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Check Point joins Nvidia design to secure AI factories

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Check Point adds AI Cloud Protect to Nvidia's Enterprise AI Factory design to secure purpose-built AI data centres without GPU performance hit.
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AI data management market to hit USD $239.15bn by 2034

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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AI data management is set to surge to USD $239.15bn by 2034 as cloud, streaming data and governance needs reshape enterprise data strategy.
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Commvault Cloud Unified Data Vault secures S3 data

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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Commvault unveils Unified Data Vault, an S3-compatible cloud service that centralises encryption, immutability and governance for backups.
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Vertiv outlines five key trends reshaping AI data centres

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Vertiv flags higher voltage power, digital twins and liquid cooling as critical trends reshaping AI-ready data centre design worldwide.
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Beroe links DataHub to MCP to power AI procurement data

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Beroe plugs its DataHub procurement data platform into the Model Context Protocol to feed decision-grade intelligence into enterprise AI.
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BCS Consultancy appoints Chris Coward as new COO

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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BCS Consultancy names Chris Coward COO to steer global expansion and sharpen operations as AI-driven data centre demand accelerates.
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Vertiv forecasts five trends reshaping AI data centres

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Vertiv flags five AI data centre trends, from high-voltage DC power and liquid cooling to digital twins and on-site energy autonomy.
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Snowflake brings Google Gemini 3 AI models to Cortex

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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Snowflake will run Google's Gemini 3 AI models natively in Cortex, keeping enterprise data in-platform while deepening Google Cloud ties.
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Algolia named an IDC Leader for AI search and discovery

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Algolia named IDC MarketScape Leader in AI search as it posts 38.5% growth and climbs to fifth worldwide in knowledge discovery tools.
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Siemens & nVent unveil AI data centre cooling plan

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Siemens and nVent launch a joint liquid cooling and power blueprint to speed hyperscale NVIDIA AI data centre buildouts and cut energy use.
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VAST Data unveils AI-native storage for gigascale inference

Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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VAST Data debuts AI-native storage powering Nvidia's context memory platform to keep agentic, gigascale inference fast and predictable.
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Snowflake and Anthropic sign USD $200m AI agents deal

Mon, 5th Jan 2026
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Snowflake and Anthropic deepen their Claude tie-up with a USD $200m deal to power regulated, enterprise-ready AI agents worldwide.
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Data quality issues - Top causes and consequences

Mon, 22nd Dec 2025
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Flawed, fragmented data is wasting time, money and AI potential; firms must fix ownership, visibility and tooling to restore trust.
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Adobe partners with Runway to power pro AI video tools

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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Adobe strikes multi-year deal with Runway to bring its latest Gen-4.5 generative video model and pro AI tools into Firefly and Creative Cloud.
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Gartner crowns leaders in key artificial intelligence races

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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Gartner names Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Palo Alto Networks as frontrunners in nearly 30 fiercely contested AI market “races”.
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Fortinet moves AI data centre security onto NVIDIA DPUs

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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Fortinet embeds its FortiGate firewall on NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs, offloading AI data centre security from host CPUs to isolated hardware.
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Fortinet, Nvidia embed firewall security in AI fabrics

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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Fortinet and Nvidia move firewall and zero-trust controls onto BlueField DPUs, promising low-latency, fabric-level security for AI data centres.
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BluSky AI names Riley Cooney to drive modular AI push

Tue, 16th Dec 2025
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BluSky AI hires finance leader Riley Cooney as corporate development and strategy chief to accelerate its modular AI data centre expansion.
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AI reshapes cyber threats as experts warn on automation

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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AI will transform cyber threats by 2026, experts say, but warn over-automation and legacy systems could imperil critical infrastructure.
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TXP warns on low code, AI overload & supplier risk in 2026

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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TXP warns 2026 will bring a low-code legacy crunch, AI-fuelled cognitive overload and tougher scrutiny of cybersecurity in supply chains.