CIO, Monday, July 20th, 2026
The Audit Trail CIOs Need Before the Next Cyber Crisis
CIOs must build documented evidence of risk governance to survive post-breach investigations and regulatory scrutiny. more →
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Wednesday’s Briefing · July 29
CIO, Monday, July 20th, 2026
7 Issues Impacting AI Strategies and How CIOs Should Respond
CIOs face mounting pressure to demonstrate AI ROI while navigating trust, cost and readiness challenges. more →
Dark Reading, Monday, July 20th, 2026
CISOs Feel the Heat Over AI Risk
Job pressures from headlong AI adoption have 26% of top security executives considering leaving their position. more →
CIO Dive, Monday, July 20th, 2026
End-User AI Spending to Soar as CIOs Grapple With Costs
Global AI spending will jump 63% to $64 billion in 2026, forcing CIOs to scrutinize budgets more closely. more →
CIO, Monday, July 20th, 2026
Finding the Right Balance Between Autonomy and Scale
CIOs should centralize where scale matters and decentralize for responsiveness, revisiting the split as maturity changes. more →
CIO Influence, Monday, July 20th, 2026
Modern CIO Priorities: Transforming Enterprise Security Into Business Enablement
Enterprise security is shifting from a defensive function to a strategic enabler of innovation and resilience. more →
DevOps.com, Friday, July 24th, 2026
From Reactive Monitoring to AI-Driven Operational Intelligence
AWS CloudWatch moves past reactive dashboards with AI-powered anomaly detection and automated incident analysis. more →
DevOps.com, Friday, July 24th, 2026
These Are 10 CI/CD Pipeline Mistakes That Slow Down Engineering Teams
Common CI/CD pipeline mistakes cause delayed delivery, higher costs and reduced engineering productivity. more →
TechTarget, Friday, July 24th, 2026
CISO's Guide to Privileged Identity Management
Privileged identity management replaces standing access with temporary, audited permissions to limit breach impact. more →
SC Media, Friday, July 24th, 2026
Federation and Single Sign-On: How SSO Works and When It Breaks
SSO centralizes authentication but federation failures cascade across every connected service at once. more →
Information Age, Friday, July 24th, 2026
When Security Teams Step Away, Attackers Step In
More than 60% of security incidents occur outside standard business hours, when defenders are least attentive. more →
Clear Path Security, Friday, July 24th, 2026
Why Endpoint Detection Matters for Organisations
Endpoint detection helps UK SMEs spot suspicious device activity early, reducing breach impact and downtime. more →
SmartData Collective, Friday, July 24th, 2026
Why MDR Is Essential for Big Data Security
Managed detection and response helps companies protect big data environments through monitoring and faster response. more →
The High Stakes Dilemma: Protection Strategies for 2026-27
Out-of-control data can cause cybersecurity breaches, privacy law violations, AI hallucinations, higher storage costs, and more. In this virtual event, learn why and how to begin to clean up shop. more →
Security Boulevard, Monday, July 20th, 2026
The Cost of Agentic Pentesting: Pricing Models, Hidden Costs and How to Compare Value
Agentic pentesting runs from $119 per month to $4,000 per test, but hidden costs often exceed the headline price. more →
Security Boulevard, Monday, July 20th, 2026
Two Misconfigurations That Undo Your DDoS Protection
DDoS protection failures stem from misconfiguration rather than missing products, in two opposite failure modes. more →
Security Boulevard, Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
5 Reasons Zero Trust Needs Policy Control
FireMon argues policy control is essential for zero trust in an AI-accelerated threat landscape. more →
Security Boulevard, Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
How to Secure Model Context Protocol (MCP) Deployments Against Quantum Computing Threats
Enterprises must adopt post-quantum cryptography to protect AI data from future quantum decryption. more →
Security Boulevard, Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
TDL 026: The First Line of Defense Is Being Informed, Matthew Dufresne
Matthew Dufresne discusses CanadaGPT, a tool providing factual Canadian government data with source verification. more →
Security Boulevard, Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
The Cost of a Data Breach: More Than Just Fines
Data breaches cost far more than regulatory fines, averaging $4.44 million globally in 2025. more →
Analytics Insight, Friday, July 24th, 2026
AI Chips Explained: GPU vs. NPU vs. TPU
GPUs, TPUs and NPUs each serve distinct roles, optimized for workloads from training through edge inference. more →
North American Network Operators' Group (NANOG) 98 Miami
NANOG is, and always has been, dedicated to the people who make up our community. Meet with hundreds of individuals from network engineering, operations, and architecture, who gather in major cities across North America. more →
Security Boulevard, Thursday, July 23rd, 2026
What Is Post-Quantum Cryptography and Why Does It Matter?
An overview of post-quantum cryptography and why it matters for organizations preparing for quantum threats. more →
Building a Secure AI Strategy for the Enterprise
This virtual event explores the implications of this new world order of AI agents joining the business, including AI discovery, governance, identity, and how to put in place the proper guardrails. more →
Solutions Review, Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
AI Develops Code: Who's Developing Developers?
Chegg Skills' Colin Coggins argues organizations must build developer judgment as fast as AI reshapes engineering work. more →
Architecture & Governance Magazine, Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
Researchers: CIOs Should Define Enterprise Architect Roles More Clearly
Info-Tech recommends defining enterprise architect roles more narrowly and tying them to measurable business outcomes. more →
ZDNET, Friday, July 24th, 2026
The 3 Types of People Who Will Excel in the AI Agent Era, According to Tech Leaders
Tech leaders identify three professional profiles that will thrive as autonomous agents reshape enterprise work. more →
SecureWorld Quantum Cryptography Virtual Conference
The conference centers on helping IT and cybersecurity leaders transition from reactive concern to proactive planning regarding quantum threats. more →
AMD, Thursday, July 23rd, 2026
AAI 2026: AMD Delivers Full-Stack Compute for the Agentic AI Era
AMD unveils full-stack agentic AI compute at Advancing AI 2026, led by Helios rack-scale, EPYC, and MI400. more →
StorageReview, Thursday, July 23rd, 2026
AMD 6th Gen EPYC Venice: 256 Cores, 1.6TB/s, and the First PCIe Gen 6 Server CPU
AMD launches Venice, a server CPU portfolio with up to 256 cores, 1.6TB/s memory bandwidth and industry-first PCIe Gen 6. more →
Tom's Hardware, Thursday, July 23rd, 2026
AMD's Venice-X CPU Launches in 2027 With 1152 MB of 3D V-Cache, 96 Cores and 5.15 GHz Boost Clock
AMD's Zen 6 Venice-X processor arrives in 2027 with 1152 MB of 3D V-Cache, 96 cores and a 5.15 GHz boost clock. more →
Tech Spotlight - What AI Means for Identity Security
In this session, Nathan O'Bryan (5x Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified Solutions Master, 30+ year veteran Active Directory administrator) will cover how changes in technology have shaped the way IT departments do Identity and Access Management. more →
Commvault, Friday, July 24th, 2026
The Window Between Discovery and Exploit Is Closing
Commvault's Rajiv Kottomtharayil urges weekly patching as the gap between disclosure and exploitation shrinks. more →
Migrating Apache Solr Workloads to Amazon OpenSearch Service
This session is ideal for engineering leaders, search architects, and platform teams currently operating Apache Solr who want to understand the benefits, trade-offs, and practical steps involved in migrating to a fully managed search service on AWS. more →
CrowdStrike, Monday, July 20th, 2026
Beyond the Model: Harnessing Frontier AI for Stronger Cyber Defense
CrowdStrike argues frontier AI, applied beyond the model itself, strengthens cyber defense. more →
CrowdStrike, Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
Denying the Worm: Detecting SANDWORM_MODE and the Emerging Class of AI Toolchain Supply Chain Attacks
CrowdStrike research details detecting SANDWORM_MODE and a new class of AI toolchain supply chain attacks. more →
CrowdStrike, Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
CrowdStrike Falcon Platform Helps Meet US Government Mandates for CISA BOD-26-04
How the CrowdStrike Falcon platform helps federal agencies meet the new CISA BOD-26-04 mandate. more →
Modernize for the AI Era
Join PwC and AWS for a discussion on how AI is redefining cloud modernization priorities. We'll share examples from leaders in their sectors, as well as practical recommendations for building modern cloud platforms that deliver measurable business value, while navigating evolving regulatory, risk, and operational considerations. more →
Databricks, Thursday, July 23rd, 2026
Provisioning for the Agentic Era: How Databricks Built a Self-Serve Infrastructure Vending Machine
Databricks describes building a self-serve infrastructure 'vending machine' for the agentic era. more →
Databricks, Thursday, July 23rd, 2026
Why a Frontier Data Agent Outperforms General Coding Agents in Quality and Cost
Databricks argues a purpose-built data agent beats general coding agents on quality and cost. more →
Databricks, Thursday, July 23rd, 2026
Connect Amazon S3 Data to Databricks With Delegated IAM Permissions
Databricks details connecting Amazon S3 data using delegated IAM permissions. more →
Databricks, Thursday, July 23rd, 2026
Introducing AI Spend Controls With Unity AI Gateway
Databricks introduces AI spend controls through the Unity AI Gateway. more →
F5, Thursday, July 23rd, 2026
AI App Delivery Top 10: Lack of Security and Regulatory Compliance
F5 explains why AI apps require compliance controls that govern runtime decisions, not just static data paths. more →
F5, Friday, July 24th, 2026
The Next Era of AI Is Sharing. Kimi K3 Just Made It Expensive.
F5 argues that serving open-weight Kimi K3 at scale, not the model itself, is the real cost challenge. more →
Okta, Thursday, July 23rd, 2026
Introducing Agent Gateway: Runtime AI Agent Governance
Okta introduces Agent Gateway to govern AI agents at runtime with identity-based controls. more →
Practitioner Perspective: Achieving Fine-Grained Control for Data and AI on the Endpoint
Join us for a practitioner-focused deep dive on what it takes to move beyond blind alerting and blunt blocking. Bold sits down with Michael Roberts, Security Engineer at Cresta, a leading AI company, to explore an age-old question: How do you get the fine-grained control to stop real data loss without getting in the way of employee productivity? more →
Red Hat, Friday, July 24th, 2026
Beyond the Blind Spots: Defeating Frontier AI Model Threats in Your Application Development Process
Red Hat outlines how to defend application development pipelines against frontier AI model threats. more →
Red Hat, Friday, July 24th, 2026
Achieve High Scalability Using Red Hat Satellite Capsule Server
Red Hat explains how Satellite Capsule Server enables high scalability for large content management deployments. more →
Salesforce, Monday, July 20th, 2026
Slack Hacks for Founders: Stop the Meeting Madness
Slack tips for founders to cut down on unnecessary meetings. more →
Salesforce, Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Agent to Agent Script
Five reasons to move agents from the legacy Agentforce Builder to the new Agent Script-powered builder. more →
Salesforce, Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
Beyond Keywords: How Agentic Commerce Search Understands True Shopper Intent
How new agentic commerce search interprets natural-language shopper intent beyond keywords. more →
Salesforce, Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
Your Agents Are Getting More Capable. Is Your Observability Tooling Keeping Up?
Agentforce Observability adds context-based session scoring and multi-agent traces, free for all customers. more →
Salesforce, Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
How to Know If You've Outgrown Your CRM: Plus 10 Tips to Keep Growing
Signs you have outgrown your CRM, plus 10 tips to keep growing. more →
Salesforce, Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
Architecting Secure Agent Connectivity: A Guide to Choosing Between MCP and APIs
A Think Like an Architect recap on securely exposing enterprise data to AI agents via MCP or APIs. more →
SAP, Monday, July 20th, 2026
Damen Steers Toward Faster, Smarter Shipbuilding with SAP Business AI
Shipbuilder Damen adopts SAP Business AI to accelerate and streamline its shipbuilding operations. more →
SAP, Monday, July 20th, 2026
SAP Business AI: Release Highlights Q2 2026
SAP recaps the key Business AI features and innovations delivered in the second quarter of 2026. more →
SAP, Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
From the Factory Floor to the Data Layer: How Leading Companies Are Rewriting the Rules of Agility
SAP explores how leading manufacturers connect the factory floor to the data layer to boost operational agility. more →
Escaping Data Gravity and Infrastructure Debt: Why the AI Era Demands an Agentic Data Cloud
Enterprise data leaders face an aggressive mandate: deploy generative AI and autonomous agents that drive real operational efficiency. Yet, as teams move past isolated pilots into production, they run into a hard architectural barrier. That barrier? Data gravity. more →
SuperMicro, Thursday, July 23rd, 2026
Supermicro Introduces New Server Portfolio With 6th Gen AMD EPYC 9006 Series CPUs, Delivering 1.7x Generational Performance Improvements
Supermicro launches its H15 server portfolio on 6th Gen AMD EPYC 9006 CPUs with 1.7x performance gains. more →
Securing the Autonomous Enterprise: Discover, Govern, and Protect Non-Human Identities.
This technical briefing breaks down how to operationalize a unified security architecture to establish clarity and control over your autonomous ecosystem. more →
UiPath, Monday, July 20th, 2026
The New Enterprise AI Conversation Leaders Are Having Right Now
Enterprise leaders have shifted from asking whether AI works to whether it can run governably inside real business processes at scale. more →
UiPath, Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
Why AI Isn't Solving Manufacturing's Productivity Problem
Manufacturing AI stalls not from weak intelligence but from broken execution in the gaps between systems, teams, and processes. more →