Welcome to CIOFirst’s Weekly Roundup — your trusted briefing on the forces redefining enterprise IT strategy, AI-native infrastructure, data engineering, cybersecurity, and large-scale digital transformation. This week’s highlights spotlight accelerated AI cloud platforms, next-generation silicon and connectivity, governed data pipelines, industrial AI alliances, and the growing need to translate cyber risk into board-level business impact.
In AI Cloud & Advanced Computing…
Bounteous, a leading digital transformation consultancy, recently made an announcement regarding its new series of Claude coding labs, in partnership with Anthropic, a leading AI safety and research company developing the Claude family of AI models.
Wolters Kluwer Introduces Expert AI for iLien Borrower Analytics
Wolters Kluwer Financial & Corporate Compliance has developed new Expert AI capabilities for its iLien Borrower Analytics solutions for lenders to consolidate public records and lien data into a single view and utilize these, along with an ability to understand collateral descriptions and highlight warnings.
In Data Centers & Connectivity…
Dassault Systèmes and NVIDIA Partner on Industrial AI Platform
Dassault Systèmes and NVIDIA announced a long-term partnership. They will work together to create an industrial AI platform. This platform will use Dassault Systèmes’ Virtual Twin technologies.
Varonis Acquires AllTrue.ai for Enterprise AI Security
Varonis has acquired AllTrue.ai, an AI Trust, Risk, and Security Management (AI TRiSM) specialist, to help organizations gain real-time visibility and control over how AI systems operate across the enterprise.
In AI Security & Observability…
Marvell Technology Acquires Celestial AI
Marvell Technology, a worldwide leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Celestial AI.
Snowflake Launches Cortex Code for Enterprise Data Context
Snowflake, has unveiled Cortex Code, a new Snowflake-native AI coding agent designed to help organizations move data and AI initiatives from experimentation to production faster by embedding deep enterprise data context directly into the development lifecycle.
In Industrial & Enterprise AI…
Malwarebytes Strengthens ChatGPT Against Online Threats
Malwarebytes has launched Malwarebytes in ChatGPT. Now, individuals and small businesses can get quick cybersecurity help. Just ask “Malwarebytes” about scams, spam, or suspicious activity.
Zscaler Acquires SquareX for Browser Security in AI Era
Zscaler, a global leader in cloud-based security – announced that it has acquired SquareX to strengthen its Zero Trust browser security capabilities for the AI era.
In Data Platforms & Engineering…
Snyk Introduces AI Security Fabric Platform
Snyk, the AI security company, has recently introduced the AI Security Fabric. This unified security layer provides continuous protection across the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Liberty Global and Google Cloud Partner to Drive Digital Transformation
Liberty Global, a top European telecommunications and connectivity provider, and Google Cloud have signed a five, year strategic partnership to work together on Liberty Globals digital transformation and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on their network as well as the customer products.
In Enterprise Growth & Strategy…
Workato Introduces Model Context Protocol Servers for AI Adoption
Workato®, the leader in Enterprise Model Context Protocol (MCP), has announced the launch of production-ready MCP servers designed to close the infrastructure gap that has kept many enterprise AI initiatives stalled in pilot phases.
1Password Expands Partner Program for Identity Security SaaS and AI Work
1Password, the identity security company, announced significant expansion of its global 1Password Partner Program, providing channel and services partners with an extensive, profitable opportunity for growth.
⭐ Article of the Week
VPN vs Zero Trust Security: Why Enterprises Are Rethinking Remote Access in 2026
Government agencies are no longer subtle about this problem. CISA and its partners have publicly advised organizations to move toward modern network access security approaches like Zero Trust, secure service edge, and granular access controls. When a national cybersecurity authority signals that legacy access models are no longer sufficient, enterprises should listen.