Access Point: Weekly News Roundup For IT Executives – July 26, 2024

Access Point is a weekly roundup of major tech news for IT executives on the go. This edition covers July 22-July 26.

In this week's news for IT executives:

GenAI Is A 'Tax' For Software Companies: Gartner

In its latest Q2 quarterly spending forecast published on Tuesday, analyst Gartner says that generative AI is like a "tax" on software companies. They have to spend on AI to keep up with expectations but returns so far are flowing elsewhere.

SolarWinds Patches Eight Critical Flaws In Access Rights Manager Software

SolarWinds, the network management company still reeling from the aftermath of a major 2020 supply chain attack, has addressed eight critical vulnerabilities in its Access Rights Manager (ARM) software.

Midmarket Reacts, Recovers From CrowdStrike Outage

Some midmarket IT executives spoke about the impact of the outage on their organizations.