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Shoppers in Malaysia will gain a single AI-led journey across AEON services as the retailer starts linking buying, payments and rewards with Google Cloud.
The appointment signals Cohesity's sharper push in Asia Pacific and Japan as firms face rising cyber threats, compliance demands and data scrutiny.
Marketers could gain a single orchestration layer as Adobe links fragmented data, content and analytics systems with agentic AI tools.
Brands could gain a single governed layer for AI customer work, as Adobe links agents with partner tools across the full lifecycle.
Regional demand for its data and AI tools jumped more than 85% in the fourth quarter, prompting a bigger APJ push from Databricks.
Organic traffic is falling for customers, prompting new tools that help marketers track brands across answer engines and AI assistants.
The new system aims to help businesses turn stalled generative AI pilots into measurable returns by unifying customer data and oversight.
Organisations face a growing gap in controls as AI agents and machine identities outpace perimeter defences and widen credential-based attack risk.
As AI workloads swell, the ranking bolsters Hitachi Vantara's case for object storage as a core data layer, not just archive.
The hotel group expects the new system to unify guest data and privacy controls across 640 properties, with full rollout due in 2026.
Enterprises struggling with fragmented files and AI governance now get a new platform aimed at giving staff and agents safer access to data.
Traders will gain automated checks and campaign recommendations as the platform extends AI across planning, activation and reporting.
The update extends support to 2032 and aims to help enterprises run AI workloads across cloud and on-premises systems without costly migrations.
The recognition gives the Asia-Pacific consultancy formal backing from Databricks as demand grows for partners who can deliver regulated data and AI projects.
Australian retailers and other regulated firms can now keep customer data in-country as Amperity adds AWS hosting in Sydney and Melbourne.
Existing clients will see little immediate change, as the platform remains separate and supports more than 150 financial institutions.
Marketers could cut manual campaign work as the new platform uses customer data and AI agents to trigger actions across channels in real time.
Brands shifting away from fragmented marketing tools helped Maestra add USD $833,000 in new annual recurring revenue last quarter.
Organisers say the two-day programme will tackle deepfake hiring, data sovereignty and the mounting risks of AI-driven cyber attacks.
Banks and credit unions under pressure to adopt AI can now deploy governed agents in production, with MX partnership support and seed backing.