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How enterprise technology works, what changed, and what it means.
Analysis
Deep, data-led pieces that end in a decision. 83 pieces.
Markets & the AI economy
Security stocks fell up to 21% on Anthropic launches; CrowdStrike has since gained 154%
Security operations
eMudhra's private key was the number 4. Chrome blocked it in 100 minutes
Buying software in India
Microsoft's cheapest seats rose the most: F1 +33%, E3 +8%, bundled VMware ends 31 October
Every analysis
October2026 · 11 pieces
- Six days from patch to exploited: PHP, Node.js, Oracle and the order to fix themSecurity operations · 9 min
- PHP2Shell takes a server in one request; 2.6 million hosts are exposedSecurity operations · 10 min
- Your bank password, your liability: 3 US banks put AI-agent losses on youAI in the enterprise · 10 min
- Security stocks fell up to 21% on Anthropic launches; CrowdStrike has since gained 154%Markets & the AI economy · 9 min
- eMudhra's private key was the number 4. Chrome blocked it in 100 minutesSecurity operations · 9 min
- Microsoft's cheapest seats rose the most: F1 +33%, E3 +8%, bundled VMware ends 31 OctoberBuying software in India · 10 min
- Two CERT-In advisories in six days: AI agents broke in, and no victim noticedAI in the enterprise · 8 min
- 3,897 SBI records leaked. Three clocks now run: 6 hours, 6 hours and 72 hoursData & privacy · 9 min
- 33 of 56 listed vendors fell 30% or more; what changes at renewal and what does notMarkets & the AI economy · 8 min
- Windows 10 still runs 41% of India's Windows PCs a year after its end; world 28%Endpoints & devices · 7 min
- India runs 1.8 GW of data centres; AI alone may add 26.3 GW of grid load by FY32Markets & the AI economy · 9 min
September2026 · 7 pieces
- Salesforce charges US$2 a conversation; HubSpot 50 cents. CRM is now a system of actionSaaS & business software · 9 min
- Ransomware victims hit 1,073 in August, the year's high; most don't paySecurity operations · 8 min
- MPLS costs 6× broadband plus SD-WAN: a 40-branch Indian worked exampleNetwork & SASE · 10 min
- IAM costs $3 to $17 a user a month. The breach still starts at the passwordIdentity & access · 9 min
- Europe gives software makers 24 hours to report an exploited flaw; India gives 6Security operations · 9 min
- Only 2 of 9 SaaS management platforms print a price you can multiplySaaS & business software · 10 min
- An Agentforce action costs 10 cents, a conversation $2: how AI agents are billed nowSaaS & business software · 9 min
August2026 · 7 pieces
- 37% of firms see any profit from AI, 6% a real one, as agents spreadAI in the enterprise · 8 min
- Three Gartner Leaders skipped MITRE's latest test: what AI endpoint security measuredEndpoints & devices · 9 min
- One platform or three? All-in-one RMM is 1.5–4.8× cheaper on list; the catch is depthEndpoints & devices · 9 min
- Seqrite at ₹1,250 vs Kaspersky at ₹5,200: the labs score them level anywayEndpoints & devices · 8 min
- Valid provenance, malicious code: what three npm worm waves brokeCloud & DevOps · 10 min
- NinjaOne vs six RMMs: wins the rankings, quotes the priceEndpoints & devices · 10 min
- EU AI Act now applies, but its high-risk rules slipped 16 monthsAI in the enterprise · 9 min
July2026 · 6 pieces
- Per-minute sync costs 2.8× a daily one: how four data-integration tools billSaaS & business software · 6 min
- 11 RBI cyber controls, 3 you can’t buy: the other 8 cost ₹27.5 lakh to ₹2.5 croreData & privacy · 6 min
- The phone call that beat MFA: how ShinyHunters got into Salesforce through OAuthIdentity & access · 10 min
- Of 38 security vendors, none is shortlisted in all five endpoint layersEndpoints & devices · 6 min
- Exploited flaws now get 3 days, not 21: CISA rewrote the patch clockSecurity operations · 8 min
- Software shed about US$1tn in a week; seat-priced renewals are nextSaaS & business software · 8 min
June2026 · 2 pieces
- In India, backing up a ₹145 mailbox costs as much as the mailbox itselfSaaS & business software · 6 min
- Only 7 of 18 service desks run change management; two charge 5× the entry seat for itSaaS & business software · 7 min
May2026 · 4 pieces
- Verizon: exploits now beat stolen passwords as the way in, 31% to 13%Security operations · 8 min
- 3-2-1 is not enough: 94% of ransomware victims saw attackers go for the backupsData & privacy · 6 min
- SSL VPNs: 56 exploited flaws; IPsec: 8. Fortinet has already chosenNetwork & SASE · 7 min
- 5 billion passkeys, yet 57% of firms still sign staff in with a phishable factorIdentity & access · 8 min
April2026 · 2 pieces
- MCP lets an AI agent run commands; up to 200,000 servers would run an attacker's tooAI in the enterprise · 10 min
- CrowdStrike’s 78-minute file crashed 8.5 million PCs; RBI counted 10 lenders hitSaaS & business software · 7 min
March2026 · 3 pieces
- 2 of 18 encryption tools protect a file after it leaves; disk encryption is freeData & privacy · 7 min
- One stolen admin login wiped Stryker's devices with Intune's own buttonEndpoints & devices · 9 min
- Certificates now last 200 days, then 47: one renewal a year becomes eightSecurity operations · 8 min
February2026 · 2 pieces
- India's 3-hour takedown rule: AI audio and video must now carry a labelAI in the enterprise · 9 min
- Seqrite is now over half of Quick Heal: enterprise up 22.5%, consumer down 24.7%Security operations · 7 min
January2026 · 3 pieces
- UEM adds the laptop: only 5 of 12 tools document Apple's DDM updatesEndpoints & devices · 7 min
- Only 13 of 36 endpoint security tools cover phones in the same consoleEndpoints & devices · 7 min
- Only Commvault covers all 7 workloads; 18 backup products use 7 price unitsCloud & DevOps · 6 min
December2025 · 2 pieces
- 7 of 18 DLP tools watch email, laptop and cloud; none documents a PAN detectorData & privacy · 6 min
- 18 exploited Exchange flaws, 14 used in ransomware: the cost of hosting your own mailCloud & DevOps · 6 min
November2025 · 1 piece
- NPS runs 0–10, CSAT 1–5, CES 1–7: our earlier post had two of three scales wrongSaaS & business software · 7 min
October2025 · 2 pieces
- 5 of 8 account-identification tools print a price; 6sense and ZoomInfo don’tSaaS & business software · 6 min
- Jio was free for 208 days, then raised prices 3 times: budget software for year twoBuying software in India · 6 min
September2025 · 3 pieces
- Calendly charges US$16 a seat for round robin; Microsoft 365 includes BookingsSaaS & business software · 6 min
- AI analytics writes correct SQL 83% of the time; humans manage 93%AI in the enterprise · 6 min
- Free CI runs 50 to 6,000 minutes a month: a startup’s DevOps bill starts at ₹0Cloud & DevOps · 6 min
August2025 · 3 pieces
- Drip emails were 2% of sends and 30% of email revenue across 150,000 brandsSaaS & business software · 7 min
- Only 25 of 449 business tools we track start free; Dropbox's payers are 2.6%Buying software in India · 6 min
- 11,334 WordPress flaws in a year, and only six were in WordPress itselfSaaS & business software · 7 min
July2025 · 3 pieces
- All 3 SIEMs on our old SMB list changed hands; 8 of 31 named tools movedSecurity operations · 7 min
- 17% of small EU firms use AI vs 55% of large; lack of skills is the top barrierAI in the enterprise · 6 min
- Instagram ads reach 48 crore Indians, X's 2.2 crore: pick two platforms, not sixSaaS & business software · 6 min
June2025 · 5 pieces
- We recommended QuickBooks 27 days before it left India; Zoho Books is ₹749 a monthBuying software in India · 7 min
- 12% of employees rate their onboarding great; the laptop and logins are the fixable partSaaS & business software · 7 min
- Low DevOps performers fail 40% of changes; elite teams fail 5%Cloud & DevOps · 7 min
- Enterprise software ROI leaks in 3 places: 56% value gap, 46% idle seatsBuying software in India · 7 min
- 8 of 10 low-code platforms print a price; only 2 print every tierSaaS & business software · 7 min
May2025 · 3 pieces
- Unpatched software opens 26% of SMB breaches; stolen passwords 13%Security operations · 6 min
- Helpdesks start at US$19 an agent; the next tier up costs 2.2× to 4× thatSaaS & business software · 6 min
- Google has 96.6% of India's searches, and an SMB's SEO kit can start at ₹0SaaS & business software · 6 min
April2025 · 2 pieces
- Three Freshdesk agents cost US$57 a month; 1,000 AI chats cost US$490SaaS & business software · 6 min
- Zoho Books charges 6.7× for Amazon sync: what an Indian seller's ERP must doSaaS & business software · 6 min
March2025 · 1 piece
- 3 of 5 recruiting tools we once named now belong to bigger groups; 3 hide the priceSaaS & business software · 7 min
February2025 · 2 pieces
- 37 of 105 security products print a price: the five basics, costed for 100 peopleSecurity operations · 7 min
- An Indian breach costs ₹25.5 crore on average; CERT-In’s caseload has grown 2.5×Security operations · 6 min
January2025 · 3 pieces
- Infrastructure monitoring costs US$8 to US$29 a host; 2 of 8 vendors name an India regionCloud & DevOps · 7 min
- 4 of SecurityScorecard's 10 risk factors are fixed by configuration, not a purchaseSecurity operations · 7 min
- 9 of 15 email security tools on our old list changed owner, name or listingSecurity operations · 6 min
December2024 · 3 pieces
- 9 of 18 service desks carry full asset management; the asset tier costs $27–$49Endpoints & devices · 6 min
- Third parties were in 48% of breaches; 1 of 5 TPRM pricing pages shows a priceSecurity operations · 7 min
- 12 of 20 patch tools are quote-only, and only 9 patch apps on Linux tooEndpoints & devices · 7 min
November2024 · 1 piece
- 12 of 36 endpoint tools roll back ransomware; 10 say where your data sitsEndpoints & devices · 8 min
October2024 · 2 pieces
- CRM seats list at US$9 to US$550 a month; only Zoho prints a rupee priceSaaS & business software · 7 min
- Cloud marketplaces now take 3% of a SaaS sale, and India dropped both leviesSaaS & business software · 7 min
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