operational risk

  1. ANZ Restructuring: 3,500 Jobs Cut, 1,000 Contractors Under Review

    ANZ’s incoming restructuring will cut about 3,500 permanent roles and review a further ~1,000 managed‑services contractor engagements, with the bank’s retail and technology divisions set to shoulder much of the impact—moves the company says are aimed at removing duplication, simplifying...
  2. Agentic AI in Drilling: OMV-DeepIQ-Microsoft Pilot for Well Construction Optimization

    DeepIQ and OMV Energy have announced a joint effort with Microsoft to deploy agentic AI across OMV Energy’s drilling operations, beginning with a pilot for well construction optimization that DeepIQ says will automate the corporate learning loop and deliver context‑aware workflows for well...
  3. Mastering AI Agent Governance: Strategies for Secure, Scalable Enterprise Automation

    The rapid evolution of AI agents from simple, on-demand digital assistants to fully autonomous actors is fundamentally rewriting the rules of enterprise technology governance. Where agents once passively responded to prompts, they are now initiating actions, orchestrating workflows, and...
  4. Urgent Windows 10 Migration: NCSC Warns of Cyber Risks Ahead of 2025 End-of-Support

    With an authoritative warning echoing throughout the cybersecurity and IT landscapes, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has recently called on enterprises to urgently transition away from Windows 10, marking a pivotal shift in operational and risk-management strategies for...
  5. Windows Server 2025 ReFS Bug: Critical Impact and Deployment Strategies

    For IT administrators and businesses deploying Windows Server 2025, the anticipation around the Resilient File System (ReFS) has been a blend of opportunity and frustration. On paper, ReFS stands as Microsoft’s resilient evolution of decades-old NTFS, promising transaction-consistent storage...
  6. Data Center Reliability in 2025: Trends, Risks, and Strategies for Resilience

    The ever-evolving landscape of data center reliability offers a compelling study in both technical achievement and persistent vulnerability. Recent evidence, most notably from the Uptime Institute’s Annual Outage Analysis, paints a nuanced picture: as data centers grow more reliable year over...
  7. Critical Bug in Windows Server 2025: Key Insights for IT Administrators

    A Critical Bug in Windows Server 2025: What Every IT Administrator Needs to Know A recent alert from Microsoft has unveiled a potentially disruptive bug in Windows Server 2025 domain controllers, causing significant challenges for Active Directory (AD) environments. The problem, which stems from...