Orange Business is seeing a growing number of enterprises across MEA reassess their resilience and disaster recovery strategies as geopolitical uncertainties and infrastructure dependencies put business continuity under pressure during prolonged disruptions. 

Traditional resilience strategies focus on recovery after an incident. But during a systemic crisis, businesses also need an architecture that keeps critical operations running while conditions remain unstable. CIOs are seeking a more dynamic and agile approach to adapt to changing conditions, mapping technology dependencies and planning for operational continuity in periods of instability. 

This iterative resilience includes strengthening backup and recovery architectures, adopting multi-site and cloud-based redundancy, automating failover processes and continuously stress-testing recovery readiness to maintain services under adverse conditions.  

“Recent escalations have made enterprises realize they need to be more proactive and flexible when it comes to resilience, but this is not easy with the complexity and distributed nature of modern interconnected infrastructures,” explains Sahem Azzam, President of IMEA and Inner Asia at Orange Business. “As a trusted partner with a local and international footprint, we are uniquely placed to help CIOs right-size their resilience strategy and do what is necessary in terms of disaster recovery based on current risks to ensure they can continue operations during periods of turbulence”. 

CIOs steering through an increasingly volatile digital landscape must treat business continuity management as a continuously evolving capability rather than a one-time plan. 

Building resilient, future-ready operations

By leveraging the scalability and geographic diversity of cloud infrastructure, enterprises can ensure that data remains accessible – even in the event of catastrophic failure.  

Orange Business helps organizations address this through hybrid cloud resilience with secure replication in its sovereign offer, Cloud Avenue, and provides co-location support in secure data center environments. Data can be segmented and mirrored based on business requirements.

A regularly tested resilience plan should be reinforced with real-time monitoring automation and embedded cybersecurity controls to enable rapid detection, response and recovery – ensuring uninterrupted operations in the most volatile situations. Orange Business works closely with Orange Cyberdefense, which is skilled at strengthening resilience through continuous security oversight and threat expertise.  

Platformization: a unified and trusted digital foundation 

In addition, platformization remodels disaster recovery from static backup plans into a dynamic, automated resilience solution. Where security, compliance and recovery are built into the same operational fabric. 

Building on its platformization announcement in the region last year, Orange Business is also highlighting its modular approach to cloud, connectivity and cybersecurity to support continuous operations as part of a business continuity management strategy. 

Evolution Platform’s modular and composable architecture allows customers to select and link together network and security functions as required, for example. It includes backup integration and dynamic SD-WAN failover to re-route critical traffic. 

Across the MEA region, the conversation has shifted. The real challenge is no longer whether to accelerate digital transformation, but how to build trusted cloud and platform foundations that give organizations the confidence to innovate while maintaining secure, continuous operations in an unstable environment.

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Core42, a G42 company specializing in sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure, today announced a 42MW expansion of its U.S. AI infrastructure at the Lake Mariner site in New York, increasing total site capacity from 18MW to 60MW of high-performance AI production infrastructure.

The expansion reflects G42’s continued capital investment in scaling AI infrastructure across the United States.

Lake Mariner serves as a North American AI infrastructure hub within Core42’s globally distributed network. The facility previously demonstrated architectural performance with the AMD Instinct MI300-based Maximus cluster securing a Top-20 ranking on the global TOP500 supercomputing list. The integration of additional AMD and NVIDIA infrastructure strengthens the site’s heterogeneous design, enabling workload optimization across multiple accelerator platforms.

Beyond Lake Mariner in Buffalo, New York, Core42’s U.S. footprint includes deployments in Dallas, Texas, Sunnyvale and Stockton, California, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, including the Condor Galaxy supercomputers, developed in collaboration with Cerebras. Together, these sites extend Core42’s heterogeneous AI architecture across the United States, enabling workload-optimized deployment for both frontier training and high-speed inference at production scale.

“We are scaling our U.S. infrastructure in line with long-term deployment programs,” said Talal M. Al Kaissi, Chief Executive Officer, Core42. “Increasing our U.S. capacity at Lake Mariner strengthens our ability to serve hyperscale, AI-native and large enterprise workloads, and further extends the build out of our AI infrastructure globally.”

The Buffalo expansion forms part of Core42’s broader international infrastructure buildout, spanning the United States, Europe and the Middle East. In 2025, the company established its European headquarters in Dublin and expanded AI compute deployments across Italy and France, alongside continued U.S. capacity growth.

Core42’s AI Cloud platform, which was introduced in October 2025, is the access layer to the distributed AI infrastructure, allowing customers to provision compute across jurisdictions under a consistent operating model. The platform supports the full AI lifecycle, from large-scale training and fine-tuning to real-time inference, leveraging heterogeneous infrastructure with multiple options to help drive optimal price-performance. With 10 operational sites globally and additional deployments planned for 2026, Core42 continues to scale the infrastructure foundation required to operate AI at national and enterprise scale.

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Tally Solutions, a leading international technology provider of business management software, has announced the launch of the sixth edition of its flagship annual initiative, Tally MSME Honours. With an aim to recognize and celebrate emerging entrepreneurs, the initiative builds on the momentum of five successful years and continues to champion the future of the UAE’s MSME ecosystem by spotlighting innovation, resilience, and meaningful impact.

Over the last five editions, Tally MSME Honours has received more than 70,000 nominations globally, with over 20% of entries from women-led ventures, making it one of the biggest global platforms to celebrate MSMEs. This year, Tally expects 20,000 nominations across categories. The honours will also bring forth MSME success stories from across India, Africa, Bangladesh, and Nepal, in addition to the Middle East. The entries can be submitted by interested businesses or people who know such businesses via this link.

As part of this year’s edition, participants can submit video entries, ensuring representation from different emirates across the UAE. To further strengthen the evaluation process, Tally is also deploying an AI-led shortlisting framework that will help validate and assess entries more comprehensively by analyzing publicly available business information, ensuring deserving businesses receive due recognition for their impact and growth.

Speaking about the initiative, Vikas Panchal, General Manager – MENA, Tally Solutions, said, “MSME Honours is not just an award platform; it is a celebration of the resilience, ambition, and entrepreneurial spirit that drives small businesses forward every day. Across the UAE and the wider MENA region, we continue to witness inspiring MSMEs building innovative businesses, creating employment, and contributing meaningfully to economic growth. This becomes even more relevant as the UAE continues to place strong focus on strengthening its SME ecosystem as a key pillar of the country’s long-term economic vision. Through MSME Honours, we aim to spotlight these stories of determination and impact, while encouraging more entrepreneurs to share and celebrate their journeys.”

With a strong focus on enabling long-term growth and visibility, Tally MSME Honours extends beyond recognition to create a platform that continuously supports entrepreneurial journeys. Over the years, past winners have become part of a growing network of business leaders and changemakers, gaining opportunities to participate in industry discussions, ecosystem forums, and business-led conversations. These engagements help entrepreneurs showcase their journeys, build meaningful collaborations, exchange insights, and further strengthen their impact within the broader MSME ecosystem.

Tally MSME Honours 2026 will feature the following award categories:

• Business Maestro: Established businesses that have mastered the art of thriving and sustaining success.
• Wonder Woman: Outstanding women-led businesses making a remarkable impact.
• NewGen Icon: A new generation of business owners innovating and paving the way for exponential growth.
• Tech Transformer: Businesses leveraging new technology to drive efficiency and scale.
• E-preneur Icon: Purpose-driven businesses contributing meaningfully to society and the environment

The entries will be judged by an esteemed panel comprising experts from the field of technology, the MSME domain, and the media.

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Belkin, a global leader in consumer electronics for over 40 years, today announced a real-world special edition iPad case inspired by Lilypad, the high-tech frog-shaped smart tablet character from Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5,” in theaters June 18.

Designed to transform an iPad into a fun character companion, the Lilypad iPad Case blends protection with subtle character-inspired features, turning tablet use into an imaginative, playful experience connected to the world of “Toy Story 5.”

“Lilypad represents a modern take on how kids interact with technology,” said Steve Malony, CEO of Belkin. “With this collaboration, we wanted to create an accessory that captures the character’s personality while still delivering the quality, durability, protection, and thoughtful design families expect from Belkin.”

Turning an iPad into Lilypad

Designed, for families and Disney collectors, the Lilypad iPad Case combines durable EVA foam construction with character-inspired details like a built-in carry handle and foldable kickstand, allowing users to comfortably hold, carry, and use their device for watching, drawing, or learning on the go.

Key features include:

• Official Lilypad Character Design – Inspired by Lilypad from Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5,” the case gives iPad (10^th and 11^th generation) expressive eye details and a character-inspired design.
• Kid-Proof Protection – Durable EVA foam construction helps absorb bumps and drops during everyday play.
• Soft, Grippy Edges – Easy for small hands to hold securely, helping reduce slips and accidental drops.
• Built-In Carry Handle – Integrated handle provides easy portability, designed to keep up with everyday use.
• Built-In Kickstand – Foldable kickstand supports hands-free viewing for drawing, watching, or playing.
• Exclusive Digital Wallpapers – Each case includes a QR code to download complimentary Lilypad-themed wallpapers for home and lock screens, making the iPad feel even more like the character.
• Safe & Parent-Approved Materials – Made with non-toxic materials and wipe-clean surfaces for easy maintenance.

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Vertiv CoolChip CDU 2300

Vertiv CoolChip Fluid Network Row Manifolds

The Vertiv CoolChip family is a core building block of the Vertiv thermal chain, an end-to-end portfolio including direct-to-chip cooling, immersion cooling, rear-door heat exchangers, coolant distribution, heat rejection, intelligent controls, and lifecycle services into a single, cohesive thermal management system.

The newly announced solutions will be on display at Datacloud Global Congress in Cannes (June 1–4), where Vertiv will participate as a Patron Sponsor and showcase its latest technologies at booth n. 123.

“The rapid growth of AI workloads is driving a fundamental shift in how data centers are designed, cooled, powered and operated,” said Paul Ryan, president for EMEA at Vertiv. “At Datacloud Global Congress, we’re showing how Vertiv is expanding its end‑to‑end portfolio, combining high-density power solutions, liquid cooling, heat rejection, intelligent controls, and lifecycle services, to help customers deploy AI-ready infrastructure faster and operate more efficiently over time.”

As a critical link in the Vertiv thermal chain, the Vertiv CoolChip CDU 2300 is a liquid-to-liquid coolant distribution unit delivering 2.3 MW of cooling capacity in a compact footprint, offering one of the highest capacity-to-footprint ratios available in the market. Its smaller cabinet supports flexible placement, including in‑row or in adjacent mechanical areas, helping operators reduce floor space requirements and the number of CDUs needed in large‑scale, high‑density deployments.

Vertiv CoolChip CDU systems span from 100 kW to 2.3 MW and support direct‑to‑chip liquid cooling as well as rear‑door heat exchangers. The integrated Vertiv CoolChip CDU controller allows temperature and flow to adapt to workload demands, while features such as redundancy, unit‑to‑unit communication, and remote monitoring help enhance system availability and simplify operations. This controller-level intelligence enables the CDU to operate in coordination with other elements of the thermal chain, enabling consistent thermal performance across the entire infrastructure.

Complementing the CDU within the thermal chain architecture, the new Vertiv CoolChip Fluid Network Row Manifolds provide the physical connectivity layer between coolant distribution units, server-level cooling hardware, and heat rejection systems. Each manifold assembly is flushed, passivated, pressure-tested, and sealed to deliver superior cleanliness, corrosion resistance, and leak-free performance. The configurable design provides full system compatibility across direct-to-chip cooling, immersion cooling, and rear-door heat exchangers while simplifying coolant routing. It also enables fast deployment for new builds or retrofits, helping operators scale liquid-cooling infrastructure in weeks rather than months.

Vertiv complements its portfolio with Vertiv Liquid Cooling Services, covering design support, installation, and ongoing maintenance. This lifecycle approach is designed to help customers maximize efficiency, maintain system availability, and support consistent performance as liquid cooling becomes an integral part of modern data center operations.

Vertiv experts will be available throughout Datacloud Global Congress at booth #123 to discuss Vertiv’s end‑to‑end portfolio of power, cooling, and converged infrastructure solutions designed to support high‑density, AI‑ready data centers. Explore insights and resources at Vertiv.com/AI.

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SMEs across the region often struggle to balance cybersecurity investment with operational costs and complexity. What practical steps can smaller businesses take today to strengthen cyber resilience without overwhelming their internal IT resources?

Cybersecurity does not need to be complex to be effective for SMEs. The priority should be implementing a small number of high-impact security controls that significantly reduce risks. These include enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA), maintaining a disciplined patch management process, deploying endpoint protection, securing emails and DNS traffic, and investing in regular employee awareness training to combat phishing and credential misuse.

The urgency is clear. Our recent H2 2025 Internet Security Report revealed that 96 per cent of blocked malware was delivered through encrypted TLS connections, while 23 per cent of threats evaded traditional signature-based detection methods. At the same time, cloud adoption has expanded the attack surface, introducing risks associated with shadow IT, risky SaaS configurations, and compromised identities.

However, SMEs do not need to tackle these challenges alone. According to our 2026 global MSP survey, nearly half of organisations already rely on external providers to augment internal IT teams, while more than half cite 24/7 monitoring as a capability they cannot deliver in-house. WatchGuard’s Unified Security Platform was designed to support this model, delivering integrated protection across network, endpoint, identity, and cloud environments through a simplified, scalable approach. Partnering with a trusted MSP gives SMEs access to managed detection and response, continuous monitoring, and threat intelligence at scale.

Why are ransomware, phishing, and identity-based attacks increasingly becoming board-level business risks rather than just IT concerns?

Cybersecurity has evolved from an IT issue into a business-critical risk because the consequences of a successful attack extend far beyond technology systems. Ransomware, phishing, and identity-based attacks can disrupt operations, expose sensitive data, damage brand reputation, impact customer trust, and trigger regulatory scrutiny, all of which have direct financial and strategic implications.

This shift is reflected in boardroom priorities. Our 2026 MSP survey found that 75 per cent of organisations expect cybersecurity spending to increase over the next two years, while 67 per cent require additional support managing compliance obligations. Security is now firmly embedded in broader business planning and risk management discussions.

The threat landscape reinforces this reality. The survey revealed that 33 per cent of organisations experienced malware infiltration in the past year, 32 per cent suffered phishing or business email compromise attacks, and 29 per cent reported data breaches or unauthorised access incidents. Nearly 75 per cent experienced at least one cybersecurity incident overall. In February 2026, the UAE Cybersecurity Council highlighted increasing attacks targeting critical infrastructure, including ransomware, network infiltration, and AI-enabled offensive tools.

Our H2 2025 Internet Security Report further documented a 1,548 per cent increase in unique malware during Q4 2025, alongside nearly 2,600 public ransomware extortion incidents in a single quarter. Considering this, cybersecurity can no longer be considered a technical concern. Boards require visibility into organisational risk, resilience, and response readiness to protect business continuity and long-term growth.

Many businesses still operate with fragmented security environments built around multiple standalone tools. Why do you believe unified cybersecurity platforms are becoming increasingly important for organizations looking to simplify security operations while improving visibility and protection?

Currently, complexity is one of the greatest challenges facing cybersecurity teams. Organisations relying on multiple disconnected tools often struggle with fragmented security environments, inconsistent policy enforcement, and slower incident response times. Security teams are forced to correlate alerts across different dashboards, slowing response and increasing the risk of missed threats.

Modern cyberattacks do not target a single environment. It moves across endpoints, identities, networks, and cloud applications simultaneously, which requires an integrated approach to detection and response. Our Unified Security Platform combines network security, endpoint protection, identity management, cloud visibility, and threat intelligence into a single coordinated ecosystem. Solutions such as our CloudDR further enhance visibility by identifying shadow IT, detecting identity threats, and automatically remediating misconfigurations.

Market demands reflect this transition. Our 2026 MSP survey found that organisations are prioritising faster incident response (38 per cent), better communication and greater transparency (31 per cent), AI-driven threat detection (44 per cent), and stronger identity and access security capabilities (35 per cent). Meanwhile, 58 per cent expect to switch providers within three years, citing rising costs without added value (39 per cent), a major security incident (39 per cent), and slow response times (36 per cent) as the primary triggers. A unified platform helps address these challenges by reducing operational complexity while improving both security effectiveness and customer experience.

Having worked across the technological ecosystem as an end user, integrator, and provider, how have you seen cybersecurity conversations evolve over the past decade, and what do you believe organizations across the region are still underestimating today?

Cybersecurity conversations have changed significantly over the past decade. Organisations have moved beyond a traditional focus on perimeter security and compliance checklists toward a broader emphasis on cyber resilience, identity protection, cloud security, and business continuity.

One of the most encouraging developments has been the evolution of the customer-provider relationship. In our recent 2026 MSP survey, we found that nearly half of organisations now view their MSP as either a strategic advisor (24 per cent) or a proactive partner (23 per cent), rather than simply a technology supplier. Businesses increasingly expect guidance, expertise, and measurable outcomes, not just products.

However, numerous organisations still underestimate the operational side of cybersecurity. While investments in technologies continue to grow, areas such as identity governance, employee training and awareness, incident response planning, and policy enforcement often receive less attention. Across the Middle East region, we can see a robust commitment from leadership teams to strengthen cybersecurity, but execution gaps remain, particularly in cloud security and identity management.

As cyber threats continue evolving, what are some of the most common mistakes businesses still make when approaching cybersecurity strategies today?

One of the most common mistakes organisations make is viewing cybersecurity as a collection of tools rather than an ongoing operational strategy. Many businesses invest heavily in multiple security solutions but lack the resources, expertise, or processes required to manage them effectively. The result is often alert fatigue, fragmented visibility, and slower incident response. This is where dedicated MSPs play a major role. The data is compelling. Around 94 per cent of organisations using a dedicated MSP or MSSP report confidence in their protection against emerging threats, compared to just 83 per cent of those relying on consulting or professional services firms.

Another persistent challenge is underestimating identity-based risk. Today’s attackers increasingly prefer to exploit stolen credentials and over-privileged identities rather than breach networks directly. Our H2 2025 Threat Report highlights the growing prevalence of identity-focused attack techniques, underscoring the need for stronger access controls, continuous monitoring, and proactive detection capabilities.

Currently, organisations continue to underestimate the human element of cybersecurity. Our 2026 MSP survey found that 37 per cent of businesses want more cybersecurity awareness training, while 31 per cent seek greater communication and transparency from their security providers. Technology alone cannot deliver resilience; people and processes remain equally important.

Ultimately, resilient organisations are those that take a holistic approach, combining strong identity security, MFA, endpoint protection, employee awareness and training, and tested incident response plans within a single, continuously managed cybersecurity strategy.

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In a fast-paced world defined by limited time and endless to-do lists, simplicity is much needed. Across the UAE, consumers are increasingly looking for faster, smarter ways to declutter, upgrade, and sell, without the friction of traditional listing processes.

This shift in behaviour is exactly where dubizzle’s Sell with AI has made its mark.

Since its launch in 2025, the feature has seen strong and sustained adoption, with over 231,500 users leveraging Sell with AI to create listings effortlessly. In total, the tool has already generated approximately 1.2 million new listings on the platform, reflecting both scale and consistent user value.

Momentum continues to build month over month, with an average of 25,600 monthly active users using Sell with AI to generate listings faster and more efficiently. This demonstrates not only strong adoption, but also repeat, habitual usage, an important signal of product-market fit in everyday consumer behaviour.

Rather than replacing user input, Sell with AI works with it and enhances it.

The concept is simple: users upload a few photos, and the AI handles the rest; writing descriptions, categorising items, and generating complete, high-quality listings in seconds. What once required manual effort and time is now reduced to a seamless, intuitive experience.

Usage patterns show particularly strong traction in high-frequency household categories where speed and convenience matter most. The Furniture category leads in terms of adoption, followed by Large Appliances such as refrigerators and ovens, with strong activity also seen in mobile phones, home accessories, and clothing. This highlights how AI is being embedded into everyday resale behaviour rather than niche use cases.

Commenting on the trend, Matthew Gregory, Senior Director of Strategy at dubizzle, said:
“People want to sell effortlessly, without having to overthink the details. Sell with AI was designed to give users back their time. It’s intuitive, fast, and aligned with the way people live and transact today.”

Beyond efficiency, adoption trends also point to a broader behavioural shift in how consumers engage with AI. Users are no longer treating it as an experimental feature, but as a practical, everyday utility, particularly in home and lifestyle categories where turnover is high and convenience is critical.

“Technology should adapt to people, not the other way around,” Matthew Gregory added. “Sell with AI does exactly that, it meets users where they are, making selling as simple as sending a message.”

As the UAE continues to evolve into a highly connected, digital-first economy, dubizzle remains focused on simplifying real-world interactions through meaningful innovation. Sell with AI is not just a feature enhancement, it represents a fundamental shift in how people list, sell, and transact online.

With over a million listings generated and hundreds of thousands of users already engaging with the tool, Sell with AI is helping transform online selling from a manual, time-consuming process into a faster, more intelligent, and more intuitive experience.

By embedding AI into one of the most frequent consumer behaviours, dubizzle continues to move closer to its core mission: helping people live smarter, move faster, and sell with ease.

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Expert commentary by Andreas Hassellöf, CEO of Ombori, on how enterprises are turning AI investment into measurable operational value and shifting from experimentation to disciplined adoption centred on workflows, governance, and business outcomes.

Large enterprises are beginning to speak more openly about the growing gap between AI adoption and measurable business outcomes, as companies reassess whether rising AI costs are translating into meaningful productivity gains.

Uber President and COO Andrew Macdonald recently said the company is finding it “harder to justify” increasing AI spending after internal discussions highlighted the difficulty of linking higher usage of AI coding tools such as Claude Code to a proportional increase in useful consumer-facing features. The comments followed reports that Uber had exhausted its 2026 budget for Claude Code within the first four months of the year, while CEO Dara Khosrowshahi confirmed the company is slowing hiring as it increases investment in AI initiatives.

At the same time, Microsoft has reportedly begun reducing internal use of Anthropic’s Claude Code within parts of its business, shifting developers toward GitHub Copilot CLI instead. Reports suggested the move was tied to Microsoft’s broader push toward its own AI ecosystem and internal tooling strategy rather than a retreat from AI adoption itself.

The developments have triggered wider debate around whether enterprises are entering a more measured phase of AI adoption, with greater focus on operational value, integration, and cost management rather than usage alone.

However, Andreas Hassellöf, CEO of Ombori, believes the issue is less about the capability of AI and more about how organisations are adapting to it.

“The real challenge has nothing to do with whether AI can increase productivity. It clearly can,” Hassellöf said. “The harder part is getting people and organisations to adapt how they actually work so the technology delivers results.”

According to Hassellöf, many companies are seeing high adoption rates and surging token consumption but are struggling to convert that activity into measurable business value. “The bottleneck is rarely the technology itself,” he said. “It is how teams change their processes, measure real outcomes, and build new habits around the tools.”

He added that the industry is now entering a more mature phase of enterprise AI adoption, where businesses are beginning to move beyond experimentation and focus instead on operational discipline, governance, and measurable outcomes. Companies that succeed, he said, will be the ones that redesign workflows around AI rather than simply layering tools onto existing processes.

“Just chatting casually with an AI coding tool and expecting it to handle everything is not enough,” Hassellöf said. “It wastes tokens and often creates more problems than it solves.”

Instead, he argues that successful AI implementation requires structured workflows where multiple AI agents handle specialised tasks such as coding, reviewing, testing, and formatting, while humans remain responsible for setting goals, reviewing outputs, and ensuring alignment with business outcomes.

“The technology is powerful, but the human side of adoption will decide whether a company succeeds with AI or whether it becomes just another expensive experiment,” he said.

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As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and fast moving, security teams are challenged by fragmented visibility, overwhelming alert volumes, and limited context. LinkShadow addresses these challenges through a distinct strategy that combines AI driven analytics with deep contextual awareness and real time correlation across network activity. This enables organizations to move beyond isolated alerts and toward a more unified, intelligence led approach to security.

What sets LinkShadow apart is its evolution beyond traditional NDR into what it defines as Intelligent NDR. Rather than focusing solely on detection and visibility, the platform continuously enriches network data with context, correlates activity in real time, and applies adaptive intelligence to uncover hidden threats. This intelligence layer transforms raw telemetry into meaningful insights, enabling security teams not only to detect anomalies but to understand their relevance, impact, and urgency.

Unlike conventional solutions that rely heavily on retrospective analysis, LinkShadow transforms dispersed network signals into connected, actionable intelligence. By delivering clarity around what matters most, the platform enables security teams to detect threats earlier, prioritize effectively, and respond with greater precision.

“In our opinion, being recognized as a Visionary reflects our commitment to shaping the future of NDR,” said Mehfooz Khan, Chief Product Officer at LinkShadow. “We believe organizations need more than visibility. They need intelligence that can interpret complex environments in real time and guide action. That is the foundation of what we call Intelligent NDR.”

At the core of LinkShadow’s platform is a unified detection framework that brings together network telemetry, behavioral analytics, and threat intelligence into a single system. The platform surfaces high fidelity alerts while significantly reducing noise, helping security teams focus on what is critical.

We feel our recognition underscore LinkShadow’s forward looking strategy and continued innovation in the NDR space. By leveraging advanced AI and contextual intelligence, the company is enabling organizations to adopt more adaptive and resilient security postures.

As the NDR market continues to evolve, LinkShadow stands out as a company helping define its future. In our opinion, its recognition in the Visionaries Quadrant reflects a clear focus on innovation, intelligence, and real world impact, setting a new benchmark for what network detection and response should deliver.

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Christopher Hill, Chairperson & CEO of SindyXR, discusses loneliness, continuous care, AI-driven wellness communities, and why healthcare systems must rethink what happens between clinical appointments.

Christopher, before we talk about the technology, tell us about the moment you realised the healthcare system had a structural problem that nobody was building for. What did you see that others missed?

My “aha” moment was something I neither expected nor actively sought out.

As part of an angel investor group I participated in, I was introduced to SindyXR. Initially, I was absolutely not interested in healthcare. But during that same period, my mother was suffering from kidney failure and eventually passed away.

After her passing, my family discovered that she had been quietly leaning on friends in her age group who were dealing with similar illnesses. We were a close family, but in an effort to protect my father and siblings from her fears, she often turned to peers for emotional support between doctor visits.

What struck me was that people like my mother were doing everything the healthcare system asked of them — attending appointments, following treatments, and completing follow-ups — yet something critical was still missing.

They needed a support system to talk about loneliness, habits, fear, emotional wellbeing, and the realities of daily life between medical visits. None of that was being tracked, supported, or meaningfully understood within traditional healthcare systems.

That was the moment I understood what healthcare was missing, and ultimately why we built SindyXR’s Group Health Support System.

The WHO declared loneliness a global health epidemic in 2023. But SindyXR was already being built before that declaration. Were you solving for loneliness before it had that name?

As the WHO later acknowledged, loneliness directly affects health outcomes. After my mother passed away and I joined SindyXR, I quickly realised her situation was far from unique.

I watched people repeatedly engage with wellness apps and digital health platforms, only to abandon them within weeks. The reason was often the same: it felt like talking to a wall. There was no reciprocity, no sense of belonging, and no feeling that anyone else was walking the journey alongside them.

At SindyXR, we built for human connection from the very beginning — not as a feature, but as the core outcome.

One of the most revealing moments came through our partnerships with medical professionals such as Dr. Charles Cavo, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Pounds Transformation. Through our platform, patients were able to participate in guided peer support sessions between medical appointments, led by trusted healthcare professionals.

What surprised us most was not only how much patients benefited from speaking with one another, but how much doctors themselves learned simply by listening. Medical professionals gained deeper insight into how loneliness, stress, isolation, and emotional wellbeing directly shaped recovery and long-term outcomes in ways traditional clinical appointments rarely capture.

Most healthcare technology still focuses on appointments, diagnosis, prescriptions, and procedures. Why has the industry largely ignored what happens between those moments?

Healthcare has largely followed the money, and the money has traditionally been concentrated around clinical intervention.

The fifteen-minute appointment became the centre of the system because it was measurable, billable, and operationally structured. But the irony is that what happens between appointments often determines what happens at the next one.

The industry has spent decades studying outcomes while ignoring many of the underlying conditions that produce them.

That is the structural gap SindyXR was built to address.

Tell us about the name SindyXR, and the philosophy behind the tagline ‘Healthier Together. Wherever.’

Traditional one-to-one telehealth systems have proven limited over time. Research consistently shows that group-based, socially connected approaches often produce stronger long-term outcomes.

SindyXR represents connected community experiences delivered across multiple environments and technologies. “Healthier Together. Wherever.” reflects that philosophy directly.

Sometimes that experience happens in person. Sometimes through laptops or smartphones via telehealth. Increasingly, we are also seeing growing demand for augmented and virtual reality environments that emerged during and after the pandemic. We support those experiences as well.

The core idea is simple: healthcare should not feel isolated simply because it is delivered digitally.

You often talk about ‘relationship play’ as a design philosophy. How do you engineer human connection into a technology platform without making it feel artificial?

Relationship play means designing for reciprocity — creating environments where people both give and receive support in meaningful ways.

It is about building shared identity, shared context, and shared progress within communities.

What becomes particularly interesting in the AI era is that every interaction creates valuable experiential learning. While fully respecting HIPAA privacy and confidentiality standards, our AI systems learn how people cope, communicate, support one another, and respond emotionally during wellness interactions.

Over time, this creates contextual understanding that traditional healthcare systems rarely capture. It allows medical professionals to better understand behavioural and emotional patterns surrounding recovery, chronic illness, and long-term care across different demographics and conditions.

That kind of human-centred insight is incredibly difficult for isolated healthcare systems or standalone AI tools to generate independently.

If you could say one thing directly to healthcare leaders, digital health investors, and policymakers about what must change in continuous care, what would it be?

If you want to reduce hospitalizations, extend healthy years, and lower long-term pressure on healthcare systems, then you have to invest in what happens every day—not just at the edge of crisis.

The populations requiring continuous care most urgently—the aging, chronically ill, mentally vulnerable, and those recovering from trauma or loss—are often also the most socially isolated.

That is not a coincidence. In many cases, it is the mechanism through which conditions worsen.

Today, the technology finally exists to support continuous, community-driven care at scale, across geographies, and at a fraction of the cost of downstream intervention.

The real question is whether healthcare systems are ready to rethink what care actually means beyond the clinical environment itself.

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