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MSCI names Dinesh Gupta Chief Data & Operations Head

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MSCI appoints ex-Goldman executive Dinesh Gupta as Chief Data Officer and Global Head of Operations to drive its data and AI strategy.
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How to build data-driven AI systems with reliable data pipelines

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Reliable, contract-based data pipelines are the real foundation of trustworthy AI, turning fragile experiments into robust, scalable systems.
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Quanton rebrands as AI partner to take pilots to scale

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Quanton ditches pure automation tag to relaunch as an AI transformation partner, promising to help ANZ firms push pilots into production.
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VAST & CrowdStrike ally to secure enterprise AI data

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VAST and CrowdStrike join forces to secure enterprise AI data pipelines and multi-tenant environments across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Sweep unveils Multi-Org Agent to tame Salesforce sprawl

Sat, 28th Feb 2026
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Sweep debuts Multi-Org Agent to map complex Salesforce estates, cutting analysis from months to days and easing consolidation and AI rollout.
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Confluent links AI agents & boosts anomaly detection

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Confluent upgrades its AI toolkit to link agents over live data streams and add multivariate anomaly detection for faster issue spotting.
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VAST Data unveils Polaris to unify AI cloud control

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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VAST Data has launched Polaris, a Kubernetes-based control plane to unify deployment and governance of distributed AI cloud infrastructure.
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VAST Data debuts AI tools for safer, smarter agents

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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VAST Data unveils PolicyEngine and TuningEngine to tighten AI agent governance and continuously fine-tune models for safer deployments.
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VAST Data unveils Cosmos partner scheme for AI growth

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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VAST Data launches Cosmos partner programme, unifying routes to market and developer community support to accelerate global AI adoption.
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Taara unveils photonic chip for cable-free 25Gbps links

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Taara unveils a silicon photonics platform and Taara Beam, a cable-free link delivering fibre-like 25Gbps speeds over distances up to 10km.
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Firmus picks VAST Data OS to power APAC AI factories

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Firmus selects VAST Data OS to underpin sovereign, energy-aware AI factories across APAC, targeting tens of thousands of GPUs.
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Confluent launches reseller push to boost APAC growth

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Confluent unveils Sell With Confluent reseller scheme to speed APAC data streaming sales, promising simpler pricing, discounts and co-marketing.
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Everpure rebrands & moves into AI data intelligence

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Everpure debuts new name on Wall Street and moves deeper into AI by agreeing to acquire data intelligence specialist 1touch.
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F5 & Scality link object storage & security for AI

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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F5 and Scality deepen their tie-up, fusing security and S3 object storage to bolster hybrid AI workloads across sites and clouds.
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AUD $15 million national digital twin to reshape farming

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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A AUD $15 million national digital twin aims to fuse farm, satellite and climate data to transform decision-making across Australian agriculture.
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Matia raises $21m to grow AI-first data pipeline operations platform

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Matia raises $21m to expand its AI-native data stack, betting on an all-in-one platform as data engineering consolidates.
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AI shift to operations exposes Australia readiness gap

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Australian tech leaders shift AI from trials to daily operations, but warn a gap in skills and infrastructure risks stalling productivity gains.
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Data gaps stall AI scale-up despite strong AIOps gains

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Financial firms reap strong AIOps returns but poor data quality and fragmented tools are stalling the leap from pilots to scaled AI.
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Percona maps 2026 growth with new tech & leadership

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Percona sets out its 2026 growth plan with fresh leadership, new PostgreSQL security tech and expanded support for Valkey users.
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AI ambitions clash with weak data practices in mining

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Mining's AI ambitions are being held back as geoprofessionals lose a third of their week wrestling with fragmented, poorly managed data.