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6 IT/OT convergence trends IT leaders should watch in 2026

As IT and OT converge, leaders face new opportunities and risks around connected devices, data quality, cybersecurity, team structures and legacy technology.

By Mary Pratt • Sept. 10, 2026

GitHub tests multi-model routing with HydraFusion

GitHub Copilot's HydraFusion dynamically selects workflows to balance cost and quality.

By Ben Lutkevich • Sept. 9, 2026

IT/OT convergence benefits and challenges explained

As IT and OT converge across industries, organizations gain efficiency and visibility while facing hurdles around cybersecurity, legacy technology, governance and talent.

By Julia Borgini • Sept. 9, 2026

Mistral’s €3B round shows value beyond AI benchmarks

Mistral’s record €3 billion funding round highlights the enterprise value of AI models that customers can deploy, customize, retain and control.

By Torsten Volk • Sept. 8, 2026

How businesses can future-proof IT infrastructure with AI

AI can help CIOs future-proof IT by monitoring systems, predicting needs, improving performance, strengthening security and accelerating infrastructure modernization.

By Mary Pratt • Sept. 3, 2026

AI security, VKS boost VCF 9.1 appeal as support deadline looms

Stick, meet carrot: With the clock ticking on VCF 8, recent Broadcom AI security and Kubernetes updates are enticing VMware shops to move forward.

By Beth Pariseau • Sept. 3, 2026

What is IT automation? A complete guide

IT automation uses instructions to create clear, consistent and repeatable processes that replace an IT professional's manual work in data centers and cloud deployments.

By Ron Karjian, Stephen Bigelow • Sept. 1, 2026

With VCF 9 ‘bedrock’ in place, Broadcom fleshes out private AI

Broadcom looks to appeal to VCF customers with new layers of private cloud AI services, from model sharing to a new AI factory "metal to model" offering.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 31, 2026

Modernizing IT asset lifecycle management

Modern IT asset lifecycle management improves visibility, automates workflows and strengthens governance to reduce costs and improve resilience.

By Damon Garn • Aug. 27, 2026

Nvidia price hike will raise IT costs for all, analysts say

An upcoming Nvidia price hike will raise costs for enterprise IT buyers, regardless of whether they're investing in AI infrastructure, analysts said this week.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 26, 2026

IT/OT convergence training and certification: A practical guide

IT/OT convergence training involves rethinking existing processes and acquiring new skills to bridge the knowledge gap in areas like business process engineering and project management.

By Mary Shacklett • Aug. 25, 2026

IT vs. OT: Key differences explained

IT and OT have long been independent disciplines, but technical developments and new processing requirements -- particularly for AI and IoT -- are compelling IT/OT convergence.

By Rich Castagna • Aug. 20, 2026

GitHub outage had users weighing options, but finding few

Degraded availability on GitHub's network prevented some customers from using Copilot and deploying with GitHub Actions. Frustrated users found there's no easy alternative.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 19, 2026

Balancing infrastructure priorities for AI integration

AI adoption can expose weaknesses across the enterprise. A strategic approach to infrastructure modernization can help organizations manage risk, efficiency and long-term growth.

By Hardik Chawla • Aug. 19, 2026

How to modernize ITSM without disrupting operations

ITSM modernization succeeds by optimizing workflows, implementing changes in phases, aligning with business goals and applying AI to improve services with minimal disruption.

By Damon Garn • Aug. 17, 2026

How autonomous infrastructure alters IT operations

Autonomous infrastructure is not just implementing new technology; it completely redefines IT's role. Success depends on balancing speed, safety and accountability.

By Damon Garn • Aug. 17, 2026

ITSM trends in 2026: Where to invest vs. where to wait

ITSM in 2026 is shifting toward practical AI, FinOps, ESM and XLAs, with experts urging CIOs to prioritize investments based on data maturity and business goals.

By Mary Pratt • Aug. 3, 2026

Dynatrace execs dish details on Bluebox autonomous AI

The new sub-venture, made available to early adopters this month, completely rethinks the software delivery lifecycle, taking humans out of the loop.

By Beth Pariseau • July 29, 2026

Stateless MCP seen as step forward for enterprise AI

Experts say the project's update this week will make it more suitable for enterprise production use, but it comes with a breaking change for existing systems.

By Beth Pariseau • July 28, 2026

Build, buy or rent: A framework for enterprise AI infrastructure

AI infrastructure decisions hinge on utilization, workload maturity, data and timelines. Most enterprises will get the best results with a hybrid approach.

By Madhu Babu Kola • July 28, 2026

Harness Agent DLC targets AI agent development gaps

DevSecOps for AI agents requires more than code review -- Harness beefs up behavioral and security controls and hints at a possible observability expansion.

By Beth Pariseau • July 22, 2026

IT infrastructure security audit for enterprises

Enterprise IT security audits assess infrastructure, access controls, cloud configurations and recovery readiness to reduce risk and support compliance.

By Damon Garn • July 21, 2026

Atlassian Jira Planner joins spec-driven development AI coding trend

As enterprises grapple with tokenomics, Atlassian emphasizes upfront planning to improve downstream efficiency. But optimizing AI coding costs and quality remains complex.

By Beth Pariseau • July 15, 2026

14 steps to implement IT automation at enterprise scale

IT organizations can't implement automation all at once. But by following proven steps, they can safely scale workflows while improving governance, efficiency and control.

By Stephen Bigelow • July 15, 2026

Cribl buys CardinalOps for detection engineering, edges into SecOps

Erstwhile Splunk nemesis adds a "SIEM-like" experience, with IP and engineering from CardinalOps folded into its "Bring Your Own Agent" pitch to IT buyers.

By Beth Pariseau • July 14, 2026