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Everpure rebrands from Pure Storage with 1touch deal

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Everpure debuts as Pure Storage's new name and moves deeper into AI-ready data management with a planned acquisition of 1touch.
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Cloudflare adds quantum-safe encryption across SASE

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Cloudflare has enabled quantum-safe encryption across its SASE platform, securing IPsec, WAN and Zero Trust links without extra cost.
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Everpure rebrands & moves into AI data intelligence

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Everpure debuts new name on Wall Street and moves deeper into AI by agreeing to acquire data intelligence specialist 1touch.
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UiPath unveils agentic AI to streamline healthcare admin

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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UiPath launches agentic AI tools to summarise medical records, cut claim denials and speed prior authorisation in strained healthcare admin.
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Yondr raises GBP £532m in debut green ABS bond deal

Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
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Yondr taps public markets with debut green ABS, raising GBP £532m against two Slough data centres to fund and refinance its campus.
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From breach to recovery - 5 ways to prepare your IT team for the unexpected

Sat, 21st Feb 2026
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When cyber attacks slip through defences, recovery readiness - not just prevention - decides whether your organisation bends or breaks.
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Quantum Security 25 honours leaders in post-quantum era

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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DigiCert and Techstrong unveil the first Quantum Security 25, honouring global leaders steering real-world post-quantum security plans.
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Distributors gain clout in shaping cloud & AI sales

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Global distributors, steering USD $180 billion in tech sales, are recasting how cloud and AI reach customers via platforms and new partners.
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Adfinis unveils flat-fee OpenBao-based secrets service

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Adfinis launches Secretz Enterprise, a flat-fee OpenBao-based secrets service promising up to 50% savings and 24/7 support.
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WBA pushes common AI frameworks to modernise Wi-Fi

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Wireless Broadband Alliance urges common AI frameworks to tame rising Wi-Fi complexity and cut costs as networks become critical infrastructure.
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Zoho marks 30th year with 1m customers, 150m users

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Zoho marks 30 years in business as it surpasses 1m paying customers and 150m users worldwide, with revenue up 20% in 2025.
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EY maps hyper-velocity AI priorities for tech during 2026

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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EY urges tech leaders to pursue AI-fuelled deals, agentic systems and sovereignty-by-design as 2026 competition and security pressures grow.
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Cayosoft posts 76% ARR surge on identity recovery boom

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Cayosoft posts 76% ARR jump for 2025 as identity recovery demand soars and it wins major public sector and enterprise customers.
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WaveMaker unveils agentic AI platform for app teams

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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WaveMaker launches an agentic AI app platform letting teams turn Figma designs and prompts into governed, production-ready code at scale.
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Liquibase boosts Snowflake control plane governance

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Liquibase Secure 5.1 adds modelled change control for Snowflake's control plane, tightening governance across access, data sharing and execution.
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Komprise unveils KAPPA to prep unstructured data for AI

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Komprise launches KAPPA, a serverless engine to enrich and orchestrate unstructured data at scale, priming file estates for AI use.
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SUSE buys Losant to boost open source industrial IoT

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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SUSE acquires Industrial IoT platform Losant, vowing to open source the tech as it expands from edge infrastructure into automation software.
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Cargill deploys NTT DATA private 5G across 50 sites

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Cargill rolls out NTT DATA private 5G at 50 global plants to boost automation, connect workers and support robotics and edge AI.
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Palantir and Rackspace team up on governed AI cloud

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Palantir and Rackspace are partnering to deliver governed AI cloud services, targeting regulated sectors needing strict data sovereignty.
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StorONE targets flash cost surge with 9x ROI tiering push

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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StorONE's 3.9 platform debuts 9x ROI flash tiering, mixing SSD and HDD to curb soaring flash costs without sacrificing performance.