Securiti.ai, the pioneer of the Data Command Center, is unveiling its AI Security & Governance offering, a solution engineered to help enterprises discover, assess, and safeguard AI usage. AI Security & Governance sheds light on otherwise ungoverned AI that pervades many organizations seeking to get a leg up on the AI and generative AI (GenAI) craze.
Posted February 13, 2024
CloudBolt Software, The Cloud ROI Company and leader in cloud financial management, is releasing a series of Augmented FinOps capabilities coming throughout 2024 aimed at redefining the FinOps landscape. Leveraging advancements in AI and ML, and industry-leading orchestration, CloudBolt aspires to extend FinOps capabilities to any cloud at every stage of the resource lifecycle. These advancements stand to help place value at the center of all cloud decisions for all users, according to the company.
Posted February 12, 2024
Experts joined DBTA's webinar, Top Trends in Modern Data Architecture for 2024, to examine how the evolving world of data architecture can be harnessed to successfully meet growing demands amid a flood of challenges.
Posted February 12, 2024
Deloitte is expanding its alliances with Informatica and Workiva to support clients as they build the implementation of their environmental, social, and governance (ESG), and data management capabilities. Combining Informatica's AI-powered Intelligent Data Management Cloud platform, Workiva's cloud-based regulatory reporting offering and Deloitte's deep technology, operational and domain experience, the new ecosystem's integrated reporting solution can help clients accelerate ESG deployments and reporting with accurate, verifiable data to align to regulatory requirements empower agility, according to the companies.
Posted February 12, 2024
Qmulos, a next-generation compliance, security, and risk management automation provider, is unveiling Q-Compliance Core, providing an on-ramp to continuous compliance for companies that are looking to start their migration away from legacy GRC solutions and manual spreadsheets.
Posted February 12, 2024
AppOmni, provider of SaaS security posture management (SSPM), is establishing a new data center in Sydney, Australia, hosted by Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This new initiative brings AppOmni's comprehensive SaaS security solutions to any organization—private or public—required to comply with Australia's data sovereignty regulations, including the Privacy Act and the Australian Privacy Principles.
Posted February 12, 2024
Cisco and NVIDIA are partnering on plans to deliver AI infrastructure solutions for the data center that are easy to deploy and manage, enabling the massive computing power that enterprises need to succeed in the AI era. Cisco, with its industry-leading expertise in Ethernet networking and extensive partner ecosystem, together with NVIDIA, the inventor of the GPU that fueled the AI boom, share a vision and commitment to help customers navigate the transitions for AI with highly secure Ethernet-based infrastructure, according to the companies.
Posted February 12, 2024
IBM announced the release of IBM LinuxONE 4 Express, extending the latest performance, security, and AI capabilities of LinuxONE to small and medium sized businesses and within new data center environments. According to IBM, the pre-configured rack mount system is designed to offer cost savings and to remove client guess work when spinning up workloads quickly and getting started with the platform to address new and traditional use cases such as digital assets, medical imaging with AI, and workload consolidation.
Posted February 12, 2024
Red Hat, Inc., a provider of open source solutions, is releasing Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) 8, introducing security enhancements, improved cloud workflow tools, and compatibility with Jakarta EE 10, contributing to streamlined application modernization for customers and continued support for enterprise Java application development.
Posted February 12, 2024
Qualys, Inc., a provider of disruptive cloud-based IT, security, and compliance solutions, is launching TotalCloud 2.0, delivering a single prioritized view of cloud risk and extending its protection to SaaS applications. TotalCloud 2.0 with TruRisk Insights provides a single, prioritized view of cloud risk.
Posted February 09, 2024
SQream, the scalable GPU data analytics platform, is partnering with Dataiku, the platform for everyday AI, to offer a strategic integration that brings together SQream's big data analytics technology with Dataiku's flexible and scalable data science and machine learning (ML) platform.
Posted February 09, 2024
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc., the developer cloud optimized for startups and growing digital businesses, is debuting the latest iteration of DigitalOcean Backups, an incremental backup offering for DigitalOcean Droplets—the company's virtual machines that deliver dependable uptime with 99.99% SLA, simple security tools, and predictable monthly pricing. DigitalOcean Backups now offer faster and more frequent backups that protect users from data disruptions, ensuring that business stays supported and continuous in the face of ongoing threats.
Posted February 08, 2024
The Biden administration officially named a top White House aide as the director of the newly established safety institute for artificial intelligence. Elizabeth Kelly will lead the AI Safety Institute at the National Institute for Standards and Technology, which will be part of the Commerce Department. Already several top companies in the AI space are pledging their involvement, joining a new safety consortium to play a part in supporting the safe development of generative AI.
Posted February 08, 2024
SolarWinds, a leading provider of simple, powerful, secure observability and IT management software, is debuting a variety of improvements for its SaaS-based, self-hosted, on-prem observability solutions. SolarWinds' solutions—which are engineered to monitor and observe complex, distributed environments from anywhere—will experience greater management capabilities and full-stack visibility from these AI-powered enhancements, according to the vendor.
Posted February 08, 2024
iGrafx, the process intelligence solutions provider, is announcing a strategic partnership with Planaletix, an innovative artificial intelligence company based in the United Arab Emirates, with the goal of democratizing advanced AI technology and increasing its productivity. By merging the powers of iGrafx's expertise in process intelligence with Planaletix's dedication to AI efficiency and innovation, the two companies embark on an integration that drives operational excellence and successful digital transformation, according to the vendors.
Posted February 07, 2024
Deloitte is acquiring the operations of OpTeamizer, an AI, generative AI, and accelerated computing company specializing in the development and implementation of AI solutions running on NVIDIA accelerated computing. With the acquisition, Deloitte expands its high-performance computing engineering capabilities, helping clients harness the power of generative AI, supercomputers, and edge AI to increase automation, optimize business processes, and realize greater business value, according to the company.
Posted February 07, 2024
Now you can submit nominations for the annual Database Trends and Applications Readers' Choice Awards, a competition in which the winning information management solutions, products, and services are selected by you, the users. The nominations period is open through March 6, 2024, followed by actual voting on the products nominated by our readers.
Posted February 07, 2024
To meet the growing demand for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services across Africa, and as part of its global cloud infrastructure, Oracle is planning to open a public cloud region in Nairobi, Kenya. OCI's cloud architecture enables Oracle to offer its full suite of more than 100 hyperscale cloud services. The Government of Kenya and private sector can leverage this to increase ease of doing business in Kenya, according to Oracle.
Posted February 07, 2024
Oracle is announcing the general availability of the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Generative AI service, along with introducing new innovations that make it easier for enterprises to take advantage of the latest advancements in generative AI. OCI Generative AI service is a fully managed service that integrates large language models (LLMs) from Cohere and Meta Llama 2 to address a wide range of business use cases, according to Oracle.
Posted February 07, 2024
SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited (SmarTone) announced it has chosen Oracle to transform its Business Support Systems (BSS). By upgrading its legacy solutions to bring prepaid charging and postpaid billing onto one unified, cloud native platform, Oracle Cloud Scale Charging and Billing will enable SmarTone to efficiently launch and scale differentiated offerings, according to the company.
Posted February 07, 2024
Backblaze, Inc., the leading specialized storage cloud, is unveiling Powered by Backblaze, an object storage solution that empowers Backblaze partners to effectively deliver the best cloud storage experience to their customers without adding any additional complexity. Prompted by requests from Backblaze's large ecosystem of partners, Powered by Backblaze addresses customer desires for cloud storage with affordability and ease-of-use at the forefront, according to the company.
Posted February 06, 2024
Franz Inc., an early innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) and leading supplier of knowledge graph technology for Neuro-Symbolic AI applications, is introducing Gruff 9, a web-based advanced knowledge graph visualization tool that offers LLM integration and unique RDF* (RDFStar) features for building next-generation AI applications.
Posted February 06, 2024
PlainID, the leading global provider of Identity Security, is announcing new product additions to its portfolio after capping off a successful 2023. In 2024, PlainID plans to launch several new SaaS-based authorizers designed to improve the manageability and overall security posture of SaaS-based applications via policy orchestration, including authorizers for Zscaler, Snowflake, and Google Big Query.
Posted February 05, 2024
iboss, a provider of cloud-delivered cybersecurity, is releasing its ChatGPT Risk Module, an innovative addition to its Zero Trust Security Service Edge (SSE) solution specifically designed to monitor and secure user interactions with ChatGPT, a leading artificial intelligence technology, to ensure unparalleled data security and compliance.
Posted February 05, 2024
John O'Brien, CEO and principal advisor at Radiant Advisors, and Lalit Ahuja, chief product and customer officer at GridGain, joined DBTA's webinar, Modern Data Architectures for Real-Time Analytics, to examine innovative data architectures for real-time analytics.
Posted February 02, 2024
Graylog, a provider of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and log management solutions, is providing a free version of Graylog API Security, making API security accessible to enterprises of all sizes at a time when API-related attacks are on the rise.
Posted February 02, 2024
Rockset, the search and analytics database built for the cloud, is unveiling a new instance class that innovates on cost efficiency while continuing to support highly intensive compute workloads. Delivering a 30% reduction in compute costs, Rockset's latest instance class—which complements the company's significant innovation momentum—represents a continued commitment toward enabling a wide variety of applications while reducing costs.
Posted February 01, 2024
Neurelo, Inc., the Cloud Data API innovator, is emerging from stealth to debut its data access platform designed to solve the layer of issues that exist between the developer-built software and its underlying database. Backed by $5 million in seed funding—led by Foundation Capital with participation from Cortical Ventures, Secure Octane Investments, and Aviso Ventures—Neurelo's Cloud Data API Platform empowers developers to easily build modern cloud apps while overcoming their hardest data challenges, according to the company.
Posted February 01, 2024
fuseproject, Yves Béhar's multidisciplinary design firm, and startup Functionland are partnering to offer FxBlox, a physical hardware device that allows users to store fully encrypted data, files, and photos—tapping into secure, user-owned, decentralized storage.
Posted February 01, 2024
Qumulo, the simple way to manage exabyte-scale data anywhere, is releasing Superna Data Security Edition for Qumulo, making Superna's industry-leading Ransomware Defender solution available to automate real-time detection of malicious behaviors, false-positives, and other events consistent with ransomware access patterns for both SMB and NFS files.
Posted February 01, 2024
Dynatrace, the unifying observability and security provider, is debuting a variety of new enhancements and core technologies for its analytics and automation platform that aspire to increase the security and quality of its platform's analytics, AI, and automation capabilities. Culminating in three unique advancements—AI Observability, Data Observability, and OpenPipeline—Dynatrace's latest capabilities emphasize the company's core focus on improving the confidence and transparency of AI initiatives.
Posted January 31, 2024
Kubecost, the comprehensive solution for monitoring, managing, and optimizing Kubernetes spend at scale, is launching Kubecost 2.0, providing new tools and capabilities purpose-built to monitor and optimize Kubernetes-related cloud expenses even more easily and significantly.
Posted January 31, 2024
TELUS International, a digital customer experience (CX) innovator, today announced a strategic partnership with Morpheus Data, a pioneer in software for hybrid cloud management and platform operations, strengthening TELUS International's robust suite of cloud management solutions to further elevate end-to-end digital transformations for its clients.
Posted January 31, 2024
New Relic, the all-in-one observability platform for every engineer, is unveiling New Relic Pathpoint, a business observability solution that brings full transparency between IT and business processes. Designed to provide IT and engineering teams with a single source of truth, New Relic Pathpoint increases the operational efficiency and financial impact analysis, ultimately aligning service performance to business outcomes.
Posted January 31, 2024
Zilliz Inc., a trailblazer in vector database technology, is unveiling the latest version of Zilliz Cloud, aiming to set a new standard for real-time AI applications. As a fully managed vector database, leveraging the cloud-native open-source Milvus vector database, Zilliz Cloud now redefines the essence of speed, performance, and developer satisfaction.
Posted January 30, 2024
Coxwave, the analytics infrastructure empowering builders to create AI-native products, announced it has raised $3.5 million from a recent funding round, equipping the company to invest heavily in building its core analytics infrastructure platform, Align AI, while enabling it to serve global customers.
Posted January 30, 2024
Deep Instinct, the prevention-first cybersecurity company, is releasing Deep Instinct Prevention for Applications (DPA) v3.0, adding enhanced file upload protection and application storage security capabilities in disconnected or air-gapped environments.
Posted January 30, 2024
VAST Data, the AI data platform company, is announcing a strategic partnership with Genesis Cloud, an accelerated cloud service provider offering the latest NVIDIA reference architecture, aimed toward optimizing AI for all. This partnership combines the powers of VAST and Genesis Cloud to increase the efficiency, scalability, and accessibility of accelerated cloud computing for enterprises across every industry.
Posted January 29, 2024
Revolent, a Tenth Revolution Group Company and a trusted cloud talent creation and enablement partner, is announcing a collaboration with Snowflake, the Data Cloud company, to deliver a Data Engineer talent program designed to augment engineering professionals with in-demand skills, driving both career growth and positive business impacts.
Posted January 29, 2024
Hitachi Vantara is partnering with Kyndryl in a strategic move aimed at advancing data storage offerings to provide customers the top-tier solutions that meet today's evolving digital landscape. Hitachi Vantara has taken the next step in its ongoing collaboration with Kyndryl, reaching a significant milestone with the addition of its technology to Kyndryl's Private Cloud Services portfolio. This allows Hitachi Vantara to offer storage platforms to Kyndryl customers seeking data center technology, according to the company.
Posted January 26, 2024
Google Cloud and Hugging Face are forming a new strategic partnership that will allow developers to utilize Google Cloud's infrastructure for all Hugging Face services, and additionally will enable training and serving of Hugging Face models on Google Cloud.
Posted January 26, 2024
Deloitte is announcing its acquisition of Giant Machines, a digital product company with a focus on strategizing, designing, and engineering innovative digital products. This acquisition will directly benefit Deloitte Digital and Deloitte Engineering's mission in delivering its customers the engineering advantage needed to grow and outperform their competitors in an ever-shifting technological landscape.
Posted January 25, 2024
Nihal Mirashi, principal solutions marketing manager at Pure Storage, and Marsha Pierce, global practice lead for databases at Pure Storage, joined DBTA's webinar, Navigating Database Storage Challenges in 2024, to explore a variety of methods and best practices for scaling storage infrastructure to align with the growing demands of data, both as it relates to handling its growth and optimizing its performance.
Posted January 25, 2024
Cato Networks, a leader in SASE, is expanding the Cato SASE Cloud platform with threat detection and incident response, introducing Cato XDR—a SASE-based, extended detection and response (XDR) solution. Available immediately, Cato XDR utilizes the functional and operational capabilities of the Cato SASE Cloud to overcome the protracted deployment times, limited data quality, and inadequate investigation and response experience too often associated with legacy XDR solutions, according to the company.
Posted January 25, 2024
Anomalo, the complete data quality platform company, announced it has raised $33 million in Series B funding, enabling the company to continue to advance its platform and scale both engineering and go-to-market teams to support record demand for its platform.
Posted January 25, 2024
Franz Inc., an early innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) and leading supplier of graph database technology, is launching AllegroGraph Cloud, a hosted version of Franz's Neuro-Symbolic AI platform. According to the company, AllegroGraph Cloud provides users a convenient and easy on-ramp to build advanced AI applications.
Posted January 25, 2024
Commvault is introducing its latest platform enhancements, offering "true cloud cyber resilience" to protect sensitive data. Commvault Cloud offers a multi-layered approach to enabling cyber resilience, safeguarding businesses from a wide spectrum of threats, including ransomware, malware, and natural disasters. According to the company, with Commvault Cloud, businesses can rest assured that their data is safe, secure, and recoverable, empowering them to navigate the digital landscape with confidence.
Posted January 25, 2024
Cohesity announced it is offering new capabilities to protect an organization's data in Microsoft Azure. Cohesity Cloud Services now supports the backup and recovery of Azure Virtual Machines (VMs), Azure SQL databases, in addition to the existing support for Microsoft 365 data. In addition, Cohesity Cloud Services in Microsoft Azure is available in multiple regions around the world.
Posted January 25, 2024
Hitachi Vantara, the modern infrastructure, data management, and digital solutions subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., is debuting the Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) for GKE Enterprise, a unified platform for managing hybrid cloud operations developed in partnership with Google Cloud. Designed with Google Distributed Cloud Virtual (GDCV), Hitachi UCP for GKE Enterprise aims to rectify the growing divide between a demand for cloud native platforms operating across several environments and the exponential increase in data generation.
Posted January 25, 2024
Keeper Security, a provider of zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity software, is introducing support for hardware security keys as a single Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) method. This is the latest enhancement to Keeper's solutions, on the heels of announcing Granular Sharing Enforcements for its platform.
Posted January 24, 2024