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Kingston adds faster memory, USB security & SSD capacity
Data Protection

Kingston adds faster memory, USB security & SSD capacity

Data centre operators gain a 30.72TB option as Kingston adds faster DDR5 memory and encrypted USB storage for security-focused users.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Yesterday
Asia Pacific governments boost sovereign AI priorities
Hybrid Cloud

Asia Pacific governments boost sovereign AI priorities

Fewer than 1 in 20 governments have made major investment, even as concerns over resilience and security push sovereign AI up the agenda.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday
Xero launches live Claude integration for customers
Data Protection

Xero launches live Claude integration for customers

Small businesses can now ask Claude for live cash and invoice data from Xero without leaving their accounting records.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
SugarAI rebrands CRM around precision selling with AI
Customer Relationship Management

SugarAI rebrands CRM around precision selling with AI

Sales teams could get earlier warnings on churn and reorder risk as SugarAI ties CRM to ERP data and AI-guided next steps.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday
SAP launches Business AI Platform & Autonomous Suite
Digital Transformation

SAP launches Business AI Platform & Autonomous Suite

The move could speed finance closes and ERP migrations for customers as SAP ties more than 50 assistants to business data and controls.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
HPE unveils GreenLake upgrades for AI & private cloud
Virtualisation

HPE unveils GreenLake upgrades for AI & private cloud

Rising virtualisation costs and AI demands are pushing organisations towards HPE's updated GreenLake stack for simpler private cloud and data protection.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Yesterday
Boomi expands ServiceNow partnership for AI workflows
Customer Relationship Management

Boomi expands ServiceNow partnership for AI workflows

The expanded pact lets customers pull live data from legacy systems into ServiceNow workflows, cutting friction for AI projects and procurement.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Eightfold launches TalentForge to build custom HR tools
Software-as-a-Service

Eightfold launches TalentForge to build custom HR tools

Large employers could gain more tailored hiring and workforce tools as Eightfold extends beyond packaged HR software into custom-built systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Yesterday
Data enrichment: Turning raw data into real intelligence
Data Protection

Data enrichment: Turning raw data into real intelligence

Better customer targeting and fraud detection are among the gains as firms turn incomplete records into usable intelligence.

By Bobby Joseph • 6 min read • Yesterday
JAGGAER launches AI assistant for procurement teams
Data Analytics

JAGGAER launches AI assistant for procurement teams

Support tickets could fall as JAGGAER embeds a multilingual AI assistant into procurement workflows to answer policy and supplier questions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Cloudera hackathon highlights enterprise AI data challenges
Data Protection

Cloudera hackathon highlights enterprise AI data challenges

Only seven per cent of organisations are data ready, raising doubts over whether enterprise AI can move from prototypes to production.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • 3 days ago
Alation launches AI governance tool for compliance
Data Protection

Alation launches AI governance tool for compliance

Boards and regulators are pushing firms to prove AI oversight as fast-changing rules leave many compliance teams scrambling for evidence.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Klaviyo expands Anthropic link for marketing workflows
Personalisation

Klaviyo expands Anthropic link for marketing workflows

Marketing teams could save hours on reporting as Klaviyo feeds customer data into Claude for briefs, audits and campaign planning.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 3 days ago
DataIQ names top 10 North America data & AI leaders
Data Analytics

DataIQ names top 10 North America data & AI leaders

DataIQ says six women feature in its North America top 10 for 2026 as data and AI chiefs shift from analytics to business decisions.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 3 days ago
Addepar launches data exchange on Databricks for AI
Data Analytics

Addepar launches data exchange on Databricks for AI

Financial firms could gain cleaner audit trails and more reliable AI outputs as a managed data layer links investment systems and workflows.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 3 days ago

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Australian budget boosts AI, but cyber gaps remain
Data Protection

Australian budget boosts AI, but cyber gaps remain

Despite welcome AI funding, tech leaders say small firms still lack the cyber defences needed to adopt new tools safely.

By Mark Tarre • 12 min read • Yesterday
Address data is the retail superpower
Customer Relationship Management

Address data is the retail superpower

Cleaner address records can cut failed deliveries, trim costs and lift conversions as retailers chase faster, more reliable eCommerce fulfilment.

By Greg Brown • 5 min read • Yesterday
AI is outpacing your data platform - what CIOs need to understand
Data Analytics

AI is outpacing your data platform - what CIOs need to understand

CIOs face rising risk as agentic AI moves into production faster than most data platforms can govern, retrieve and act on reliably.

By Indira Bandari • 9 min read • 2 days ago