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.
Kiwi AIOps News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Cello buys GKC Consulting to boost digital resilience
Customers will get fewer handovers during outages as Cello folds GKC Consulting's observability expertise into its network operations business.
LogicMonitor boosts New Zealand push with local data hub
LogicMonitor will open its first New Zealand data centre and expand local partners to support rising cloud, AI and hybrid IT demand.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AIOps
Kyndryl launches agentic modernisation service platform
Dynatrace adds AI agents for governed IT operations
IDC survey flags networking bottlenecks for agentic AI
Grafana Labs named leader in Gartner observability report
Google named IDC MarketScape Leader in AI software
Featured News
Visibility can shield you against $15k/min downtime
Blind spots in monitoring are pushing outage bills higher, with Splunk estimating average downtime now costs USD $15,000 a minute.
Riverbed says go from ticket queues to zero disruption
AI-driven support tools could cut employee downtime, as Riverbed argues that fewer tickets may still hide unresolved problems.
Catchpoint acquisition by LogicMonitor 'makes a lot of sense'
The deal could help customers move from reactive IT monitoring to predictive AI-driven automation by combining two different data sets.
HPE assisting IT teams navigate complex challenges
HPE Networking says AI, zero trust and SASE are reshaping network security as remote work and connected devices make threats harder to control.
Expert Columns
AI is everywhere, but where's the return?
Networks take the wheel as AI moves from hype to reality
How AI is changing the rules when it comes to observability
Why trust is the bottleneck for AI-driven operations
How Observability Serves as the Control Layer for AI Growth
Upgrade advantage: More value, less effort for partners, MSPs & MSSPs
HPE complete care service: Refocused for your AI advantage
The autonomous future of Australian and New Zealand enterprises
How AI-powered log management unlocks observability
Five hard truths about enterprise AI heading into 2026
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent AIOps News
Acceldata adds AI observability to xLake platform
Enterprises running hybrid AI systems gain a single view of model behaviour and data health as traces link failures back to pipelines and sources.
UiPath expands Google Cloud use for shared GPU fleet
Higher availability and more predictable GPU access will support UiPath's AI workloads as scarce H100 chips become harder to secure.
OpenSearch 3.8 boosts vector search & observability
Up to 4.16 times faster vector ingestion could help OpenSearch customers cut AI search latency and reduce storage overhead.
Sumo Logic unveils new AI tools for security teams
The new release aims to cut investigation time for security teams, with Sumo Logic claiming its own SOC reduced MTTR by 64%.
Google launches AI agents for database setup & ops
Database teams could cut setup and fault-finding time as Google folds natural-language guidance into Cloud SQL, Spanner and AlloyDB tools.
Grafana Labs adds adaptive profiles to observability suite
Rising observability bills are prompting teams to trim data, as Grafana Cloud now varies profiling detail and frequency to cut costs.
Google Cloud launches Cortex Framework v7 for SAP AI
The update could help SAP users expose ERP data to AI agents without altering core systems, while cutting compute costs in BigQuery.
Google tightens oversight of its AI Agent Skills repository
Stricter checks now govern the 15,000-star repository as Google tries to stop weak instructions and broken links hurting AI coding agents.
Cinchy joins AI Partnerships to boost AI governance
Enterprise buyers are demanding tighter controls as AI tools move into live systems, with governance now central to deployment decisions.
Stealthium & Tenstorrent add AI runtime visibility
Enterprises running AI on specialised hardware could gain better control and security as the firms target a visibility gap in runtime operations.
Google Cloud boosts AI agent density with GKE sandbox
Tests on an n2-standard-48 virtual machine showed Google Cloud's sandbox and orchestration tweaks could cut per-agent costs by up to 75%.
Rimini Street launches AI governance service for firms
The service targets firms struggling to control AI agents as they move from pilots into production and face growing security and compliance risks.
Acronis launches AI tools for managed service providers
Managed service providers are being given one environment for automation and ticket handling as Acronis seeks to reduce manual workloads and boost margins.
Google Cloud expands Gemini enterprise agent controls
Businesses can now run and monitor AI agents for up to seven days as Google Cloud adds tighter identity and governance controls.
Google Cloud unveils Gemini Enterprise agent workflow
It aims to help businesses build AI agents that use live data, keep to strict permissions and avoid hallucinating over filings and news.
groundcover raises USD $100 million in Series C round
It will fund North American expansion and product development as observability demand rises with cloud and AI workloads, after revenue tripled.
AlgoSec Horizon A33.30 boosts cloud security automation
Security teams could cut manual policy work as the update adds automation, compliance reporting and wider support across hybrid cloud tools.
OpenSearchCon North America 2026 unveils speaker line-up
Five years on, the project's growth into enterprise and public-sector infrastructure is reflected in a 60-plus-session agenda on AI and observability.
Checkout.com moves Airflow to Google Cloud, cuts costs
By shifting orchestration to Google Cloud's managed service, the payments firm cut monthly data platform costs by about 30% and improved reliability.