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Hands-on review: D-Link 14-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station DUF-E01
Gaming

Hands-on review: D-Link 14-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station DUF-E01

A £599.99 dock could spare laptop users from juggling dongles, with enough ports and power to turn portable devices into desktops.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Last month
NeuReality says AI networking could cut rack emissions
Hyperscale

NeuReality says AI networking could cut rack emissions

Better network utilisation could curb emissions from AI racks by about 200 tons of CO2 a year, NeuReality said.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
OWC launches first certified Thunderbolt 5 SSD enclosure
Data Protection

OWC launches first certified Thunderbolt 5 SSD enclosure

Video editors and other professionals can now build up to 32 TB of external RAID storage in a single Thunderbolt 5 enclosure.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Last month
Passpack adds Amsterdam data residency & six languages
Data Protection

Passpack adds Amsterdam data residency & six languages

European firms can now keep password data in Amsterdam, easing GDPR worries as Passpack adds local-language support for six markets by May 2026.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Stop pouring money into cloud providers: The cost of inaction
Digital Transformation

Stop pouring money into cloud providers: The cost of inaction

Mismanaged cloud bills are draining budgets by 20-35%, with AI workloads adding fresh risk and hidden waste often going unchecked.

By Mark Graham • 5 min read • Last month
Agentic AI raises new cybersecurity and privacy risks
Data Protection

Agentic AI raises new cybersecurity and privacy risks

Organisations face fresh breach and privacy exposure as autonomous AI agents gain access to tools, data and records across their systems.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
D-Link launches 14-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 dock for laptops
Hybrid & Remote Work

D-Link launches 14-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 dock for laptops

The dock targets laptop users who need a desk setup without multiple adapters, offering three displays, wired networking and charging through one cable.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2026
Boomi tops 2026 Gartner iPaaS rankings for execution
Software-as-a-Service

Boomi tops 2026 Gartner iPaaS rankings for execution

Boomi tops Gartner's 2026 iPaaS Magic Quadrant for Ability to Execute, extending its run in the Leaders segment to a 12th year.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
CFOs shift focus from manual month-end to live insight
Data Analytics

CFOs shift focus from manual month-end to live insight

Mid-market CFOs ditch manual month-end marathons, turning to live, standardised reporting to drive faster, insight-led decisions.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Is the USB making a comeback?
Storage

Is the USB making a comeback?

Once dubbed obsolete, USB drives are booming again, with the market set to hit USD $13.1 billion by 2030 despite mounting security fears.

By Jon Fielding • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026

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Apricorn appoints Jeanclaude Toma as Chief Executive
Data Protection

Apricorn appoints Jeanclaude Toma as Chief Executive

The data storage supplier is looking to widen its reach in government and regulated sectors as Jeanclaude Toma takes over as Chief Executive Officer.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
UK Biobank data breach exposes half a million records
Data Protection

UK Biobank data breach exposes half a million records

Information on about 500,000 volunteers is being offered for sale online, raising fears that stolen health and DNA data could be misused for years.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Last month
Netskope launches Mumbai management plane for Indian data
Firewalls

Netskope launches Mumbai management plane for Indian data

Indian organisations get a local administrative data option as the Mumbai deployment keeps policies, logs and metadata inside the country.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
UK payroll errors persist as delays & manual work rise
Digital Transformation

UK payroll errors persist as delays & manual work rise

UK payroll in crisis as 89% of professionals report frequent errors and delays, with manual processes and poor system integration to blame.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Coralogix & Skyflow team up on secure observability
Data Protection

Coralogix & Skyflow team up on secure observability

Coralogix and Skyflow partner to tokenise sensitive log data, balancing observability, privacy and AI-ready telemetry for global firms.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Lexar to unveil Argentina-themed storage at India expo
Storage

Lexar to unveil Argentina-themed storage at India expo

Lexar will debut Argentina football-themed storage at Convergence India 2026, previewing new AFA portable SSDs for fans and creators.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Bell, Coveo partner on sovereign AI stack for Canada
Data Protection

Bell, Coveo partner on sovereign AI stack for Canada

Bell and Coveo are teaming up to offer a sovereign, Canada-based AI stack aimed at government and regulated data-sensitive sectors.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026