transformation outcomes for customers across the region 11:11 Systems (“11:11”), a leading managed infrastructure solutions provider, today announced the recipients of its 2025 Partner Awards in North America, the company’s in...

Sevaro Health, the company transforming neurological and specialty care through advanced technology, today announced the appointments of Carl Dugart as Chief Technology Officer and Vineet Agrawal as Head of Growth. These strategic hires follow Sevaro’s recent $39 million Series B funding round, whic...

New research shows phishing and fraud are shifting away from obvious impersonation toward search results, paid ads, business workflows, and marketplaces Bolster AI, a leading brand protection platform, revealed a fundamental shift in how phishing and online scams are created, distributed, and moneti...

Opportify has announced early adoption of its new “Email Insights” product, launched two months ago to help businesses detect and prevent fake sign-ups, reduce email-driven fraud, and protect deliverability at the point of entry. The solution was developed in response to a growing challenge for mode...

Miami-based cybersecurity services firm explodes in growth, quadrupling revenue in one year, expanding team, and investing in the Miami AI space. Cycore, a leading AI-powered cybersecurity and compliance services firm, announces significant growth and momentum throughout 2025. With a 4X increase in ...

How real-time content velocity and modern storage reshape intent quality, AI scalability, governance, and performance across the data lifecycle. Jeronimo, you’ve built a career at the intersection of AI and product management. What initially drew you into this space and ultimately to your role at Ba...

AI driven expertise leads to Company’s recognition as a top MSSP provider for sixth year in a row ECS, a provider of advanced technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation, and one of six ASGN brands that will be unifying under the new Everforth brand (NYSE: ASGN)...

Funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners follows 900% revenue growth and 200% logo growth year-over-year as enterprises adopt runtime-powered cloud security Upwind, the runtime-first cloud security leader, today announced that it has raised $250 million in Series B funding, bringing its total fundin...

EaseUS announced the official release of EaseUS Disk Copy 7.0.0 on Jan. 7, 2026, representing a fundamental shift in how disk cloning and backup workflows are handled on Windows. The update introduces disk imaging–based backup and restore capabilities, allowing users to create disk image and restore...

First-mover MSP designation expands public-sector data protection capabilities and enhances KELYN’s datastor.io managed backup and recovery solutions KELYN Technologies today announced that it has been selected as the first Managed Service Provider (MSP) for Commvault GovCloud, simplifying the path ...

Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced that Adrian Johnson, formerly the senior vice president and general manager of the Americas and Asia Pacific, has been appointed as the company’s new chief revenue o...

FADEL®, a global leader in AI-driven brand compliance and licensing software, today announced FADEL AIVA™, its AI technology designed to transform how organizations manage end-to-end licensing and marketing compliance operations. AIVA unifies FADEL’s generative, analytical, and predictive AI capabil...

Technology partnership enables mutual customers to reduce cloud risk by validating and optimizing cloud security. Cymulate, a leader in threat exposure management, today announces its partnership with cloud security leader Wiz by joining the Wiz Integration Network (WIN). Through this partnership, C...

Research shows enterprises increasing investment while scaling cautiously until reliability can be proven in production Dynatrace (NYSE: DT), the leading AI-powered observability platform, today released The Pulse of Agentic AI 2026, an inaugural global study focused on how observability and reliabi...