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Netskope launches NewEdge AI Fast Path to cut latency

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Netskope unveils NewEdge AI Fast Path to speed secure enterprise traffic to major AI clouds, cutting latency for chatbots and agents.
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VAST & Nvidia unveil integrated GPU-first AI data stack

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VAST and Nvidia launch an integrated GPU-first AI data stack, unifying storage, compute and analytics to simplify production AI workloads.
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Elastic unveils multilingual embeddings for search

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Elastic launches compact multilingual embedding models for Elasticsearch, promising faster, cheaper semantic search and stronger RAG performance.
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Teradata unveils Enterprise AgentStack for AI at scale

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Teradata launches Enterprise AgentStack, a unified toolkit to help large organisations scale governed AI agents across hybrid estates.
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Check Point targets securing AI factories at runtime

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Check Point sets out a runtime security blueprint for AI factories as enterprises scale GPU-heavy data centres and face mounting GenAI attacks.
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Progress forecasts orchestration-led AI shift in 2026

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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Progress predicts 2026 will mark a shift from AI pilots to orchestrated, governed platforms, widening the gap between leaders and laggards.
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iManage forecasts AI reality check & data overhaul by 2026

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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iManage predicts 2026 will bring an agentic AI reality check, routine hallucination risk management and machine-led data restructuring.
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AI agents expose data, security & skills bottlenecks

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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AI agents are set to strain data, security and talent in 2026, as enterprises bet on a few core frameworks and brace for identity attacks.
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Amazon boosts S3 Vectors with bigger scale & faster queries

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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Amazon Web Services launches Amazon S3 Vectors with 40x more scale, faster queries, and up to 90% cost savings for vast AI vector data storage.
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Bloomfilter launches app to synchronise AI & human workflows

Wed, 5th Nov 2025
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Bloomfilter launches the Celonis Agent Miner app to help businesses integrate and optimise AI agents working alongside human staff in daily workflows.
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Exclusive: Cloudera's Abhas Ricky on GenAI adoption accelerating fast

Mon, 29th Sep 2025
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Cloudera's AI strategy overcomes legacy system challenges, helping clients like an oil giant save USD $1 billion and transform enterprise data use.
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MongoDB expands AI tools & launches AMP to speed modernisation

Wed, 17th Sep 2025
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MongoDB has expanded AI search tools to on-premises users and launched AMP platform to speed legacy system modernisation with AI-powered automation.
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Only 30% of firms ready for AI scale despite rising investments

Mon, 18th Aug 2025
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Only 30% of firms are ready to scale AI despite 71% piloting technologies and 89% planning to boost AI investments in 2025, a global study reveals.
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Denodo unveils DeepQuery to deliver explainable AI insights

Fri, 25th Jul 2025
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Denodo launches DeepQuery, offering businesses AI that delivers explainable insights from live, governed data across multiple sources in minutes.
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Elastic named Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for observability

Tue, 15th Jul 2025
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Elastic has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms for the second consecutive year due to its AI-driven, open observability solution.
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Alibaba Cloud boosts APAC presence with new AI centre, data hubs

Wed, 2nd Jul 2025
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Alibaba Cloud expands in APAC with new data centres in Malaysia, the Philippines, and an AI Global Competency Center in Singapore to boost AI innovation.
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StorONE launches ONEai for on-premises AI training & analysis

Fri, 20th Jun 2025
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StorONE launches ONEai, an on-premises AI solution enabling large language model training and analysis within enterprise storage, cutting costs and cloud reliance.
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AI: The future belongs to those who put the humans in the machine first

Tue, 17th Jun 2025
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AI in law is evolving to amplify human judgment, using curated data and reasoning to enhance legal advice, not just recall case law.
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Asia Pacific enterprises shift to genAI spend amid AI cloud push

Thu, 12th Jun 2025
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Asia Pacific firms are shifting AI budgets towards generative AI, focusing on boosting productivity and customer experience amid a move to AI-native cloud strategies.
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Ataccama ONE brings document AI to Snowflake for better data

Wed, 4th Jun 2025
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Ataccama integrates its ONE platform with Snowflake's Document AI to convert unstructured documents into structured data, improving analytics and AI applications.