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The latest analysis
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Shadow AI: The $670K Breach Premium and What to Do
IBM’s breach data puts a $670K price tag on shadow AI risk. Here is the control stack that actually works — sanctioned alternatives, inline GenAI data protection, and training — plus an acceptable-use policy skeleton to copy.
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Private AI Platforms: VMware VCF vs. Red Hat OpenShift AI
Broadcom’s VCF Private AI Services and Red Hat OpenShift AI both promise NVIDIA-validated private AI. A decision-ready comparison with sizing rules, audited benchmarks, and honest downsides for both stacks.
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Kubernetes Cost Optimization in 2026: Where Waste Hides
Average clusters run near 10-13% CPU utilization of what they request. Where Kubernetes waste hides in 2026, why stacked autoscalers fight each other, and how AWS, Google Cloud, and Red Hat each attack the problem.
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Zscaler + Red Canary: SSE Vendor Moves Into the SOC
Zscaler closed its ~$675M Red Canary acquisition to build an agentic AI SOC. Our analysis of whether an SSE vendor can compete with CrowdStrike, Palo Alto, and Microsoft in security operations — and what MDR customers should renegotiate.
Essential reads
Start here if you’re new — licensing teardowns, exit shortlists, and head-to-heads from every practice area we cover.
- VMware Licensing 2026: What Broadcom Changed, What It CostsVirtualization & Private Cloud
- VMware Alternatives in 2026: The Realistic ShortlistVirtualization & Private Cloud
- Negotiating Your Broadcom VMware Renewal: A 12-Month PlaybookVirtualization & Private Cloud
- Veeam vs Rubrik in 2026: Architecture, Cost, and RecoveryData Protection & Resilience
- Pure Storage vs NetApp in 2026: Picking Your All-Flash PlatformEnterprise Storage
- Bedrock vs. Vertex AI vs. Azure AI Foundry in 2026AI Platforms & Infrastructure
- Copilot vs. Gemini Enterprise: The 2026 Rollout DecisionAI in the Enterprise
- OpenShift vs. EKS vs. GKE: The 2026 Platform DecisionCloud & Kubernetes
- Zscaler vs. Palo Alto SASE in 2026: How to PickCybersecurity
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