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Equinix opens $69 million Chennai data centre to boost AI & cloud
Hybrid Cloud

Equinix opens $69 million Chennai data centre to boost AI & cloud

Equinix has launched a $69 million data centre in Chennai, enhancing India's AI and cloud infrastructure with high-capacity, energy-efficient facilities.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Sep 2025
Data sovereignty emerges as key risk amid global tensions
Storage

Data sovereignty emerges as key risk amid global tensions

Data sovereignty is emerging as a critical risk amid global tensions, with organisations worldwide rethinking data storage to mitigate service and reputational threats.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Sep 2025
DoiT named Visionary in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for FinOps
Virtualisation

DoiT named Visionary in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for FinOps

DoiT has been named a Visionary in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for FinOps, lauded for its Cloud Intelligence platform with AI-driven cost optimisation.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Sep 2025
Cohesity unveils AI-driven cyber resilience for cloud & on-prem
Data Protection

Cohesity unveils AI-driven cyber resilience for cloud & on-prem

Cohesity launches AI-powered enhancements and partnerships to boost cyber resilience, securing cloud and on-premise data across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2025
Biostate AI's K-Dense accelerates scientific research cycles with AI
Generative AI

Biostate AI's K-Dense accelerates scientific research cycles with AI

Biostate AI's K-Dense Beta, an AI research system, slashes biological research times from years to weeks, proven through Harvard Medical School longevity studies.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2025
LogicMonitor unveils AI upgrades, new pricing & cloud support
Hyperscale

LogicMonitor unveils AI upgrades, new pricing & cloud support

LogicMonitor upgrades its LM Envision platform with AI-driven features, expanded cloud support including Oracle Cloud, and a new flexible pricing model.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025
Vultr & FluidCloud partner to boost instant multicloud migration
DevOps

Vultr & FluidCloud partner to boost instant multicloud migration

Vultr partners with FluidCloud to enable instant cloud migration and multicloud workload portability, simplifying infrastructure modernisation for enterprises worldwide.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025
Databricks secures USD $1 billion to boost AI & hits USD $100 billion value
Data Analytics

Databricks secures USD $1 billion to boost AI & hits USD $100 billion value

Databricks has raised USD $1 billion, valuing the AI firm at over USD $100 billion amid rapid growth and a USD $4 billion revenue run-rate.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Sep 2025
Nutanix named Leader again in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant
Virtualisation

Nutanix named Leader again in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant

Nutanix has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure for the second consecutive year.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Sep 2025
Adobe launches AI agents to automate customer experience tasks
Customer Experience

Adobe launches AI agents to automate customer experience tasks

Adobe launches AI agents within its enterprise apps to automate and optimise customer experience tasks, boosting marketing and analytics efficiency for businesses.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Sep 2025
Exabeam adds AI agent threat detection to New-Scale platform
AI Security

Exabeam adds AI agent threat detection to New-Scale platform

Exabeam has enhanced its New-Scale platform with AI agent threat detection, addressing rising insider risks as autonomous AI agents increasingly handle sensitive data.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Sep 2025
BlackLine unveils Verity AI to transform financial operations
Marketing Technologies

BlackLine unveils Verity AI to transform financial operations

BlackLine launches Verity AI on its Studio360 platform, aiming to automate finance tasks and deliver predictive insights for CFOs with trusted, auditable AI.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Sep 2025
Majority of executives see ROI as AI agents drive business growth
Digital Transformation

Majority of executives see ROI as AI agents drive business growth

Over half of executives report deploying AI agents, driving business growth and ROI in areas like customer service and marketing, finds a Google Cloud study.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Sep 2025
MariaDB acquires SkySQL to boost AI cloud database
Open source

MariaDB acquires SkySQL to boost AI cloud database

MariaDB has acquired SkySQL, enhancing its cloud database services with AI-powered, serverless features to better support flexible and hybrid data management.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Sat, 30th Aug 2025
DoiT deepens AWS partnership to drive GenAI & FinOps growth
Hyperscale

DoiT deepens AWS partnership to drive GenAI & FinOps growth

DoiT has expanded its partnership with AWS to boost generative AI support and FinOps solutions, enhancing cloud adoption for businesses at all AI stages.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Google Cloud stories

Check Point launches local cloud security for Aussie compliance
Virtualisation

Check Point launches local cloud security for Aussie compliance

Check Point launches Australia-based cloud security for Harmony SASE and CloudGuard WAF, ensuring compliance with local data privacy laws and boosting performance.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025
BDO Canada named Major Player in IDC Canadian AI services report
Digital Transformation

BDO Canada named Major Player in IDC Canadian AI services report

BDO Canada has been named a Major Player in IDC's Canadian AI services 2025 report, highlighting its growing role in practical, scalable AI solutions nationwide.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025
Google Cloud expands Gemini AI & data residency in Singapore
Customer Experience

Google Cloud expands Gemini AI & data residency in Singapore

Google Cloud expands its Gemini AI models and data residency services in Singapore, boosting AI capabilities for public and private sector organisations.

By Melvin Hipolito • 6 min read • Fri, 29th Aug 2025