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ClickHouse buys RunReveal to boost security analytics
Security Information and Event Management

ClickHouse buys RunReveal to boost security analytics

Security teams could get faster investigations as ClickHouse folds RunReveal's platform expertise into its database business.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Equinix doubles foundation funding with USD $50m pledge
Data centers

Equinix doubles foundation funding with USD $50m pledge

The extra cash will widen internet access, digital skills training and job pathways for underserved communities across Equinix's global footprint.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Everpure raises outlook after record second-quarter revenue
Software-as-a-Service

Everpure raises outlook after record second-quarter revenue

Higher demand for AI and hyperscale products helped lift revenue 38% to USD $1.2 billion, prompting Everpure to raise full-year guidance.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Grafana Labs tops 10,000 customers as AI demand rises
Software-as-a-Service

Grafana Labs tops 10,000 customers as AI demand rises

Rising AI deployments are helping drive broader platform use, with most customers now buying several Grafana products and costs falling.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week
Certinia study finds integration key to AI success
Digital Transformation

Certinia study finds integration key to AI success

Organisations with fully integrated systems were far more likely to see AI deliver profits, expansion and better forecasts, a global study found.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Kimi.ai picks TiDB for AI app data at massive scale
Software-as-a-Service

Kimi.ai picks TiDB for AI app data at massive scale

The move could cut costs and delays for millions of AI-built apps by giving each one an isolated database in about a second.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Flanks joins Perplexity AI network for wealth data
Data Protection

Flanks joins Perplexity AI network for wealth data

Wealth managers gain AI access to client holdings, transactions and reporting across banks as Perplexity broadens its regulated data network.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Accounting for Nature appoints Andrea Della Mattea to board
Data Analytics

Accounting for Nature appoints Andrea Della Mattea to board

The move comes as the group develops software to make environmental accounts easier to manage, scale and use across organisations.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Akamai names Louis Tague to lead Australia, New Zealand
Hybrid Cloud

Akamai names Louis Tague to lead Australia, New Zealand

The appointment comes as Akamai seeks to deepen local ties in Australia and New Zealand, where customers are combining cloud, security and AI spending.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Detected flags US$10.4 billion SMB onboarding cost
Fintech

Detected flags US$10.4 billion SMB onboarding cost

Businesses dropping out of onboarding are driving most of the burden, with a new report putting North American SMB merchant checks at USD $10.4 billion a year.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
Cross-border checkout has a data quality problem
Customer Experience

Cross-border checkout has a data quality problem

Poor data at checkout is fuelling cost surprises, missed deliveries and fraud fears that are turning many cross-border shoppers away.

By Edmund Ng • 5 min read • Last week

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Synology launches first Australia symposium on AI data
Data Protection

Synology launches first Australia symposium on AI data

Australian businesses face growing pressure to secure fragmented data as AI adoption outpaces the infrastructure needed to support it.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Uzbekistan unveils fintech plan to draw USD $1 billion
Fintech

Uzbekistan unveils fintech plan to draw USD $1 billion

Aiming to lure overseas capital, the country's six-year plan also targets 5,000 trained specialists and fresh cross-border payment links.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • 2 days ago
Preparing your data infrastructure for year-end demands
Disaster Recovery

Preparing your data infrastructure for year-end demands

Year-end reporting and AI growth are exposing costly data sprawl, as many firms struggle to safely retire legacy systems without disruption.

By Mark Christie • 5 min read • 3 days ago
Aerospike names Don Dama as Chief Executive Officer
Digital Transformation

Aerospike names Don Dama as Chief Executive Officer

Its push into operational AI comes as about half of last year's revenue already came from machine learning and real-time data workloads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago
AI seen as key to Southeast Asia's energy transition
Data centers

AI seen as key to Southeast Asia's energy transition

Most energy professionals in Southeast Asia expect AI to aid the transition, but data gaps, costs and grid strain remain major hurdles.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Nearmap builds AI moat from 20 years of aerial data
Software-as-a-Service

Nearmap builds AI moat from 20 years of aerial data

Property insurers and planners are tapping recurring aerial captures as Nearmap turns 20 years of imagery into AI-driven property data.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Last week