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Pinecone launches first serverless cloud region in Singapore
Hyperscale

Pinecone launches first serverless cloud region in Singapore

Customers in Southeast Asia can now keep AI data closer to home, as Pinecone adds local residency and lower latency in Singapore.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 8th May 2026

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Google Cloud pitches AlloyDB Omni for bank data control
Hybrid Cloud

Google Cloud pitches AlloyDB Omni for bank data control

Banks under regulatory pressure may be able to modernise databases without moving sensitive records to public cloud infrastructure.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
NVIDIA expands AWS AI infrastructure with new GPU instances
Virtualisation

NVIDIA expands AWS AI infrastructure with new GPU instances

Customers should see faster AI search and training on AWS as NVIDIA makes GPU indexing the default and adds new EC2 G7 instances.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
EDB launches agentic Postgres AI with governance tools
Private Cloud

EDB launches agentic Postgres AI with governance tools

Enterprises can now run AI agents on live PostgreSQL data with governance controls, as EDB expands its Postgres AI platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month
Pinecone links Nexus to Microsoft OneLake for AI agents
Data Analytics

Pinecone links Nexus to Microsoft OneLake for AI agents

AI agents can now tap enterprise data in Microsoft OneLake with citations, as Pinecone claims lower token use and faster responses.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Redis launches Iris platform to fix AI agent context
AIOps

Redis launches Iris platform to fix AI agent context

Production AI agents often fail on stale or fragmented data, and Redis is betting its new Iris platform can fix that runtime gap.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 19th May 2026
MongoDB adds AI tools for production agents in Atlas
DevOps

MongoDB adds AI tools for production agents in Atlas

Enterprises running AI agents can now cut infrastructure overhead, as MongoDB adds automated embeddings, memory and faster database performance.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 11th May 2026
Teradata launches autonomous knowledge platform for AI
Storage

Teradata launches autonomous knowledge platform for AI

Enterprises under pressure to scale AI can now use Teradata's new platform to govern data and agents across cloud and on-premises systems.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 8th May 2026
Teradata launches autonomous AI and data management platform
Storage

Teradata launches autonomous AI and data management platform

The new system aims to cut infrastructure friction for firms shifting AI from pilots to always-on agents across cloud and on-premises setups.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 8th May 2026
Pinecone launches Nexus to boost AI agent task success
Marketing Technologies

Pinecone launches Nexus to boost AI agent task success

Task completion for AI agents could rise sharply as Pinecone’s Nexus aims to cut latency, token use and human review in enterprise workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 6th May 2026
EDB pitches intelligence per watt for AI data layer
Data Analytics

EDB pitches intelligence per watt for AI data layer

Enterprises could cut AI running costs and emissions sharply as EDB says its database stack reduces token use and compute demand.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026
CERN joins OpenSearch foundation as associate member
Virtualisation

CERN joins OpenSearch foundation as associate member

The move gives OpenSearch a major scientific user with 130 clusters and more than 1.3 petabytes of indexed data to shape its future development.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Sat, 18th Apr 2026
OpenSearch foundation launches long-term support programme
Data Analytics

OpenSearch foundation launches long-term support programme

Enterprises using OpenSearch in production will get 18 months of support per major release, plus faster security fixes and accredited vendors.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2026
Commvault adds structured data controls for AI risk
Data Protection

Commvault adds structured data controls for AI risk

Security teams will soon be able to track sensitive information in vector databases as Commvault extends AI risk controls beyond unstructured data.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2026
MariaDB completes GridGain deal to boost AI platform
Private Cloud

MariaDB completes GridGain deal to boost AI platform

The acquisition gives customers a single platform for live transactions, analytics and vector search as database vendors chase AI workloads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Oracle launches agentic AI apps across Fusion Cloud
Hybrid Cloud

Oracle launches agentic AI apps across Fusion Cloud

Oracle unveils 22 agentic AI apps for Fusion Cloud, aiming to automate core business workflows and embed decision-making into enterprise systems.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026

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SambaNova & Intel unveil hybrid AI inference design
Hyperscale

SambaNova & Intel unveil hybrid AI inference design

Enterprises could avoid new data centres as the firms say a mixed-chip setup can run coding agents and other AI tasks in existing sites.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2026