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Dropbox expands AI integrations with ChatGPT & Claude
Software-as-a-Service

Dropbox expands AI integrations with ChatGPT & Claude

Users can now pull Dropbox files into ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini Spark, keeping AI output tied to existing permissions and team workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
European executives warn AI & net zero risk stalling
Digital Transformation

European executives warn AI & net zero risk stalling

Measured results are now under pressure as firms struggle to turn AI pilots into everyday tools and prove climate plans beyond targets.

By Mark Tarre • 10 min read • Last week
Google Cloud launches C4N virtual machines for heavy I/O
Data Analytics

Google Cloud launches C4N virtual machines for heavy I/O

Customers running databases and analytics can now tap higher network and storage throughput, as Google Cloud makes its C4N machines generally available.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
Helix data extortion group linked to BlackFile, ShinyHunters
Software-as-a-Service

Helix data extortion group linked to BlackFile, ShinyHunters

Businesses face a fresh wave of identity theft-driven extortion as Helix is linked to BlackFile and ShinyHunters through shared infrastructure.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
Scality & WEKA expand France AI support partnership
Data Protection

Scality & WEKA expand France AI support partnership

French organisations deploying AI workloads will now get local sales and French-language support as Scality takes the front line for WEKA's joint stack.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Google Cloud says firms need AI infrastructure upgrades
Storage

Google Cloud says firms need AI infrastructure upgrades

Most organisations must upgrade their systems to run agentic AI in production, as cloud costs, governance and energy use climb.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Google opens Marketplace path for AI agents in Gemini
Software-as-a-Service

Google opens Marketplace path for AI agents in Gemini

Enterprises can now buy and register third-party AI agents through Google Cloud Marketplace for use inside Gemini Enterprise.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
PDF bloat costs workers time & storage, study finds
Software-as-a-Service

PDF bloat costs workers time & storage, study finds

Employees are losing more than 12 hours a year to oversized PDFs, with most firms lacking policies to curb storage waste and workflow delays.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Google outlines runtime schema checks for AI agents
DevOps

Google outlines runtime schema checks for AI agents

The approach could cut token use and errors as developers build more complex multi-agent workflows with changing schemas.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Nasuni wins sixth NorthFace award, tops G2 reports
Software-as-a-Service

Nasuni wins sixth NorthFace award, tops G2 reports

Audited feedback has lifted Nasuni's customer-service standing, with a 98% CSAT score and top G2 placements across 15 categories.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Google Cloud touts Lustre cache offload for AI inference
Data centers

Google Cloud touts Lustre cache offload for AI inference

Benchmark tests show Managed Lustre can cut AI inference costs by more than half, easing GPU demand for long-context model serving.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Couchbase launches AI Data Plane for enterprise agents
Hybrid Cloud

Couchbase launches AI Data Plane for enterprise agents

The release aims to ease a key hurdle for firms moving AI agents into production by unifying memory, retrieval and access across environments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month
Scality & OVHcloud launch sovereign storage platform
Data Protection

Scality & OVHcloud launch sovereign storage platform

European firms can now keep sensitive data local while using cloud-style storage for AI and disaster recovery under the new platform.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Dropbox launches three Claude integrations for work
Software-as-a-Service

Dropbox launches three Claude integrations for work

The integrations let teams pull Dropbox files into Anthropic's AI tools and save outputs back, reducing app-switching and lost context.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Hitachi Vantara named leader in GigaOm unstructured data
Data Protection

Hitachi Vantara named leader in GigaOm unstructured data

Enterprises face mounting pressure to govern unstructured data for AI, after GigaOm again ranked Hitachi Vantara as a leader and fast mover.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Wasabi launches Impact Circle to track cloud emissions
Data centers

Wasabi launches Impact Circle to track cloud emissions

Partners can now measure and offset storage-related emissions as cloud providers face mounting scrutiny over AI-driven infrastructure use.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Google Cloud adds cross-region backups for more workloads
Data Protection

Google Cloud adds cross-region backups for more workloads

Customers can now lower disaster-recovery costs while keeping backup copies outside the source region to meet outage and residency needs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
WD unveils tiered storage architectures for AI workloads
Hybrid Cloud

WD unveils tiered storage architectures for AI workloads

AI and HPC users could cut storage costs as WD's new designs shift colder data to hard drives while keeping active workloads on NVMe.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

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