CIO, Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
Does Vendor Influence Turn Into CIO Bias?
Vendors don't strong-arm CIOs - they subtly shape the story, and if you're not careful, that influence becomes bias you only notice years later. more →
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Wednesday’s Briefing · February 25
CIO, Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
From Repatriation To Replatforming: The Cloud Story No One Wants To Tell
Reversing cloud deployment decisions is no longer a setback. The real story isn't repatriation. It's architectural maturity. more →
CIO, Thursday, February 19th, 2026
Four AI Strategy Archetypes Every CIO Should Know
How CIOs can drive business value between hype and overcaution. more →
CIO, Friday, February 20th, 2026
What IT Leaders Need To Know About The World's First National AI Law
The AI Basic Act went into force in January, making South Korea the first country to fully implement a nationwide foundational law dedicated to AI governance. But what kind of template does it serve for countries and regions beyond its borders? more →
CIO, Friday, February 20th, 2026
Why CIOs Need Analytics Capability To Scale AI
AI can crank out insights at lightning speed, but without solid analytics foundations, it just amplifies noise instead of results. more →
CIODIVE, Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
What CIOs Need To Know About AIBOMs (AI Bill Of Materials)
AI bills of materials can help leaders gain clarity on how AI systems generate their output, easing compliance and regulation efforts as complexity rises. more →
Search CIO, Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
Top 6 Podcasts For CIOs To Follow
In 2026, CIOs need to stay aware of the technologies and events impacting their businesses. Listening to these six podcasts will help CIOs stay abreast of trends and developments. more →
The Cloudcast, Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
Evaluating AI Models In 2026 (28:59)
Aaron and Brian review some of the latest AI model releases and discuss how they would evaluate them through the lens of an Enterprise AI Architect. more →
You've Been Heard, Friday, February 20th, 2026
Building IT From Scratch In A Pe-Backed Startup W/Dana Kline - #396 (38:41)
Dana Kline joined Cordia as the sole IT person at a 3.5-year-old district energy company. The PE firm handed her a budget that priced system admins at $65K. He laughed and got real numbers. more →
You've Been Heard, Friday, February 20th, 2026
Six Times Private Equity IT Playbook W/Bradley Stokes - #397 (71:17)
Bradley Stokes is a six-time private equity CIO who's perfected the art of repositioning IT from cost center to value driver. He's got a five-step playbook that works every time: goodwill tour, PMO setup, staffing assessment, data foundation, and standardization. more →
The Register, Friday, February 20th, 2026
Desktop Tech Sent To Prison For An Education On Strange Places To Put Tattoos
And a very awkward introduction to workplace culture more →
Couchbase CATALYST - The Agent Era is here. Is your data ready? (Oct. 20-22)
Couchbase Catalyst 2026 is the first Couchbase customer conference: three days where technology leaders, architects, and the engineers building on Couchbase meet to advance next-generation data solutions for the Agent Era. more →
The Hacker News, Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
Cybersecurity Tech Predictions For 2026: Operating In A World Of Permanent Instability
In 2025, navigating the digital seas still felt like a matter of direction. Organizations charted routes, watched the horizon, and adjusted course to reach safe harbors of resilience, trust, and compliance. more →
How-To Geek, Friday, February 20th, 2026
Your Password Manager Isn't Enough. Use This Safer 3-Step Setup Instead
I've used Bitwarden for years, and for a long time I felt pretty good about that decision. I wasn't reusing passwords, I had strong, unique logins everywhere, and I wasn't relying on my browser to remember everything. But lately, with the steady rise in account takeovers, phishing kits, and credential-stealing malware, 'pretty good' stopped feeling good enough. more →
IT Security Guru, Friday, February 20th, 2026
Q&A: Organizations Are Spending Millions On Cybersecurity And Still Getting It Wrong
Cybersecurity expert Purvi Kay spoke to the IT Security Guru about what it takes to be a true cyber leader and what the future of the industry may hold more →
SC Media, Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
Unit 42: Identity Abuse Drives Nearly Two-Thirds Of All Breaches
Identity abuse now drives nearly two-thirds of all breaches, according to a Feb. 17 report by the Unit 42 research group at Palo Alto Networks. more →
SC Media, Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
Why Agentic AI Will Obliterate Legacy SaaS, Cybersecurity, And Networking Giants
A seismic shift has taken place, one so profound that only a handful of companies will survive in its wake. This isn't incremental improvement: it's a foundational rewrite of how software, infrastructure, and networks operate, powered by GPU-driven reasoning, ultra-fast inference, collapsing cost curves, and agentic intelligence. more →
SC Media, Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
Thwarting Today's Threats With Next-Generation Security Technology
For your organization to stay ahead of current and future threats, it can't rely on yesterday's cybersecurity technology. Unfortunately, even as attackers continue to refine their skills and use new techniques, many companies continue to deploy outdated firewalls and legacy endpoint protections. more →
Security Boulevard, Thursday, February 19th, 2026
How Are New AI Secrets Vaulting Methods Empowering Better Security?
Have you ever wondered how Non-Human Identities (NHIs) are reshaping cybersecurity? With cyber threats evolve, organizations must prioritize the management of NHIs, especially when operating in cloud environments. NHIs serve as the machine identities within digital and are pivotal for modern security strategies. Understanding their role and effectively managing them can significantly bolster organizational security. more →
Security Boulevard, Monday, February 16th, 2026
How Are NHIs Ensuring Protected Data Exchanges In Financial Services?
Are Machine Identities the Missing Link in Financial Services Security? more →
Security Boulevard, Monday, February 16th, 2026
How Are Stakeholders Reassured By Enhanced Secrets Scanning Methodologies?
Have you ever wondered how secure your cloud environment truly is in interconnected digital? When organizations increasingly migrate their operations to the cloud, the management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets Security Management becomes more critical. more →
Security Boulevard, Monday, February 16th, 2026
How Does Innovation In NHIs Contribute To Better Secrets Security?
Could the Innovation in Non-Human Identities Be the Key to Enhanced Secrets Security? more →
Security Boulevard, Friday, February 20th, 2026
How Does NHI Impact Innovation In Cloud-Native Security Solutions?
Are Organizations Fully Realizing the Potential of Non-Human Identities in Cloud-Native Security Solutions? more →
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
What Techniques In NHI Management Offer Maximum Reassurance
Is Your Organization Ready for Maximum Security with Non-Human Identities? more →
IOT Analytics, Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
60+ Emerging Industrial Digital Technologies You Should Have On Your Radar (2026 Update)
IoT Analytics identified 64 industrial digital technologies that those working in industrial operations should have on their radar: 21 in AI & ML, 18 in automation & robotics, 13 in IoT hardware & connectivity, and 12 in cloud, software, & security. more →
siliconANGLE, Monday, February 16th, 2026
TheCUBE Research 2026 Pedictions: The year of enterprise ROI
Observers commonly say that artificial intelligence is still in the 'early innings.' The reality is AI is much further along than many acknowledge. more →
How-To Geek, Monday, February 16th, 2026
At 28,000 MB/s, the first PCIe Gen 6 SSD is officially faster than DDR4 RAM
It doesn't always make the headlines, but the performance improvements we've seen since solid state storage went mainstream have been staggering. more →
Kubernetes & AI: Powering the Next Generation of Intelligent Infrastructure
Kubernetes has become the universal control plane for modern infrastructure - and now AI is accelerating that evolution. As organizations adopt AI native architectures, scale model training and inference, and push toward more autonomous operations, Kubernetes is emerging as the backbone for running intelligent, distributed systems at scale. more →
RCR Wireless News, Friday, February 20th, 2026
Can 6G Finally Answer The Question Of Reliable Indoor Connectivity Once And For All?
Can 6G finally answer the question of reliable indoor connectivity once and for all? more →
telecompetitor, Friday, February 20th, 2026
AI And Machine Learning Are The Future Of Wi-Fi Management: WBA Report
A Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) report says that the mission-critical nature and complexity of Wi-Fi networks means that rule-based management must give way to management by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). more →
telecompetitor, Thursday, February 19th, 2026
Telcos Use AI For Network Automation More Than Customer Service: NVIDIA Report
Network automation has become the top use case for artificial intelligence (AI) among telecommunications companies, according to a new report from NVIDIA. The report also found that integration of generative AI and agentic AI will drive return on investment industry-wide. more →
Webinar: 6 Use Cases You Didn't Think Possible on the Data Lake
Your lakehouse already holds the data. Iceberg and Delta solved openness, durability, and cost. So why does every workload with a real performance SLA still live somewhere else? more →
DCIG, Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
The Coming Private Cloud Reset
The days of building a customized private cloud based upon VMware's features have ended. Broadcom's decision to stop licensing vSphere as a standalone solution makes that apparent. This change in software licensing will force organizations to do more than identify viable VMware alternatives. more →
Storage Switzerland, Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
VMware Alternatives: Ensuring Disaster Recovery Readiness
Organizations evaluating VMware alternatives focus on licensing costs, migration complexity, and feature parity. Disaster recovery rarely makes the shortlist, and that oversight can prove expensive. If the alternative cannot recover from a disaster efficiently, the cost of downtime and data loss can wipe out any licensing savings. more →
CIO, Thursday, February 19th, 2026
Rethinking Virtualization In The Age Of AI
IT leaders look to revamp their virtualization strategies as AI demands and cost increases lead to concerns about current setups. more →
SASE Pivot and Trends 2026: A Gartner Keynote
Charanpal Bhogal, Senior Director Analyst at Gartner, examines how SASE must expand to protect human and nonhuman identities, govern AI usage, secure agentic interactions and deliver flexible, sovereign security as data residency demands grow. He also breaks down the disruptions redefining the SASE market and what comes next. more →
Cisco, Thursday, February 19th, 2026
When Retail AI Meets The Store Floor
A shopper walks into a store with a specific need. Maybe they're fixing an irrigation system, planning a meal, or trying to resolve a membership issue. more →
Cisco, Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
What OpenAI's Enterprise AI Report Reveals - and What It Means for Your Enterprise Network
When OpenAI publishes a report grounded in real enterprise usage, it's worth paying attention. The data doesn't just predict the future; it documents how today's enterprise networks are already being reshaped. more →
Cisco, Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
Why Post-Quantum Cryptography Matters For Securing Campus And Branch Networks
As quantum computing rapidly advances, it presents a profound threat to the cryptographic foundations that currently secure our digital communications. This risk is particularly pronounced in the campus and branch networks that connect a vast array of today's users, IoT and OT devices, and applications across multiple, diverse locations more →
Cisco, Friday, February 20th, 2026
Unlocking The Future: How Cisco Networking App Marketplace Partners Enable Scalable AI-Ready Devices For Your Customers
As AI-driven transformation accelerates across industries, enterprises face unprecedented demands on their networks. AI workloads require infrastructure that is not only scalable and high-performing but also secure and easy to manage. more →
Cisco, Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
Changes to TLS clientAuth Certificates: Ensuring You're Not Impacted
Cisco customers and partners who use Cisco equipment and services must be aware of important upcoming changes to public TLS certificates used for client authentication, driven by browser security policies such as those from Google Chrome. more →
Cisco, Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
SRv6: From 5G Networks To AI Infrastructure - A Journey Of Innovation
In the fast-paced world of network infrastructure, few technologies have proven as transformative as Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6). What started as a means to simplify service provider networks and support 5G rollouts has now become important for handling today's most challenging artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. more →
Dell, Monday, February 16th, 2026
Dell PowerScale: Architecture Matters In The Age Of AI
Why PowerScale's Discrete Architecture Leads - and Why Others Are Only Now Trying to Catch Up. more →
Dell, Monday, February 16th, 2026
The Three-Click Illusion Of Hpe's Private Cloud AI
The promise of deploying Private Cloud AI in just three clicks is an attention-grabbing narrative. However, this initial simplicity often hides significant downstream challenges. Real-world success in AI requires open, modular choices that preserve flexibility and minimize vendor lock-in, not rigid configurations tied to a single control plane. more →
F5, Thursday, February 19th, 2026
AI Observability: Auditing And Tracing AI Decisions
AI security teams are being asked to answer a new class of questions, often after something has already gone wrong. Why did an AI system allow this response? What policy was applied? Was sensitive data exposed? And can we prove it didn't happen elsewhere? more →
F5, Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
From Packets To Prompts: Inference Adds A New Layer To The Stack
Every major shift in application architecture forces the network to adapt. This is not a new or even revolutionary idea. We've seen it before, repeatedly. And each time, the same pattern played out. more →
F5, Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
Powering Advanced AI Data Delivery With F5 And Scality
As organizations scale AI initiatives from experimentation to production, one reality is becoming clear: AI success depends as much on data delivery as it does on models. more →
F5, Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
Secure Your AI Data Pipeline Without Slowing Pipelines Down
Securing the AI data pipeline is not optional. That much is clear. What is far less obvious-and far more challenging-is how to secure it well. more →
F5, Friday, February 20th, 2026
Securing Your AI Journey With F5 And AWS
While a majority of organizations (96%) are deploying AI models, most worry about AI model security, according to the latest F5 State of Application Strategy report. And rightly so because many traditional security tools do not adequately support or protect modern AI workloads. more →
Expert Panel: Data Observability and Reliability at Scale
Join TDWI's Research Fellow, Donald Farmer, together with industry experts as they discuss how organizations are building data observability and reliability across modern data ecosystems and the practices that support trusted data for AI and analytics. more →
Hitachi Vantara, Thursday, February 19th, 2026
How To Avoid The Hidden Costs Of Slow It Infrastructure Deployments
Organizations invest in IT infrastructure with one expectation: results, delivered fast. But when deployments drag on, the fallout goes far beyond slipping timelines. more →
Build and Automate Your Infrastructure with Red Hat on Microsoft Azure
This webinar focuses on deploying and managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) within Microsoft Azure, utilizing Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform for scalable, cross-domain infrastructure automation. more →
Tenable, Friday, February 20th, 2026
Dynamic Objects In Active Directory: The Stealthy Threat
Active Directory's "dynamic objects" feature offers attackers a perfect evasion cloak. more →
Tenable, Thursday, February 19th, 2026
The Cloud And AI Velocity Trap: Why Governance Is Falling Behind Innovation
AI adoption is outpacing traditional cyber governance. The 'Tenable Cloud and AI Security Risk Report 2026' reveals how overprivileged identities and unmonitored supply chain dependencies leave orgs exposed. We offer 10 tactics to shut down your most critical attack paths. more →
Tintri, Thursday, February 19th, 2026
Freedom To Choose - Hypervisor-Smart Storage For A Post VMware World
Virtualization is no longer a one-horse town. Many enterprises now run VMware vSphere in one data center, Hyper-V or Citrix in another, test Red Hat or KVM in the lab, and evaluate Platform9 for a VMware exit strategy. This is on top of trying to keep SLAs steady and costs sane. more →
Picking Your Winner in the Agentic AI Race
The biggest story in DevOps this year is the agentic AI revolution. Which platform will lead your pipeline? Join 3,000+ practitioners to evaluate, compare, and decide. more →
