Cloud data stories
Australian enterprises can now keep AI security data in-country as Salt's Sydney setup meets growing demand for local hosting and compliance.
Rising demand from AI and cloud projects is driving broader protection for data centre developers, operators and lenders.
Fresh capital will help Databricks expand its AI tools as enterprises look to control costs and deploy models more effectively.
Customers can now buy Simform's data modernisation tool through Microsoft Marketplace, with purchases counting towards Azure spending commitments.
The move could help IT teams track staff use, audit access and compliance risks across large Gemini Enterprise roll-outs without bespoke tools.
Demand for data governance is rising as regulated organisations spend more on AI, and RecordPoint is betting on partners to capture it.
The recognition underscores how governed customer data is becoming essential as marketers shift toward real-time decisions and AI-driven personalisation.
The tie-up should let brands move customer data and campaign signals between systems faster, while cutting middleware, sprawl and governance risk.
The refinancing gives the Copenhagen-based software group room to expand enterprise sales and fund AI services built on backup data.
Room-temperature photonic systems could help quantum machines slot into data centres and classical supercomputers without cryogenic cooling.
Businesses can now query BigQuery in plain English, with Google adding audit trails, access controls and scheduled AI analyses.
Analysts can now summarise millions of unstructured rows in BigQuery SQL, as Google's new preview function flags patterns in text and images.
It gives security teams a single view of backup coverage and recovery risk, helping spot gaps before a cloud incident slows restoration.
Financial firms can now use governed Snowflake data in Rogo's AI tools without moving sensitive records outside existing controls.
Boards are being pushed to rethink data platforms and cyber controls as AI adoption exposes Australian firms to faster attacks and stricter governance demands.
The layer is designed to stop AI misreading marketing shifts, after many pilots fail because systems lack business context and governance.
Only 7% of enterprises are seeing measurable returns from agentic AI, as poor data readiness and fragmented systems hold back adoption.
Wealth managers could cut manual reconciliation as the tie-up gives access to data from more than 650 financial institutions in one system.
AI pilots stall less on model quality than on messy data, disconnected tools and weak governance, Snowflake Summit heard.
A lack of live data infrastructure is leaving most Australian IT leaders unable to scale AI, according to new research from Confluent.
