AWS outage due to suspected DNS issue
The Cost Ripple from the AWS Outage
The day after an outage is rarely the right moment to launch a crusade; teams are tired and still mopping up. What is right today is capturing the evidence while it is fresh: the cost spike in your report, the anomaly alert, the incident timeline, the burst of temporary assets…
https://itassetmanagement.net/2025/10/21/the-cost-ripple-from-the-aws-outage/
Why ITAM Forum should join the Linux Foundation
Why ITAM Forum Should Join the Linux Foundation: My Rationale and Your Questions Answered
ITAM Forum has the opportunity to join the Linux Foundation as a stand-alone, self-funded project. This article covers a) What’s happening b) Why I think it’s a great move for the ITAM Forum and c) Frequently asked questions.
https://itassetmanagement.net/2025/10/15/why-itam-forum-should-join-the-linux-foundation-my-rationale-and-your-questions-answered/
Industry Headlines
NCSC: UK Cyber Incidents Up 50%, Boards Warned on Resilience. UK cyber-attacks rose 50% year-on-year, with the NCSC handling a significant incident every other day, according to its review. Impacted are UK enterprises and public services, particularly those exposed to ransomware and state-linked actors from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, plus suppliers in their ecosystems. The agency attributes the surge to sophisticated tactics, expanding digital dependency, and AI-enabled tooling. Ministers warn boards as 18 incidents were classed “highly significant”, disrupting essential services across sectors. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/14/cyber-attacks-rise-in-past-year-uk-security-agency-says
Hacker News: An interesting thread on organisations rushing away from VMware https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45635940
Salesforce launch Agentforce 360, goes after ServiceNow in ITSM market Salesforce has launched Agentforce 360, positioning Slack as the “agentic OS” and bringing agents into Sales, Service, HR, and Tableau. The release adds AgentScript for orchestration, Agentforce Builder, Voice, and Data 360 context, with thousands of deployments over four major releases. ITAM, SAM, and Procurement teams are impacted as conversational interfaces become the front door to enterprise workflows. Salesforce’s goal is adoption and control—centralising agent development, governance, and semantics while competing with ServiceNow. https://investor.salesforce.com/news/news-details/2025/Welcome-to-the-Agentic-Enterprise-With-Agentforce-360-Salesforce-Elevates-Human-Potential-in-the-Age-of-AI/default.aspx