Cloud Native stories

By 2026, Java is tipped to be AI’s production backbone, driving heavier compute, tighter security and runtime modernisation.

Percona spins out its Everest platform as OpenEverest and forms Solanica to drive open governance and community-led database automation.

Criminals are using Kubernetes and cloud-native tools to rapidly scale phishing-as-a-service, targeting Gmail, Facebook and Microsoft O365.

Chainguard unveils EmeritOSS to keep mature but unmaintained open source projects secure, patched and reliable without adding new features.

Sitoo has been named a Representative Vendor in Gartner’s 2025 guide on AI-enabled unified commerce platforms for Tier 2 retailers.

AI SRE, GPU-aware schedulers and autonomous ops are set to overhaul how large enterprises run Kubernetes clusters by 2026.

F5 rolls out Distributed Cloud Services 7.0, boosting API discovery, threat detection and networking for complex hybrid multicloud setups.

FuturHealth overhauls payments with Gr4vy’s orchestration tech after high failure rates, boosting approvals and stabilising checkouts.

Checkmarx snaps up AI start-up Tromzo to fold reasoning-based agents into its AppSec platform and speed autonomous code security.

Azul acquires UK-based Payara to build a unified open-source Java stack and push deeper into enterprise runtimes and application servers.

Security chiefs warn CISOs to pivot from AI hype to systemic cloud risk as supply-chain attacks on major platforms are set to soar.

SLK named Major Contender in Everest Group 2025 AI app transformation ranking as enterprises rush to modernise legacy tech for AI at scale.

Keeper Security tops four million paid users as it expands its unified PAM platform globally and earns fresh analyst and industry recognition.

UK SMEs told to stop ‘dabbling’ and urgently hardwire AI, cyber, skills and sustainability into tech strategy before 2026 crunch hits.

DoiT wins top-tier AWS managed service partner status, backing its AI-led FinOps and CloudOps platform ahead of 2026 programme revamp.

Imply warns soaring observability costs are forcing enterprises to cut log retention, leaving IT teams with blind spots during incidents.

New research from the eBPF Foundation finds kernel-level eBPF fast becoming a core platform layer for cloud, security and AI infrastructure.

Hitachi Vantara’s VSP One platform is named a GigaOm primary storage Leader again, praised for AI-era cyber resilience and hybrid cloud support.

NashTech adds five senior UK and US leaders to sharpen AI and digital transformation expertise as global client demand accelerates.

Australian CIOs face 2026 ‘bill shock’ as labour scrutiny intensifies and cloud-first strategies give way to cost-driven hybrid models.