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Storage to strategy: Everpure pivots to data intelligence
Software-as-a-Service

Storage to strategy: Everpure pivots to data intelligence

Enterprises wrestling with AI readiness and data sovereignty may gain clearer governance as Everpure adds a new intelligence layer.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • 2 days ago
Linux Foundation launches DocLang group for AI documents
Digital Transformation

Linux Foundation launches DocLang group for AI documents

It aims to solve a key enterprise AI problem by standardising how software reads PDFs, Word files and images without losing layout or meaning.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Databricks launches Genie One AI coworker for businesses
Customer Experience

Databricks launches Genie One AI coworker for businesses

Businesses can now query governed company data in natural language as Databricks expands its Genie suite to reduce errors and speed decisions.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
HPE expands AI factory platform with new NVIDIA integrations
Data Protection

HPE expands AI factory platform with new NVIDIA integrations

Security and governance tools are being added as enterprises push agentic AI from pilots into live production systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
HPE expands self-driving networking across AI environments
Storage

HPE expands self-driving networking across AI environments

HPE has expanded its self-driving networking strategy with new AI, security and data centre capabilities across enterprise environments.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
HPE expands self-driving networking for AI factories
Storage

HPE expands self-driving networking for AI factories

Enterprises face rising pressure to secure and automate AI workloads as HPE ties networking, storage and software into a fuller stack with NVIDIA.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
CTERA links file data to n8n automation for AI use
Software-as-a-Service

CTERA links file data to n8n automation for AI use

Enterprise users can now feed governed file content into automated and AI workflows without custom code, reducing engineering overhead.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Rubrik expands Annapurna for AI-ready unstructured data
Data Protection

Rubrik expands Annapurna for AI-ready unstructured data

The platform could cut the time and cost of preparing siloed files for AI, with queries fed from metadata rather than full data copies.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Databricks, Linux Foundation launch OpenSharing AI standard
Hybrid Cloud

Databricks, Linux Foundation launch OpenSharing AI standard

Businesses will be able to share AI models and unstructured data across clouds and on-premises systems without custom integrations.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • This month
Financial firms lag on AI-ready storage, study says
Hybrid Cloud

Financial firms lag on AI-ready storage, study says

Only 10% of banks and asset managers are prioritising AI-ready storage, leaving many to tackle compliance and rising data costs first.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
Financial firms prioritise data growth over AI-ready storage
Data Analytics

Financial firms prioritise data growth over AI-ready storage

Cost pressures are keeping banks focused on storage basics, with just 10% of firms ranking AI-ready platforms as a top priority.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Rubrik launches AI agent interface for cyber recovery
Data Protection

Rubrik launches AI agent interface for cyber recovery

Customers facing machine-speed cyber breaches will get a single agent across Rubrik's platform, with auditable controls for autonomous recovery actions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
Synology outlines storage and surveillance roadmap
Virtualisation

Synology outlines storage and surveillance roadmap

Businesses will get cheaper storage and wider backup coverage as Synology adds SATA-based systems, object storage and AI tools to its roadmap.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
ThoughtSpot deepens Snowflake AI & semantics links
Data Analytics

ThoughtSpot deepens Snowflake AI & semantics links

The tie-up keeps analytics and AI inside Snowflake's security boundary, while reducing mismatched business definitions across dashboards and agents.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
EDB adds quorum commit to distributed Postgres 6.4
Disaster Recovery

EDB adds quorum commit to distributed Postgres 6.4

The update aims to stop conflicting writes across sites in critical sectors such as banking and payments, reducing reconciliation risk.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Bloomberg launches Options IOI for equity derivatives
Fintech

Bloomberg launches Options IOI for equity derivatives

Traders in equity options should find fragmented pricing easier to track as Bloomberg's new Terminal tool gathers chat-based quotes in one view.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Triomics raises USD $22 million in Battery-led round
Artificial Intelligence

Triomics raises USD $22 million in Battery-led round

The new funding will help Triomics expand its AI platform across US cancer centres as it tackles labour-intensive oncology records and trial matching.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

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Portage AI buys Insurwave submission-ingestion business
Artificial Intelligence

Portage AI buys Insurwave submission-ingestion business

The deal gives specialty insurers faster submission handling, as Portage AI expands in London and Bermuda while Insurwave refocuses on risk monitoring.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month