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IT modernisation spending to rise by 30% due to AI investment
Generative AI

IT modernisation spending to rise by 30% due to AI investment

UK businesses are set to ramp up IT modernisation spending by nearly 30% in 2024, with a hefty focus placed on investing in artificial intelligence.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 9th May 2024
Litera launches Foundation Dragon, a cutting-edge GenAI deal term database
Generative AI

Litera launches Foundation Dragon, a cutting-edge GenAI deal term database

Litera's generative AI, Foundation Dragon, improves legal deal term processing by giving instant access to past transaction data, enabling law firms to negotiate from a position of strength.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Apr 2024
AWS unveils new serverless innovations for enhanced data management
Unified Communications

AWS unveils new serverless innovations for enhanced data management

Amazon Web Services has rolled out three new serverless innovations for superior data management, promising simpler and faster scalability.

By Tom Raynel • 2 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2023
DXC Technology & AWS expand partnership to accelerate cloud adoption
DevOps

DXC Technology & AWS expand partnership to accelerate cloud adoption

DXC Technology and AWS strengthen their partnership to expedite cloud adoption and digital transformation for global IT customers.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Nov 2023
Actian relaunches data platform with enhanced integration capabilities
Public Cloud

Actian relaunches data platform with enhanced integration capabilities

Actian, a data and analytics unit of HCLSoftware, relaunches its data platform, formerly known as Avalanche, with improved API-first integration capabilities.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Nov 2023
Solace announces addition of Don Callahan & Steve Mills to Board
Data Analytics

Solace announces addition of Don Callahan & Steve Mills to Board

Solace strengthens its Board of Directors by welcoming industry veterans Don Callahan and Steve Mills, enhancing expertise in real-time enterprise solutions.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Nov 2023
Directed Technologies & AWS partnership drives 92% less violations
Digital Transformation

Directed Technologies & AWS partnership drives 92% less violations

Directed Technologies and AWS showcase 92% drop in driver violations and reduced carbon emissions shortly after partnership.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Oct 2023
Cloudflare introduces Hyperdrive to make local databases global
Data Analytics

Cloudflare introduces Hyperdrive to make local databases global

The new solution Hyperdrive turns existing regional databases into globally distributed ones for faster access to global data.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Oct 2023
Oracle upgrades MySQL HeatWave with new AI capabilities
Data Analytics

Oracle upgrades MySQL HeatWave with new AI capabilities

Oracle unveils major improvements to MySQL HeatWave, including vector store and generative AI, at Oracle CloudWorld event in Las Vegas.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Sep 2023
Neo4j enhances its graph database with vector search
Data Analytics

Neo4j enhances its graph database with vector search

Neo4j, a global graph database and analytics company, has integrated native vector search as part of its core database capabilities.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Aug 2023
MongoDB announces general availability of encryption technology
Encryption

MongoDB announces general availability of encryption technology

MongoDB has unveiled MongoDB Queryable Encryption, a technology that safeguards sensitive data when it is queried and used on the platform.

By Gaurav Sharma • 4 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2023
Oracle launches its Compute Cloud@Customer solution
DataCentre infrastructure

Oracle launches its Compute Cloud@Customer solution

Oracle has introduced Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer, a cloud infrastructure that brings Oracle Cloud services to any location.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2023
DataStax drives enterprises to build AI-powered applications
Hybrid Cloud

DataStax drives enterprises to build AI-powered applications

DataStax has announced a vector search for DataStax Enterprise, bringing the power of generative AI to cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Aug 2023
Oracle introduces the latest generation of Exadata platforms
Storage

Oracle introduces the latest generation of Exadata platforms

Next-generation Oracle Exadata X10M delivers up to 3X more transaction throughput, 3.6X faster analytics, and 50% more consolidation.

By Gaurav Sharma • 5 min read • Wed, 12th Jul 2023
Winners of the Neo4j 2023 Graphie Awards are crowned
Health Technologies

Winners of the Neo4j 2023 Graphie Awards are crowned

Neo4j announces the winners of the 2023 Graphie Awards in ASEAN in recognition of their contribution to implementing Neo4j's graph technology.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Jun 2023
A New Kind of DBaaS – Fully Managed Multi-Database Engine
Hyperscale

A New Kind of DBaaS – Fully Managed Multi-Database Engine

Tessell, a new cloud-based product, offers a fully-managed DBaaS for Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, on AWS or Azure.

By Porus Homi Havewala • 5 min read • Mon, 29th May 2023

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Kevin Kline Returns to SolarWinds as Senior Staff Technical Marketing Manager
Cloud Services

Kevin Kline Returns to SolarWinds as Senior Staff Technical Marketing Manager

SolarWinds reappoints Kevin Kline as Senior Staff Technical Marketing Manager to enhance its database observability solutions.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Aug 2023