The Ultimate Guide to Hybrid Cloud
A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Hybrid Cloud.
What to know about Hybrid Cloud
Hybrid cloud technology blends public and private cloud environments to offer businesses flexibility, scalability, and enhanced control over their IT infrastructure. This approach enables organizations to optimize resource use, enhance disaster recovery capabilities, and improve security by balancing on-premises data centers with cloud services.
Our collection of recent stories covers a wide spectrum of developments in hybrid cloud, including advancements in AI-powered security, partnerships expanding hybrid cloud capabilities, and new solutions enhancing data management and disaster recovery. Readers can explore expert insights on managing hybrid IT environments, cloud migration strategies, cost optimization, and overcoming security challenges associated with hybrid deployments.
Whether you are an IT professional looking to stay informed on the latest hybrid cloud innovations or a business leader aiming to harness the benefits of hybrid architectures, these stories offer valuable perspectives on the evolving hybrid cloud landscape and practical guidance for successful adoption.
Irish Hybrid Cloud News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Climb named official HPE Networking distributor in Ireland
Ireland's channel partners gain a single route to HPE's broader networking portfolio as Climb takes on the expanded distribution role.
How leadership, people and technology are key for AI adoption across Irish businesses
Irish firms could miss AI gains unless leaders back clear use cases, staff skills and infrastructure to turn trials into value.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Hybrid Cloud
AI drives enterprise storage demand as data piles up
RavenDB launches Quill for AI agents on SQL databases
Coder launches Agent Relay for Cursor in private preview
Ataccama names Systemation Benelux distributor for AI push
SUSE named Gartner Leader for container management
Featured News
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Check Point CTO on AI's double-edged sword
AI is shrinking the gap between vulnerability disclosure and real-world exploitation to hours, forcing security teams to adapt fast.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
Expert Columns
Your annual penetration testing is already out of date
2026 security trends mid-year check-in: What's accelerating, what's stalling, and what comes next
How AI Is changing enterprise storage security
How data centres make the FIFA World Cup possible
Virtual vs. physical firewalls: A practical guide for modern networks
The Death of the Firewall
Why trust is the bottleneck for AI-driven operations
Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
How leadership, people and technology are key for AI adoption across Irish businesses
Why AI-powered security needs network telemetry across the hybrid cloud
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Hybrid Cloud News
Red Hat AI 3.5 expands AI safety and observability tools
Enterprises get new governance, monitoring and multi-tenant controls as Red Hat targets safer, scalable AI use beyond pilot projects.
Rubrik launches Iceberg protection for AWS lakehouses
Enterprises using Apache Iceberg on AWS can now restore full, queryable tables after incidents, reducing manual rebuilds and downtime.
NETSCOUT expands data platform to boost enterprise AI
Enterprises could cut AI costs and speed incident resolution as NETSCOUT adds packet-derived evidence to existing observability tools.
Foxit adds local AI & Workspace in PDF Editor update
Local AI processing in Foxit's latest PDF Editor update is aimed at regulated users who need document analysis without sending files to the cloud.
Synology expands ActiveProtect with cloud recovery
Organisations can now restore cloud backups directly into Amazon EC2 or Azure VM, cutting steps in disaster recovery after an outage.
Nvidia & Microsoft push local AI agents on Windows
Windows users with RTX GPUs can now run more AI agents locally, cutting setup friction and keeping sensitive work off the cloud.
GK Software launches retail AI framework GK Agentic
It aims to cut costs and complexity for large retailers by letting staff use AI agents on existing devices and approved internal data.
Teradata links Autonomous Knowledge Platform to OneLake
Customers can analyse data without copying it, as the link between Teradata and Microsoft OneLake cuts pipeline costs and governance overhead.
Equinix launches AI inference exchange with Nvidia
Enterprises could cut AI latency and simplify compliance as the new service places inference closer to data, apps and users.
Google Cloud adds VPC security tools for BlackLine
Security teams can now trace blocked cloud requests faster, as Google Cloud rolls out policy intelligence for VPC Service Controls to cut investigation time.
Teradata links Autonomous Knowledge Platform to OneLake
Customers can run AI workloads on OneLake data in place, reducing the need for ETL pipelines and duplicate copies across systems.
TekWurx joins Park Place as Entuity partner for IT
The tie-up aims to help hybrid IT teams pinpoint outage impact faster by linking network alerts to business service context.
Microsoft, DE-CIX launch Azure Metro in five cities
Customers in five cities gain backup Azure routes designed to keep AI and critical enterprise workloads online if one link fails.
Westcon-Comstor signs Sonar deal across EMEA & APAC
Partners across EMEA and APAC gain a route into AI coding and DevSecOps projects as SonarQube checks aim to cut security and governance risks.
Mirantis k0rdent AI gains NVIDIA hypervisor certification
Certification could help cloud operators share costly GPUs more efficiently, with k0rdent AI coming within 5% of bare-metal performance.
Airrived launches sovereign AI platform for governments
Governments and regulated firms can now keep agentic AI on their own systems, reducing cloud dependence and tighter data controls.
Nasuni acquires DryvIQ to boost file data governance
The deal gives enterprises one platform to classify and govern unstructured files before using them in AI systems, reducing compliance risk.
Everpure raises outlook after record second-quarter revenue
Higher demand for AI and hyperscale products helped lift revenue 38% to USD $1.2 billion, prompting Everpure to raise full-year guidance.
Genetec tops global video management software rankings
Growing demand for cloud, on-premises and hybrid security systems helped Genetec widen its lead in video management software, analysts said.