New Relic appoints Michael Frendo as Chief Technology Officer
09 March 2026
Michael Frendo, Chief Technology Officer
New Relic, the Intelligent Observability company, has appointed Michael Frendo to Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Frendo is responsible for bridging product vision with technical execution to deliver maximum value to the company’s base of more than 85,000 global customers.
Frendo brings more than 25 years of experience as both a technical and business leader of global teams, spanning software and hardware development, with deep knowledge across technologies such as SaaS, cloud and embedded systems. He is a seasoned ‘disruptor’, and notably delivered the world’s first DOCSIS cable modem, pioneered Cisco’s initial VoIP products, and developed a mobile firewall for Juniper that captured a 42% market share.
Exclaimer report reveals 71% of in-house IT builds fail to deliver on time or on budget
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09 March 2026
Exclaimer, provider of email signature management solutions, has released the results of the Build vs buy: The true cost of DIY IT solutions report, delivering a global view of how IT and security leaders are reassessing the true cost, risk and return of building software in-house versus buying from trusted vendors.
The findings, based on insights from over 2,000 IT and security decision-makers, reveal that 71% of in-house builds are eventually abandoned. This insight, termed ‘The DIY Mirage’, reveals the false sense of control and efficiency that fades as maintenance demands, compliance risks, and long-term costs grow.
Integrated security platforms: the key to protecting modern cloud applications
06 March 2026
Saurabh Prasad, Senior Solution Architect at In2IT Technologies
Cloud-native applications have transformed the way businesses operate, enabling faster innovation, greater agility, and enhanced scalability. Yet, with this evolution comes an equally complex security landscape.
Traditional security approaches, which rely on fragmented tools and point solutions, are increasingly insufficient on their own, as while many organisations still combine best-of-breed tools, the trend is toward more consolidated platforms. The reality is that modern applications, often composed of microservices running across distributed infrastructures, demand security that is as agile and interconnected as the systems themselves. This is where integrated security platforms prove indispensable.
Find out more How data centres are reshaping Africa’s power market
06 March 2026
African Energy Chamber
The global digital economy is driving an unprecedented surge in electricity demand from data centers and IT infrastructure. Worldwide, uninterruptible power supply demand for IT equipment alone is forecast to reach 249 GW by 2030, with total installed capacity, including cooling and ancillary loads, expected to climb to 374 GW.
For Africa, where digitalization, cloud adoption and mobile services are accelerating, this trend presents both a challenge and an opportunity. According to the African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) State of African Energy 2026 Outlook, data centers are poised to become a transformative force within the continent’s power markets, reshaping investment priorities ahead of African Energy Week (AEW) 2026.
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