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Red Hat distinguished engineer unpacks ‘The Agentic Paradox’

In this episode of IT Ops Query, Red Hat's Steve Watt explains the 'agentic paradox' and how agentic AI will change the value businesses bring and the way people think about work.

By Kate Murray • May 26, 2026

IT automation benefits: A strategic guide for IT leaders

IT automation is shifting toward AI-driven, agentic systems that improve efficiency, agility and security while introducing governance and risk challenges for enterprises.

By Kathleen Richards • May 21, 2026

Choosing an IT process automation platform for 2026

Enterprises that depend on large-scale IT processes must be strategic about their automation tools. Explore nine platforms to determine the best one for your organization.

By Chris Tozzi • May 20, 2026

Enterprises fleeing Broadcom move to OpenShift Virtualization

One company moved 100 VMs after its VMware bill shot up ninefold; converts also cited compliance, growing feature parity and expanding partner support.

By Beth Pariseau • May 15, 2026

IT orgs face tricky cost calculus for self-hosted AI inference

Red Hat's twofold strategy to lower AI inference costs -- self-managed hybrid infrastructure and open-weight models -- has potential, experts say, but must be proven in practice.

By Beth Pariseau • May 14, 2026

AI assistants for IT ops: Select and govern operational bots

AI assistants are transforming IT operations by improving efficiency and resolution times, but success depends on governance, validation, transparency and leadership oversight.

By Damon Garn • May 12, 2026

Red Hat AI updates target mounting cost, sovereignty worries

Red Hat furthers its hybrid cloud AI push with Model-as-a-Service and sovereignty features amid growing enterprise concerns about ROI and geopolitical risk.

By Beth Pariseau • May 12, 2026

Red Hat Summit 2026 news and conference guide

Informa TechTarget's guide to Red Hat Summit 2026 covers the latest trends, emerging technologies and information from the annual open source conference.

May 11, 2026

Google’s Agentic Data Cloud extends AI data management

In this episode of IT Ops Query, Andi Gutmans, VP and GM of Data Cloud at Google, explores announcements from Google Cloud Next '26 and what they mean for AI data management.

By Kate Murray • May 7, 2026

Zero trust in the IT ops stack: Securing hybrid workloads

Zero trust replaces perimeter security with identity-based access, automation and continuous monitoring in hybrid and multi-cloud environments, boosting visibility and resilience.

By Damon Garn • May 7, 2026

Atlassian MCP updates take aim at AI token usage

Atlassian's Teamwork Graph adds MCP and CLI tools to refine data exchange with third-party AI agents, an emerging factor in enterprise AI ROI.

By Beth Pariseau • May 6, 2026

ServiceNow reintroduces itself as an AI ‘security company’

ServiceNow pulls ahead of other agent orchestrators with expanded AI security features, experts say, as enterprises proceed cautiously toward agent autonomy.

By Beth Pariseau • May 5, 2026

Scalable IT infrastructure: Balancing speed with stability

Scalable IT requires balancing innovation speed with reliability through strong architecture, visibility and governance to reduce risk, complexity and technical debt.

By Damon Garn • May 5, 2026

IBM Bob AI coding agent ships, HashiCorp AIOps previewed

IBM Bob adds a new kind of interface for IBM systems as the vendor begins integrating AI automation components from multiple acquisitions.

By Beth Pariseau • May 5, 2026

Bridging the gap: Legacy tools gain enterprise AI support

Getting AI to work reliably in production requires not just new tools, but integration with the legacy tools that still run critical systems of record at many large companies.

By Beth Pariseau • May 4, 2026

What is DevOps? Meaning, methodology and guide

DevOps is a software development approach that brings development and IT operations teams together to deliver applications faster and more reliably.

By Ryann Burnett, Stephen Bigelow • April 28, 2026

Merck, Home Depot tap Gemini Enterprise for AI agent development

Blue chips will expand use of Gemini Enterprise AI agents on a revamped platform, but how far its appeal will extend beyond the Google Cloud user base remains to be seen.

By Beth Pariseau • April 23, 2026

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform adds ‘connective tissue’ to Vertex AI

Gemini Enterprise expands multi-agent orchestration, data management and security features, flexing Google Cloud's infrastructure muscle.

By Beth Pariseau • April 23, 2026

New Google TPUs multiply AI infrastructure efficiency

Google's new TPUs assault AI's 'memory wall,' slash AI inference latency and lower costs, setting up its enterprise cloud services to compete on price and power efficiency.

By Beth Pariseau • April 22, 2026

Edge and physical AI poised to upend enterprise networks

Just as the enterprise is wrapping its mind around scaling AI in data centers, another seismic shift is emerging on the outskirts of corporate networks.

By Beth Pariseau • April 15, 2026

11 DevSecOps best practices to prioritize in 2026

DevSecOps is a strategic shift to make security a shared responsibility across the lifecycle, with best practices covering automation, compliance, collaboration and risk reduction.

By Damon Garn • April 15, 2026

Cisco Galileo buy reflects blurring lines in AI observability

Cisco’s Splunk folds Galileo in with its IT ops products, but AI apps and observability introduce a new layer of management that's up for grabs in enterprises. 

By Beth Pariseau • April 13, 2026

ServiceNow AI pricing change takes on enterprise ROI struggles

ServiceNow's AI features are now embedded throughout its software platform in a bid to ease enterprise adoption.

By Beth Pariseau • April 10, 2026

Oracle’s Sudha Raghavan on AI’s infrastructure renaissance

In this episode of IT Ops Query, Sudha Raghavan, senior vice president at OCI, talks AI infrastructure and the innovation opportunities it creates across cloud and data center.

By Kate Murray • April 9, 2026

DevOps metrics and KPIs you should track

Effective DevOps KPIs connect delivery speed, reliability, efficiency and business outcomes. Focusing on meaningful metrics helps leaders drive decisions and continued improvement.

By Damon Garn • April 6, 2026