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Zocks links client data platform to Claude for advisers
Customer Relationship Management

Zocks links client data platform to Claude for advisers

Advisers can now draft reviews and tax summaries with client context drawn from Zocks' conversation data, while keeping access read-only.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today
Interview: Cloudera bets on hybrid AI growth in JAPAC
Data Protection

Interview: Cloudera bets on hybrid AI growth in JAPAC

Banks and large enterprises in Asia-Pacific are rethinking cloud-first AI plans as costs, sovereignty and regulation favour hybrid deployments.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Yesterday
Prophecy adds AI data prep tools & Snowflake support
Software-as-a-Service

Prophecy adds AI data prep tools & Snowflake support

Analysts can now inspect AI-generated data changes visually, as Prophecy expands self-service prep tools and adds Snowflake support.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Cloudera & Mistral partner on sovereign enterprise AI
Hybrid Cloud

Cloudera & Mistral partner on sovereign enterprise AI

The tie-up lets firms run and customise AI on sensitive data in private environments, easing compliance and security concerns over external services.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week
Ataccama names Systemation Benelux distributor for AI push
Hybrid Cloud

Ataccama names Systemation Benelux distributor for AI push

More local support is being lined up for firms in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg as AI projects intensify scrutiny of data quality.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Infobip study finds brands struggle to prove sports ROI
Digital Transformation

Infobip study finds brands struggle to prove sports ROI

Most marketers still cannot tie sports fan engagement to sales, even as they raise budgets for live-event campaigns and AI tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Cricket Australia signs Komo deal for fan data push
Marketing Technologies

Cricket Australia signs Komo deal for fan data push

Fans will be able to take part in predictions and voting across Cricket Australia channels as the deal aims to boost first-party data and sponsor value.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
ADP expands AWS tie-up to boost AI in HR & payroll
Software-as-a-Service

ADP expands AWS tie-up to boost AI in HR & payroll

The payroll group will move core systems to AWS, aiming to speed AI features and reduce manual work across HR and tax platforms.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
NETSCOUT expands data platform to boost enterprise AI
DevOps

NETSCOUT expands data platform to boost enterprise AI

Enterprises could cut AI costs and speed incident resolution as NETSCOUT adds packet-derived evidence to existing observability tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Google Cloud adds BigQuery streaming & Dataflow updates
Open source

Google Cloud adds BigQuery streaming & Dataflow updates

Live analytics get a boost as BigQuery now handles stateful streaming queries, while Dataflow and Kafka gain easier pipeline and testing controls.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Private Cloud

Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform

Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • This month
Snowflake raises outlook after 37% product revenue growth
Software-as-a-Service

Snowflake raises outlook after 37% product revenue growth

Rising demand for its AI tools helped lift Snowflake's quarterly product revenue 37%, prompting a higher full-year growth forecast.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

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Exclusive: DCB Bank balances AI speed with banking risk
Hybrid Cloud

Exclusive: DCB Bank balances AI speed with banking risk

Human oversight will stay in place for DCB Bank's highest-risk AI decisions as the lender pushes automation to speed up SME services.

By Sean Mitchell • 9 min read • 2 days ago
Sunderland extends Seriös Group data partnership deal
Data Analytics

Sunderland extends Seriös Group data partnership deal

A shared data platform is now helping Sunderland link match preparation, fan engagement and sales, as clubs chase better decisions and growth.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Netcore & GlobalPay unite customer engagement systems
Customer Relationship Management

Netcore & GlobalPay unite customer engagement systems

Customers now get faster follow-up on currency and remittance enquiries as GlobalPay links 12 channels with sales tools on one platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Inside A Fonterra Division's Data Overhaul: From Basement Servers to AI-Powered Insights
Data Analytics

Inside A Fonterra Division's Data Overhaul: From Basement Servers to AI-Powered Insights

Engineering time freed from basement server upkeep as the division's new Databricks platform delivers faster market insights and AI analysis.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
VDURA backs New Mexico State University research platform
High Performance Computing

VDURA backs New Mexico State University research platform

The new system gives NMSU researchers more capacity for AI training and simulations as its annual research spend tops USD $141 million.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month