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Ataccama & Cognizant speed up data migration with ONE Bridge

Wed, 19th Nov 2025
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Ataccama and Cognizant unveil ONE Bridge, cutting data platform migration time by 40% and easing compliance with automated workflows.
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Is AI transformation right for your business or just a failed investment waiting to happen?

Wed, 19th Nov 2025
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AI promises huge business gains but many firms face failure without clear strategy, culture shift and robust data - success demands discipline, not just technology.
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Datadobi unveils StorageMAP 7.4 update to reduce storage costs

Wed, 19th Nov 2025
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Datadobi launches StorageMAP 7.4 with Advanced Storage Optimizer, enhancing data visibility and cutting storage costs for enterprises handling unstructured data.
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Why data engineers are becoming private equity's most strategic asset

Tue, 18th Nov 2025
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Private equity firms are realising that involving data engineers early in strategy boosts insights and value beyond just technical support roles.
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Western Digital expands AI & HPC storage with new solutions

Tue, 18th Nov 2025
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Western Digital broadens AI and HPC storage with new UltraSMR tech and partnerships, enabling scalable, efficient data solutions beyond hyperscalers.
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UK government's AI spend soars but data quality risks persist

Wed, 12th Nov 2025
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UK AI spend surged over 1,000% since 2018, yet experts warn poor data quality risks undermining government digital ambitions and service improvements.
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CoreWeave selects VAST Data in USD $1.17bn AI cloud platform deal

Fri, 7th Nov 2025
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CoreWeave secures a USD $1.17bn deal with VAST Data to power its AI cloud platform, enhancing scalability and performance for enterprise AI workloads.
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Pure Storage & Cisco unveil unified platform for AI at scale

Fri, 31st Oct 2025
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Pure Storage and Cisco launch a unified FlashStack platform with NVIDIA support, enabling enterprises to deploy generative AI at scale efficiently by 2026 Q1.
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Pure Storage & Cisco launch unified platform for scaling AI

Thu, 30th Oct 2025
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Pure Storage and Cisco launch FlashStack platform to help enterprises scale generative AI from pilot to production by unifying data, compute, and networking.
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Confluent launches real-time service to boost AI data context

Thu, 30th Oct 2025
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Confluent launches Real-Time Context Engine to deliver up-to-date data and context to AI agents, enhancing decision accuracy with its Model Context Protocol.
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AVEVA boosts CONNECT platform for unified industrial data insights

Tue, 28th Oct 2025
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AVEVA upgrades its CONNECT platform to unify industrial data, enhancing digital twin solutions and boosting sustainability and efficiency in industries worldwide.
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Couchbase 8.0 boosts AI scalability with advanced vector search

Mon, 27th Oct 2025
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Couchbase 8.0 enhances AI scalability with new vector search options, boosting speed, accuracy, and AI data management across hybrid cloud environments.
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Allvue unveils enhanced AI tools to streamline private investment

Mon, 27th Oct 2025
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Allvue launches enhanced AI tools including Andi Document Extraction and Loan Hunter integration to boost efficiency in private investment workflows.
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Open source database report highlights AI, cloud & licensing

Fri, 24th Oct 2025
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Percona's new report highlights AI, cloud-native growth, and licensing shifts shaping open source database management in enterprise environments.
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UK unveils AI Growth Lab to foster innovation with new safeguards

Fri, 24th Oct 2025
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The UK government has unveiled plans for an AI Growth Lab, a regulatory sandbox to foster innovation in AI with robust safety and oversight measures.
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MariaDB unifies AI, analytics & cloud in Enterprise Platform 2026

Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
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MariaDB launches its Enterprise Platform 2026, uniting AI, analytics and cloud capabilities to simplify data management and boost real-time insights for businesses.
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Red Hat & NetApp deepen partnership to boost hybrid cloud adoption

Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
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Red Hat and NetApp expand their partnership to simplify hybrid cloud adoption, enhancing VM migration and data management across on-premises and public cloud environments.
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If AI stocks are in a bubble, why hasn't the real economy caught up yet?

Mon, 20th Oct 2025
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Only 25% of mid-market firms have fully deployed AI, yet stock valuations assume full adoption, revealing a gap between hype and reality in AI investment.
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Twilio unveils new data features to boost enterprise engagement

Thu, 16th Oct 2025
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Twilio launches new data features like Granular Observability and expanded APIs to help enterprises boost trusted customer engagement globally.
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Oracle unveils Autonomous AI Lakehouse for seamless open data

Wed, 15th Oct 2025
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Oracle launches Autonomous AI Lakehouse, enabling secure, open data access and AI analytics across multicloud environments including AWS, Azure, and Oracle Cloud.