Five Minute Briefing - Information Management
February 25, 2025
Five Minute Briefing - Information Management: February 25, 2025. A concise weekly report with key product news, market research and insight for data management professionals and IT executives.
News Flashes
IBM announced its intent to acquire DataStax, an AI and data solution provider that will enhance IBM's watsonx portfolio of products to accelerate the use of generative AI and help companies unlock value from vast amounts of unstructured data. According to the companies the acquisition also builds on IBM's commitment to open-source AI.
MirrorTab, a provider of advanced web application protection, announced it has secured $8.5 million in seed funding, empowering the company to aggressively build out its innovative capabilities, integrations, and commercialize its availability. The round was led by Valley Capital Partners, with participation from GV, Ludlow Ventures, Altman Capital Fund, NextGen Venture Partners, and Alumni Ventures.
In DBTA's latest webinar, Building a Microservices Architecture for the Edge and AI Era, experts discussed key technologies and best practices crucial for implementing a microservices architecture capable of supporting AI and edge use cases.