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03/18/2026

Our client Zadara recently announced that its multi-tenant AI cloud platform now aligns with the NVIDIA Software Reference Guide. Zadara is showcasing its architecture at NVIDIA GTC 2026, taking place this week in San Jose, CA.

Zadara’s multi-tenant AI cloud platform aligns with the NVIDIA Software Reference Guide to simplify secure, high-performance sovereign AI cloud design.

02/25/2026

As ransomware operators experiment with polymorphism, shadow encryption, and outright data destruction, storage-focused security vendor Index Engines says traditional detection methods are struggling to keep up.

As ransomware operators experiment with polymorphism, shadow encryption, and outright data destructi ...

02/06/2026

The Tokyo Creative Salon Executive Committee has announced the first Tokyo Creative Salon 2026 (TCS2026) festival to be held March 13- 22, 2026 as Japan’s largest creative festival. Admission is free to TCS2026, anticipated to be a massively attended event spanning 9 districts of Tokyo including Marunouchi, Nihonbashi, Ginza, Akasaka, Roppongi, Shibuya, Harajuku, Shinjuku, and Haneda. More in Travel and Tour World:

Tokyo Creative Salon 2026 returns to Tokyo from March 13–22, celebrating creative culture with the "FUTURE VINTAGE" theme.

01/27/2026

Experts at Catalogic Software, StorONE, and Zadara warn that weak passwords and poor standards for leave businesses exposed ahead of :

Experts are warning that weak passwords and poor security standards for IoT devices are leaving businesses and consumers increasingly exposed, ahead of Data Privacy Day tomorrow (28th January). The warning comes amid a massive data leak this week, which revealed 149 million compromised online creden...

11/14/2025

This week our client EPSMomentum was named a 2025 FinTech Award winner for Best Financial Research Company at the FinTech Day & Awards ceremony! Congrats!🥇

09/30/2025

How are hotels improving customer check-in and avoiding long lines? Virdee's Branigan Mulcahy spoke with Hotel Dive to discuss the future of digital check-in technologies and contactless solutions. Virdee recently completed a nationwide rollout of check-in kiosks for Great Wolf Lodge Lodge, across 22 of its indoor water park resorts.

Contactless solutions are an effective way to streamline the check-in process — if implemented properly, according to Branigan Mulcahy, CEO of guest experience platform Virdee.

09/09/2025

PropUp is a leading innovator in maintenance solutions for the multi and single-family rental housing industry and today the company announced a new integration with Fortress OS, a developer of affordable housing-focused multifamily and commercial operations software. This partnership provides property managers with a seamless, open-API experience, enabling PropUp’s maintenance and facilities features to work with Fortress’ operating platform.

Proptech SaaS firm to provide open API ecosystem for the multifamily company.

08/26/2025

StorONE is partnering with Viking Enterprise Solutions to deliver a unified storage solution designed to “replace complex, siloed legacy systems”.

The joint offering combines Viking’s advanced enterprise-grade hardware with StorONE’s efficient software-defined platform, creating a “powerful solution that supports modern storage workloads” including primary , , , , and integration, all from a single platform.

StorONE is partnering with Viking Enterprise Solutions to deliver a unified storage solution designed to “replace complex, siloed legacy systems”. The joint offering combines Viking’s advanced enterprise-grade hardware with StorONE’s “efficient”, software-defined platform, creating a “...

07/17/2025

In this wide ranging interview, Ken Barth, CEO of Catalogic Software and CloudCasa discusses tech challenges, innovation, and the next wave of emerging technologies with ValiantCEO Magazine:

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04/24/2025

Today, Smart Connections PR's client Cynomi announced that it secured $37 million in Series B funding. Partners and Entrée Capital co-led the series, with previous backers Canaan, Flint Capital, and s16vc participating.
Cynomi was founded by CEO David Primor, who previously was CTO and head of R&D of the Israel Defense Forces; and COO Roy Azoulay, who led the first startup incubator at the University of Oxford.
Cynomi is a provider of a “virtual CISO” solution; an automated, -based decision maker that can help smaller organizations understand how to run their operations. More in TechCrunch:

Small and medium businesses are the latest targets for cybersecurity attacks, with one in three small businesses experiencing a data breach last year.

03/07/2025

As International Women's Day approaches, Danielle Goode Coady, VP and cyber resilience evangelist at Index Engines discusses how the misconception that technology careers 💻💿💾 are only for engineers and developers often discourages women from entering the field. In reality, tech thrives because of a diverse range of roles, that shape company vision and drive industry change.🎉 More in Data Centre News:

Despite comprising only 25% of the tech workforce, women contribute across all roles in the industry, highlighting the need for increased diversity and leadership pathways.

03/07/2025

Earlier this week, PEAK:AIO announced the availability of the latest version of its AI Data Server. Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Mark Klarzynski said: ”Our approach addresses both ends of the AI infrastructure spectrum. For smaller, innovative projects, this 2U solution delivers unmatched performance and energy efficiency in a compact form. For large-scale deployments, it becomes the foundation of a new generation of scale-out file systems, purpose-built to meet the energy and performance demands of modern GPUs.”

PEAK:AIO has a new 2RU 1.5 PB AI Data Server product, using Dell hardware, that ships data at 120 GBps.