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Ataccama adds AI data observability to ONE platform

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Ataccama adds AI-driven data observability to its ONE platform, unifying pipeline monitoring, alerting and governance for regulated users.
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Ataccama named Leader in 2026 Gartner data quality MQ

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Ataccama named a Leader in Gartner's 2026 Magic Quadrant for augmented data quality, topping the Completeness of Vision axis.
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Smart Communications rolls out governance-first AI tools

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Smart Communications launches governance-first AI tools in Conversation Cloud, targeting regulated sectors moving from pilots to production.
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Privacy shifts from compliance checkbox to market edge

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Privacy is shifting from a legal checkbox to a strategic differentiator as watchdogs and customers demand proof of real-world data protection.
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Thomas Coughlin joins SPhotonix to boost 5D data storage push

Thu, 17th Jul 2025
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Thomas Coughlin joins SPhotonix as adviser to advance its 5D Memory Crystal technology for durable, high-density long-term data storage solutions.
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Think AI will fix info overload? Think again

Tue, 6th May 2025
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Enterprise content expert John Bates warns AI alone won't fix data overload; instead, Smart Content can turn vast digital data into true business value.
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Nine in ten IT leaders faced cyberattacks as threats intensify

Wed, 23rd Apr 2025
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A new report reveals that 90% of IT leaders faced cyberattacks in 2024, with nearly one fifth enduring over 25 breaches amid growing cloud vulnerabilities.
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Kodak Alaris unveils major upgrades for scanner range

Fri, 24th Jan 2025
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Kodak Alaris unveils major upgrades to its document scanners, enhancing speed and flexibility to meet evolving customer needs and FADGI compliance.
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Domo's report unveils AI's impact on digital behaviour

Thu, 26th Dec 2024
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Domo's latest Data Never Sleeps report reveals 5.52 billion internet users generate vast data every minute, highlighting AI's growing influence on digital behaviour.
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Kodak Alaris & ASL unite to boost UK's digital transformation

Tue, 14th May 2024
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Kodak Alaris partners with leading UK managed office services supplier ASL, bolstering ASL's technology offerings with premium scanning and software support services to meet growing demands for data digitisation.
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Similarweb launches SAM, new AI tool to boost sales efficiency

Wed, 8th May 2024
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Data intelligence platform, Similarweb, launches its AI tool, SAM, designed to enhance sales workflows and identify key prospects for data-driven, targeted messaging.
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ANNA Money offers £1,500 internship caring for AI-affiliated Terrapin

Tue, 13th Feb 2024
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Fintech firm ANNA Money provides a unique GBP £1,500 internship opportunity for a student to care for its AI-affiliated Terrapin whilst exploring the customer experience impact of AI technology.
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Partisia Blockchain spearheads decentralisation discourse at World Crypto Forum

Wed, 10th Jan 2024
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Swiss-based Partisia Blockchain takes centre stage at the inaugural World Crypto Forum, promoting the discourse on decentralisation alongside launching a new product.
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'Digital Sustainability Alliance explores energy efficiency in computing'

Sat, 16th Dec 2023
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Digital Sustainability Alliance releases policy paper on energy efficiency in computing, inspired by the NegaWatts utility model.
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'Commvault unveils AI-enhanced data protection platform 'Commvault Cloud''

Thu, 9th Nov 2023
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Commvault has launched its new platform, Commvault Cloud, offering enhanced cyber resilience and data protection solutions for hybrid cloud organisations.
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Cisco accelerates its full-stack observability strategy

Tue, 16th May 2023
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The new bi-directional integration between Cisco AppDynamics and ThousandEyes drives robust customer digital experience monitoring.
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University researchers to tackle global data storage crisis

Wed, 21st Dec 2022
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Scientists at Aston University are starting a research programme to tackle the global shortage of digital data storage.
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Adobe surveys sustainability at work in Hong Kong employees

Fri, 30th Sep 2022
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The top three sustainability practices are reducing paper usage (46%), digital document storage and management (43%), and curbing electricity consumption (37%).