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NetApp, the intelligent data infrastructure company, is updating its portfolio of enterprise storage offerings introducing new NetApp AFF A-Series and AFF C-Series systems with mid-range, all-flash, unified data storage and updates to NetApp StorageGRID. According to the company, Intelligent Data Infrastructure is a comprehensive framework that empowers organizations to define and implement a transformative intelligent data strategy that is secure, agile, and future-ready.

Posted November 13, 2024

Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., is announcing new solutions for its Virtual Storage Platform One data platform designed around enhancing storage and data management for AI and analytics workloads. Now offering a quad-level cell (QLC) flash storage array with public cloud replication and an object storage appliance, Hitachi Vantara brings improved simplicity, security, and sustainable scalability to the enterprise, according to the company.

Posted November 12, 2024

The Modern Data Company, a pioneer in data products, is launching the Data Product Hub, a new addition to its DataOS platform that will streamline data consumption and enable business users to leverage data products independently. The DataOS Hub democratizes access to trusted data and accelerates digital transformation across the enterprise.

Posted November 11, 2024

CloudBolt Software, The Cloud ROI Company and leader in cloud FinOps, is pursuing a strategic partnership with CloudEagle.ai, a leading SaaS management and procurement platform, to move toward a unified approach to optimizing and governing both cloud and SaaS spend.

Posted November 11, 2024

AppOmni, the leader in SaaS security, is announcing a partnership with Cisco that will deliver AppOmni's zero trust innovations to Cisco customers and partners. This collaboration—which combines the powers of AppOmni's Zero Trust Posture Management (ZTPM) solution with Cisco's Security Service Edge (SSE) technology suite—aims to secure cloud-based SaaS application environments from endpoint to application.

Posted November 08, 2024

Kaseya, a global provider of AI-powered cybersecurity and IT management software, is releasing Kaseya 365 User, which joins Kaseya 365 Endpoint which launched in April 2024. Kaseya 365 User gives managed service providers (MSPs) the ability to help their customers prevent, respond to, and recover from threats to user identity and security.

Posted November 08, 2024

Timescale, a leading PostgreSQL database platform, is expanding its PostgreSQL AI offerings with the launch of a pgai Vectorizer, available open-source and hosted in the cloud. Pgai Vectorizer unlocks the ability for any developer to build advanced AI applications without the need for external tools or specialized expertise.

Posted November 07, 2024

In DBTA's recent webinar, The Future of Open: What's Next in Lakehouse Architecture, experts offered their perspectives on why open lakehouse architectures continue to be a popular vehicle for enabling modernization and innovation across the enterprise, examining the latest trends, tools, and emerging best practices.

Posted November 07, 2024

Immuta, the data security experts, is expanding its platform with the launch of a new Data Marketplace solution that aims to power fast and safe internal data sharing. Fueling a data marketplace that is owned and managed by the customer, the Immuta Platform enables rapid, data-driven decisions by bringing together data teams and data users to automate discovery and access, while still providing enterprise-grade governance and security, according to the company.

Posted November 06, 2024

Oracle is building on its partnership with Vodafone Business IoT to bring global IoT connectivity to Oracle's Enterprise Communications Platform (ECP) industry applications customers. Built on the high performance and security of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, ECP uses edge architecture to give businesses the out-of-the-box connectivity and near real-time data intelligence required to power essential new services.

Posted November 06, 2024

Oracle announced that NTT DATA Japan, a global digital business and IT services leader that is part of the NTT Group, has selected Oracle Alloy to help Japanese organizations across the public and private sector accelerate the use of cloud services, while addressing data sovereignty and compliance requirements.

Posted November 06, 2024

In multidimensional data modeling practice, there is the concept of a bridge dimension. A bridge dimension, being the dimensionalized equivalent of a normalized data design's associative entity, allows for the resolution of a many-to-many relationship. By its very nature, the bridge is saying, "Yes, let's normalize our dimensional designs." The bridge dimension exists to resolve a many-to-many relationship between two other dimensions.

Posted November 06, 2024

XM Cyber, a leader in continuous exposure management, is releasing its innovative Vulnerability Risk Management (VRM) solution, extending its Continuous Exposure Management Platform and empowering organizations to see through the fog of false positives left behind by legacy vulnerability assessment tools.

Posted November 05, 2024

Fortinet, a global cybersecurity leader, is releasing FortiDLP, a next-generation data loss prevention (DLP) and insider risk management solution based on Next DLP's innovative technology and integration into the Fortinet Security Fabric, the new solution bolsters Fortinet's overall portfolio of DLP capabilities.

Posted November 04, 2024

IBM announced that its Envizi environmental, social, and governance (ESG) Suite received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorization. Designed to create a single, trusted system of record for all ESG data, the IBM Envizi ESG Suite helps organizations automate the capture and management of ESG data for enhanced analysis, reporting, and opportunity identification.

Posted November 04, 2024

IBM announced that it is bringing the Apptio portfolio of enterprise agile planning (EAP), IT financial management, and cloud FinOps solutions to Microsoft Azure. In addition, IBM announced their global expansion of IBM Software availability on the Azure Marketplace to make it easier for customers to buy software directly on the marketplace while using their Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment.

Posted November 04, 2024

IBM is launching IBM Guardium Data Security Center—allowing organizations to protect data in any environment, throughout its full lifecycle, and with unified controls. IBM Guardium Data Security Center provides a common view of organizations' data assets, empowering security teams to integrate workflows and address data monitoring and governance, data detection and response, data and AI security posture management, and cryptography management together in a single dashboard.

Posted November 04, 2024

Flexential, a leading provider of secure and flexible data center solutions, is announcing that it has received a strategic investment from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP), serving to accelerate Flexential's growth and go-to-market efforts.

Posted November 04, 2024

Picture this: A doctor receives an emergency call late at night. A patient has been brought into the emergency room with severe symptoms, and immediate access to their medical history is crucial. Within seconds, the doctor accesses the patient's electronic health records, seamlessly pulling up a comprehensive view of their health history. Thanks to a secure and reliable database, the doctor can make informed decisions quickly, potentially saving the patient's life.

Posted November 04, 2024

GMI Cloud, a leading AI-native GPU cloud provider, is announcing the results of its Series A funding round, having raised $15 million in equity funding and $67 million in debt financing. This funding round—led by Headline Asia with participation from Banpu Next and Wistron Corporation—propels GMI Cloud's expansion in the U.S. and its strategic vision to power the AI-driven future with advanced GPUs and cloud infrastructure. 

Posted November 01, 2024

As VMware closes in on its one year anniversary of joining Broadcom, Broadcom is debuting the latest evolutions of the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) portfolio. Geared toward maintaining a powerful, valuable, enterprise-grade HCI solution for its customers, the updates to VCF reflect Broadcom's continued commitment toward robust vision execution within its innovation roadmap, according to the company.

Posted November 01, 2024

Backblaze, Inc., the cloud storage innovator providing a modern alternative to traditional cloud providers, is announcing a partnership with Opti9, an international leader in hybrid cloud solutions, aiming to ease the challenges of traditional cloud storage. By combining the high performance of Backblaze's B2 Cloud Storage with Opti9's suite of managed cloud services, customers benefit from low-cost, robust cloud storage without limitations, according to the companies.

Posted October 31, 2024

Commvault, a provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud, is releasing Cloud Rewind on the Commvault Cloud platform—integrating cloud-native distributed application recovery and rebuild capabilities from its acquisition of Appranix. According to the company, this gives cloud-first organizations a secret weapon to transform their cyber resilience capabilities.

Posted October 31, 2024

Denodo, a leader in data management, is unveiling Agora, a new cloud-based solution that transforms data management for organizations across the globe—offering customers a managed service of the Denodo Platform. With Agora, customers can offload infrastructure management and platform operations to Denodo, accelerating access to data for end users while saving organizations time on day-to-day tasks. This enables businesses to attain more of their strategic business goals, so they can stay agile in an ever-changing market, according to the company.  

Posted October 31, 2024

Central to any modernization strategy is data management, acting as the true foundation for any advanced technology to succeed and thrive. As scalability, flexibility, and cost effectiveness continues to dictate key goals for data management strategies, the migration to the cloud is the vehicle by which enterprises transform into agile, data-driven entities.

Posted October 31, 2024

dbt Labs, the pioneer in analytics engineering, is debuting a series of new features for dbt Cloud, the control plane for enterprise data stacks. These latest enhancements serve to empower users across the various stages of the analytics development lifecycle, adhering to One dbt, the company's mission of delivering a single, unified dbt experience regardless of an enterprise's infrastructure, data platform, or cloud. 

Posted October 31, 2024

Venafi, a CyberArk company, is unveiling a series of new functionalities for its Control Plane for Machine Identities, the solution for standardizing machine identity management and accelerating digital transformation. Introducing enhancements designed specifically for the multi-cloud and post-quantum future, Venafi empowers organizations to manage their most critical machine identity security challenges and future-proof their businesses, according to the vendor.

Posted October 31, 2024

Keeper Security, a leading provider of zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity software, is introducing several significant updates to its KeeperFill browser extension, enabling users to customize their viewing experience with landscape mode, a new option for an expanded view of their extension window.

Posted October 30, 2024

Solix Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of cloud data management solutions, is debuting its  multi-cloud, transactional, streaming data lake built on the cloud-native Solix Common Data Platform (CDP), designed to centralize data warehouse and database capabilities within a single offering. The SOLIXCloud Enterprise Data Lake is a third-generation data platform that addresses the complex, diverse data needs of modern enterprises with the convenience of a low-cost, secure, cloud data management solution.

Posted October 29, 2024

LightBeam.ai, a leader in AI-driven data security, privacy, and governance solutions, is now available on the Google Cloud Marketplace, enabling organizations to easily leverage LightBeam's platform for a comprehensive approach to data security, privacy, and compliance all from within their Google Cloud environment.

Posted October 28, 2024

Gopal Ashok, group product manager, Google Cloud, and Gopal Ventrapragada, manager, software development engineering, Workday, joined DBTA's webinar, Modernize Your Database with Cloud SQL: Reduce Costs and Boost Performance, to discuss how fully managed Cloud SQL can bring enterprises closer to their operational goals.

Posted October 28, 2024

Airbyte, creator of leading open-source data movement infrastructure, is enhancing support for Delta Lake on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, making it easier for users to replicate data from any source into their lakehouse. Airbyte enables organizations to replicate data from any source into the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform in minutes, with post-load transformation capabilities.

Posted October 25, 2024

Vectorize, a pioneering startup in the field of AI-powered data integration, announced it has secured $3.6 million in seed funding, along with unveiling its Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) platform designed to transform how businesses of all sizes leverage their data for AI applications. The funding round was led by True Ventures.

Posted October 24, 2024

Stream.Security, a leading provider of real-time cloud security solutions, announced the closing of a $30 million Series B funding round, enabling the company to further support its real-time, cloud-native threat exposure management solution.

Posted October 24, 2024

Semantic Web Company and Ontotext announced that the two organizations are merging to create a knowledge graph and AI powerhouse, Graphwise. Semantic Web Company brings expertise in knowledge engineering, semantic AI, and intelligent document processing, while Ontotext brings the most versatile graph database engine and state-of-the-art AI models for linking and unifying information at scale.

Posted October 23, 2024

SAP is expanding its partnership with Mistral AI by hosting some of Mistral's commercially available models, including Mistral Large 2, on SAP's operated infrastructure. This extended collaboration provides customers with a trusted and secure environment to use Mistral AI in conjunction with SAP, according to the vendors.

Posted October 23, 2024

SAP is updating its spend management solutions to help companies collaborate strategically, increase productivity, manage compliance effortlessly, and gain business insights. SAP is embedding its generative AI copilot Joule across the SAP Ariba source-to-pay solution portfolio to make it easier for customers to manage routine inquiries, such as status updates, summarization, and frequently asked questions. Generative AI will be further infused in SAP Ariba solutions to recommend buying bundles and provide comprehensive supplier summaries.

Posted October 23, 2024

SAP is partnering with Ambipar, a global leader in environmental solutions with operations in 40 countries, to bring Net Zero as a Service to customers and support the fight against climate change. Net Zero as a Service brings together a combination of SAP's robust cloud solutions and Ambipar's deep carbon credit generation and trading expertise to help customers seamlessly manage and offset carbon emissions, according to the vendors.

Posted October 23, 2024

SAP is adding AI innovations across a its generative AI copilot Joule, including collaborative AI agents imbued with custom skills to complete complex cross-disciplinary tasks. Other innovations include the SAP Knowledge Graph, a next-generation solution poised to help developers unlock the full value of SAP data by connecting it with rich business context, and new tools to ensure developers can continue driving Business AI innovation.

Posted October 23, 2024

Database administration is a technical discipline, and it almost goes without saying that DBAs should be armed with significant technical knowledge. And this column typically covers the many diverse technology issues facing DBAs. However, there are non-technical qualities and aspects to the DBA role that are not as frequently discussed. So, this month we will proffer some guidance on non-technical areas for DBAs to focus on to make them more valuable to their employers!

Posted October 23, 2024

Zumasys, a leader in innovative ERP solutions, is announcing significant progress in migrating customers from the PICK MultiValue platform to Rover ERP, a modern, web-based ERP system. To date, Zumasys has successfully completed 10 customer migrations, with an additional 5 currently in progress, totaling 15 signed deals. This achievement, reached in just under three years, reaffirms Zumasys' commitment to helping businesses modernize and thrive in a competitive marketplace, the company said.

Posted October 23, 2024

Rocket Software is offering seven key initiatives for success in 2025 as the year draws to a close. By focusing on key practices in the fourth quarter, clients can enhance their operations, secure data, and foster talent within their team. According to Rocket Software, by planning strategically, upgrading systems, and investing in your team's growth, you'll be well-prepared to meet the challenges of the new year.

Posted October 23, 2024

MineOS, the all-in-one data governance and privacy platform, is upgrading Data Subject Request Management (DSR), including a new capability that completely "changes the game" on how organizations approach DSR implementation.

Posted October 22, 2024

Hammerspace, the company orchestrating the next data cycle, and Parallel Works, provider of the ACTIVATE control plane for AI and HPC resources, are collaborating on a unified solution for compute and data orchestration—empowering IT infrastructure teams, research computing teams, and AI teams to orchestrate compute, storage, and data workloads seamlessly across sites and clouds.

Posted October 22, 2024

DataBank, a provider of enterprise-class edge colocation, interconnection, and managed services, announced a $2.0 billion equity raise led by AustralianSuper, Australia's largest superannuation fund, which committed $1.5 billion. Upon closing of the transaction, AustralianSuper will become a significant minority owner of DataBank and will join the company's board of directors.

Posted October 21, 2024

Lightmatter, a leader in photonic supercomputing, announced it has raised a $400 million Series D, valuing the company at $4.4 billion and bringing the total capital raised to date to $850 million—empowering Lightmatter to ready Passage for mass deployment in partner data centers, enabling the scaling required for sustained AI innovation.

Posted October 21, 2024

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