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Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin
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A passionate gamer with a strong love for manga, webtoons, and binge-worthy series. With one year of professional experience in editing and publishing, bringing a sharp editorial eye and a deep appreciation for storytelling, focusing on creating and refining content that connects with modern audiences.

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Gigamon launches AI tools as observability market grows

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Gigamon rolls out AI traffic intelligence and agentic observability software as IDC sees the network monitoring market reaching USD $4.39 billion by 2029.
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Hitachi Vantara flags AI data centre energy squeeze

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Hitachi Vantara has unveiled sustainability progress as AI-driven data demand pushes energy, cooling and emissions reporting to the fore.
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Vanyar launches to help firms deploy Palantir faster

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Vanyar opens in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East with a specialist Palantir practice aimed at getting enterprise clients into production in weeks.
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LevelBlue warns of GhostOps risk from rogue AI agents

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LevelBlue says unsanctioned AI agents are slipping into enterprise systems, creating a hidden governance and security blind spot for businesses.
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Funlab expands Dayforce rollout across three countries

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Funlab extends Dayforce across Australia, New Zealand and the US, giving 2,500 staff one workforce system and cutting onboarding time by up to five days.
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Dell launches PowerMaxOS 10.4 with faster, safer storage

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Dell rolls out PowerMaxOS 10.4 with ransomware detection, faster VMware migrations and expanded support for OpenShift and Fibre Channel SANs.
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Silverfort & SentinelOne unite on AI identity security

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Silverfort and SentinelOne team up to secure AI-era identities as machine-speed attacks push identity controls closer to runtime defence.
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Parameter launches battery module for hazardous sites

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Parameter rolls out IECEx battery monitoring module for Zone 1 and Zone 2 sites as operators seek safer, continuous cell-level oversight.
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Check Point tops Miercom hybrid mesh security benchmark

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Check Point claims fourth straight win in Miercom hybrid mesh security test, scoring 99.8% and beating rivals on phishing and malware blocking.
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Healix International names four APAC executives in expansion

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Healix International bolsters APAC leadership with four senior hires in Melbourne and Malaysia as it expands travel risk and assistance services.
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New Zealand businesses warned over illegal review gating

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New Zealand firms face escalating legal and platform scrutiny over review gating, as Storm IMC warns the tactic may breach the Fair Trading Act.
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Critical Microsoft vulnerabilities double in yearly report

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Critical Microsoft flaws double as Azure and Dynamics 365 risks surge, BeyondTrust warns organisations to prioritise identity and privilege controls.
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Snowflake expands AI tools for business users & developers

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Snowflake adds new AI features for business users and developers, including mobile access, Gmail and Slack links, and broader support across enterprise systems.
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Extreme says Platform ONE cuts network costs by 32%

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Extreme says adoption of Platform ONE is growing as customers across aviation, healthcare and education report sharper efficiency gains and lower running costs.
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Elastic launches MCP apps for security & observability

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Elastic launches MCP apps for security, observability and search, letting teams triage alerts, hunt threats and analyse data inside Claude and Copilot.
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GitLab expands AWS integration for agentic AI workflows

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GitLab lets AWS customers run Duo Agent Platform inference through Amazon Bedrock, keeping AI workflows inside existing cloud controls and spending commitments.
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New Zealand households cut festive discretionary spending

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New Zealand households trim holiday splurges as cost-of-living pressure pushes spending towards smaller treats and away from big-ticket buys.
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Fortinet wins Google Cloud 2026 Partner award for security

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Fortinet wins Google Cloud 2026 Partner award for workload security as FortiCNAPP strengthens its cloud workload protection pitch.
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Schneider Electric & Deloitte launch AI industrial tie-up

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Schneider Electric and Deloitte team up to help manufacturers, infrastructure and data centre groups merge IT and OT with AI-driven automation.
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Impact.com deepens YouTube tie-up for creator marketing

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Impact.com expands YouTube partnership with Creator Partnerships API, giving brands verified data to manage, measure and amplify creator campaigns.