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Tenzo launches AI Connector for hospitality operators
Data Analytics

Tenzo launches AI Connector for hospitality operators

Hospitality managers can now query live sales, labour and stock data in plain English, cutting delays caused by fragmented reporting systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today
Google Cloud adds Hive Metastore migration to Lakehouse
Data governance

Google Cloud adds Hive Metastore migration to Lakehouse

The serverless catalog could ease a bottleneck for large Spark workloads by moving Hive table metadata without copying underlying data.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Datavault AI agrees USD $94.5m CyberCatch takeover
Data Protection

Datavault AI agrees USD $94.5m CyberCatch takeover

CyberCatch's continuous compliance tools will be folded into Datavault AI's data platforms if the all-cash deal wins approvals.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Modern data teams: key roles, structures and data quality
Digital Transformation

Modern data teams: key roles, structures and data quality

Poor data quality is still holding back AI and reporting, even as businesses add specialist roles and restructure their data teams.

By Shivani • 6 min read • 3 days ago
Space raises USD $2.4 million for AI-native filesystem
Software-as-a-Service

Space raises USD $2.4 million for AI-native filesystem

The startup aims to spare creators and AI agents from downloading large files before work can begin, after a pre-seed round led by a16z Speedrun.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
ClickHouse customer base soars on back of AI demand
Software-as-a-Service

ClickHouse customer base soars on back of AI demand

AI agents are driving a sharp rise in demand for the real-time data platform, which added 1000 customers early in 2026 to top 4000.

By David Shilovsky • 4 min read • Last week
Databricks tops USD $7 billion run-rate after funding
Software-as-a-Service

Databricks tops USD $7 billion run-rate after funding

Investor demand for private AI software remains strong as Databricks hits a USD $7 billion revenue run-rate and a USD $190 billion valuation.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Hitachi Vantara posts 12% revenue growth on AI demand
Data Protection

Hitachi Vantara posts 12% revenue growth on AI demand

Rising AI infrastructure spending lifted storage sales 45% at the Hitachi unit, helping offset complexity worries for corporate IT teams.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Cloudera survey finds AI projects hit governance strain
Data Protection

Cloudera survey finds AI projects hit governance strain

Governance and infrastructure are blocking AI scale-ups, with 95% of enterprises delaying or cancelling projects, Cloudera said.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
AHEAD opens Reading Foundry as European production hub
Hybrid Cloud

AHEAD opens Reading Foundry as European production hub

The Reading site gives European customers a local hub for AI infrastructure build-outs, cutting deployment risk and delays.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

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Latos plans AI-ready data centre for east Manchester
Smart Cities

Latos plans AI-ready data centre for east Manchester

The canal-side brownfield scheme could reuse disused land while adding capacity for AI workloads closer to Manchester users.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today
Impala launches MCP server for philanthropy data in AI
Customer Relationship Management

Impala launches MCP server for philanthropy data in AI

Foundation teams can now query verified grant data in Claude and ChatGPT, as Impala bets on AI-powered analysis over proposal drafting.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
DataVita secures GBP £300 million to build AI data centres
Data centers

DataVita secures GBP £300 million to build AI data centres

The funding backs Scotland's first AI Growth Zone, with two sites set to create hundreds of jobs and cut reliance on overseas compute capacity.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 3 days ago
Airbyte launches migration service for Core to Cloud
Software-as-a-Service

Airbyte launches migration service for Core to Cloud

Customers can now shift production pipelines to the managed platform without rebuilding connectors or reloading months of data.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Kick Cashback brings instant confirmations to retail offers
Fintech

Kick Cashback brings instant confirmations to retail offers

Shoppers will know at once if a purchase tracks, as delayed cashback has often undermined trust in reward offers across the sector.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week
Tempel Canada to build CAD $132 million Burlington plant
Data centers

Tempel Canada to build CAD $132 million Burlington plant

The Burlington project is set to sustain more than 200 jobs and add nearly 100 more as demand for transformer equipment rises across North America.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week
Northern Trust expands digital asset reporting with Lukka
Crypto

Northern Trust expands digital asset reporting with Lukka

Institutional clients will gain consolidated digital asset records as the bank links wallets, exchanges and blockchains into existing reporting systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Tomorrow's cities rely on connecting infrastructure today
Smart Cities

Tomorrow's cities rely on connecting infrastructure today

As climate shocks intensify, cities can cut outages and delays by linking water, power and transport into one view.

By David Such • 5 min read • Last week