Here is IT Digest’s weekly roundup of the top news from global markets. In this fast-paced world, breaking down information helps readers grasp the nuances that follow the news.
In Hardware and Network news this week…
1Finity Launches Open Networking Innovation Center Americas
1Finity, a Fujitsu company and global leader in network solutions, together with Fujitsu, has announced the launch of the Open Networking Innovation Center–Americas (ONIC-Americas). Supported by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), the new center extends the success of ONIC-Europe in Germany and strengthens 1Finity’s global innovation footprint. The facility aims to drive collaboration among network operators, technology vendors, system integrators, and enterprises, while accelerating the adoption of multivendor, low-power, high-capacity networking solutions. A key focus will be advancing industry knowledge of Open All-Photonics Networking (APN) and the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) initiatives.
In Cloud Computing & Mobility news this week….
Cisco Boosts Observability with Agentic AI for Real-Time Insights
Cisco has unveiled its agentic AI-powered Splunk Observability portfolio, introducing a new AI-native approach designed to redefine how enterprises manage resilience in increasingly complex digital environments. The updated platform unifies observability across hybrid and multi-cloud systems, provides actionable business insights, and deploys AI-driven agents to streamline the incident response lifecycle while continuously monitoring performance and quality. By integrating Splunk with Cisco’s broader technology ecosystem, organizations gain end-to-end visibility and correlation across networks, infrastructure, and applications enabling them to improve the reliability of their entire digital landscape.
In FinTech news this week….
Absa Partners with AWS to Fast-Track Cloud Migration in SA
Absa Group has announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate its cloud migration journey as part of its continuous digital transformation journey. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in Absa’s digital transformation strategy, aimed at delivering more agile, secure, and customer-focused financial services.
In Cybersecurity news this week….
Accenture Acquires IAMConcepts to Boost Cybersecurity in Canada
Accenture has acquired IAMConcepts, a Canadian identity and access management (IAM) services provider, strengthening its cybersecurity expertise across critical infrastructure sectors including financial services, power utilities, mining, and transportation.
In Information and Communications news this week…
Hitachi Digital Unveils HARC Agents for Enterprise AI
Hitachi Digital Services has introduced Hitachi Application Reliability Center Agents (HARC Agents), a next-generation enterprise platform designed to operationalize trusted agentic AI. By combining the full AI lifecycle from design and optimization to deployment the platform enables organizations to accelerate mission-critical innovations while achieving measurable business impact. With HARC Agents, enterprises can deploy scalable AI systems in 30% less time than traditional approaches, significantly reducing time-to-value.
In Artificial intelligence news this week…
Latent AI & Wind River partner to enhance mission-critical edge AI
Latent AI , a leading provider of edge AI solutions, and Wind River , an Aptiv company and the global leader in software for intelligent edge applications, announced their strategic collaboration to accelerate the development of edge AI and integrate artificial intelligence into real-time edge platforms used for mission-critical infrastructure across various industries and sectors.
In Computer Science news this week…
Digital Realty Launches Innovation Lab to Accelerate AI and Hybrid Cloud Implementation
Digital Realty, the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, announced the introduction of its data center innovation lab. The Digital Realty Innovation Lab (DRIL) offers partners and customers a fully supported, real-world data center testing environment where they can bring their own workloads or leverage pre-configured infrastructure to validate AI and hybrid cloud-deployments before scaling.
Article of the Week
AI Revenue Cycle Management: A Complete Guide for Healthcare Leaders
Efficient revenue cycle management (RCM) is a persistent challenge for healthcare organizations. It encompasses patient registration, coding, billing, claims submission, and collections. These processes are complex, labor-intensive, and prone to error. In fact, administrative costs account for over 40% of U.S. hospital expenses, amounting to roughly US$ 160 billion each year on RCM activities. Amid this scale of spending, even a few percentage points of errors or denials translate to billions of dollars in lost revenue.