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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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Paul barbosa

Check Point named GigaOm cloud network security leader

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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firewalls
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
Check Point tops GigaOm's 2025 Radar for cloud network security for a third year, named a Leader and Fast Mover for its unified platform.
Juliane simmons and mark junge(2)

Gallagher & M.C. Dean deepen global security pact

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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iot security
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socs
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partner programmes
Gallagher Security and M.C. Dean deepen a long-standing global pact to tackle complex, mission-critical security deployments worldwide.
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Kingspan Insulation taps Expereo for global SD-WAN revamp

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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saas
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dr
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network infrastructure
Kingspan Insulation picks Expereo to unify connectivity across 90 global sites, replacing MPLS with managed SD-WAN under one platform.
Qsr

QSIC boosts global in-store media reliability with Datadog

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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digital signage
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devops
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siem
QSIC adopts Datadog to monitor 17,000-store audio network, slashing incident recovery from days to hours and boosting retail media uptime.
Hannah peter and michael

V2 AI bolsters Asia Pacific team amid agentic AI boom

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
V2 AI names new Asia Pacific leaders as it doubles consultants and rides surging enterprise demand for large-scale agentic AI projects.
Mastercard agentic transaction nz 1(2)

Mastercard tests first AI agent-led payments in NZ

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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fintech
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cx
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martech
Mastercard and Westpac have trialled New Zealand's first fully authenticated AI agent-led payments for cinema tickets and hotel bookings.
Chainguard dashboard

Chainguard adds Fulfilment Dashboard, expands Helm focus

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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virtualisation
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devops
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supply chain
Chainguard launches a Fulfilment Dashboard and expands its vetted Helm charts, aiming to streamline and secure Kubernetes deployments.
Glowing world map iot network with smart cities and industry

Netmore unveils Pulse partner push for global IoT scale

Sat, 14th Feb 2026
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smart cities
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iot
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iiot
Netmore launches its Pulse partner scheme to streamline global IoT roll-outs, unifying over 200 partners and prioritising LoRaWAN at scale.
Exlabs x space pilot

ExLabs picks SpacePilot to steer autonomous Apophis bid

Sat, 14th Feb 2026
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risk & compliance
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ai
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automation
ExLabs taps SpacePilot autonomy for its Apophis asteroid mission, underscoring AI-led control as commercial deep-space work intensifies.
Jan miller opswat

OPSWAT names Jan Miller CTO to lead new Technology Centre

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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malware
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iot security
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advanced persistent threat protection
OPSWAT appoints malware expert Jan Miller as CTO and puts him in charge of a new Technology Centre focused on AI-driven threat prevention.
Stressed digital marketer ai referrals vs falling traffic analytics

AI referrals surge as web traffic falls & costs rise

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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cx
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martech
AI-referred traffic has surged 632% despite overall web visits slipping and rising acquisition costs squeezing digital marketing returns.
Image001

Hands-on review: Avast Deepfake Guard and Scam Guardian

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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mdm
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edge computing
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phishing
Avast rolls out Deepfake Guard for Windows and expands Scam Guardian on mobile, promising real-time protection from AI-powered scams.
Australian man lit by laptop catfishing pixel woman stealing wallet

AI-fuelled romance scams surge with deepfake deception

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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phishing
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physical security
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email security
AI-driven romance scams using deepfakes and chatbots surge, tricking Australians into long-term emotional manipulation and costly frauds.
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BlueCat unveils Horizon SaaS for unified netops control

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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saas
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firewalls
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hybrid cloud
BlueCat launches Horizon SaaS to unify DNS, DHCP, IPAM, security and observability, promising AI-assisted, self-healing intelligent networks.
Stephen newhauser

SecureW2 unveils Nexus Partner Programme for growth

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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edutech
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firewalls
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network security
SecureW2 launches Nexus Partner Programme, a global channel initiative to drive passwordless, certificate-based network security growth.
Modern enterprise datacenter dell poweredge private cloud racks

Dell adds Nutanix AHV support to its Private Cloud

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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storage
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virtualisation
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private cloud
Dell adds Nutanix AHV to its Private Cloud, offering multi-hypervisor choice and disaggregated compute-storage options on PowerEdge.
Jim gargan

Data gaps stall AI scale-up despite strong AIOps gains

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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uc
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firewalls
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hybrid cloud
Financial firms reap strong AIOps returns but poor data quality and fragmented tools are stalling the leap from pilots to scaled AI.
Tim(2)

Fantasy dairy league turns real New Zealand cows into stars

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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gaming
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agricultural technology
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iot
Meadow Fresh launches a fantasy league where real New Zealand cows earn points via smart-collar data, with NZD $20,000 up for grabs.
Todd palmer illumio

Illumio & Armis link tools to secure IT & OT estates

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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firewalls
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siem
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network security
Illumio and Armis expand their partnership to deliver integrated Zero Trust security for converged IT, OT and IoT estates worldwide.
Evan goldberg founder and executive vice president oracle netsuite

NetSuite unveils AI finance tools & low-code integration

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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hcm
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physical security
NetSuite debuts AI finance tools and a low-code integration platform to streamline closes, pricing, reporting and cross-app workflows.