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• October 23, 2023 23 Oct'23

  Databricks' $100m acquisition of Arcion adds data ingestion

  The data lakehouse specialist's latest purchase adds native data ingestion capabilities that will help users stream data in real time to inform AI and machine learning models.

• October 19, 2023 19 Oct'23

  GoodData launches new platform for AI, ML and BI workflows

  The vendor's FlexHouse Analytics Lake provides a single environment for normally disparate data assets to simplify AI, analytics and machine learning development and analysis.

• October 19, 2023 19 Oct'23

  DBT Labs updates Semantic Layer, adds data mesh enablement

  New semantic modeling capabilities include support for dynamic joins, while added support for data mesh represents evolution beyond the vendor's roots in data transformation.

• October 19, 2023 19 Oct'23

  Druva adds gen AI assistant to cloud backup tools

  Generative AI arrives for SaaS backup vendor Druva with new tools to automate reports, detect anomalous activity and provide security guidance.

• October 17, 2023 17 Oct'23

  Alluxio launches orchestration layer optimized for AI, ML

  The data orchestration specialist introduced Enterprise AI, a new version of its platform optimized for AI and machine learning models with improved performance and greater scale.

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• October 17, 2023 17 Oct'23

  SingleStore unveils features aimed at enabling real-time AI

  The database vendor's new vector search capabilities, compute layer and integrations are all designed to enable customers to build and deploy real-time generative AI models.

• October 12, 2023 12 Oct'23

  Logi now Insightsoftware's unified embedded analytics suite

  Logi Symphony combines capabilities from numerous Insightsoftware acquisitions and adds support for generative AI so that users can build and embed AI-infused applications.

• October 11, 2023 11 Oct'23

  Data catalog expert Alation unveils genAI, benchmark tools

  Analytics Cloud enables users to measure the maturity of their data management and analytics operations while new generative AI tools address the efficiency of data workers.

• October 10, 2023 10 Oct'23

  Pure Storage adds cloud disaster recovery SaaS for VMs

  VSphere VMs can recover from AWS EC2 instances with a new disaster recovery service from Pure Storage. The vendor is also debuting new energy efficiency guarantees.

• October 06, 2023 06 Oct'23

  Amazon launches DataZone, a new data management service

  The tech giant's new service provides data governance, collaboration and catalog capabilities that enable organizations to find and operationalize data to inform decisions.

• October 05, 2023 05 Oct'23

  MicroStrategy launches new suite of generative AI tools

  The longtime analytics vendor's suite incorporates LLM technology to make users more efficient by enabling them to use natural language to query, model and analyze data.

• October 04, 2023 04 Oct'23

  Databricks improves support for generative AI models

  A new service enables users to easily deploy privately built language models and uses a GPU-based architecture to optimize and manage the models once on the lakehouse platform.

• October 04, 2023 04 Oct'23

  Nutanix adds ransomware alerts, recovery tools to HCI SaaS

  Hyperconverged infrastructure specialist Nutanix preps for further hybrid cloud adoption by adding ransomware recovery tools to SaaS products.

• October 03, 2023 03 Oct'23

  New Boomi AI tool enables natural language data integration

  The iPaaS vendor's new capabilities are aimed at increasing efficiency by enabling customers to build pipelines and manage data using natural language rather than code.

• September 28, 2023 28 Sep'23

  Everbridge 360 emphasizes communication, preparedness

  Everbridge envisions its new 360 critical event management platform as a multiyear release. Features are heavy on the ability to communicate in a disaster.

• September 28, 2023 28 Sep'23

  Sisense unveils composable toolkit for app development

  Compose SDK for Fusion is a composable set of APIs that enable developers to build customized advanced analytics applications to inform business users within their normal workflow.

• September 26, 2023 26 Sep'23

  Acceldata makes acquisition to improve AI, LLM observability

  The acquisition will give users more visibility into generative AI and LLM pipelines in addition to the traditional data pipelines already served by the vendor.

• September 26, 2023 26 Sep'23

  MongoDB reveals new generative AI, vector search tools

  After unveiling an integration with Google's LLM suite in June, the vendor moved a set of NLP tools into preview and introduced new data migration and vector search capabilities.

• September 26, 2023 26 Sep'23

  MSP shares details of Kaseya VSA ransomware attack, recovery

  Progressive Computing was one of 60 victims of the Kaseya VSA ransomware attack in 2021. Now, a co-founder tells the story of discovery and recovery.

• September 22, 2023 22 Sep'23

  SAS unveils plans to add generative AI to analytics suite

  After holding off on integrating with LLMs until it could ensure data security and accurate outcomes, the vendor is making industry-specific tools the focus of its AI strategy.

• September 20, 2023 20 Sep'23

  Spotfire unveils generative AI plans, adds to pre-built apps

  The analytics specialist introduced the private preview of Copilot, which will enable customers to ask questions of their data and receive responses without having to write code.

• September 20, 2023 20 Sep'23

  Oracle unveils new suite for analytics, AI data management

  The tech giant's new Fusion Data Intelligence Platform is aimed at fueling AI, BI and data management so customers can quickly take action based on analysis and insight.

• September 19, 2023 19 Sep'23

  Veeam leads funding round for SaaS backup provider Alcion

  Analysts say that while both Alcion and Veeam offer Microsoft 365 backup, there is enough difference in the products and enough need in the data protection market.

• September 14, 2023 14 Sep'23

  Databricks lands $500M in new funding, now valued at $43B

  The data lakehouse pioneer recently acquired MosaicML for $1.3 billion and could use the new capital to finance acquisitions and further investment in generative AI.

• September 14, 2023 14 Sep'23

  Dremio launches updated SQL query acceleration capabilities

  The data lakehouse specialist's new version of its SQL query acceleration tool, Reflections, includes automated recommendations and automatic data refresh capabilities.

• September 13, 2023 13 Sep'23

  Denodo secures $336M equity investment to fuel growth

  The data virtualization specialist plans to use the funds to drive expansion, including R&D efforts for generative AI and data governance as well as geographic growth.

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  Staige: A new Qlik portfolio for traditional AI, genAI and ML

  The analytics and data integration vendor's new suite combines AI and ML capabilities with generative AI to provide a secure and governed environment for development and analysis.

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  Einstein 1 Data Cloud fuels Salesforce's AI, analytics

  The CRM giant's new metadata management layer is capable of processing more data than previous versions to better enable customers' artificial intelligence and analytics needs.

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Cohesity adds AI to its support portal for backups

  A new support chatbot provides an AI use case for data backups on which Cohesity hopes to expand. But training AI and ML requires more than backup data, experts say.

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Collibra acquires data notebook vendor for analytics tools

  The data management specialist will add query and analysis capabilities to its portfolio of data quality and data governance tools with its new acquisition.

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  InfluxData launches new database for self-managed users

  The time series database vendor completed the InfluxDB 3.0 product line with the release of InfluxDB Clustered, a version tailored for private cloud and on-premises deployments.

• August 31, 2023 31 Aug'23

  Microsoft 365 Backup sign of SaaS dependence, complexity

  Microsoft 365 Backup marks a first for a major SaaS provider as the SaaS market continues to explode and the backup market rethinks how to design its offerings.

• August 31, 2023 31 Aug'23

  Embedded analytics a way for organizations to broaden BI use

  By delivering data to workers within their workflows in an easily digestible form, inserting BI into other applications is one way organizations can broaden the use of analytics.

• August 30, 2023 30 Aug'23

  New set of Domo tools enables generative AI development

  The analytics vendor's new artificial intelligence suite includes integrations with ChatGPT and other LLMs along with text-to-code translation that simplifies development.

• August 30, 2023 30 Aug'23

  Couchbase intros generative AI feature for its Capella DBaaS

  The database vendor's new tool -- now in private preview -- uses LLM technology to make application developers more efficient by helping them more easily generate code.

• August 28, 2023 28 Aug'23

  Google unveils generative AI integrations for data tools

  Integrations between Duet AI and both Looker and BigQuery are among the features and integrations the tech giant is planning for its data and analytics tools.

• August 25, 2023 25 Aug'23

  Occupancy analytics emerges to optimize space utilization

  With many office buildings largely empty following the pandemic and the concept of smart buildings gaining momentum, a new segment of BI is helping organizations optimize space.

• August 24, 2023 24 Aug'23

  Neo4j adds vector search to improve generative AI outputs

  The graph database vendor aims to improve semantic search and generative AI applications by enabling customers to better access and use unstructured data such as text and images.

• August 08, 2023 08 Aug'23

  Rubrik acquires Laminar for cloud security, data visibility

  Rubrik snags Laminar Security, adding to its data security and R&D portfolio. It's a move that underscores the changes Rubrik is making to become a cybersecurity vendor.

• August 03, 2023 03 Aug'23

  SnapLogic launches generative AI tool for data integration

  The vendor released SnapGPT, a generative AI tool that lets data engineers more efficiently develop data pipelines by using natural language. An early user is Barnard College.

• August 01, 2023 01 Aug'23

  Small language models emerge for domain-specific use cases

  Because LLMs suffer from accuracy and security problems, some organizations are developing generative AI systems trained with their own company data to address specific use cases.

• July 28, 2023 28 Jul'23

  Beyond generative AI, data quality a data management trend

  Vendors and users have mostly focused on generative AI so far in 2023, but observability to ensure quality and governance also remain key to successful pipelines for analytics.

• July 27, 2023 27 Jul'23

  Generative AI the dominant first half 2023 analytics trend

  Numerous vendors have unveiled plans to integrate generative AI throughout their platforms, though few tools featuring the potentially transformative technology have been released.

• July 27, 2023 27 Jul'23

  N2WS now supports cross-cloud backup between Azure and AWS

  N2W Software's Backup and Recovery 4.2 adds new capabilities for AWS and Azure versions with a new cross cloud replication feature to store data at a potentially lower cost.

• July 26, 2023 26 Jul'23

  Microsoft 365 backup, archive cloud services due in 2024

  A highly adopted SaaS package in the enterprise will gain cloud-native data backup and archival services sold by Microsoft itself in Q4 2024, with new APIs for third-party tools.

• July 26, 2023 26 Jul'23

  AWS unveils generative AI tools for QuickSight BI platform

  The tech giant introduced two natural language processing features aimed at making dashboard developers more efficient and enabling more business users to work with data.

• July 24, 2023 24 Jul'23

  Oracle targets speed with launch of MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse

  The tech giant's new lakehouse enables users of its database management suite to combine structured and unstructured data to develop a more complete view of their operations.

• July 20, 2023 20 Jul'23

  Dell PowerProtect line increases features and update cadence

  Improvements to Dell Technologies' PowerProtect catalog at a more frequent pace show a transition from shipping boxes to meeting customer hybrid cloud expectations, experts say.

• July 19, 2023 19 Jul'23

  Lakehouse architecture the best fit for modern data needs

  While data warehouses and data lakes each excel at handling certain types of data, a hybrid of the two is the best means of handling the increasing complexity of data management.

• July 18, 2023 18 Jul'23

  Confluent partner plan aids streaming data platform delivery

  The vendor's Connect With Confluent program enables technology partners to deliver event data to end users in real time through integrations with Confluent Cloud.

• July 12, 2023 12 Jul'23

  Collins Aero reducing flight delays with Databricks platform

  The data lakehouse vendor's tools form the foundation of analytics products designed to help airlines predict and prevent maintenance that results in delays and cancellations.

• July 11, 2023 11 Jul'23

  Backup vendors build generative AI inroads with partnerships

  Data backup vendors see generative AI as a complement to existing standards, but experts say the potential is still a way off and likely to be democratized across sellers.

• July 11, 2023 11 Jul'23

  Teradata makes VantageCloud Lake available on Azure

  By making its cloud-native platform natively available on Azure, the data management and analytics vendor aims to more smoothly enable users to run machine learning and BI tasks.

• July 07, 2023 07 Jul'23

  Dremio names former Splunk executive new CEO

  The former Splunk executive takes over as the data lakehouse vendor's leader, aiming to raise the company's profile to demonstrate its capabilities and compete for market share.

• July 06, 2023 06 Jul'23

  Business efficiency a place to start with generative AI

  Increased efficiency is one of the main benefits of large language models, so one of the easiest ways for enterprises to start using LLM technology is by targeting inefficiencies.

• July 06, 2023 06 Jul'23

  Generative AI hype evolving into reality in data, analytics

  Organizations are already beginning to apply the technology to their data operations, helping expand analytics use to more employees and boosting the efficiency of data experts.

• June 30, 2023 30 Jun'23

  AWS sees role for quantum in data protection, but not for years

  AWS execs believe advances in quantum computing will have a trickle-down effect on data protection, but enterprise-based quantum services and use cases are still a ways off.

• June 28, 2023 28 Jun'23

  ThoughtSpot buying Mode for $200M to add deeper analysis

  The acquisition will extend the vendor's self-service BI platform with tools designed for data experts that enable data science, machine learning and predictive analytics.

• June 28, 2023 28 Jun'23

  Databricks introduces Delta Lake 3.0 to help unify data

  As part of the open source community developing the data storage platform, the vendor unveiled the platform's latest iteration with data unification the main goal of the update.

• June 27, 2023 27 Jun'23

  Snowflake targets generative AI with new capabilities

  The vendor unveiled new features -- including new containerization capabilities in Snowpark -- to create a secure environment for developers to build LLM-infused applications.

• June 26, 2023 26 Jun'23

  Databricks acquiring MosaicML to add more generative AI

  The data lakehouse vendor's purchase of the generative AI vendor will enable customers to build and train language models specific to their needs by using their own data.

• June 22, 2023 22 Jun'23

  Qlik adds generative AI capabilities via OpenAI connectors

  The vendor launched OpenAI Analytics Connector and OpenAI Connector for Application Automation so that users can import generative AI and LLM technology to their Qlik deployments.

• June 22, 2023 22 Jun'23

  MongoDB unveils new AI, migration tools for database

  The vendor, with its latest slate of new and updated capabilities, is adding generative AI with its partnership with Google Cloud and launching a new data migration tool.

• June 20, 2023 20 Jun'23

  Starburst Galaxy update targets governance, data access

  The vendor's latest update includes the public preview of Gravity, a centralized access and governance layer that enables users to better control and connect data across clouds.

• June 16, 2023 16 Jun'23

  Dremio adds first generative AI-infused tool, intros others

  The vendor's initial generative AI-infused tool is Text-to-SQL, which enables customers to work with data using natural language that is automatically translated to code.

• June 15, 2023 15 Jun'23

  Tableau analytics platform tightens connection to Salesforce

  The update includes a tightened connection to Salesforce aimed at making it easier for joint customers to work with their customer data. The update also provides more functions.

• June 15, 2023 15 Jun'23

  Monte Carlo boosts data observability with generative AI

  The vendor unveiled tools aimed at improving engineering efficiency, one enabling data engineers to more easily fix code and another enabling code generation with natural language.

• June 14, 2023 14 Jun'23

  Informatica adds data governance with Privitar acquisition

  By acquiring the access control specialist, the data management vendor hopes to better enable users to ensure data security amid the growing complexity of their data operations.

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  Analytics best practices include automation, cloud migration

  While successful use of modern BI remains elusive for many organizations, those that derive value from their data share common traits, such as executive buy-in.

• June 12, 2023 12 Jun'23

  Veeam execs examine backup and security blend, other trends

  Veeam leaders break down how cybersecurity issues have changed the data protection conversation. The discussion also details future plans, such as in SaaS backup and potential IPO.

• June 09, 2023 09 Jun'23

  MicroStrategy partners with Microsoft to add generative AI

  The longtime independent analytics vendor revealed plans to integrate with the Azure OpenAI Service to infuse its platform with generative AI and large language model capabilities.

• June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23

  Ascend.io, Databricks integration improves data visibility

  The update includes support for Databricks' Unity Catalog to enable joint customers to better organize and view datasets that can be used to inform data science and BI projects.

• June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23

  Commvault expands, automates ransomware discovery tools

  In its latest release, Commvault adds advanced ransomware functionality and new security features to its data protection platform as well as unveils a new admin console.

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Snowflake launches Government & Education Data Cloud

  The industry-specific platform is the vendor's seventh and includes data sets and other pre-built capabilities to meet the needs of government agencies and educational institutions.

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Collibra update targets data quality, lineage and discovery

  The data management vendor's Data Intelligence Cloud now includes pushdowns that enable work within Snowflake and Databricks and prebuilt workflows focused on data visibility.

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Tibco data virtualization, integration tools add visibility

  No longer focused on analytics following a recent reorganization, the vendor updated its data management platforms with new multi-cloud and change data capture capabilities.

• June 02, 2023 02 Jun'23

  Data mesh helping fuel Sloan Kettering's cancer research

  The cancer hospital and research center began using tools from data management vendor Dremio two years ago to decentralize its data operations and improve speed-to-insight.

• May 31, 2023 31 May'23

  Alcion applies AI, security focus to Microsoft 365 backup

  Alcion launches to combine backup and security for Microsoft 365 protection. The backup-as-a-service vendor's CEO sees a gap in data protection.

• May 25, 2023 25 May'23

  Users dish on ransomware protection, recovery at VeeamON

  To help protect against and recover from ransomware attacks, IT professionals at VeeamON 2023 recommended planning, testing and other key security measures.

• May 25, 2023 25 May'23

  Fivetran's new funding a hedge against economic uncertainty

  The data integration vendor added $125 million in financing to not only fuel R&D but also ensure that operations remain smooth if there is a recession.

• May 25, 2023 25 May'23

  Snowflake acquisition of Neeva to add generative AI

  The pending purchase will let the data cloud vendor infuse generative AI throughout its data management suite and potentially open the technology's use to a broader audience.

• May 24, 2023 24 May'23

  Alteryx unveils generative AI engine, Analytics Cloud update

  The longtime data management vendor developed a new AI engine that incorporates generative AI. It also unveiled new capabilities for the cloud-based version of its platform.

• May 23, 2023 23 May'23

  Veeam ransomware protection highlighted in Kasten, detection

  Veeam unveiled security updates to its Kubernetes backup product at VeeamON. In addition, IDrive released an object storage appliance for users of Veeam and other backup vendors.

• May 23, 2023 23 May'23

  Rubrik makes Security Cloud case to its Polaris customers

  During its first stop on its world tour, Rubrik pitched its Security Cloud SaaS platform to Polaris customers by touting new features and upgrades such as support for databases.

• May 23, 2023 23 May'23

  Veeam aims to expand reach, bolster data security

  Veeam's user conference centered on cyber resilience and ransomware preparedness and prevention, with new partnerships and integrations that expand its platforms.

• May 23, 2023 23 May'23

  Microsoft unveils AI boost for Power BI, new Fabric for data

  The tech giant introduced a tool that will infuse its primary analytics platform with generative AI, as well as a new SaaS suite that combines Microsoft's data and analytics tools.

• May 18, 2023 18 May'23

  Ransomware top of mind for IT at Rubrik Forward

  IT leaders at Rubrik Forward 2023 describe the challenges facing their enterprises, both in preparing for ransomware and recovering from a cyber attack.

• May 18, 2023 18 May'23

  Confluent platform update targets streaming data quality

  The vendor unveiled a tool designed to address concerns about the quality of continuous data as well as a feature that enables secure continuous data sharing.

• May 18, 2023 18 May'23

  Zerto 10 deepens HPE integrations with backup vault hardware

  The latest software update from Zerto adds support for a physical data backup vault server using HPE technology. The investment may mean sacrificing portability.

• May 17, 2023 17 May'23

  Peloton rides, runs, rows with AWS for data management

  The connected fitness company has long used AWS tools. When its data volume surged during COVID-19, Redshift was critical -- and still is as the company attempts a fiscal comeback.

• May 17, 2023 17 May'23

  Rubrik makes ransomware a focus for its cloud backup SaaS

  At Rubrik Forward, the data protection-turned-security vendor introduces user intelligence tools and adds support for additional data sources including AWS S3.

• May 16, 2023 16 May'23

  Qlik completes purchase of Talend, boosts integration suite

  With the acquisition, the longtime analytics vendor adds a data fabric approach and improved data quality and governance prowess to its burgeoning data integration platform.

• May 15, 2023 15 May'23

  Ransomware blurs line between data backup, security

  Ransomware is making its mark on the data backup market, with one vendor shedding its backup label for security. That transformation will be on display at Rubrik Forward 2023.

• May 10, 2023 10 May'23

  Informatica unveils plan to infuse Claire with generative AI

  The longtime independent vendor plans to infuse its existing AI engine with generative AI to simplify data management by enabling customers to use natural language.

• May 09, 2023 09 May'23

  ThoughtSpot unveils new tool that integrates OpenAI's LLM

  The analytics vendor unveiled a variety of new capabilities, including Sage, which integrates OpenAI's generative AI technology to improve natural language search.

• May 09, 2023 09 May'23

  SAS to invest second $1B in advanced analytics and AI

  After investing $1 billion to overhaul its Viya analytics platform and develop industry-specific systems, the vendor is advancing its commitment to AI.

• May 09, 2023 09 May'23

  Tableau to add generative AI with Salesforce's Einstein GPT

  The BI vendor unveiled plans to combine its existing capabilities with its parent company's generative AI tool to make it more simple for customers to query an analyze data.

• May 08, 2023 08 May'23

  20-year evolution of Everbridge critical event management

  Everbridge critical event management has reached Ukraine and work-from-anywhere users. CEO David Wagner explains how he's guided the company through difficult times.

• May 05, 2023 05 May'23

  Top analytics trends include cloud, AI/ML and embedded BI

  As vendors attempt to make BI available to a broader audience -- and generative AI tools are still in preview -- the triumvirate of cloud migration, AI and embedded BI is vital.

• May 04, 2023 04 May'23

  IDrive launches unlimited backups for 365, Workspace

  A new cloud SaaS service from IDrive enables SMBs to backup an unlimited amount of Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace data for an annual subscription.