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Infrastructure spending widened in the UAE and Türkiye in the third quarter, while Saudi Arabia lagged with distribution revenue about 9% lower year on year.
The recognition underscores growing demand for cloud-native tools that can govern human, machine and AI access to sensitive systems.
Large enterprises are spending more than 13,900 engineering hours a year fixing AI-assisted code as governance costs spill into security and compliance budgets.
Without tighter governance, AI-generated code could amplify security flaws and compliance breaches across the software pipeline as adoption accelerates.
Strong demand in security and AI helped lift third-quarter revenue 20% to USD $2.08 billion, prompting a higher full-year forecast.
Paid AI usage among customers jumped 232% from a year earlier as 8x8 booked record quarterly service revenue of USD $188 million.
Rising security spend has failed to curb cyber incidents, prompting Michael Collins to argue that organisations need better decision-making, not more tools.
The recognition could help Boomi win enterprise buyers as firms race to govern AI agents, with Gartner's Visionary label boosting its profile.
The move gives Tanium's security teams access to OpenAI cyber models for threat detection, vulnerability work and platform defence against AI-driven attacks.
The ranking underscores rising demand for governed data access as businesses adapt their systems to support AI workloads and automation.
Firms face rising risks from unchecked AI adoption, as the advisory group warns of breaches, compliance failures and vendor lock-in by 2028.
Australian and New Zealand customers will gain early access to AI tools designed to speed incident response and cut service disruption costs.
Growing power constraints and AI demand are pushing firms towards infrastructure models that can adapt as costs, supply and workloads shift.
Buyers of hybrid meeting systems are placing greater weight on audio quality and manageability, boosting Shure's standing in IDC's latest review.
The Melbourne-based Cisco partner is expanding sales and services as FY26 revenue jumped 67 per cent and bookings surged.
The integration puts sustainability scores alongside supplier pricing and contract data, helping buyers weigh ESG risks in one workflow.
The updates are designed to help businesses automate routine work while tightening oversight of AI use across their project data.
Australian buyers have rated Roborock highest for robot vacuums, with Canstar's survey giving it five stars across every category.
AI time savings may not cut labour bills unless finance chiefs actively redirect capacity, Gartner said, as firms seek returns on spending.
Employers can now flag fake applicants earlier as concern grows over deepfakes, stolen identities and forged documents in remote hiring.