IT, AI & Telecommunications

Santa Clara, Calif. – October 08, 2026 -- DoiT has partnered with OpenAI to help enterprises move AI workloads from pilot to production on Amazon Web Services while tracing every dollar of spend to the customer, feature or agent that generated it.

Monthly AI spend among DoiT's customer base has surged roughly 100-fold in two years

Across DoiT's more than 4,000 customers, AI expenditure has outpaced the tools available to measure returns, pushing finance and engineering leaders to justify which models, features and customers are driving cost -- and whether each pays off.

Cedar Falls, Iowa – October 08, 2026 -- Simple Mining has acquired an approximately 8 MW Bitcoin mining facility in Iowa from Sphere 3D Corp. (NASDAQ: ANY), pushing its total Iowa hosting platform to nearly 160 MW.

Acquired site adds 2,200 miners to Simple Mining's owned infrastructure

The facility supports roughly 2,200 latest-generation miners and expands the owned hosting capacity available to Simple Mining's customers, who purchase and host machines on the company's infrastructure. The site joins Simple Mining's existing network of Iowa facilities and will operate under the same in-house model covering machine sales, hosting, and repair.

Dublin – October 08, 2026 -- Edgescan has launched Edgescan Atomic, an autonomous penetration-testing capability built on agentic AI, designed to close the gap left by scheduled security assessments. The tool can run on top of Edgescan's existing continuous security platform or operate as a standalone agentic penetration-testing solution.

Atomic replaces fixed testing schedules with on-demand validation

Traditional penetration-testing programs rely on periodic, scheduled engagements, leaving organizations exposed between tests as application code changes and threats evolve. Edgescan Atomic allows security teams to launch autonomous testing immediately, using previous target metadata when available, with validation handled by an agentic team backed by human experts when required.

San Francisco – October 08, 2026 -- Whirl AI unveiled the Integrated Business Environment (IBE), a new AI category built specifically for enterprise IT departments managing CRM, ERP, HRIS and ITSM systems.

Whirl AI targets the 'rediscovery tax' draining enterprise IT productivity

The company says IT teams currently rebuild system knowledge manually from configurations, metadata, integrations, custom code and tickets every time a business leader asks how a process works or what a change would break. This reactive cycle consumes most of IT's time, leaving little capacity for leading transformation initiatives.

Tampa, Fla. – October 08, 2026 -- Command Control Communications Engineering & Logistics, LLC (C3EL) closed Government Fiscal Year 2026 with four new federal prime contract awards and Final CMMC Level 2 certification, expanding its footprint across cybersecurity, secure communications, and mission systems integration.

Air Force cybersecurity contract anchors FY26 growth at Offutt Air Force Base

C3EL began performance in March as prime contractor for the U.S. Air Force 55th Strategic Communications Squadron's Defense Red Switch Network Cybersecurity Support Services requirement at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, under Contract No. FA460026P0017. The company supplies cybersecurity and information systems security subject matter experts supporting Risk Management Framework activities, Authorization to Operate sustainment, and configuration management reviews for NC3 systems serving national-level command authorities and allied forces.

Arlington, Va. – October 08, 2026 -- Info-Tech Research Group has named Gong and Agentforce Sales as joint leaders in its 2026 Conversation Intelligence Data Quadrant Report, each scoring 9.0 on the firm's Composite Score (CS) scale, with Avoma close behind at 8.6 CS.

The rankings, drawn entirely from verified end-user feedback on Info-Tech's SoftwareReviews platform, designate all three vendors as Champions in a category covering tools that capture, transcribe, and analyze customer calls and meetings.

Gong and Agentforce Sales tie at the top with 9.0 Composite Scores

Gong earned its score on the strength of call recording features, according to user feedback aggregated in the report. Agentforce Sales matched that score, with reviewers citing its conversation coaching capabilities as a standout strength.

Tel Aviv – – October 08, 2026 -- Cato Networks has appointed Chad Gardner as chief revenue officer, tasking him with leading the company's global sales organization as enterprises converge networking and security infrastructure while adopting AI.

Gardner joins from Blackfoot Communications, where he oversaw wholesale, premier, and enterprise business units

Prior to Blackfoot, Gardner served as vice president of sales for North America at SambaNova Systems. His background includes multiple leadership roles at Palo Alto Networks, including vice president of global SASE sales and vice president of sales for West Majors, as well as VP leadership positions at Netskope. He has also held executive sales roles at Denali Advanced Integration, NetApp, and Cisco Systems.

London – October 08, 2026 -- The global data center virtualization market was valued at $29.75 billion in 2025 and is forecast to reach $60.90 billion by 2035, a 7.43% compound annual growth rate, according to a new study from DC Market Insights.

Licensing resets and core expansion drove 2025 value growth

Average server virtualization software spend rose from roughly $136 per core in 2023 to $162 per core in 2025, a price reset the report identifies as a major contributor to market expansion. The installed virtualized core base is projected to climb from about 92.0 million in 2025 to 155.75 million by 2035, while server virtualization software revenue alone grows from $14.90 billion to $28.45 billion over the period.

McLean, Virginia – October 07, 2026 -- The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) named 50 companies and executives to its 2026 Cyber50 list, recognizing firms and leaders driving cybersecurity innovation across the National Capital Region.

NVTC splits honorees across three categories covering 27 companies and 23 individuals

The list includes 27 companies and government contractors such as GuidePoint Security, MANTECH, Virtru, Shift5 and Owl Cyber Defense, alongside 18 executives from organizations including Booz Allen, EY, Palo Alto Networks, Dominion Energy and FINRA. Five additional honorees were named Rising Stars, including representatives from Nokia, Fairfax County Public Schools and Dark Wolf.

Atlanta – October 07, 2026 -- Southern Linc, a wireless subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), confirmed that Alabama public sector account manager Leslie Benton has been appointed to the Alabama 9-1-1 Board, the state's primary fiscal and technology agent for emergency communications.

Benton's 30-Year Wireless Career Lands Her a Seat Overseeing Alabama's 9-1-1 Fee and Data System

The Alabama 9-1-1 Board administers a statewide 9-1-1 fee and manages a voice and data system built on emerging technologies, partnering with local emergency communication districts across the state. Benton leads a team of Southern Linc sales professionals who build wireless solutions for Alabama government customers and has worked extensively with the state's 9-1-1 community.