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Beyond the hype: Taking Gen AI mainstream with next-level automation
IT Automation

Beyond the hype: Taking Gen AI mainstream with next-level automation

Generative AI, once a niche term, is now pivotal to automation and business processes, creating substantial value but requiring rigorous data governance.

By Darren Cockerell • 4 min read • Mon, 17th Jun 2024

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AnswerRocket backs Gemini & Claude LLMs for flexible AI solutions
Data Analytics

AnswerRocket backs Gemini & Claude LLMs for flexible AI solutions

AnswerRocket, an Atlanta-based analytics firm, has announced support for Gemini and Anthropic Claude LLMs, empowering customers to choose models suiting their business needs.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Sep 2024
Evidium utilises Oracle Cloud to scale healthcare AI development
Generative AI

Evidium utilises Oracle Cloud to scale healthcare AI development

Evidium utilises Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to train AI models aiming to revolutionise healthcare with faster, more reliable data processing, and neurosymbolic AI advancements.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Sep 2024
Oracle unveils Intelligent Data Lake to boost data management
Generative AI

Oracle unveils Intelligent Data Lake to boost data management

Oracle has launched its Intelligent Data Lake as part of the Data Intelligence Platform, promising to streamline data management by 2025.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Sep 2024
DataStax unveils major updates to AI platform at RAG++ event
Generative AI

DataStax unveils major updates to AI platform at RAG++ event

DataStax revamps its AI platform at RAG++ in NYC, boosting GenAI with native integrations from Unstructured.io and Glean, streamlined APIs, and key enhancements for developers.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Sep 2024
Elastic unveils AI-powered data import feature for enterprise security
Security Information and Event Management

Elastic unveils AI-powered data import feature for enterprise security

Elastic Security launches Automatic Import, leveraging generative AI for seamless data onboarding, reducing integration time from days to minutes, transforming SIEM transitions.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Aug 2024
Progress launches MarkLogic FastTrack to accelerate app development
Data Analytics

Progress launches MarkLogic FastTrack to accelerate app development

Progress has launched MarkLogic FastTrack, a UI toolkit that claims to speed up data-driven app development by 90%, aiding firms in rapid data analysis and visualisation.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Jul 2024
CTERA secures USD $80 million funding from PSG Equity
Storage

CTERA secures USD $80 million funding from PSG Equity

CTERA secures USD $80 million from PSG Equity to boost its edge-accelerated hybrid cloud data management solutions, with a focus on AI capabilities.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Jul 2024
InMoment integrates generative AI for better customer insights
Unified Communications

InMoment integrates generative AI for better customer insights

InMoment has introduced generative AI to its Conversational Intelligence solution, enabling companies to enhance customer insights and engagement across various feedback channels.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Jun 2024
AI presents major challenge for IT departments in 2024
Enterprise Resource Planning

AI presents major challenge for IT departments in 2024

A Certinia report reveals 43% of firms see staff AI training as key for 2024, while 38% plan to hire AI talent. Will firms adapt swiftly enough?.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Jun 2024
Medallia named strong performer in Forrester Wave report
Customer Experience

Medallia named strong performer in Forrester Wave report

Medallia named a Strong Performer for Customer Analytics Technologies, spotlighting its advanced AI, real-time data processing, and text analytics.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Jun 2024
Affinda raises USD $10 million to expand AI team & global reach
Artificial Intelligence

Affinda raises USD $10 million to expand AI team & global reach

Affinda Group secures USD $10 million in latest funding round, raising total to USD $22.9 million over 18 months, and now valued at USD $120 million.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Jun 2024
Veritas Technologies updates Data Insight with SaaS option
Software-as-a-Service

Veritas Technologies updates Data Insight with SaaS option

Veritas Technologies has unveiled a new update for Veritas Data Insight, now available as a SaaS option, aimed at enhancing data compliance, cyber resilience, and efficiency.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Jun 2024
Databricks open sources Unity Catalog, unifying data & AI governance
Hyperscale

Databricks open sources Unity Catalog, unifying data & AI governance

Databricks open sources Unity Catalog, enhancing data and AI governance across multiple clouds and platforms, with support from AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, and more.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 14th Jun 2024
Medallia named leader in Forrester Wave for text analytics
Customer Experience

Medallia named leader in Forrester Wave for text analytics

Medallia has been named a leader in Forrester's Text Mining and Analytics Platforms Q2 2024, praised for its vision, innovation, and comprehensive AI-powered analytics.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 31st May 2024
Hitachi Vantara unveils new block storage appliance for SMBs
Storage

Hitachi Vantara unveils new block storage appliance for SMBs

Hitachi Vantara unveils its latest block storage appliance, designed to simplify data management for SMBs, enhance security, and reduce carbon emissions.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Thu, 30th May 2024
Unstructured data potential hindered by expertise & tool gaps
EduTech

Unstructured data potential hindered by expertise & tool gaps

Research finds enterprises struggle with unstructured data despite its vast potential. Lack of expertise and inadequate tools are key barriers.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 28th May 2024

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