Welcome to CIOFirst’s Weekly Roundup—your trusted digest of the week’s most important enterprise tech stories. From observability breakthroughs and real-time agentic AI to cost optimization and secure cloud innovation, this roundup highlights the technologies, alliances, and frameworks shaping the enterprise digital future.
In AI…
Virtana Partners with NVIDIA to Advance AI Factory Observability at Scale
Virtana teams up with NVIDIA to deliver advanced observability for AI factories, enabling enterprises to monitor, optimize, and scale complex AI workloads with greater transparency and performance control.
In Cloud Computing…
Grafana Labs Unveils Public Preview of AI Assistant to Simplify Observability and Monitoring
Grafana Labs introduces an AI-powered assistant that simplifies observability workflows by providing natural language insights, anomaly detection, and proactive monitoring for enterprise IT teams.
In Cloud…
One Source Unveils Cloud Expense Management to Enhance Cost Visibility and Control
One Source launches a new cloud expense management solution designed to improve cost transparency, optimize resource allocation, and strengthen financial governance across multi-cloud environments.
In Data Management…
Confluent Launches Streaming Agents to Power Scalable Real-Time Agentic AI
Confluent debuts Streaming Agents, a groundbreaking innovation that brings real-time intelligence to agentic AI, enabling enterprises to build adaptive, data-driven applications at scale.
In Business Tech…
DXC and Boomi Partner to Accelerate Enterprise Modernization and Agentic AI Adoption
DXC Technology and Boomi form a strategic partnership to fast-track enterprise modernization, combining integration expertise with agentic AI to power connected, intelligent digital ecosystems.
In Fintech…
Q2 Partners with Open Payment Network to Power Instant Payments Across Banking Platforms
Q2 collaborates with Open Payment Network to deliver instant payments capabilities across its banking platforms—helping financial institutions meet rising demand for real-time, secure transactions.
In Cloud Security…
ConnectWise Launch AI-Powered Email Security and Awareness Training for MSPs with Proofpoint
ConnectWise and Proofpoint roll out an AI-driven email security and training suite for managed service providers—strengthening defenses against phishing, social engineering, and insider threats.
In Cybersecurity…
ManTech and Oracle Forge Partnership to Advance Secure AI-Powered Cloud Solutions for Government Agencies
ManTech partners with Oracle to deliver AI-powered, cost-efficient, and compliant cloud solutions tailored to the mission-critical needs of U.S. government agencies.
⭐ Article of the Week
Natural Language Querying: How Talking to Your Data is Changing AI for Business Leaders
This week’s spotlight explores how natural language querying is transforming enterprise AI, enabling business leaders to interact with data intuitively, accelerate decision-making, and democratize analytics across the organization.