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Lightsage raises USD $4 million for AI agent sales

Software vendors now face a new buying channel as AI agents increasingly discover, evaluate and use products without human intervention.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Cloud Security

IBM, Red Hat offer Lightwell free to US institutions

Eligible US universities and non-profits can now use Lightwell to patch open source flaws without overhauling systems or sharing data.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Aug 2026

Global Stories

GitLab stories

Data centers

CERN expands OpenSearch across 139 clusters for data

The platform now underpins observability, security and research services at CERN, handling 1.4 petabytes of data across 139 clusters.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 6 min read • Last week

Human Capital Management

Remote rebrands as global workforce finance platform

The overhaul signals Remote's push to become a central platform for multinational payroll, as demand rises for simpler cross-border workforce administration.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

DevOps

GitLab unveils governed software factory tools for AI

The new tools are meant to help large organisations control AI-driven coding, security and deployment as software moves from idea to production.

By Raphael Veloso • 5 min read • This month

DevOps

Upsun launches Dispatch to govern AI software workflows

Firms using AI to code may get tighter oversight, as the platform logs approvals, prompts and spending inside shared workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Tokenmaxxing won't fly in APAC. How to shrink AI spend without limiting security

APAC security teams can cut AI bills sharply by filtering routine cases before they reach costly frontier models, without weakening defences.

By Matt Coons • 5 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

GitLab 19.4 adds agentic automation & cost controls

Administrators now have tighter oversight as GitLab 19.4 expands AI agent controls, model choice and usage visibility across teams.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

DevOps

NVIDIA, SAP back OpenBao as secrets tool gains ground

Growing use by major tech groups is helping open source secrets manager OpenBao win trust as cloud and AI credential risks mount.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 24th Aug 2026

DevOps

GitLab adds enterprise controls for agentic AI tools

Regulated teams can now keep AI processing inside GitLab Dedicated, with new secret handling, spending caps and security fixes added in 19.3.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Aug 2026

Hybrid Cloud

Adfinis wins SUSE INNOVATE status for OpenBao work

The accreditation strengthens Adfinis's hand with customers seeking secure open source tools for hybrid cloud systems and digital sovereignty.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Aug 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Cursor rolls out Origin code hosting to paid users

Paid Cursor subscribers can now host repositories and manage pull requests in one place, as Origin enters early beta against GitHub and GitLab.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Aug 2026

Data Protection

Adfinis names Felix Kronlage-Dammers as Germany Chief

Customer projects in the DACH region will continue unchanged as Adfinis folds its German unit into a tighter global structure under Felix Kronlage-Dammers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Aug 2026

Private Cloud

Azul appoints Kenny Johnston as Chief Product Officer

AI workloads are intensifying pressure on enterprise Java systems, making Azul's product hire central to its push on security, performance and cost control.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Aug 2026