Downtime stories - Page 2

Banks face outages costing USD $1.8 million an hour as New Relic says AI-driven observability becomes vital for risk, CX and resilience.

Industrial ransomware attacks climbed 13% in Q3 2025 to 742 cases worldwide, with manufacturing absorbing nearly three quarters of hits.

Firms that embed AI in digital workplace tools are twice as likely to beat revenue goals, as gaps widen with slower-moving rivals.

Next-gen data centres rely on advanced, modular cooling and proactive operations to manage rising demands and costly outages in digital infrastructure.

Connectivity is transforming construction sites by reducing downtime, boosting productivity, and enhancing safety, vital for the booming 2025 data centre sector.

Businesses face severe cyber risks in 2026 as outdated IT and rising threats demand urgent action to avoid costly breaches and compliance failures.

Half of UK businesses faced cyber incidents last year, yet many lack robust plans, risking costly downtime and operational disruption from cybercrime.

DevOps platforms faced a surge in outages and security threats in H1 2025, with 330 incidents disrupting billion of developers worldwide, says GitProtect.io.

Despite 93% confidence in defences, 62% of firms faced mobile app breaches costing an average of USD $6.9 million in 2025, says Guardsquare study.

DevOps platforms like Jira and Azure DevOps saw notable surges in outages and security incidents in 2024, causing significant downtime and disruption globally.

Honeywell has launched a hydrogen leak sensor using Thermal Conductivity Detection, offering up to ten years of maintenance-free operation for safer hydrogen systems.

Pelion has unveiled Pelion Plans, a new managed IoT offering, as it aims for global growth and enhances its service reliability for enterprise clients.

ControlMonkey has launched a pioneering Automated Disaster Recovery solution, the first of its kind to automate the restoration of entire cloud infrastructures.

Quest Software has launched innovative AI-powered tools to streamline Active Directory and device migrations, aimed at reducing downtime for IT teams.

Lemongrass enhances its LCP Migrate solution, promising near-zero downtime for businesses migrating to RISE with SAP, improving cloud transition efficiency.

A Kaspersky report reveals one in three industrial firms face frequent network issues, with 45% encountering problems multiple times monthly.

PagerDuty has launched AI-driven tools to enhance its Operations Cloud, improving incident management and reducing downtime for organisations.

Selector AI unveils industry-first innovations, including a Network Language Model, improved digital twins, and programmable synthetics, transforming network operations with AI.

Topgolf has upgraded its player experience by adopting LogicMonitor's platform, consolidating monitoring tools and enhancing operational efficiency across its venues.

New research by Onapsis finds a 69% rise in enterprises communicating with ransomware actors, highlighting a surge in attacks on ERP applications.