Policy & Regulation

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    Global sovereign cloud spend to increase 35.6% in 2026

    Cloud customers will seek more local infrastructure options in an effort to retain full control of their data, according to Gartner.

    By Makenzie Holland • Feb. 11, 2026
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    Kyndryl reassures investors as revenue flattens

    The IT services firm also revamped its finance team and commenced an audit of its cash management practices, company executives said Monday.

    By • Feb. 9, 2026
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    Oracle falls in line with Broadcom’s VMware license portability mandate

    The hyperscaler follows AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud in adopting the bring-your-own-license model for VCF cloud deployments.

    By • Jan. 23, 2026
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    IBM tackles cloud, AI sovereignty with new platform

    Built on Red Hat's open source foundation, Sovereign Core aims to inherently provide control over the environment.

    By Makenzie Holland • Jan. 15, 2026
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    Moody’s forecasts growing AI threats, regulatory friction for 2026

    The U.S. and the EU continue to pursue starkly different regulatory agendas, the research firm noted.

    By Eric Geller • Jan. 9, 2026
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    OpenText: MSPs need to think like business consultants

    The MSP model is evolving as AI, cybersecurity threats and regulation reshape the channel.

    By Christine Horton, Channel Dive contributor • Dec. 19, 2025
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    Gaia-X warns US hyperscalers about selling cloud sovereignty

    Tech leaders at last month’s Gaia-X summit said sovereign branding can’t overcome the limits of what the cloud providers can offer European customers.

    By Christine Horton, Channel Dive contributor • Dec. 19, 2025
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    Cybersecurity concerns are paramount among executives in almost all roles, regions and industries

    A new survey finds widespread agreement that security is one of the biggest challenges facing companies today.

    By Eric Geller • Dec. 18, 2025
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    CISA updates cybersecurity benchmarks for critical infrastructure organizations

    The agency streamlines and supplements goals it first issued in 2022.

    By Eric Geller • Dec. 12, 2025
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    Trump pledges order addressing patchwork of state AI laws

    The move comes after the president and big tech unsuccessfully pushed for congressional action on the issue.

    By Alexei Alexis • Dec. 9, 2025
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    Ransomware peaked in 2023 prior to law enforcement actions

    U.S. Treasury report shows drop in threat activity in the wake of aggressive takedown efforts.

    By David Jones • Dec. 8, 2025
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    Australian regulators sue Microsoft over ‘misleading’ pricing structure

    The consumer watchdog said the vendor failed to disclose the existence of a cheaper Microsoft 365 plan sans Copilot, the latest query into the company’s bundling practices.

    By Makenzie Holland • Oct. 27, 2025