IT Budget stories

US SMBs hold firm on automated cybersecurity despite budget squeezes, as inflation forces tighter tech choices and wider AI enthusiasm cools.

Cast AI says businesses are burning cash on AI infrastructure, with just 5% GPU use across 23,000 Kubernetes clusters and rising H200 costs adding pressure.

Wasabi lands USD $250 million Bain-led credit line to fund cloud storage expansion, AI-ready infrastructure and overseas growth.

Azul wins a bigger enterprise foothold as FY26 bookings leap, partners expand and a Thoma Bravo-backed deal and Payara buyout widen its Java push.

SITA says aviation tech spend hit USD $50.8 billion in 2025, but poor data integration is still limiting returns across AI, security and sustainability.

Auctor secures USD $20 million from Sequoia Capital and backers to automate enterprise software rollouts and cut costly project delays.

Gigamon unveils AI traffic tools as IDC says network observability market will reach USD $4.39 billion by 2029.

Mixed-fleet storage gains appeal as VDURA says enterprise SSD prices surged 24% in three weeks, driving costs sharply higher for AI and HPC systems.

US finance chiefs warn cloud bills are climbing as AI spending competes for budgets, with most seeing waste and tighter control demands.

US small businesses turn to AI for data analysis, scheduling and stock control as most keep tech budgets steady or higher, survey finds.

Bank of America's wealth units deploy an AI meeting system for advisers, with the lender saying it could save up to four hours per client meeting.

World Backup Day prompts warnings that untested restores and AI-era data demands are leaving mid-sized firms dangerously exposed.

Lwart extends Rimini Street support to SAP and VMware to cut licensing pressure, avoid forced upgrades and refocus IT on operations.

Netskope unveils Netskope One AI Security, a unified platform to tackle shadow AI, data leakage and model attacks across enterprises.

IDC warns memory shortages and supply constraints will drive a steeper 2026 fall in PC and tablet shipments, even as market value rises.

With DRAM in short supply, Percona urges developers to cut RAM use and fine‑tune Valkey to keep apps fast on tighter hardware budgets.

IDC says the external OEM enterprise storage market returned to growth in 2025 as delayed refresh cycles lifted spending, with all-flash arrays leading gains.

Virtana debuts system-wide AI observability as enterprises battle double-digit AI job failures and mounting hybrid, multi-cloud fragility.

Nvidia survey finds AI now widely embedded in operations, driving revenue gains, cost cuts and fresh spend as firms move beyond pilots.

Boards hear from CISOs more than ever, yet most security chiefs still lack clout over strategy, spending and fast-rising AI-driven risks.