IT Industry stories

GTIA study finds 97% of IT service providers use AI, but just 28% have formal strategy and governance in place.

Index Engines wins third straight CRN Storage 100 spot as cyber recovery demand rises and partners seek cleaner ransomware restoration.

TCS, University of Cincinnati and Salesforce launch three-month AI training scheme to fast-track graduates into paid roles and full-time work.

ETS, Khan Academy and TED plan AI-focused higher education model with skills-based progression and corporate backing, aimed at costing under $10,000.

US AI megadeals push global venture capital to a record USD $330.9 billion as OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI dominate first-quarter funding.

Caruso lands AUD $9.3 million from Icehouse Ventures and GD1 as Centuria joins 80-plus clients using its AI-native fund administration platform.

Backblaze appoints Anuj Kumar as Chief Revenue Officer to accelerate AI-focused growth, as B2 Cloud Storage expands with neocloud demand.

SoftServe study finds 72% of executives expect AI agents to run software lifecycles within two years, as hiring shifts towards AI engineers.

Siemens and NVIDIA claim a verification breakthrough as Veloce proFPGA CS runs trillions of pre-silicon cycles in days for AI chip designs.

Tech bosses urge wider recruitment, earlier coding education and a rethink of what counts as technical excellence to open senior roles to women.

UK enterprises press ahead with AI deployment as 94% warn of sprawl, while integration issues and legacy data remain major hurdles.

Tanium strengthens its leadership team with veteran HR executive Carol MacKinlay as it scales globally and doubles down on workforce culture.

Celerity adds IBM automation specialist Ranger4 as BGF-backed group deepens AI and cost-efficiency offer across hybrid IT.

OpenAI secures USD $122 billion in funding as Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank back a rapid expansion in compute, enterprise tools and product plans.

Infobip uses DevDays 2026 to push AI into workflows, training and product design as it marks 20 years and expands its global cloud platform.

Women in tech are being urged to back themselves and enter the room before they feel ready, as leaders call for faster progress and greater representation.

Harness says its AI tools tackle the post-code bottleneck as it lands No. 24 on Fortune's 2026 innovation list, alongside rapid growth and new funding.

Aquablue opens Morristown headquarters as Chief Executive Officer Chris Marino hails expansion after workforce growth of more than 40%.

8x8 is bolstering its partner-led push after CRN named two regional channel chiefs and Palomarr ranked its platform across nine categories.

Milestone lifts 2025 revenue 10% to DKK 2.2bn as AI-led acquisitions, Nvidia tie-up and higher R&D spend drive intelligent video push.