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WTW links Radar with Databricks to speed insurer data

Yesterday
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WTW links its Radar platform with Databricks to cut insurer data turnaround to minutes and tighten governance on pricing and analytics work.
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NetApp crowns joint India partners of the year for FY25

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NetApp names Binary Global and Swan Solutions as joint India partners of the year, as it eyes a USD $126.8 billion digital market by 2033.
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CapitaLand sells data centre stakes in INR ₹7.02bn deal

Yesterday
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CapitaLand India Trust to sell 20.2% stakes in three data centres to CapitaLand India Data Centre Fund for INR ₹7.02b to boost flexibility.
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Percona spins out OpenEverest, launches Solanica arm

Yesterday
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Percona spins out its Everest platform as OpenEverest and forms Solanica to drive open governance and community-led database automation.
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Percona launches fixed-scope packages for open databases

Yesterday
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Percona unveils Percona Packages, fixed-scope services to boost open database performance and AI readiness amid rising skills gaps.
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Forrester names Ververica a Leader in streaming data

2 days ago
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Forrester names Ververica a Leader in its Q4 2025 streaming data platforms Wave, citing its Apache Flink core and real-time scale focus.
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Accenture to buy UK AI firm Faculty in USD $1bn deal

Last week
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Accenture to acquire UK AI specialist Faculty for USD $1bn, in its biggest British AI startup deal and a major bet on AI safety expertise.
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ScotlandIS sets AI, skills & cyber priorities for 2026

Last week
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ScotlandIS flags AI, skills, green data centres and cyber basics as critical to Scotland’s digital economy amid 2026 uncertainty.
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Rithum & Stripe partner to power AI agent commerce

Last week
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Rithum links its commerce platform to Stripe’s Agentic Commerce Suite, enabling AI agents to handle product discovery and payments end-to-end.
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LangGrant unveils LEDGE MCP Server for safer LLM data

Last week
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LangGrant launches LEDGE MCP Server to let enterprises run LLM analytics on governed databases without exposing raw operational data.
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AI to Transform Procurement via Data and Security Leads

Last week
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AI is set to transform procurement by 2026, making data governance, security and human-machine collaboration central to buying decisions.
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Airwallex buys Indonesian fintech to boost APAC growth

Last week
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Airwallex snaps up Indonesian fintech PT Skye Sab Indonesia to secure a key payments licence and accelerate its Asia-Pacific expansion.
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Energy efficiency in buildings tops global priorities

Last week
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Energy efficiency in buildings has surged to the top of global infrastructure agendas as organisations chase decarbonisation and lower costs.
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Forrester names Teradata a leader in data fabric for AI

Last week
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Teradata named a leader in Forrester’s Q4 2025 Data Fabric Wave, highlighting its AI-focused roadmap, scale and real-time performance.
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Airwallex raises USD $330m, sets dual HQ in San Francisco

Last week
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Airwallex secures USD $330m at a USD $8b valuation and names San Francisco a dual global HQ as it ramps US expansion and AI investment.
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Hitachi Vantara names Wendy Koh APAC Sales Vice President

Last week
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Hitachi Vantara has named veteran executive Wendy Koh vice president of sales for Asia Pacific to drive AI data and hybrid cloud growth.
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NetApp appoints Premalakshmi Ramakrishnan to lead India

Last week
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NetApp names Premalakshmi Ramakrishnan to head India and SAARC, targeting accelerating demand for AI-ready data infrastructure.
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J.P. Morgan adds Crunchbase AI to Fusion for private data

Last week
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J.P. Morgan’s Fusion platform has integrated Crunchbase AI, giving institutional investors live startup forecasts and early risk signals.
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AI to transform Australian freight, data & jobs by 2026

This month
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AI is set to overhaul Australian freight, data strategy and jobs by 2026, as leaders shift from pilots to deep, context-aware deployment.
Why data trust is the missing link in digital transformation

Why data trust is the missing link in digital transformation

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Digital transformation falters not for lack of tech, but because untrusted data quietly undermines scale, speed and customer experience.