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Guardian Angel

Chapter 9: When in Rome

Summary: I have no idea how to summarize this chapter besides saying buckle up. 🫣

Warnings: Danger, angst, claustrophobia.

Word Count: 6.3k

A/N: My apologies for how long it took to get this chapter posted. I wanted to take my time on it because it’s essential to the rest of the story. I hope you enjoy it!

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You walked into your room, anxiously shutting the door behind you. Your mind races as you pace back and forth. Running your fingers through your hair, you struggle to comprehend why Onyx Petroleum would be interested in Sokovian land. Your mental spiral is interrupted by a knock on your door, followed by Tony's voice asking if you're okay. You open the door, and the billionaire walks in, quickly shutting the door behind him.

"I can't believe I didn't clock it before," Tony said, holding up the newspaper. "Those con artists from Onyx Petroleum are your parents - sorry."

You force a smile and respond, "It's okay. They deserve the title, trust me."

"I know firsthand," Tony muttered.

“You know my parents?” 

“Your father was a regular visitor of the Stark Expo in the old days.” You're taken aback, wondering how you never knew that. “Dear old dad rarely spoke to me growing up, but I remember he once said that Y/F/N Y/L/N was the only person who made him believe that humanity was doomed to extinction.”

“Sounds about right,” you said.

“Oh, and then," he recounted, "A few years ago at a September Foundation grant presentation at Cal Tech. Your mother, as usual, was doing her thing - schmoozing with everyone. She cornered Pepper and started rambling about how a partnership between Onyx Petroleum and Stark Industries could transform the global oil exploration and production industry. Pepper kindly reminded her that Stark Industries no longer partners with companies or individuals that harm the environment or the population. So your mother called Pepper a fraud and threw her drink in her face! Can you believe that?"

You sigh as you sit down on the edge of the bed, “Unfortunately, yes.”

"Any idea what this is about?" Tony asked, holding up the paper again.

You shake your head, saying, "No clue. They've never shown any interest in foreign oil.”

"Do you have access to anything that would give us insights into their business dealings?" Tony inquired.

You shake your head again, feeling helpless. "Not anymore. My parents removed me from all of their bank accounts and company mainframes when they kicked me out," you say with a huff, throwing yourself back onto the bed. “I don’t get it. Sokovia was destroyed. What’s left for them to find.”

“Vibranium.”

“What?” You said as you sat up. “That doesn't make sense. Sokovia was a war zone.”

“What do you think they were fighting over?” The billionaire asked rhetorically. 

“How do you know this, Tony?” 

“After Ultron's attack on Sokovia and the subsequent sinking of Navi Grad, FRIDAY performed an extensive deep-sea mapping of the ocean—every square centimeter. Seven hundred thousand images were captured at a depth of almost 4,000 meters,” Tony explained, tapping the screen on his watch. “The mapping exercise was aimed at locating the submerged remnants of the destroyed city and ensuring the safety of any underwater vehicles or divers exploring the area. Doing so would provide insights into the underwater topography of the region and assist in the reconstruction efforts.” 

You rise to your feet as a hologram of the 3D map materializes before your eyes.

“Instead, FRIDAY found something else,” Tony explained, shifting pieces back and forth through the air. “Outside of Wakanda, Sokovia has the largest natural vein of Vibranium anywhere in the world, but no one has been able to mine it yet because…,” zooming in on the composite. “It’s underwater.”

You studied the 3D image carefully, trying to comprehend how Onyx Petroleum would go about mining the most potent substance on Earth. 

“This much Vibranium in anyone’s hands is frightening,” Tony said. “In the hands of a company notorious for unethical business practices, it’s perilous.” 

“Does Wanda know?” Your mind was racing with concern for your girlfriend.

“No, and I don’t think we should tell her,” closing the hologram. 

“What? Why not? She has a right to know! It was her home. We can’t just—“

"Easy, Willy Wonka," Tony said. "I know she needs to know, but we need more information before we can act. I need to do some more research and figure out the next steps. In the meantime, tell the rest of the team what we know. Wanda is running point on a full-team, large-scale mission the day after tomorrow, and it benefits no one for her to be distracted, right?" 

You nod hesitantly in agreement, still processing everything. "Trust me, Y/N. If we take our eyes off the ball, bad things happen. We need to be strategic and focused if we're going to keep everyone safe." 

After a moment of silence, you let out a heavy sigh. "Okay, you're right," you concede, looking down at your hands. "I just don't feel good about keeping this from Wanda. We've always been honest with each other, and I don't want to ruin that." 

Tony places a reassuring hand on your back. "You're not lying to her. You're just postponing the truth to protect her," he explains calmly. 

You slowly nod, taking in his words. It made sense, in a way. But the guilt still lingered in your mind, gnawing at you. You knew that, eventually, you'd have to come clean.

*^~^*

You stirred from your sleep two days later, but the uneasy feeling in your stomach lingered. Your conversation with Tony was still vivid in your mind. You peered outside and saw SHIELD agents hustling and bustling around the grounds. You felt lost, unsure of what to do or where to be, so you did your best to keep a low profile and stay out of everyone's way. This was your first time seeing a mission play out before you. Sure, team members had come and gone before in the three months you had been living at the Avengers Compound, but being so focused on your recovery, you hadn’t paid that close attention. 

FRIDAY interrupted your train of thought as you stood by the window. “Ms. Y/L/N,” she said, “Ms. Maximoff requests your presence in The Overwatch.”

You were confused. “The Overwatch? Where’s that, FRIDAY?”

“I’ll escort you there, Ms. Y/L/N,” FRIDAY said, opening the elevator doors.

As you stepped into the elevator, you noticed it was going down. The compartment sprang to life, and you counted at least three floors before it finally stopped. The door opened, revealing a futuristic virtual command center. Wanda stood with her back to you, looking up at a wall of monitors.

You couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow!"

Wanda turned at the sound of your voice, and her smile was enough to melt you into a puddle. "Impressive, isn't it?" she said.

You nodded, still in awe of the sight. "What is this place?"

"This is The Overwatch," Wanda explained. "It's a command center that allows Fury or other Avengers who aren't on a mission to provide support in real-time."

You walked over to where Wanda was standing. "It's only used when everyone gets called away or on big-scale operations," she added.

You looked up at the bank of monitors, each displaying a name in the corner. Your eyes quickly found Natasha's, labeled N. Romanoff. Next to her, you spotted T. Stark, S. Rogers, B. Banner, T. Odinson, C. Barton, B. Barnes, S. Wilson, K. Bishop, Y. Belova, P. Parker, and C. Danvers. 

"Am I even allowed to be in here?” You asked.

"Technically, no," Wanda replied with a smirk, "but this is my first time running point on a mission, and I could use the company."

Curiosity getting the better of you, you asked, "Who are they after?"

"Unfortunately, that information is classified," Wanda replied, typing away on the keyboard and pulling up a map, "but I can tell you they are in Europe."

"Well, that narrows it down," you joked, trying to lighten the mood.

Wanda sighed and sat before the command module, motioning for you to join her. "I wish I could tell you more," she said, "it's so much more stressful sitting in here than being out in the field with the team."

You tried encouraging her, saying, "Hey, at least you're safe here."

“Yes, but I feel so helpless," Wanda admitted while monitoring the team's vital signs. "Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful to Fury for agreeing to let me ease back into the swing of things, but the loss of control scares me.” 

The tense atmosphere was palpable in the comms as Steve's voice cut through, "Wanda, we're on our final approach. ETA, 30 seconds."

Natasha's raspy voice chimed in, "How are we looking?"

"The approach is clear—five guards in the courtyard outside the building.

"I got it," Tony interjected. You heard muffled groans on the other end of the comms as Tony dismantled the threat in a matter of seconds. "We're clear outside."

Everyone, turn on your body cameras," Wanda commanded as the monitors rose to life, giving you a first-person point of view of what everyone on the team was seeing.

"Nat, the security office is two doors down on your left," Wanda directed.

"Noted, I'm on my way," Natasha confirmed.

"When do I go in?" Peter's voice sounded eager on the comms.

"Hold your position, Spider-Boy," Yelena said. "Patience is key."

"Yeah, Peter. You're too eager. Just slow your roll and wait for the signal," Kate Bishop said.

"So is being quiet, Kate Bishop." Yelena cut in again.

I can't believe this is happening," you said involuntarily.

"Shh," Wanda whispers.

"Who is that?" Thor asks as he catches his hammer flying towards his monitor screen.

"Is that Y/N?" Carol asked between shots.

"No, it's not," Wanda lied to protect you.

"It is Y/N! What are you doing in The Overwatch, Willy Wonka?" Tony asked.

“Aww, they’re having a date night,” Clint joked sarcastically as you watched an arrow fly away from his camera and out of sight.

"Everyone, please be quiet. You're clogging the comms," Bucky demands irritably.

"Let's all be civil," Sam adds.

“I concur,” Bruce agreed.

"How are we doing, Nat?" Steve asked as he knocked out another security guard.

"I'm bypassing the firewall, Natahsa replied, typing away on the keyboard. “There. The Iris Detectors are down.”

"On my signal," Wanda spoke calmly. "Disabling the dome cameras in 3, 2, 1. Go.”

Sitting in front of the bank of monitors, you found yourself momentarily bewildered. You weren't sure which of the screens to focus on as the team moved in unison. Each one displayed a different angle of the action, and you didn't want to miss a single moment of what was unfolding before you. You watched with bated breath as they efficiently made their way through the building, their movements purposeful and precise. It was a sight to behold - you had never seen such determination and skill in your entire life. 

Despite seeing footage of the Avengers on the news over the years, watching them firsthand was an entirely different experience. You felt incredibly fortunate to be able to call them your friends. As they worked towards the second level, you couldn't help but feel a sense of awe wash over you. These were some of the most powerful beings on the planet, and yet they were risking their lives to protect others. It was a humbling and inspiring sight to behold.

As the team entered the building, you watched Bucky effortlessly kick in a door. "I'm in the lab," he announced, his voice calm and collected.

Tony's voice crackled through the comms, "Do you see the mainframe?"

"There's two, which one is it?" Bucky replied, scanning the room.

"Open the silver panel," Tony instructed.

With a few hard pulls, Bucky managed to pry off the front of the mainframe. Suddenly, the sound of shattering glass filled the air as Carol crashed through a nearby window with a guard's arms wrapped tightly around her neck.

Without hesitation, Bucky turned to assist her. "Keep going! I got this," Carol shouted, her voice slightly strained.

Tony's voice cut through the chaos, "You should see the mainframe HiperSockets that provide high-speed TCP/IP connectivity within the central processor complex."

"For fuck's sake, in English, Tony!" Bucky shouted, his frustration palpable.

"Language,” Steve reprimanded.

An alarm began to blare as red lights flashed, signaling the imminent arrival of more guards.

"Bucky and Carol, eight more guards are heading your way," Wanda's voice sounded over the comms. "Thor, you're the closest."

"I'll be right there," Thor answered.

You watched as The God of Thunder bounded down the stairs and into the lab. In a thunderous flash, he took out all eight guards, leaving the room eerily silent.

"Cut the blue cable!" Tony finally shouted.

Bucky pulled out a pocket knife and quickly sliced through the blue cable.

The rest of the team arrived on the scene, and the lights inside the mainframe went out, plunging the room into darkness.

"How do we know for sure it's down?" Kate asked, her voice laced with concern.

Natasha fired three gunshots into the mainframe, causing the container to smoke.

"That ought to do it," she said, lowering her gun.

"Well done, everyone," Wanda praised. "I'm no longer seeing a heat signature from your location, which means the building is offline."

"Thanks, Wanda. Nice job on the point," Steve said. "We'll reconvene at 1800 hours to go over Phase Two."

Wanda looked exhausted as she removed her earpiece. The monitors had gone dark again; she leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath to calm herself down. After a few moments, she opened her eyes and looked at you.

"Wow, sweetheart. That was amazing! I've never seen anything like that in my life. You were great,” you said, touching her shoulder. 

Wanda smiled weakly, feeling a sense of satisfaction mixed with exhaustion. "Thanks," she said, "it was touch and go. But I'm glad they were able to get the job done."

You nodded in agreement. "Are all the missions that intense?"

Wanda thought for a moment before answering. "Not all of them," she said, "but this is one of the most challenging ones we've had in a while. But that's what we're trained for, right?"

“Do you miss it? Being out there, I mean,” you asked hesitantly. 

Wanda’s expression was pensive as she spoke, her gaze fixed on the ground. "It's a complicated situation," she began slowly. "On the one hand, I don't want to leave my boys. After we lost their father, I made a promise to Billy and Tommy that I would always be there for them, no matter what." She paused for a moment as if lost in thought. "But on the other hand," she continued, her voice growing softer, "sometimes I feel like I'm denying who I am. Like my magic knows, I’m turning away from that part of myself.”

As you sat beside Wanda, you suddenly realized something that had never occurred to you before – you had never seen her use her powers. You searched your memory for any instance where you had witnessed her abilities in action, but you drew a blank. The only thing you could recall was being in her arms after the accident before you passed out, but even then, you couldn't remember if she had used her magic to keep you safe.

You took a deep breath and reached out to hold her hand. "I know we've never talked about this, but is there a reason you've never used your magic in front of me?" you asked, your voice gentle and curious. You hoped she wouldn't take offense to your question, but you couldn't help feeling a little curious about this aspect of her life that she had kept hidden from you.

"I was wondering when you would finally ask me about this,” Wanda sighed softly. “Since Westview, I have had difficulty trusting myself to use my powers safely. I lost control in a way that I never have before, Y/N, and the thought of putting anyone through that again is unbearable." Her voice was tinged with remorse and sadness as she continued, "I don't want to be a danger to those around me or myself. I’m afraid to use my magic again, and I don't know how to overcome that fear."

As you stroked her hand, you spoke reassuringly to Wanda. "I know you're feeling guilty about what happened in Westview, but that was only one aspect of your powers. You've done so much more good in the world than bad, and the magic that courses through you is a testament to that. Remember all the times you used your abilities to save lives, protect innocent people, and bring hope to those in need. That is the true measure of who you are, Wanda. Don't let a single mistake define you or your legacy."

Wanda nodded as she looked at you. “Thank you, Y/N,” wiping the tears away that threatened to fall. “I know I can’t avoid using them forever,” she looked around the room, “I also know I can’t hide down here for the rest of my life.” 

“Why don’t you show me?” 

“What?”

“Show me your powers. Come on, let’s see what you got, sweetheart. It’s just us, and we’re three floors underground. Nothing can go wrong, I promise.”

She looked at you hesitantly before she finally agreed, “Okay.”

Wanda rose from her seat and walked to the middle of the room. She took a deep, cleansing breath, held out her left palm, and began slowly circling it with her right hand. You watched as an orb of red energy materialized in her palm. Pointing her hand in your direction, you felt the chair you were sitting in move underneath you as you quickly rolled across the room and stopped on a dime in front of the redhead.

“Woah,” you said in amazement.

“You haven’t seen anything yet,” she smirked.

Slowly but surely, she rose above you, her body glowing with a vibrant, otherworldly red magic that seemed to envelop you completely. Despite your shock, you felt a sense of calm wash over you as you basked in the warmth and comfort of the magic surrounding you. It was as if Wanda had wrapped you in a cocoon of pure energy, and you felt safe and protected in her presence. Her eyes were fixed on you, glowing like twin stars in the night sky. For the first time, you knew without a doubt that you were in the presence of a powerful being beyond your understanding. Yet, despite her immense power, she was your Wanda—gentle and kind.

The redhead reached down and gently touched your cheek. For a moment, you closed your eyes and basked in the warmth of her touch. You couldn't help but wonder if she felt the same sense of warmth and safety with you that you felt with her.

I do, Y/N," Wanda said with nothing but adoration in her eyes.

You were confused and asked, "Do what?"

"Feel the same warmth and safety you feel with me," she replied.

You wondered, "I, did I - I don't think I said that out loud, did I?"

"I heard your thoughts, love," she answered.

You repeated, "You heard me - you can hear my thoughts? Oh, God."

Wanda reassured you, "Oh no, no, Y/N. It's okay. This was the first time I've ever listened to your thoughts. Outside of work, I never invade anyone's privacy that way and never would with you without your permission or unless it was an emergency."

The redhead reached for you as she floated down. The red magic swirling around your joined hands.

"That was incredible, sweetheart. I know it will take some time, but don't hide this part of yourself away. It's wonderful.”

The sudden sound of the elevator whirring through the walls startled Wanda, breaking her concentration and causing her to dismiss her red magic hastily. "Shit! Quick, hide in that storage cabinet," she urgently whispered, pushing you towards the stainless steel structure.

"What?! Why?" You asked, confused and alarmed.

"I told you, you're not technically supposed to be here. The security clearance is off the charts," Wanda explained as she urged you towards the cabinet.

You sprinted towards the cabinet and quickly shut the door just as Maria exited the elevator. "Hey, Wanda. Great job on Phase One. Everything looks good on our end," she said, scrolling through her tablet.

“Thanks,” Wanda said, nervously tucking a strand of red hair behind her ear as Maria continued.

"I'm going to go brief Fury, but I'll be back for the check-in call at 6 pm to discuss Phase Two."

"Okay, see you in a bit," Wanda replied, relieved she hadn't noticed you.

As Maria stepped back into the elevator, she teasingly called, "Oh, and Wanda? If Y/N is going to be down here with you, at least give her a key card."

Wanda blushed at being caught. "I don't know what you're talking about," she fibbed.

"Of course, you don't," The Deputy Director chuckled. "Ask her to bring some Candy Bar chocolate for us later when she comes out from the storage cabinet," she added with a giggle as the doors closed.

You cautiously opened the door to the cabinet and stepped out, your cheeks reddening as you met Wanda's embarrassed gaze. She fished a blank white key card out of her pocket and handed it to you. "Here, now you can legally be down here with me."

You took the card and turned it over in your hands. 

"Thanks," you said softly. “Tell Maria I'll bring some chocolate truffles later," you winked.

"Hmm, sounds good," Wanda smiled, leaning in to give you a gentle peck on the lips.

*^~^*

You arrived back at The Overwatch a few hours later, your white key card and a bag of truffles in hand. Maria was sitting next to Wanda in front of the wall of monitors. You sat down next to the redhead, passing the bag of chocolates to Maria. 

"Aww, Y/N. How did you know? This is exactly what I wanted."

"Shut up,” you smirked. “So, what's happening here?" As you pointed toward the dark screens.

"We had the check-in call about forty-five minutes ago, and Steve should be reporting in any minute to confirm they've reached the target,” Wanda explained.

As if on cue, Steve's camera turned on, followed by the rest of the team. "Speak of the devil!” Maria exclaimed. 

You could tell immediately that the team was in an underground passage, evidenced by the rough stone masonry surrounding them. Their footsteps echoed through the tunnel, adding an eerie quality to the tense atmosphere.

"Hey, Cap, you ready to go?" Maria asked, glancing up at the screen.

"Affirmative," Steve replied. “Although some of us are feeling a bit claustrophobic."

"Speak for yourself,” Clint chimed in.

"Tony, you want to take that one?" Wanda asked, typing away on her keyboard.

"Sure thing, Red," Tony replied. "Everyone, reach inside your suit pockets. You should find an object the size of one of Morgan's Legos."

Yelena, ever the skeptic, held up the miniature object Tony had referred to. "What the fuck is this?" she asked, her voice laced with annoyance.

"Language," Steve admonished.

"Oh, tell it to someone who cares," Yelena retorted, rolling her eyes.

"Sestra," Nat scolded, her voice echoing through the tunnels.

"It's a bit of technology I borrowed from our friendly neighborhood ant, and subsequently made even better,” Tony smirked. "Press the button on the top."

As one, the team pressed the button, and a small oxygen mask grew to fit in their hands.

"And we couldn't have worn these on the walk down here because?" Sam asked, his voice heavy with sarcasm.

"Because they only have a 24-hour oxygen supply," Tony explained. "We need to conserve as much as possible."

"Do I have to wear this?" Carol asked. "I can breathe in space. I'm pretty sure I'm fine down here."

"The vacuum of space is very different from underground," Maria said. "We don't want to take any chances. Put it on, please, Danvers."

“Why doesn’t the billionaire genius have to wear an oxygen mask?” She asked. 

“There’s an oxygen supply built into the suit,” Tony smirked.

With a resigned sigh, Carol donned the mask, and the rest of the team followed suit. Wanda went over the topography of the catacomb, identifying key landmarks and intricacies that could help them navigate the maze-like structure safely.

In a hushed tone, you turned to Maria and asked, "Have they ever had an underground mission before?" 

Maria shook her head and replied, "No, not like this. This is completely uncharted territory for them.”

"Okay, as we discussed," Steve said, pointing to the left. "Group one with me down the left tunnel; group two with Tony down the right tunnel."

As you observed intently, you saw each group setting off towards their designated directions, down the ancient corridors. The walls were adorned with intricate archways, illuminated by sporadic pockets of light that added to the mystique of the surroundings.

“Mr. Stark, this is amazing! Have you looked at these carvings and art? Easily third century—” Peter started. 

“This isn’t a history field trip,” Natasha interrupted. “Pay attention to your surroundings.”

The group had been walking through a tunnel for some time when, without warning, felt the ground beneath their feet shake. A low and ominous grumbling noise echoed through the air, and everyone was thrown into the tunnel walls. 

"FRIDAY, what's happening?" Tony asked urgently.

"Accessing the wave radar and enhancing the thermogenic signature," FRIDAY responded.

“Do you feel that too, Steve?” Wanda asked

Steve grunted as he struggled to regain his balance. "Yeah, is it an earthquake?" he asked.

"It's an energy surge, Boss," FRIDAY replied to Tony. "A core reactor holds together the primary stabilization of the tunnel structure."

"That's not first-century tech," Peter mumbled, face down on the ground.

Kate helped him up. "Yeah, no kidding, Sherlock."

Just as the group was getting back on their feet, Sam's voice cut through the tense silence.

"Hey! Hold it!" he shouted.

"What is it, Wilson?" Tony asked.

"Someone is watching us at the end of this tunnel," Sam exclaimed as he ran ahead of the group.

"Sam, wait!” Steve shouted.

"Lock onto Wilson," Maria said, standing up.

Wanda quickly shifted to Sam's primary camera and enlarged the visual. The mystery figure took two quick turns to the left as if they knew exactly where they were going. A third turn to the right, and Sam lost sight of the man for a split second. Looking around quickly, but to no avail, he said, "I lost them."

"How will he get back to the rest of the group?" You asked.

"Good question, Y/N," Sam replied.

Maria glared over at you. "Sorry, I keep forgetting they can hear me too."

"Sam, you're closer to Tony than Steve," Wanda said. "I'm pinging his tracker right now. Two lefts and a right should do it. And Steve and company, follow your tunnel about a half a mile down and then take a right, and you should meet up with everyone else."

The team wandered through the catacomb tunnel in silence, only the sound of their breathing and the stone under their feet breaking the stillness. When they were finally reunited, Tony broke the silence, "Okay, new plan. We're staying together." 

Peter quickly agreed, "I'm with Tony on this one." 

Yelena, standing nearby, murmured to Kate, "Color me surprised." 

“Oxygen masks stay on, Nat,” Maria said pointedly. 

"Yes, detka,” Natasha replied.

Yelena couldn't resist mocking her sister, "Yes, detka," she repeated sarcastically. But before she could carry on, Natasha pinched her arm, causing her to yelp in pain. 

Thor shouted, "Knock it off, Lady Widows!" 

Wanda added, "Thor is right. The catacomb can be disorienting, but you need to keep moving. Tony, I'm reviewing the National Geophysical Data Center records to assess your declination value and sending them to FRIDAY. Keep true north." 

You turned to Maria, puzzled, "What did she say?" Having no clue what your girlfriend was talking about. 

"They should turn right," Maria whispered. 

You watched as everyone walked in a single-file line to the right, trying their best to keep their footing on the uneven stone. Suddenly, a second energy surge echoed loudly through the comms, causing everyone to turn their cameras downwards. Your heart raced as you gasped at the sight of cracks quickly forming between everyone's legs. Before anyone could react, the ground gave way beneath them, accompanied by screams and the sound of broken gravel. 

Maria gasped, and Wanda put her hands over her mouth in shock. 

"Oh my God!" You exclaimed. "What the hell just happened?" 

Wanda asked urgently, "Steve? Tony? Can you hear me?" 

Maria followed with a shaky voice, "Natasha? Come in! Anyone?" 

"Shit," she said anxiously, picking up the phone in front of her. "All SHIELD agents, Romeo, Echo, Delta." 

"FRIDAY, Code Red. Initiate Emergency Protocol 3000," Wanda ordered, running back towards the elevator and flipping a red switch under a glass cover. 

"Compound shutdown initiated. Director Fury and Mrs. Stark have been notified and are en route to The Overwatch," FRIDAY responded.

You stood there, frozen, not knowing what to do with yourself. The shock of what you had just witnessed was so intense that your vision started to blur, and you felt as though you were about to pass out. Suddenly, you felt someone's arms on your shoulders, and you jumped slightly. 

"Y/N? Y/N, love, stay with me, okay?" Wanda said, her voice soothing.

You looked up at her and then back at the monitors, pointing at them with a shaking hand. "They... it..." you stammered, struggling to form coherent sentences.

Wanda nodded, understanding the gravity of the situation. "I know," she said, rubbing her hands up and down your arms in a gesture of comfort.

She slowly led you back to your seat, still holding onto your shoulders, and conjured a glass of water out of thin air. Taking it in your hand, you felt the coolness of the glass against your skin, which helped ground you and bring you back to the present moment.

*^~^*

Fury furrowed his brows and asked Maria, "When was your last point of contact?"

"Five minutes ago."

"Maximoff was running point?"

You didn't appreciate the way Director Fury was speaking about Wanda as if she wasn't in the room, but as an outsider, you chose to hold your tongue.

Wanda stepped forward before Maria could respond, "Yes, sir."

"What happened?"

“Two energy surges of unknown origin, but we didn’t have time to assess the cause before-." Wanda’s voice trailed off as she struggled to continue.

“Before you lost them,” Fury finished the sentence for her. Wanda nodded silently, unable to look the Director in the eyes.

“She didn’t lose them! It was an accident,” You suddenly heard yourself shout.

Pepper placed a hand on your shoulder as Fury’s gaze shifted over to you. 

“Who is this?” Fury asked, pointing at you.

“I'm Y/N Y/L/N, sir. It's a pleasure to meet you,” you said, slowly reaching out your hand to shake his, but the gesture went unreciprocated.

"The car accident victim," looking you up and down. "She looks fine, why is she still here?"

You wondered why you were still here yourself, but Maria jumped in before you could respond, "She’s still recovering, Sir."

"Do you have clearance to be down here?"

You fumbled in your pocket for the white card Wanda had given you earlier. Fury looked at the card but gave you no response before turning back to Wanda.

“Are we still picking up pings from their trackers?”

“Yes, faintly,” Wanda said.

"Do we know how deep the catacomb goes?" He continued.

“Roughly 65 feet, but the fall could have taken them another 50 feet at least," Wanda stated.

“They were wearing oxygen masks?” Fury asked.

“Yes, but they only have a 24-hour oxygen supply if they haven’t been damaged,” Wanda explained.

Fury turned back to Maria, “How fast can we have a team of agents on the ground in Rome?”

Your ears perked up at finally knowing where everyone was.

“Four hours,” Maria responded.

“Make it three,” The Director said.

“Yes, sir,” Maria replied as she started to walk away.

Wanda interrupted calmly, "No. I’m going."

“Out of the question, Maximoff. You haven’t been back in the field since your return, save for her accident," Fury pointed at you. "I’m not sending you out there by yourself in the most dire moment in the history of SHIELD. You don’t know what you’ll find down there, and you’re still too unreliable."

“Unreliable,” Wanda repeated. “With all due respect, Director Fury, no one is more reliable than me. There is no one more powerful than me, and you and I both know that it will take someone who can move heaven and Earth, literally, to bring everyone home!”

Fury looked over at Pepper, who had yet to say a word—doing her best to keep her calm.

"Wanda can do it," Pepper declared, fidgeting with her wedding ring. "I have faith in her." 

"You leave in 20 minutes,” Fury said, turning to Wanda. “But you're not going alone.”

“I’ll get changed right away, sir,” Maria assumed.

“No, you’re staying here, Hill. You’re too close to the situation with Romanoff.”

“Nick, I-“

“No, you’ll run co-point from here. That is final."

“Co-point? Who is-“

“I need to make a couple of phone calls. In the meantime, Maximoff, you get suited up. We’ll meet you in the hangar,” Fury ordered.

“Yes, sir,” Wanda acknowledged.

You followed Wanda out of the elevator and into the locker room, feeling nervous and determined. Wanda suited up with a look of solemn determination on her face. You didn't want to show your nervousness; Wanda had enough on her plate. She took out her phone, frowned at the screen, and then turned to you with a serious look.

“I need you to do something for me,” the redhead said.

“Of course, anything,” you replied, trying to sound as reassuring as possible.

“I need you to pick up Billy and Tommy and stay with them at my house. I know you have only met them once, but they liked you,” she started to ramble, her voice tinged with anxiety. “Pepper offered to take them, but I just can’t let her do that while Tony is…” she paused, her voice breaking with sadness.

You nodded understandingly, realizing the gravity of the situation. “I’ll do it,” you said, grabbing both sides of her face. “The boys will be okay, I promise. You bring everyone home.”

“Thank you so much, Y/N. I I already called the school to let them know you’ll be picking them up. I know I can trust you,” she said, her voice shaking with emotion. Your lips met in a kiss—one of comfort and reassurance.

The word trust was all it took for Onyx Petroleum and Sokovia to rush back to the front of your mind. But then you remembered Tony’s words. “If we take our eyes off the ball, bad things happen.” Wanda needed to focus. But God, it was killing you to keep this from her, even under the most dire circumstances.

You walked with Wanda to the hangar, an area of the compound you had yet to visit. The mood was a stark contrast from this morning. SHIELD Agents moved about the space with the same purpose and direction, but the energy differed. It was anxious.

You caught sight of Director Fury standing next to one of the Quinjets with two women you didn’t recognize, but it was clear Wanda knew both of them. She ran a few steps ahead of you and wrapped her arms around both of them in an emotional embrace.

“Y/N, this is Dr. Darcy Lewis and Captain Monica Rambeau,” Wanda said, motioning to each woman. “This Y/N Y/L/N, she said, touching your back.

“Hi, it’s nice to meet you both,” you said as you shook their hands, trying to keep your composure.

“Hi, nice to meet you too, Y/N,” Darcy replied warmly.

“It’s a pleasure,” Monica said, giving you a small smile.

"Captain Rambeau will be accompanying Ms. Maximoff to Rome, and Dr. Lewis will be running point with Deputy Director Hill from The Overwatch," Fury explained before glancing at his watch. "It's time to go."

Wanda looked at you with a mixture of anxiety and determination in her eyes. You tried to hide your nervousness, not wanting to add to her stress.

After a deep breath, Wanda spoke, "Billy and Tommy will be off from school in a couple of hours," she said, handing you her house keys. "Let them know that I'm working with the rest of the team, but don't give them any details. I’ll try to check in if I can.”

"Okay, sweetheart," you replied, taking the keys and putting them in your pocket. "Just make sure everyone comes home safe."

"I will," Wanda said with a nod, her eyes shining with determination.

As you leaned in to kiss the beautiful redhead, you felt a rush of emotion wash over you. Her soft lips met yours, and for a moment, everything else seemed to fade away. When you pulled away, you wrapped her in a tight embrace, holding her close to your chest. You watched as she walked towards the Quinjet, accompanied by Monica. Darcy and Fury were waiting by the side of the hangar, their faces solemn. You couldn't help but feel a sense of dread as the jet's engines came to life and slowly lifted off the ground. You stood there, watching as it climbed higher and higher into the sky until it was nothing more than a speck in the distance. As it disappeared from view, you felt a pang in your chest, as if a piece of your heart was flying away with it.

[cybertronia-obscura]

Feature Character of January

Mainframe the Autobot Action Master!

Toy bio:

"A program is only as good as its programmer." A walking, talking computer terminal. Would rather attack fourth order differential equasions than Decepticons. Totally committed to his work. Views the galactic conflict as an inconvenience he must tolerate rather than a struggle in which he must participate. Is often compelled to flex his intellectual muscle, when needed. Equipped with 200,000 mega-byte capacity. His pugnatious partner, Push-Button, prefers converting to self-propelled proton rifle mode and disintegrating Decepticons over his assigned task of debugging Mainframe's various programs.

Mainframe was introduced to the franchise in 1990! When he was introduced, he was a non-transforming toy with his smaller robot partner, Push-Button. His modern toy transforms into a large computer similar to Teletraan-1, complete with the Sky Spy.

His first was in Transformers Animated where he is a member of the Autobot Ministry of Science and he shows up in a few episodes, most notably working with Highbrow on the memory-wiped Arcee. His largest role was in the 2005 IDW story, More Than Meets the Eye, where he occasionally shows up and says some lines. He also pops up in the 2006 IDW Beast Wars comics, the Classics comics, the Of Masters and Mayhem, and the 2019 IDW continuity! His name is mentioned in a Transtech story and in Rescue Bots.

[blizzardstarx]

more characters!!! @castiels-destiny

first is Lux the albino lion, leader of the Light Tribe staring down Shruikan, honestly he plays a more pivotal role in DWW

Then, Eclipse the Moon-SunWing as she actually had a more bigger role than I thought! (she stopped Abaddon at the portal mainframe) and she was in a sizeable amount of plots

then Torrent and Soaringhawk! Paradox and Dagger’s partners. Soaringhawk has wings and also can transform into a hawk, not like the regular Soaringstar of StormClan

Zodiac is next to her adoptive mother Paradox <3 didnt know how to draw her cause shes a mix of every damn dragon 😭😭 so i mixed elements from types of dragons

and then theres Wildcat and Quint in the bottom left, apparently Quint’s appearance is a gray wolf with a white strip across his face, which i didnt know how to draw sooo its up from his nose, and also piercing blue and red eyes

[juniaships]

Okay oc lore time

Jonny Quest the real adventures and the direct to video scooby movies takes place in the same universe. Myra is friends with the Quest Kids and Jessie Bannon.

Reboot (the cgi cartoon from 1994) also takes place in the same universe; Mainframe can access QuestWorld. Race Bannon flirted with Hexidecimal much to the horror of everyone else.

Swat Kats take place on another planet (nearly canonized in a scrapped ending for one of the episodes). I have a SK OC who works as the Kats' mission control/backup member.

Beau is a government agent who got cursed by the evil werecats; after their defeat died he was cured but had to send all his findings to the Quests so they can help the victims' families find closure. He then goes on to be an informant for various super teams.

Skysurfers also exists because that show was made by the same creators of Scooby Doo; Jack Hollister's father used to be lab partners with Dr. Quest.

Acceleracers takes place in the same universe due to being made by the same folks who made Reboot (being Canadian productions irl).

Mainframe and Cyberspace (of Cyberchase fame) may be linked, technically considers Mainframe a Site.

Gen 13 (mix of comics & the animated film) is set in the same verse. Unlike the movies Matthew Callahan doesn't die but remains under the custody of John Lynch; also he doesn't rejoin Ivana as he did in the comics. Also, unlike the comics Gen 13 actually has 13 members. They rotate time from time. Matthew is forced to be a part to undo the damage he caused working as Ivana's underling. Caitlyn is not his sister, his siblings are Sarah and Nicole as in the comics. Cait and Roxy are half sibs.

Im not sure if I want TFA in the same verse but for the sake of it yes; the year is current but still with the theme of Detroit rebuilding, to go along with Animated's theme of redemption

Jackie Chan Adventures are set in same verse as the 2006 legion of superheroes, the 03 Teen Titans, Xiaolin Showdown, and 2004 Batman.

GI Joe Sigma Six is set in the same verse as TFA.

GI Joe Renegades and Transformers Prime are set in the same verse detached from Sigma Six and TFA.

Universal's Monster Force is set in same verse as JQTRA and Scooby Doo

The 2000s Mummy and Tintin take place in the past; 1930s at the earliest. Bayformers and the live action Joes take place in that timeline's future.

Mummies Alive take place in San Fran and likely set in the future of the Mummy cartoon. It also takes place in the same verse as the 90s King Kong & Godzilla cartoons.

My Descendants rewrite takes place in a world where the heroes never agreed to send villains on the Isle. Instead the isle is simply a mysterious place said to harbor riches beyond legend.

Gargoyles, Atlantis, The Mighty Ducks cartoon, BLOSC, and OUAT takes place in the same verse. BLOSC is set in space and has a ranger from the same planet the Swat Kats come from

Osmosis Jones is in its own solar system based on organic body parts. Its "star" pulses like a heart beat. Sorry but I hate Bill Murray.

Loonatics Unleashed takes place in the same time period of the regular looney tunes; instead of being descendants theyre distant cousins. Acmetropolis is a mega city using Sumdac Tech

Zadavia comes from a planet English translaters describe as Freleng. The common export is energy crystals and its rocky deserts is a haven for geologists and unlucky miners everywhere

The civil war was sparked by General Deuce and Optimatus's betrayal

[enterprisereview]

CloudHub BV: Unlocking Business Potential with Advanced Cloud Integration and AI

Introduction

At the helm of CloudHub BV is Susant Mallick, a visionary leader whose expertise spans over 23 years in IT and digital transformation diaglobal. Under his leadership, CloudHub excels in integrating cloud architecture and AI-driven solutions, helping enterprises gain agility, security, and actionable insights from their data.

Susant Mallick: Pioneering Digital Transformation

A Seasoned Leader

Susant Mallick earned his reputation as a seasoned IT executive, serving roles at Cognizant and Amazon before founding CloudHub . His leadership combines technical depth — ranging from mainframes to cloud and AI — with strategic vision.

Building CloudHub BV

In 2022, Susant Mallick launched CloudHub to democratize data insights and accelerate digital journeys timeiconic. The company’s core mission: unlock business potential through intelligent cloud integration, data modernization, and integrations powered by AI.

Core Services Under Susant Mallick’s Leadership

Cloud & Data Engineering

Susant Mallick positions CloudHub as a strategic partner across sectors like healthcare, BFSI, retail, and manufacturing ciobusinessworld. The company offers end-to-end cloud migration, enterprise data engineering, data governance, and compliance consulting to ensure scalability and reliability.

Generative AI & Automation

Under Susant Mallick, CloudHub spearheads AI-led transformation. With services ranging from generative AI and intelligent document processing to chatbot automation and predictive maintenance, clients realize faster insights and operational efficiency.

Security & Compliance

Recognizing cloud risks, Susant Mallick built CloudHub’s CompQ suite to automate compliance tasks — validating infrastructure, securing access, and integrating regulatory scans into workflows — enhancing reliability in heavily regulated industries .

Innovation in Data Solutions

DataCube Platform

The DataCube, created under Susant Mallick’s direction, accelerates enterprise data platform deployment — reducing timelines from months to days. It includes data mesh, analytics, MLOps, and AI integration, enabling fast access to actionable insights 

Thinklee: AI-Powered BI

Susant Mallick guided the development of Thinklee, an AI-powered business intelligence engine. Using generative AI, natural language queries, and real-time analytics, Thinklee redefines BI — let users “think with” data rather than manually querying it .

CloudHub’s Impact Across Industries

Healthcare & Life Sciences

With Susant Mallick at the helm, CloudHub supports healthcare innovations — from AI-driven diagnostics to advanced clinical workflows and real-time patient engagement platforms — enhancing outcomes and operational resilience 

Manufacturing & Sustainability

CloudHub’s data solutions help manufacturers reduce CO₂ emissions, optimize supply chains, and automate customer service. These initiatives, championed by Susant Mallick, showcase the company’s commitment to profitable and socially responsible innovation .

Financial Services & Retail

Susant Mallick oversees cloud analytics, customer segmentation, and compliance for BFSI and retail clients. Using predictive models and AI agents, CloudHub helps improve personalization, fraud detection, and process automation .

Thought Leadership & Industry Recognition

Publications & Conferences

Susant Mallick shares his insights through platforms like CIO Today, CIO Business World, LinkedIn, and Time Iconic . He has delivered keynotes at HLTH Europe and DIA Real‑World Evidence conferences, highlighting AI in healthcare linkedin.

Awards & Accolades

Under Susant Mallick’s leadership, CloudHub has earned multiple awards — Top 10 Salesforce Solutions Provider, Tech Entrepreneur of the Year 2024, and IndustryWorld recognitions, affirming the company’s leadership in digital transformation.

Strategic Framework: CH‑AIR

GenAI Readiness with CH‑AIR

Susant Mallick introduced the CH‑AIR (CloudHub GenAI Readiness) framework to guide organizations through Gen AI adoption. The model assesses AI awareness, talent readiness, governance, and use‑case alignment to balance innovation with measurable value .

Dynamic and Data-Driven Approach

Under Susant Mallick, CH‑AIR provides a data‑driven roadmap — ensuring that new AI and cloud projects align with business goals and deliver scalable impact.

Vision for the Future

Towards Ethical Innovation

Susant Mallick advocates for ethical AI, governance, and transparency — encouraging enterprises to implement scalable, responsible technology. CloudHub promotes frameworks for continuous data security and compliance across platforms.

Scaling Global Impact

Looking ahead, Susant Mallick plans to expand CloudHub’s global footprint. Through technology partnerships, enterprise platforms, and new healthcare innovations, the goal is to catalyze transformation worldwide.

Conclusion

Under Susant Mallick’s leadership, CloudHub BV redefines what cloud and AI integration can achieve in healthcare, manufacturing, finance, and retail. From DataCube to Thinklee and the CH‑AIR framework, the organization delivers efficient, ethical, and high-impact digital solutions. As business landscapes evolve, Susant Mallick and CloudHub are well-positioned to shape the future of strategic, data-driven innovation.

[winklix]

How Custom APIs Can Bridge Your Old Systems with Modern Tools

In an era of rapid digital transformation, companies face mounting pressure to stay agile, integrated, and scalable. Yet, for many businesses, legacy systems—software built decades ago—remain deeply embedded in their day-to-day operations. While these systems often house critical data and workflows, they are frequently incompatible with modern tools, cloud services, and mobile apps.

This is where custom APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) come in. Rather than rip and replace your existing systems, custom APIs offer a powerful and cost-effective way to connect legacy infrastructure with modern applications, extending the life and value of your current technology stack.

In this blog, we explore how custom APIs bridge the gap between the old and new, and why partnering with a custom software development company in New York is the key to unlocking this integration.

Understanding the Legacy Dilemma

Legacy systems are often mission-critical, but they can be:

Built on outdated technologies

Poorly documented

Incompatible with cloud-native tools

Rigid and difficult to scale

Lacking modern security standards

Despite their limitations, many organizations can’t afford to replace these systems outright. The risks of downtime, data loss, and cost overruns are simply too high. The solution? Wrap them in custom APIs to make them work like modern systems—without the need for complete redevelopment.

What Are Custom APIs?

A custom API is a tailored interface that allows software systems—regardless of their age or architecture—to communicate with each other. APIs translate data and commands into a format that both the old system and the new tools can understand.

With a well-designed API, you can:

Expose data from a legacy database to a web or mobile app

Allow cloud tools like Salesforce, Slack, or HubSpot to interact with your internal systems

Enable real-time data sharing across departments and platforms

Automate manual workflows that previously required human intervention

By working with a software development company in New York, you can create secure, scalable APIs that connect your most valuable legacy systems with cutting-edge technologies.

Why Modern Businesses Need Custom APIs

1. Avoid Expensive System Replacements

Rebuilding or replacing legacy systems is expensive, time-consuming, and risky. Custom APIs offer a lower-cost, lower-risk alternative by extending system capabilities without touching the core.

Companies that work with custom software development companies in New York can protect their existing investments while gaining modern functionality.

2. Enable Integration with Cloud and SaaS Platforms

Most modern SaaS platforms rely on APIs for connectivity. Custom APIs allow legacy systems to seamlessly:

Push data into cloud CRMs or ERPs

Trigger automated workflows via platforms like Zapier or Make

Sync with eCommerce, finance, or HR software

This means your old software can now "talk" to cutting-edge services—without needing a full migration.

3. Boost Business Agility

In today's fast-paced environment, agility is a competitive advantage. APIs let you innovate quickly by connecting existing systems to new apps, dashboards, or devices. This flexibility makes it easier to adapt to new customer demands or market trends.

That’s why the top software development companies in New York prioritize API-first development in digital transformation strategies.

Real-World Use Cases: Bridging Old and New with APIs

1. Legacy ERP + Modern BI Tools

A manufacturing firm uses a 20-year-old ERP system but wants modern analytics. A custom software development company in New York creates APIs that extract relevant data and feed it into Power BI or Tableau for real-time dashboards—no need to rebuild the ERP.

2. Mainframe + Mobile Application

A financial services provider wants to offer customers a mobile app without replacing its mainframe. A custom API acts as the bridge, securely transmitting data between the mobile frontend and the back-end system.

3. CRM Integration

A healthcare provider uses a legacy patient database but wants to sync data with Salesforce. Custom APIs enable bidirectional integration, allowing staff to use Salesforce without duplicating data entry.

Key Features of a High-Quality Custom API

When you work with a custom software development company in New York, you can expect your API to be:

1. Secure

APIs are a potential attack vector. A quality solution includes:

Token-based authentication (OAuth 2.0)

Role-based access control

Encryption in transit and at rest

Audit logs and usage tracking

2. Scalable

Your API must be able to handle increased traffic as your business grows. Proper load balancing, caching, and rate limiting ensure performance under load.

3. Well-Documented

Clear documentation ensures your development teams and third-party vendors can integrate efficiently. OpenAPI/Swagger standards are often used for this purpose.

4. Versioned and Maintainable

APIs must be version-controlled to allow for upgrades without breaking existing integrations. A skilled software development company in New York will build a future-proof architecture.

Custom APIs vs Middleware: What’s the Difference?

Some businesses confuse APIs with middleware. While both can connect systems:

Middleware is a more generalized layer that handles communication between systems

Custom APIs are specifically designed for a particular integration or business need

Custom APIs are more flexible, lightweight, and tailored to your workflow—making them ideal for companies that need precise, scalable connections.

Why Work with a Custom Software Development Company in New York?

Building effective APIs requires a deep understanding of both legacy systems and modern tech stacks. Here’s why businesses trust custom software development companies in New York:

Local knowledge of regulatory requirements, compliance, and market needs

Time zone alignment for seamless collaboration

Experience with complex integrations across industries like finance, healthcare, logistics, and retail

Access to top-tier engineering talent for scalable, secure API architecture

Partnering with the best software development company in New York ensures your integration project is delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with your long-term business goals.

The Role of API Management Platforms

For businesses dealing with multiple APIs, platforms like MuleSoft, Postman, or Azure API Management provide centralized control. A top software development company in New York can help you:

Monitor performance and uptime

Control access and permissions

Analyze usage metrics

Create scalable microservices environments

Conclusion: Modernization Without Disruption

Legacy systems don’t have to hold you back. With the right strategy, they can be revitalized and connected to the tools and platforms that power modern business. Custom APIs act as bridges, allowing you to preserve what works while embracing what’s next.

For businesses in New York looking to modernize without massive overhauls, partnering with a trusted custom software development company in New York like Codezix is the smartest move. From planning and development to deployment and support, Codezix builds the API solutions that connect your old systems with tomorrow’s innovation.

Looking to integrate your legacy systems with modern platforms? Let Codezix, a top software development company in New York, create powerful custom APIs that enable secure, scalable transformation—without starting from scratch.

Know morehttps://winklix.wixsite.com/winklix/single-post/custom-software-vs-saas-which-is-more-secure

[govindhtech]

New Hybrid Integration: IBM WebMethods With Agentic AI

Agency AI-era hybrid integration with IBM webMethods.

WebMethods hybrid integration

Today at IBM Think 2025, IBM introduced IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration, which reimagines integration for the AI era by offering a uniform experience across all integration situations.

Combining AI, APIs, apps, events, files, B2B/EDI, and mainframe data essential to today's businesses can boost productivity.

Even while AI helps them find new value, companies that connect their systems, data, people, and processes will have a technical edge. Integration is necessary for AI, which might enhance partners and clients. General release is mid-June 2025.

A coherent integration technique to boost production

Due to fast change, business imperatives to extract value from AI, the growth of APIs, Kafka, and integrations, and constant digital transformation, companies have greater tech stack requirements than ever before. Due to the complexity of these needs, most tech stacks cannot become AI-ready for innovation.

IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration creates, deploys, manages, and monitors integration patterns in on-premises and multicloud settings. Integrates IBM's top integration capabilities into one pane. It uses IBM Watsonx to leverage AI agents or mainframe data to speed B2B data exchange and connect current investments to next-generation integration technologies.

IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration uses a hybrid control plane and shared tools and assets to enable rapid response across distant settings. Centralised management speeds up operations and troubleshooting for overworked IT personnel.

By using several integration patterns and deployments, users may monitor their integration estate end-to-end. Centralising authentication, security, compliance, and governance may help customers increase productivity and establish a flexible company.

Using agentic AI for all corporate operations

To regard AI as a fundamental transformation in corporate integration at every level of the development lifecycle, not an addition. This version of IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration improves integration use cases and line-of-business and specialised user productivity using agentic AI. This also helps organisations prepare for AI faster by laying the framework for MCP and ACP.

Integration Agent

The Integration Agent integrates language-based SDKs, APIs, and events automatically using IBM Watsonx AI, boosting productivity. Agentic features let developers and non-technical people build, test, implement, and monitor complex integrations.

API Agent

Using advanced agentic AI, the API Agent can plan and execute API administration activities like these.

Finding pre-existing APIs using natural language input and removing duplication to speed development.

Writing API specs and backend code in natural language supports code-first and design-first techniques and helps with mistake correction and documentation.

Rulesets help API governance by validating specs and ensuring APIs follow policies and best practices.

Build and run test cases automatically to increase API quality.

AI Gateway

The AI Gateway tracks token consumption, sets quotas to avoid overspend, and caches replies to save tokens on recurring requests. It provides insight and control over AI services and a single place to conduct AI interactions. The AI Gateway's features can speed your AI journey:

Self-service registration speeds AI API developer deployment for internal teams.

Token-based rate limit and response caching rules.

Dashboards showing multiple provider and model use.

Fast, flexible B2B partner integration

Because trade partner ecosystems are crucial, IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration includes excellent B2B integration. Self-service management and onboarding streamlines partner involvement and often simplifies exchanges.

IBM Sterling B2B Integration VAN uses IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration to immediately link organisations to over 3.1 million trading partners. Automating critical activities and improving firm data exchange are possible. When combined with application integration, this strives for seamless process automation between internal and external systems.

Incorporated business agility into stack

Tomorrow's software stack will be built on intelligent, scalable, and dynamic integrations that rapidly adapt to business needs. Event-driven architecture and API-driven automation are vital in the "Now Economy," where organisations must respond to real-time data to improve consumer experiences and simplify operations to beat competitors. Modern integration methods require event-driven architecture to replace static routines. This enables real-time business across legacy and modern platforms.

Event Endpoint Management streamlines event integration by letting authorised users find and consume events and controlling event sources like APIs to reuse them across the company. It supports Kafka Protocol brokers and implementations.

API-driven composability lets architects develop flexible, reusable, and scalable integrations by stacking APIs like bricks. Asset reuse and modularity accelerate business requirements' time to market.

From mainframe to modern pricing and packaging, ROI optimisation

IBM has pioneered corporate integration, which changes continually, since its beginnings. It recognises the client's large mainframe and other technology investments and the rising desire for consumption-based pricing. IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration extends these investments to clients that wish to change their operational, pricing, and technology stacks.

Accessing mainframe data and services: IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration lets integration developers exploit mainframes' incredible data.

IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration offers transaction-based consumption pricing for cost control. Customers may pay for what they use and adjust their integration use according to their needs with predictable yet flexible pricing.

Prepare your AI foundation for the future

IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration supports enterprise integration by providing technology and a tactical edge to overcome modern integration difficulties, enhance agility, and inspire innovation.

Will you extend your investments, integrate them with AI, and boost growth? On June 16, 2025, IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration will be available.

[infernovm]

Google Cloud partners with mLogica to offer mainframe modernization

Google Cloud has partnered with database and mainframe modernization software provider mLogica to help enterprises modernize their mainframe applications. The partnership will see Google Cloud combine its Dual Run service with mLogica’s LIBER*M automated code refactoring platform. While LIBER*M provides automated assessment, code analysis, dependency mapping, and code transformation capabilities…

[vrnexgen]

Your Trusted Partner in Mainframe Modernization: Vrnexgen

Vrnexgen is your trusted partner in mainframe modernization, offering seamless migration, integration, and transformation of legacy systems. With deep expertise, innovative tools, and a customer-first approach, we ensure a secure, scalable, and future-ready digital enterprise journey.

[aakashmalhotra]

Experian Business Insights: AWS Cloud, AI, ML, Visualisation

Glimpse of Deloitte and Experian's partnership

Deloitte has played a crucial role as the strategic partner for the client's business growth program. They have utilized cutting-edge data and analytics technologies along with visualization tools as their vendor partner. Deloitte has delivered top-notch program and project management, business analysis, AWS Cloud services, Big Data engineering, Visualization analytics, and AI ML services as part of their comprehensive support to the client's strategic business growth program.

Introduction

Experian is a prominent worldwide technology enterprise specializing in data and analytics. It is dedicated to harnessing cutting-edge technology to fully unleash the potential of data for all its potential customers.

The company is dedicated to its mission of providing clients and consumers with the essential resources to manage their financial circumstances, obtain financial services, make well-informed business choices, and address identity fraud and criminal activities.

In pursuit of this goal, Experian sought a comprehensive solution to efficiently handle security alerts originating from its cloud environments. Furthermore, Experian aimed to establish standardized security protocols and automate processes to effectively address the root causes of the security alerts.

Experian sought AWS Cloud Solutions for Business Insights and opted to leverage AWS-native security tools for monitoring its configurations. The company chose to utilize AWS Config, a tool that enables users to assess, audit, and evaluate the configurations of their AWS resources.

 By implementing a standardized security solution on AWS, Experian has effectively lowered the frequency of security alerts. This has enabled the company to more easily adhere to compliance standards, all while retaining the flexibility to tailor environments to effectively meet the specific needs of its clients.

Experian Business Insights Problem

The Experian Business Insights problems are as follows:

Implementing transformation programs to transition from outdated legacy data platforms to modern, scalable, and cost-effective cloud and Big Data-based data platforms. This will enable us to efficiently store and process larger volumes of data and extract valuable insights for both our business and customers using advanced visualization tools.

Leveraging the capabilities of artificial intelligence and machine learning to conduct thorough pattern analysis and advanced data interpretation, in order to gain deeper insights and improve critical decision-making processes in various business domains, including fraud detection and credit assessment.

Leveraging a combination of strategic program management and in-depth business analysis, we utilize state-of-the-art data platforms and cutting-edge technology to drive business expansion as a prominent, innovative credit services and decision analytics firm in the modern era.

Experian Business Solutions

Flagship batch business product's migration to cloud: The process of migrating the client's flagship batch business product, which is utilized for generating credit decisioning analytics, to the cloud has been executed in a phased approach, carefully transitioning the legacy product to a cloud-based environment.

Automated daily refresh data pipeline: The event-driven data pipeline is specifically engineered to provide near real-time data to the client's central platform. This data is then utilized by downstream data analytics applications to support various industries, including lending, government entities, educational institutions, and retail businesses.

Fraud detection solution’s migration to a distributed platform: The 23-year-old mainframe-based product, which was originally used for fraud detection, has undergone a successful migration to a modernized and highly efficient distributed platform.

Engineered cutting-edge fraud detections and analytics solutions: Created efficient fraud analysis solutions, simplifying the presentation of fraud patterns while keeping complex calculations behind the scenes.

Credit score distribution analytics implementation: The Experian Business Credit Report solution provides the client with the capability to continuously track and analyze the performance of their credit scorecard, allowing them to make comparisons over time and gain valuable insights into their credit scoring system.

Strategise credit card adoption: Designed a customer data platform that was used for analytics to determine the demands of the customers.

Positive Impact of Experian Business 

The Experian Business Insights have several positive impact, which entails the following:

Streamlining data ingestion and transformation: The time taken for end-to-end data ingestion and transformation has been decreased by approximately 35 percent. This has led to enhanced decision-making processes that are not only faster but also more precise and reliable.

Scaling batch job efficiency and data processing: The platform has significantly raised the number of batch jobs running from three to thirty-five.

BI reporting for credit score comparison: The implemented BI reporting solution empowered the client to analyze the trend of credit scores by comparing the historical and projected data, enabling them to gain valuable insights into the credit score trends.

Empowering fraud analytics: Providing simplified solutions with clear illustrations of fraud patterns while abstracting complex calculations behind the scenes.

Elevating credit card adoption and satisfaction: The data platform was created to analyze customer data, understand their needs, and make personalized offers to both new and existing customers.

Last word

Experian Business Insights is a data analytics service that provides businesses with insights into credit risk, market trends, and customer behaviors. It offers tools like business credit reports, risk assessment, and demographic analysis to help companies make informed decisions about lending, marketing, and strategic planning. By leveraging extensive data sources, it aims to enhance understanding of market dynamics and improve overall business performance.

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Google Cloud

Google Cloud is a leading provider of cloud computing services that can help businesses solve their toughest challenges. With a focus on digital transformation, Google Cloud offers a wide range of solutions to accelerate business growth and drive innovation.

Key Benefits of Google Cloud:

Why Google Cloud - Top reasons businesses choose Google Cloud

AI and ML - Enterprise-ready AI capabilities

Multicloud - Run your applications wherever you need them

Global infrastructure - Build on the same infrastructure as Google

Data Cloud - Make smarter decisions with unified data

Open cloud - Scale with open, flexible technology

Security - Protect your users, data, and apps

Productivity and collaboration - Connect your teams with AI-powered apps

Reports and Insights:

Executive insights - Curated C-suite perspectives

Analyst reports - What industry analysts say about Google Cloud

Whitepapers - Browse and download popular whitepapers

Customer stories - Explore case studies and videos

Solutions

Google Cloud offers industry-specific solutions to reduce costs, increase operational agility, and capture new market opportunities. Whether you're in the retail, consumer packaged goods, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, media and entertainment, telecommunications, gaming, manufacturing, supply chain and logistics, government, or education industry, Google Cloud has tailored solutions for your digital transformation needs.

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Application Modernization:

CAMP Program - Improve your software delivery capabilities

Modernize Traditional Applications - Analyze and migrate traditional workloads to the cloud

Migrate from PaaS: Cloud Foundry, Openshift - Tools for moving existing containers to Google's managed container services

Migrate from Mainframe - Tools and guidance for migrating mainframe apps to the cloud

Modernize Software Delivery - Best practices for software supply chain and CI/CD

DevOps Best Practices - Processes and resources for implementing DevOps

SRE Principles - Tools and resources for adopting Site Reliability Engineering

Day 2 Operations for GKE - Tools and guidance for effective GKE management and monitoring

FinOps and Optimization of GKE - Best practices for running cost-effective applications on GKE

Run Applications at the Edge - Guidance for localized and low-latency apps on Google's edge solution

Architect for Multicloud - Manage workloads across multiple clouds with a consistent platform

Go Serverless - Fully managed environment for developing, deploying, and scaling apps

Artificial Intelligence:

Contact Center AI - AI model for speaking with customers and assisting human agents

Document AI - Automated document processing and data capture

Product Discovery - Google-quality search and product recommendations for retailers

APIs and Applications:

New Business Channels Using APIs - Attract and empower an ecosystem of developers and partners

Unlocking Legacy Applications Using APIs - Cloud services for extending and modernizing legacy apps

Open Banking APIx - Simplify and accelerate secure delivery of open banking compliant APIs

Databases:

Database Migration - Guides and tools to simplify your database migration life cycle

Database Modernization - Upgrades to modernize your operational database infrastructure

Databases for Games - Build global, live games with Google Cloud databases

Google Cloud Databases - Database services to migrate, manage, and modernize data

Migrate Oracle workloads to Google Cloud - Rehost, replatform, rewrite your Oracle workloads

Open Source Databases - Fully managed open source databases with enterprise-grade support

SQL Server on Google Cloud - Options for running SQL Server virtual machines on Google Cloud

Data Cloud:

Databases Solutions - Migrate and manage enterprise data with fully managed data services

Smart Analytics Solutions - Generate instant insights from data at any scale

AI Solutions - Add intelligence and efficiency to your business with AI and machine learning

Data Cloud for ISVs - Innovate, optimize, and amplify your SaaS applications using Google's data and machine learning solutions

Data Cloud Alliance - Ensure global businesses have seamless access and insights into the data required for digital transformation

Digital Transformation

Google Cloud helps businesses accelerate their recovery and ensure a better future through solutions that enable hybrid and multi-cloud environments, generate intelligent insights, and keep workers connected. Whether you want to reimagine your operations, optimize costs, or adapt to the challenges presented by COVID-19, Google Cloud has solutions for you.

Areas of Focus:

Digital Innovation - Reimagine your operations and unlock new opportunities

Operational Efficiency - Prioritize investments and optimize costs

COVID-19 Solutions - Get work done more safely and securely

COVID-19 Solutions for the Healthcare Industry - How Google is helping healthcare meet extraordinary challenges

Infrastructure Modernization - Migrate quickly with solutions for SAP, VMware, Windows, Oracle, and other workloads

Application Migration - Discovery and analysis tools for moving to the cloud

SAP on Google Cloud - Certifications for running SAP applications and SAP HANA

High Performance Computing - Compute, storage, and networking options to support any workload

Windows on Google Cloud - Tools and partners for running Windows workloads

Data Center Migration - Solutions for migrating VMs, apps, databases, and more

Active Assist - Automatic cloud resource optimization and increased security

Virtual Desktops - Remote work solutions for desktops and applications (VDI & DaaS)

Rapid Migration Program (RaMP) - End-to-end migration program to simplify your path to the cloud

Backup and Disaster Recovery - Ensure business continuity needs are met

Red Hat on Google Cloud - Enterprise-grade platform for traditional on-prem and custom applications

Productivity and Collaboration

Google Workspace offers a suite of collaboration and productivity tools designed for enterprises. Whether you need collaboration tools, secure video meetings, cloud identity management, browser and device management, or enterprise search solutions, Google Workspace has you covered.

Productivity and Collaboration Solutions:

Google Workspace - Collaboration and productivity tools for enterprises

Google Workspace Essentials - Secure video meetings and modern collaboration for teams

Cloud Identity - Unified platform for IT admins to manage user devices and apps

Chrome Enterprise - ChromeOS, Chrome Browser, and Chrome devices built for business

Cloud Search - Enterprise search for quickly finding company information

Security

Google Cloud provides advanced security solutions to detect, investigate, and respond to online threats. With security analytics and operations, web app and API protection, risk and compliance automation, software supply chain security, and more, Google Cloud helps protect your business from cyber threats.

Security Solutions:

Security Analytics and Operations - Solution for analyzing petabytes of security telemetry

Web App and API Protection - Threat and fraud protection for web applications and APIs

Security and Resilience Framework - Solutions for each phase of the security and resilience life cycle

Risk and compliance as code (RCaC) - Solution to modernize your governance, risk, and compliance function with automation

Software Supply Chain Security - Solution for improving end-to-end software supply chain security

Security Foundation - Recommended products to help achieve a strong security posture

Smart Analytics

Google Cloud's smart analytics solutions enable organizations to generate instant insights from data at any scale. With data warehousing, data lake modernization, Spark integration, stream analytics, business intelligence, data science, marketing analytics, geospatial analytics, and access to various datasets, Google Cloud provides the foundation for data-driven decision making.

Smart Analytics Solutions:

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Benefits of Mainframe Services

Experience unparalleled performance, security, and scalability with Mainframe Services. Team of experts specializes in harnessing the immense power of mainframe computing to propel your business forward.

Benefits of Mainframe Services:

Unmatched Reliability: Trust in a platform with a proven track record of reliability and uptime, ensuring your critical business processes run smoothly without interruption.

Robust Security: Safeguard your sensitive data with industry-leading security measures, including encryption, access controls, and comprehensive auditing capabilities.

Scalability: Easily accommodate growing workloads and evolving business needs with the unmatched scalability of mainframe systems, providing the flexibility to adapt to changing demands.

Cost Efficiency: Maximize your IT investment with efficient resource utilization and optimized workflows, reducing overall operational costs while maximizing performance.

Legacy System Modernization: Transform outdated legacy systems into agile, future-ready solutions with our expertise in mainframe modernization strategies, unlocking new opportunities for innovation and growth.

Partner with a Mainframe service provider to leverage the full potential of mainframe computing and drive your business towards success in the digital age.

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So the answer on using Cosmos is a little convoluted…

In the original cartoon he’s basically a living satellite dish that observes things for the Autobots, and Cosmos slightly resents this because it’s so boring floating in space all the time. He does get to be part of the action, which he likes, but sometimes he tends to be the butt monkey, crashing and being inconvenienced (though this occasionally happens to Omega Supreme also).

After the cartoon ended, Cosmos mostly fell into obscurity, but he tended to have a decent role in comics, where in particular he gets to save the day in a Mars Attacks! crossover.

But then in stuff like ReGeneration One, he gets atomized by Bludgeon’s War World…

Can’t bat a thousand as they say.

So we come to Transformers Animated.

Now Cosmos in the final product was just a background character, no one especially significant, but this is where a running gag in production started.

See the idea for Cosmos in TFA was he was supposed to come to Detroit to warn Optimus’ Autobots about something, scanning his new Earth Vehicle Mode from a B-Movie set, but shenanigans ensue after losing his memory. This didn’t happen as TFA was cancelled.

Then came Transformers Prime.

Cosmos’ TFA plot was intended to be repurposed, with some details switched around such as one change potentially being he was survivor of the destroyed colony planet Gobotron, forced to be a scout for the evil pirate Thundertron. This was rejected, with RiD15 not picking up the plot either, but funnily enough, Cosmos did have a toy in Japan for the RiD15 line.

Cosmos appeared in Cyberverse, this time as the female cohost of a popular alien hunting show alongside Autobot Meteorfire. This would see the return of the butt monkey angle where Cosmos was constantly attacked by aliens for comedic effect and eventually captured by a particularly nasty alien which sent Meteorfire into a depression. Cosmos was saved in the end, but because Cyberverse was repulsed by Earth stories, it didn’t try to recycle the scrapped TFA plot. Frankly the plot they did go with kinda sucks, as Cosmos wanting to do Alien Hunt again after being possessed by an evil alien for stellar cycles feels … wrong. A better story would’ve been Cosmos resenting Meteorfire, she got fed up and faked her abduction, only to reappear to get revenge on her view obsessed ex-partner using stolen alien technology.

EarthSpark Cosmos finally put the scrapped TFA plot into motion… but as mentioned, the set up doesn’t go anywhere. It’s not particularly clear WHY Cosmos is even here, let alone why he’s voiced by Weird Al, or WHY Fairmaestro captured Cosmos and the worst thing he could come up with was turning the Autobot into a carnival ride. Fairmaestro clearly has no qualms in working with Decepticons, so it’s not like he’s completely anti-Transformer like Mandroid and Croft were. Cosmos doesn’t even seem to particularly MIND having been a carnival ride, his only real gripe is being puked inside from motion sick kids and adults.

I can only imagine the writers were aware of the Cosmos plot from other shows (some of them did work on said shows) and were determined to use it in some capacity.

It’s ultimately disappointing it ultimately amounted to nothing. Cosmos clearly isn’t uncomfortable with Megatron being an Autobot, just mildly confused when told, but nor do we really see any opinions from him on this, that’s reserved for Prowl and he’s forced into the Grunkle Megatron cult by the end.

The only other reason I could guess why Cosmos is here is something that happened before: somebody on staff was gifted a G1 Cosmos toy and was enamored with it so much they put Cosmos in the show.

This is how Mainframe, and if I am remembering correctly, Repugnus appeared in Animated and Cyberverse.

Actually you know what, let me rant about Earthspark Cosmos actually

So like in Season 2 we learn one of Fairmaestro’s rides is actually an Autobot he used a restraining bolt on, that being Cosmos. Not only that, he doesn’t know about the Megatron switch and presumably the end of the war, meaning he’s been absent for the past 16+ years at least

We have now been introduced to a character who has no clue what has happened past the war, including the Terrans and the whole Megatron situation, a character who’s presumably quite literally been considered MIA among the Autobots and basically a captive of a human for well over a decade. And then the show just does nothing with it, they completely abandon Cosmos until they need him in the Season 3 finale because he can fly, and he has no character stuff going on

Like there’s so much there for the show to go into with Cosmos. Everything he knows back with the Autobots has completely changed (well I suppose not the fighting Decepticons part, but everything else), and he just has to adjust to it. How does he feel about Megatron, whom last he saw, was still a violent warlord. How do the Autobots feel seeing a comrade that went missing back during the war and they presumably thought was dead? How has his captivity and usage by a human for so long affected his relationship with humans and how he sees them? How has being binded to his alt mode for so long affected how he sees his alt and his ability to transform, does he never want to transform again?

I know Cosmos usually isn’t that big a presence in the war, being more a space explorer that’s part of the Autobots or just space transport, and some of these questions would be a lot more significant if it was a more important character, but like these are still things to unpack with Cosmos, and would be really interesting, I assume particularly for fans of the character (you know assuming he’d be written good)

Like there’s just so much and nothing is done with him, why even introduce him as a character at that point? What does he add here?

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IPOs in 2023: Which Companies Are Making Waves?

As 2023 unfolds, the Indian stock market is excited as some of the country's most promising companies gear up for their Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). These upcoming IPOs have captured the attention of investors and enthusiasts alike, as they hold the potential to reshape industries, drive economic growth, and create substantial wealth. This article explores a few of the most-anticipated IPOs expected to make waves in India's financial landscape.

Amazon Web Services

A division of Amazon, Inc.,a global cloud computing giant, offers various platforms and APIs for governments, private companies, and individuals. In February 2023, AWS partnered with the Professional Services Council to help Ukraine migrate private and public sector information.

IBM

IBM, a IBM Cloud offers consulting services in nanotechnology, mainframe computers, and artificial intelligence, and recently hosted webinars for federal agencies.

Salesforce

Salesforce, a leading CRM and cloud-based software provider, revolutionizes customer interactions with its user-friendly interface and robust capabilities. Expanding product offerings in 2023, the company strengthens its position in the cloud computing market.

Oracle

Oracle, a global technology company, focuses on database software, cloud engineering systems, and enterprise software products, offering innovative solutions for businesses across industries in 2023.

SAP SE

SAP SE is a German software corporation known for ERP software solutions, offering cloud-based tools for financial management, human resources, procurement, and customer engagement.

Capgemini Government Solutions

Capgemini Government Solutions, a subsidiary of Capgemini, focuses on IT solutions and consulting for government agencies, contributing significantly to digital transformation initiatives in 2023.

CyrusOne

CyrusOne is a leading data centre solutions provider, offering colocation services to businesses of all sizes. The company's state-of-the-art data centres provide a secure and reliable data storage and processing infrastructure. In 2023, CyrusOne's continuous expansion of its data centre footprint positions it as a prominent player in the data centre industry.

Microsoft

Microsoft dominates the cloud computing market with its software products and Azure, offering computing, storage, databases, AI, and a vast customer base.

Red Hat

Red Hat, now part of IBM, is a leading open source software provider with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, promoting innovation and agility in cloud computing.

Caveonix 

Caveonix, a cybersecurity company, offers cloud-native risk management and compliance solutions, focusing on protecting cloud-based assets from cyber threats in 2023.y.

Zscaler

Zscaler, a cloud security company, offers secure access to applications and data globally, utilizing robust zero-trust architecture for interconnected operations.

Cyxtera Federal Group

Cyxtera Federal Group provides government agencies and enterprises with secure infrastructure and cybersecurity solutions. Its data centres and cybersecurity services safeguard critical information and operations. In 2023, the company will continue to contribute to protecting sensitive data and government assets.

Changes

Changeis provides consulting and advisory services for government agencies and commercial clients, focusing on management, IT strategy, and digital transformation.

Conclusion

2023 presents a dynamic tech and cloud computing landscape, with top 10 companies shaping the future. Investors should monitor these companies for long-term growth opportunities, but research, consult financial advisors, and align investments with risk tolerance and goals for a successful journey.

IPOs in 2023: Which Companies Are Making Waves?

As 2023 unfolds, the Indian stock market is excited as some of the country's most promising companies gear up for their Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). These upcoming IPOs have captured the attention of investors and enthusiasts alike, as they hold the potential to reshape industries, drive economic growth, and create substantial wealth. This article explores a few of the most-anticipated IPOs expected to make waves in India's financial landscape.

Amazon Web Services

A division of Amazon, Inc.,a global cloud computing giant, offers various platforms and APIs for governments, private companies, and individuals. In February 2023, AWS partnered with the Professional Services Council to help Ukraine migrate private and public sector information.

IBM

IBM, a IBM Cloud offers consulting services in nanotechnology, mainframe computers, and artificial intelligence, and recently hosted webinars for federal agencies.

Salesforce

Salesforce, a leading CRM and cloud-based software provider, revolutionizes customer interactions with its user-friendly interface and robust capabilities. Expanding product offerings in 2023, the company strengthens its position in the cloud computing market.

Oracle

Oracle, a global technology company, focuses on database software, cloud engineering systems, and enterprise software products, offering innovative solutions for businesses across industries in 2023.

SAP SE

SAP SE is a German software corporation known for ERP software solutions, offering cloud-based tools for financial management, human resources, procurement, and customer engagement.

Capgemini Government Solutions

Capgemini Government Solutions, a subsidiary of Capgemini, focuses on IT solutions and consulting for government agencies, contributing significantly to digital transformation initiatives in 2023.

CyrusOne

CyrusOne is a leading data centre solutions provider, offering colocation services to businesses of all sizes. The company's state-of-the-art data centres provide a secure and reliable data storage and processing infrastructure. In 2023, CyrusOne's continuous expansion of its data centre footprint positions it as a prominent player in the data centre industry.

Microsoft

Microsoft dominates the cloud computing market with its software products and Azure, offering computing, storage, databases, AI, and a vast customer base.

Red Hat

Red Hat, now part of IBM, is a leading open source software provider with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, promoting innovation and agility in cloud computing.

Caveonix 

Caveonix, a cybersecurity company, offers cloud-native risk management and compliance solutions, focusing on protecting cloud-based assets from cyber threats in 2023.y.

Zscaler

Zscaler, a cloud security company, offers secure access to applications and data globally, utilizing robust zero-trust architecture for interconnected operations.

Cyxtera Federal Group

Cyxtera Federal Group provides government agencies and enterprises with secure infrastructure and cybersecurity solutions. Its data centres and cybersecurity services safeguard critical information and operations. In 2023, the company will continue to contribute to protecting sensitive data and government assets.

Changes

Changeis provides consulting and advisory services for government agencies and commercial clients, focusing on management, IT strategy, and digital transformation.

Conclusion

2023 presents a dynamic tech and cloud computing landscape, with top 10 companies shaping the future. Investors should monitor these companies for long-term growth opportunities, but research, consult financial advisors, and align investments with risk tolerance and goals for a successful journey.