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Kiwi Edition · 2026

The Ultimate Guide to AIOps

A curated Kiwi edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for AIOps.

What to know about AIOps

AIOps, or Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations, represents a transformative approach in managing and optimizing IT infrastructures by leveraging AI and machine learning. This domain is rapidly evolving, addressing complexities in network management, incident response, and cloud observability to enhance operational efficiency and reduce costs.

Recent developments cover a wide range of innovations, including AI-driven network automation, enhanced observability tools, scalable cloud platforms, and integrations with security solutions. Organisations across Asia-Pacific and globally are actively adopting AIOps technologies to streamline IT operations, improve service delivery, and tackle challenges posed by hybrid cloud environments and multicloud complexities.

Exploring the latest stories tagged with AIOps provides valuable insights into how businesses are harnessing AI to detect issues in real-time, automate routine tasks, and predict potential failures. Readers can learn about the strategic importance of AIOps in driving digital transformation, enabling proactive problem solving, and fostering resilient, intelligent IT ecosystems.

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Recent AIOps News

Imply launches Lumi Loglake to expand object storage search
IT Budget

Imply launches Lumi Loglake to expand object storage search

Teams under pressure from AI-driven telemetry growth can now query logs in object storage without indexing, cutting storage and search costs.

Last week

Virtana launches agentic SLA management for AI ops
IT service management

Virtana launches agentic SLA management for AI ops

Enterprises wrestling with AI workload failures and infrastructure bottlenecks may use the new tool to automate incident response and service assurance.

Last week

Vercel unveils agent tools as deployments turn AI-led
Digital Transformation

Vercel unveils agent tools as deployments turn AI-led

More than half of Vercel deployments are now triggered by coding agents, as monthly AI token traffic has jumped tenfold.

Last week

Grafana wins AI customers as observability shifts cloud
Managed Services

Grafana wins AI customers as observability shifts cloud

Rising AI workloads are pushing more firms towards managed monitoring as operational complexity and telemetry costs make self-hosted tools harder to justify.

Last week

New Relic integrates Kiro as AWS sales top USD $1 billion
Digital Transformation

New Relic integrates Kiro as AWS sales top USD $1 billion

Production data will now sit inside Kiro, helping engineers test AI-generated code before release as New Relic tops USD $1 billion in AWS sales.

Last week

Databricks launches open-source Omnigent for AI agents
IT Budget

Databricks launches open-source Omnigent for AI agents

The open-source release gives enterprises a single control layer for fragmented AI agent tools, with governance and cost controls built in.

Last week

Enterprises spend USD $2.5 million on logging tools
Digital Transformation

Enterprises spend USD $2.5 million on logging tools

AI workloads are pushing log volumes up 93%, yet most large companies still leave 86% of data unanalyzed to keep costs down.

Last week

Rubrik ties AI security tools to AWS Bedrock AgentCore
Disaster Recovery

Rubrik ties AI security tools to AWS Bedrock AgentCore

AWS customers building AI agents gain policy enforcement and recovery tools as Rubrik extends its governance layer into Bedrock AgentCore.

Last week

HPE expands GreenLake with agentic AI & private cloud
Disaster Recovery

HPE expands GreenLake with agentic AI & private cloud

The updates aim to help enterprises control AI sprawl, cut virtualisation costs and run regulated private clouds more securely across hybrid estates.

Last week

Parallel Works adds AI governance & token budgeting
Digital Transformation

Parallel Works adds AI governance & token budgeting

Rising AI costs and weaker oversight are pushing enterprises to demand tighter controls as token use spreads across clouds and in-house models.

Last week

Cohesity launches Maestro to bring backup into AI apps
Disaster Recovery

Cohesity launches Maestro to bring backup into AI apps

Backup and recovery tasks can now be triggered inside popular AI assistants, as Cohesity opens its tools to external workflows through MCP.

Last week

Thoughtworks launches Agent/works for AI governance
Digital Transformation

Thoughtworks launches Agent/works for AI governance

Enterprise teams are getting a single control plane to track agent sprawl, tighten permissions and curb AI spending as autonomous systems spread.

Last week

HPE expands self-driving networking for AI factories
Storage

HPE expands self-driving networking for AI factories

Enterprises face rising pressure to secure and automate AI workloads as HPE ties networking, storage and software into a fuller stack with NVIDIA.

Last week

Atsign adds AI architecture tools for enterprise teams
Digital Transformation

Atsign adds AI architecture tools for enterprise teams

Enterprise teams can now define AI agent permissions and security controls earlier, as Atsign's update links live architecture design with model prompting.

This month

GitLab unveils tools for governed agentic software delivery
Digital Transformation

GitLab unveils tools for governed agentic software delivery

Enterprises could cut agent coding costs and compliance risks as the new releases add server-side repository access, audit tools and spend controls.

This month

Activate IAM wins AI challenge with Teams assistant
Productivity

Activate IAM wins AI challenge with Teams assistant

The win highlights growing demand for governed AI tools that speed up identity admin without weakening approvals, audit trails or compliance.

This month

DXC deepens Anthropic tie-up for mission-critical AI
IT Industry

DXC deepens Anthropic tie-up for mission-critical AI

The deal will put Claude into banking, aviation and government systems, as DXC scales AI agents across regulated customer environments.

This month

AI code praised in review, but faults rise in production
Chief Technology Officers

AI code praised in review, but faults rise in production

Yet live deployments are causing headaches for engineering teams, with most respondents reporting more incidents and heavier rework after AI code goes live.

This month

Rubrik launches Agent Cloud for Claude code controls
Disaster Recovery

Rubrik launches Agent Cloud for Claude code controls

Security teams gain rollback and policy controls as autonomous Claude agents begin writing and deploying code at machine speed.

This month

Stack Overflow launches beta product for AI coding agents
ICT sector

Stack Overflow launches beta product for AI coding agents

Developers using AI assistants may get a verified knowledge base to cut repeated errors, security flaws and duplicated debugging work.

This month