ITTech pulse Roundup: Top IT Insights, Trends and Must-reads for the Week (Aug18 – Aug 22)
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Tech Trends Weekly: What’s Happening in IT
Accenture to Acquire CyberCX, Expanding Cybersecurity Capabilities in Asia Pacific
Accenture will acquire CyberCX, a leading cybersecurity provider with 1,400 professionals, marking its largest cybersecurity deal to date. This move strengthens Accenture’s presence in Asia Pacific, helping clients boost resilience, protect infrastructure, and secure AI-driven growth. Founded in 2019 in Australia, CyberCX offers end-to-end cybersecurity services, including offensive security, crisis management, threat intelligence, and managed detection and response. It also brings AI-powered platform, training programs, and a strong partner network with firms like Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks.
Druva Introduces Industry’s First AI Agents to Simplify Cyber Resilience
Druva, has expanded DruAI, its AI-powered data security suite, with new autonomous agents that automate critical tasks, helping teams respond faster to risks and recover workloads in seconds. Built on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, DruAI Agents can interpret intent, analyze data, and take action — moving beyond query-based AI to agentic AI. Key use cases include restoring entire applications with one command, detecting risks and anomalies instantly, and testing scenarios in a secure sandbox. Already used by 3,000+ customers, DruAI resolves most issues autonomously and accelerates support. With strict Security, compliance, and zero-trust design, DruAI simplifies cyber resilience at scale.
Dell PowerStore 4.1 Boosts Enterprise AI with Secure, Intelligent Data
Dell Technologies has released PowerStore 4.1, an upgraded storage OS designed to meet the rising demands of AI-driven workloads, complex cybersecurity threats, and sustainability goals. The update delivers major improvements, including Active/Active synchronous replication across data centers, 4x faster Storage Direct restores, secure undeletable snapshots to protect against ransomware, and expanded OS support. With a 5:1 data reduction guarantee, NVMe architecture, and QLC SSD options, PowerStore 4.1 ensures high performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
MANTECH and Oracle Partner to Deliver Cost-Efficient AI-Powered Cloud Solutions for Government Missions
MANTECH, has partnered with Oracle to deliver secure, advanced, and cost-efficient Data and AI solutions for U.S. government agencies. The collaboration combines MANTECH’s expertise in AI and mission-critical technologies with Oracle’s strengths in cloud, AI, and data security. Together, they will help agencies modernize IT, accelerate cloud migrations, strengthen cybersecurity, and unlock greater value from data through AI-driven insights. Key benefits include simplified data management, robust security for sensitive government data, and optimized cloud performance.
WRITER Appoints Eric Freeman as First Chief Information Security Officer, Reinforcing Commitment to Secure, Enterprise-Grade AI
WRITER, the leading agentic AI platform for enterprises, has appointed Eric Freeman as its first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Freeman, a seasoned security leader with experience in SaaS, fintech, and infrastructure, will scale WRITER’s end-to-end security strategy to help Global 2000 companies build, deploy, and manage AI agents securely. His focus will include strengthening agent oversight, advancing zero-trust and least-privilege frameworks, and expanding AI-driven security features like automated testing and analysis. WRITER, already certified with the full ISO trust triad, is reinforcing its position as a trusted platform for secure-by-default agentic AI as it grows across Fortune 500 customers.
Capgemini Brings Real-time, AI-driven Match Insights to the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, a First for World Rugby
Capgemini will debut TryZone IQ, a generative AI-powered platform, at the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, marking the first use of AI-driven match insights at a Rugby World Cup. Developed with World Rugby and Opta, TryZone IQ delivers real-time analysis, turning live and historic match data into concise narratives that support commentary teams and enhance fan engagement across broadcasts, digital, and social channels. Features include “Expected Tries” and “Attacking Threat” visualizations to make complex stats easier to understand. With women’s rugby gaining global traction, Capgemini aims to make the game more engaging, accessible, and exciting for millions of new and existing fans.
Weekly Expert Perspectives on Emerging IT Trends
Agentic AI in Financial Services: Redefining Productivity, Efficiency, and Security
Must-catch Staff Article
Agentic AI is reshaping financial services by enabling AI agents to make autonomous decisions, adapt in real time, and manage complex workflows across IT systems. Unlike traditional rule-based tools, these systems continuously learn, automate compliance, detect fraud, rebalance portfolios, and improve customer engagement. Adoption is accelerating, with Deloitte predicting half of enterprises using generative AI will deploy multi-agent systems by 2027. Success depends on strong governance — integrating risk management, real-time monitoring, and explainable AI into workflows. For financial leaders, deploying agentic AI securely and strategically is now essential to boost efficiency, strengthen resilience, and maintain competitiveness.
Misconceptions About Conversational AI in Global Enterprises
Conversational AI is often misunderstood, limiting adoption despite its proven value. Many still view it as just a chatbot, too complex, or only for large enterprises. In reality, today’s AI solutions use natural language processing, machine learning, and sentiment analysis to deliver human-like, multilingual interactions at scale. Cloud-based platforms make them affordable for startups and SMBs, while customization ensures industry fit and compliance. Success requires human oversight, not blind automation. By dispelling myths, companies unlock faster ROI, higher customer satisfaction, and seamless omnichannel experiences—boosting efficiency and strengthening loyalty. The real risk isn’t adoption—it’s waiting too long.
