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Experts react to UK £500 million sovereign AI unit
Semiconductors

Experts react to UK £500 million sovereign AI unit

The new fund is intended to boost growth while giving the UK more control over data, chips and AI systems used by public services.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month

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Hitachi Vantara flags AI data centre energy squeeze
Storage

Hitachi Vantara flags AI data centre energy squeeze

Rising AI workloads are forcing data centre operators to curb power and cooling costs as global electricity use heads towards 1,000 terawatt-hours.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Grafana Labs buys Logline to speed Loki log searches
Storage

Grafana Labs buys Logline to speed Loki log searches

Users of Loki should see far quicker searches for rare log values, after Logline’s indexing tech cut one UUID scan from 3.5 TB to 8 GB.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Wasabi secures USD $250 million credit facility from Bain
Software-as-a-Service

Wasabi secures USD $250 million credit facility from Bain

The funding gives Wasabi room to expand storage capacity and global reach as demand rises for data-heavy AI workloads.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Redis launches Feature Form for production machine learning
Encryption

Redis launches Feature Form for production machine learning

Machine learning teams could cut drift and operational overhead as Redis folds feature definition, orchestration and serving into one managed platform.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Last month
Databricks names Simon Davies to lead APJ expansion
Software-as-a-Service

Databricks names Simon Davies to lead APJ expansion

Regional demand for its data and AI tools jumped more than 85% in the fourth quarter, prompting a bigger APJ push from Databricks.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Lua raises USD $5.8 million seed round led by Norrsken22
Digital Transformation

Lua raises USD $5.8 million seed round led by Norrsken22

Funding will help Lua expand its developer community and partner network as demand for its AI agent software rises sharply.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
SITA says fragmented data hinders aviation tech spend
Digital Transformation

SITA says fragmented data hinders aviation tech spend

Fragmented information is curbing aviation’s return on a USD $50.8 billion technology bill as delays, AI and security efforts suffer.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Qlik adds AI tools for data engineering pipeline work
Data Analytics

Qlik adds AI tools for data engineering pipeline work

The new release could help data teams cut manual pipeline work and deliver fresher data for AI and analytics without extra complexity.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Last month
WealthArc launches AI agent to structure portfolio data
Digital Transformation

WealthArc launches AI agent to structure portfolio data

It is aimed at cutting manual reformatting and reconciliation of inconsistent custodian records for wealth managers handling multi-source portfolio data.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Denodo study flags trust gap in agentic AI adoption
Virtualisation

Denodo study flags trust gap in agentic AI adoption

Most firms lack the live, governed data needed for autonomous AI, with 66% of executives saying real-time access is non-negotiable.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Scotiabank launches Scotia Intelligence for bank-wide AI
Unified Communications

Scotiabank launches Scotia Intelligence for bank-wide AI

The bank says the new framework is already routing 90 per cent of commercial emails and cutting manual work by 70 per cent.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Caruso wins $9.3M funding, scales AI fund services
Customer Relationship Management

Caruso wins $9.3M funding, scales AI fund services

The AI fund administration software maker now serves more than 80 managers after its AUD $9.3 million raise and rapid growth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
AI readiness illusion as data controls lag, Cloudera says
Data Protection

AI readiness illusion as data controls lag, Cloudera says

Many firms are still unable to govern or access data fully, leaving AI projects exposed to quality, integration and cost setbacks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month
Hitachi Vantara names ANZ partner award winners 2025 awards
Storage

Hitachi Vantara names ANZ partner award winners 2025 awards

Research shown at the Gold Coast event found 56% of Australian organisations are not AI-ready, as channel partners were honoured.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

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Safe Software wins data integration platform award
Virtualisation

Safe Software wins data integration platform award

Used by more than 20,000 organisations, FME has been recognised for simplifying data access as Safe Software expands into AI and digital twins.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Why health IT projects fail at the data layer
Data Protection

Why health IT projects fail at the data layer

Fragmented records and weak governance are making health IT roll-outs slower, costlier and less effective than budgets suggest.

By Robert Kelly • 4 min read • Last month