Cloud analytics stories
The serverless catalog could ease a bottleneck for large Spark workloads by moving Hive table metadata without copying underlying data.
Enterprises will be able to move more sales, marketing and database data into BigQuery as Google adds connectors for SQL Server and Shopify.
Customers could see faster analytics and lower bills as BigQuery starts using past queries to tune itself and curb wasteful compute.
Looker users can now turn chat prompts into recurring monitors that flag threshold breaches and run automated root-cause analysis.
The preview could ease multi-region compliance headaches by letting organisations apply column-level security through global tags and regional policies.
Notebook users can now query local pandas data with SQL and pass results back to Python, reducing data shuffling in analytics workflows.
Construction teams can now link weather and environmental readings in one system, helping them cut delays and improve compliance on site.
Business teams can now act on live enterprise data without spreadsheets, as the platform ties AI analysis, applications and workflows together.
Enterprises can now query file-based data in Snowflake and Databricks without first moving petabytes into a lakehouse, cutting AI prep delays.
The overhaul gives retailers a clearer online-offline customer view while saving Specsavers more than two weeks of engineering time in Britain.
Poor data quality is forcing finance teams to seek more traceable inputs for AI and reporting as OneStream adds a Snowflake link.
Many firms are still wrestling with trust and governance as analysts spend 3.7 hours a week correcting AI outputs, survey data shows.
The update aims to curb AI project failure by baking governance into data preparation, analysis and automation across cloud-native workflows.
Enterprises could cut AI running costs and emissions sharply as EDB says its database stack reduces token use and compute demand.
Businesses using Gemini Enterprise can now keep AI answers aligned with approved data and rules, reducing errors in finance, operations and compliance.
Nearly half of organisations now treat mixed on-premise and cloud estates as permanent, with security and cost pressures mounting.
Demand for connected safety gear is rising as Blackline expands its fire and hazmat customer base to more than 500 departments.
Connected coolers could help beverage brands cut emissions by up to 68% while replacing guesswork with real-world energy data.
Developers can now automate product analytics workflows as Mixpanel Headless exposes dashboards, funnels and alerts as Python objects in early access.
Operators can now track public safety radio faults alongside cellular coverage as Ranlytics expands KALLO into continuous P25 monitoring.
