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Gainsight names three executives as it expands AI retention
Software-as-a-Service

Gainsight names three executives as it expands AI retention

The hires deepen its shift into outcome-based renewal services, raising the stakes on security, internal systems and customer trust.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Scality & WEKA expand France AI support partnership
Data Protection

Scality & WEKA expand France AI support partnership

French organisations deploying AI workloads will now get local sales and French-language support as Scality takes the front line for WEKA's joint stack.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Singapore firms scale AI as governance lags behind
Digital Transformation

Singapore firms scale AI as governance lags behind

Governance and control systems are trailing AI roll-outs in Singapore, even as 37% of firms widen use and 14% embed it fully.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
AI boom to leave data centre demand far above supply
Digital Transformation

AI boom to leave data centre demand far above supply

AI-driven demand could overwhelm available capacity by 2030, with spending on servers and GPUs pushing supply short of need across key markets.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Percona & HexaCluster team up on database migrations
Digital Transformation

Percona & HexaCluster team up on database migrations

Enterprises facing costly renewals may now get a lower-risk route off proprietary databases and into PostgreSQL, MySQL or MariaDB.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Couchbase launches AI Data Plane for enterprise agents
Hybrid Cloud

Couchbase launches AI Data Plane for enterprise agents

The release aims to ease a key hurdle for firms moving AI agents into production by unifying memory, retrieval and access across environments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week
5 Tips to Align Your Data Strategy with AI
Data Protection

5 Tips to Align Your Data Strategy with AI

Poor-quality data can derail AI projects, leaving businesses with biased predictions, weak insights and higher compliance risk.

By Bobby Joseph • 5 min read • Last week
HICX lands GBP £15 million backing from HSBC, Wavecrest
Software-as-a-Service

HICX lands GBP £15 million backing from HSBC, Wavecrest

The fresh capital will fund platform upgrades and expansion as large enterprises demand cleaner supplier data for compliance, risk and automation.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

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Airbyte adds action-taking AI agents to OpenAI marketplace
Customer Relationship Management

Airbyte adds action-taking AI agents to OpenAI marketplace

Businesses can now let AI agents update Salesforce records and run tasks through Airbyte's new OpenAI Marketplace listing.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Adverity launches Atlas to add AI context for marketers
Software-as-a-Service

Adverity launches Atlas to add AI context for marketers

The layer is designed to stop AI misreading marketing shifts, after many pilots fail because systems lack business context and governance.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Most firms not ready for agentic AI, Teradata study finds
Digital Transformation

Most firms not ready for agentic AI, Teradata study finds

Only 7% of enterprises are seeing measurable returns from agentic AI, as poor data readiness and fragmented systems hold back adoption.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago
IAB Australia flags rising retail media spend & demands
Digital Signage

IAB Australia flags rising retail media spend & demands

Retail and commerce media in Australia is drawing bigger budgets, but advertisers want clearer measurement and transparency as spend rises.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 6 days ago
WealthAi & Flanks join forces on wealth data platform
Software-as-a-Service

WealthAi & Flanks join forces on wealth data platform

Wealth managers could cut manual reconciliation as the tie-up gives access to data from more than 650 financial institutions in one system.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 6 days ago
OpenMatter launches verifiable AI collaboration platform
Data Protection

OpenMatter launches verifiable AI collaboration platform

Companies under pressure to govern AI and share sensitive data could use proof-based controls without replacing existing cloud systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
UK retailers say loyalty systems lack AI readiness
Customer Relationship Management

UK retailers say loyalty systems lack AI readiness

Most UK retailers still lack the loyalty infrastructure needed for agentic AI, as 72% say their systems are not fully ready.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Gresham names Spiros Giannaros as Chief Executive Officer
Software-as-a-Service

Gresham names Spiros Giannaros as Chief Executive Officer

The appointment brings continuity as Gresham integrates its recent acquisition and reshapes leadership around financial services data management.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Australian IT leaders say data gaps stall AI scale
Digital Transformation

Australian IT leaders say data gaps stall AI scale

A lack of live data infrastructure is leaving most Australian IT leaders unable to scale AI, according to new research from Confluent.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Australian firms boost AI spend despite weak returns
Data Analytics

Australian firms boost AI spend despite weak returns

One in three firms overshot AI budgets last year, yet only 8% track revenue or productivity gains, exposing weak returns.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week