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Marvell targets AI connectivity bottleneck with NVIDIA boost
Semiconductors

Marvell targets AI connectivity bottleneck with NVIDIA boost

AI data centres are hitting copper limits, pushing Marvell and Nvidia towards optics as clusters grow larger and more distributed.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Last month
Snowflake adds Horizon Catalog tools for enterprise AI
Data Protection

Snowflake adds Horizon Catalog tools for enterprise AI

Enterprises get a single control layer for AI agents and data as Snowflake adds security and governance tools to curb errors and misuse.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
Countly joins ClickHouse's House Mates partner programme
Partner Programmes

Countly joins ClickHouse's House Mates partner programme

Faster, more reliable processing for large analytics workloads is driving Countly's closer ties with ClickHouse as data volumes keep rising.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
OurSQL Foundation launches to back MySQL community
Digital Transformation

OurSQL Foundation launches to back MySQL community

For users and vendors, the new body offers a neutral forum to coordinate MySQL development and keep the database relevant.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Navigating data challenges in China's E-commerce market
Customer Relationship Management

Navigating data challenges in China's E-commerce market

Brands risk blind spots and sanctions in China as fragmented platforms and tighter rules make customer data harder to use and move.

By Edmund Ng • 5 min read • Last month
Europe startups still rely on US cloud & AI giants
Artificial Intelligence

Europe startups still rely on US cloud & AI giants

A new survey suggests Europe's startups still depend on US cloud and AI providers, as capital gaps and acquisition hopes persist.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month
Azira launches location intelligence product for brands
Data Protection

Azira launches location intelligence product for brands

Brands and agencies can now track footfall trends with cleansed, fraud-checked data across more than 940,000 venues in North America.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Sat, 30th May 2026
Percona backs OurSQL Foundation with new Hood appointment
Hybrid Cloud

Percona backs OurSQL Foundation with new Hood appointment

The move gives MySQL users a vendor-neutral forum and broadens Percona's reach across cloud and database partnerships.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Sat, 30th May 2026
Gartner says CFOs struggle to turn AI into business value
Data Analytics

Gartner says CFOs struggle to turn AI into business value

Many finance chiefs are seeing efficiency gains from AI, but slower rollouts and weak decision-making returns are worrying boards.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 30th May 2026
Cloudflare builds Town Lake data platform with Skipper
Data Protection

Cloudflare builds Town Lake data platform with Skipper

Billing now accounts for most usage of Cloudflare's new internal platform, as staff query live data through Trino-backed Town Lake and Skipper.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 29th May 2026
ClickHouse launches AI agents as ARR tops USD $250m
Data Analytics

ClickHouse launches AI agents as ARR tops USD $250m

The launch underscores rising demand for low-latency AI analytics as the company's cloud revenue climbs past USD $250 million in annual run-rate.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 28th May 2026
Informatica adds headless data tools to AWS AI services
Data Protection

Informatica adds headless data tools to AWS AI services

The integration could reduce errors and compliance risks as enterprises let AI agents use cleaner, governed data without custom links.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 26th May 2026

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Australian healthcare AI adoption slowed by maturity gaps
Digital Transformation

Australian healthcare AI adoption slowed by maturity gaps

Most Australian healthcare providers are stuck in pilot mode as weak data, governance and operating models limit wider AI rollout.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Verne drops Global as it sharpens AI data centre focus
Hyperscale

Verne drops Global as it sharpens AI data centre focus

The rebrand is aimed at winning more AI customers as data centre operators race to prove they can handle denser, power-hungry workloads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Open Electricity turns to ClickHouse for faster queries
Data Analytics

Open Electricity turns to ClickHouse for faster queries

Analysts can now query decades of Australian power-market data in seconds after Open Electricity added ClickHouse to its hybrid database setup.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Space Solar & Lonestar to host data modules in orbit
Data centers

Space Solar & Lonestar to host data modules in orbit

Power constraints in orbit could now ease for data storage, as the tie-up aims to scale hosted systems across multiple orbital regimes.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
PK Sound appoints Conrad Whelan as Chairman
Uber

PK Sound appoints Conrad Whelan as Chairman

The Calgary audio maker is betting on Conrad Whelan's software background to win wider adoption of its robotic line array systems.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 29th May 2026