IT Tech Pulse’s Weekly Roundup: Top IT Insights & Trends and Must-Reads for the Week Ending August (04-08th)
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ITTech Pulse brings you a weekly treasure trove of insights from top IT leaders. Uncover the latest advancements and innovations that unfolded between August 04-08th. Stay ahead of the curve with updates on industry trends and breaking news in Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, cloud computing, data management, cybersecurity, and transformative technologies. Immerse yourself in expert perspectives on emerging trends and get an exclusive glimpse into upcoming IT events and essential terminology. Don’t miss out on what’s shaping the future of technology!
Tech Trends Weekly: What’s Happening in IT
The Latest in Agentic AI Technology
Scribe Security Contributes to Groundbreaking NIST Initiative on DevSecOps and Secure Software Development
Scribe Security, is joining NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) DevSecOps project to help define secure software development practices. The initiative will create open, standards-based reference architectures aligned with frameworks like NIST SP 800-218. Scribe will contribute its expertise in SBOM management, continuous Security attestation, and policy-as-code to support compliance with regulations such as EO 14028 and FedRAMP. The project’s results will be published in a NIST Special Publication, guiding organizations in improving software integrity, resilience, and compliance.
Forethought Is Now Available in the New AWS Marketplace AI Agents and Tools Category
Forethought, has launched its AI-native enterprise customer support platform in AWS Marketplace’s new AI Agents and Tools category. This allows businesses to quickly discover, purchase, and deploy Forethought’s multi-agent, omnichannel AI system—covering chat, email, voice, and SMS—directly from AWS accounts. Built on AWS for performance, security, and scalability, the platform uses a proprietary agentic reasoning engine to cut costs, speed resolutions, and enhance customer engagement across industries, streamlining procurement and accelerating AI-driven customer experience innovation.
IT AI Security News of the Week
Darktrace Announces Opening of New Deployment Center and Corporate Office in Dallas, Texas, and Key Executive Hires
Darktrace, is opening a 7,555 sq. ft. deployment center and new corporate office in Dallas, Texas, by September 2025 to speed up hardware delivery and support growing U.S. demand. The center can ship 40,000 appliances annually and will serve both commercial and federal clients. Former GoPro executive Eve Saltman joins as Chief Legal Officer, and former Entersekt CRO Marty Overman becomes EVP of Sales, Americas. These moves are part of Darktrace’s broader U.S. expansion, office upgrades, and strategic investments to boost market share and customer support.
Palo Alto Networks Redefines Application Security with the Industry’s Most Comprehensive Prevention-First ASPM
Palo Alto Networks,has launched Cortex Cloud™ ASPM, a prevention-first tool that blocks security risks before cloud and AI apps reach production—making fixes 10x faster and more cost-effective. It unifies data from top AppSec partners like Snyk, GitLab, and Veracode for full cross-vendor visibility without changing developer tools. Integrated with the Cortex Cloud platform, it offers proactive risk prevention, accurate prioritization, and automated remediation, helping organizations secure applications across their entire lifecycle while accelerating innovation.
Transformative Advances in Artificial Intelligence
Krutrim Partners with Cloudera to Power AI-Driven Innovation in India
Cloudera, is partnering with Krutrim, India’s sovereign cloud platform, to power large-scale analytics and AI workloads for Ola, with plans to extend the solution to other enterprises. Using Cloudera’s data platform, Krutrim can deliver secure, scalable AI-driven data lake solutions tailored to India’s linguistic and cultural diversity. The partnership enhances data engineering, AI training, and inference at scale, enabling faster insights, improved customer experiences, and enterprise-grade cloud services designed for India’s unique needs while driving operational efficiency and business transformation.
SecurityBridge and Microsoft Webinar Ignites a New Era of SAP Security with AI-Powered Integration
SecurityBridge, will host a webinar with Microsoft on August 12, showcasing “Reimagining SAP Security: AI-Driven Protection with Microsoft Sentinel for SAP & SecurityBridge.” The session will demonstrate how the integration delivers unified monitoring, AI-driven insights, real-time threat detection, and faster remediation for SAP environments. Featuring live demos by experts from both companies, the event will highlight streamlined workflows, improved SOC-SAP collaboration, and enhanced enterprise-wide protection—helping organizations secure critical SAP systems with greater speed, clarity, and efficiency.
Essential IT Reads: Insights for Professionals
Splinternet Rising: How the Global Internet Is Splintering into Digital Island
The internet is splitting into region-specific networks—a “Splinternet.” Nations now enforce unique laws, block foreign platforms, and demand local data storage, driven by politics, security, and cultural control. Examples include China’s Great Firewall, Russia’s sovereign internet, TikTok bans, and the EU’s strict regulations. This shift reduces global connectivity, innovation, and information freedom, while boosting privacy, security, and local culture. A fully open web is unlikely to return, but decentralization and digital rights advocacy still offer hope for a more connected future.
