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More than 80% of organisations plan to increase private cloud investment amid concerns over data sovereignty.

A recent investigation reveals Claude AI was misused to manage over 100 fake personas in a covert political influence operation spanning multiple countries and platforms.

As cloud environments grow in complexity, manual FinOps processes fall short. This article explores how automation transforms cloud cost efficiency—from resolving stale opportunities to aligning optimizations with sprint cycles. Learn how PointFive helps teams embed financial governance into engineering workflows, enabling proactive, scalable, and policy-driven cloud savings without compromising agility.

Moving to the cloud isn’t enough. Discover why viewing AWS as a strategy, not a destination, is crucial for fintechs. Learn how to ditch "lift-and-shift," embrace modernization (ECS, Fargate, Lambda), and use Hybrid Cloud to achieve cost predictability and embed compliance like POPIA and FSCA from day one.

Cloud cost savings aren’t living up to the hype—and it's time to rethink the economics of cloud ownership. This article explores how enterprises are overspending due to cloud provider lock-in, dynamic pricing, and operational overhead, and why on-prem or hybrid infrastructure may offer better long-term value. Drawing from real-world experiences like Disney+ and startups like Zig, it urges FinOps leaders and engineers to assess when cloud is an asset—and when it's a liability.

CloudBolt acquires StormForge, merging FinOps expertise with ML-powered Kubernetes optimization to revolutionize cloud cost management and efficiency.

Since 2016, Lou Hill—a security engineer and founder of Cloudbunker—has trusted Bitwarden for secure password management. What began as a personal solution quickly scaled to power his IT consulting firm and its clients. From internal operations to managed service offerings, Bitwarden helps Cloudbunker enforce strong security, streamline access, and eliminate poor password practices. Now preparing to onboard 200 more users, Hill credits Bitwarden as a future-proof solution for secure, scalable growth.

Cloudera’s acquisition of Taikun expands its platform with Kubernetes-native capabilities, enabling AI and data workloads anywhere, from cloud to edge.

Drowning in multi-cloud complexity? Discover how CloudQuery leads the SQL-based asset inventory space, offering enterprise scalability and persistent storage. Compare it with Steampipe for real-time insights and native cloud tools for single-cloud simplicity, helping platform teams choose the right solution for comprehensive cloud visibility and compliance.

Latest release boosts automation, performance, and security for Kubernetes-native GitOps

New study identifies a shift from security concerns to collaboration and efficiency as the top priority in cloud native adoption, emphasizing the need for seamless teamwork and automation

Understand how Codefinger ransomware affects AWS users and ways to minimize them.