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Google Cloud named Leader in Forrester cloud assessment
Software-as-a-Service

Google Cloud named Leader in Forrester cloud assessment

Enterprises seeking AI-ready infrastructure may see Google Cloud's higher score as validation of its database, analytics and Kubernetes services.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Prophecy adds AI data prep tools & Snowflake support
Software-as-a-Service

Prophecy adds AI data prep tools & Snowflake support

Analysts can now inspect AI-generated data changes visually, as Prophecy expands self-service prep tools and adds Snowflake support.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Google Cloud adds BigQuery streaming & Dataflow updates
Open source

Google Cloud adds BigQuery streaming & Dataflow updates

Live analytics get a boost as BigQuery now handles stateful streaming queries, while Dataflow and Kafka gain easier pipeline and testing controls.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Snowflake raises outlook after 37% product revenue growth
Software-as-a-Service

Snowflake raises outlook after 37% product revenue growth

Rising demand for its AI tools helped lift Snowflake's quarterly product revenue 37%, prompting a higher full-year growth forecast.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Everpure named Gartner leader for enterprise storage
Software-as-a-Service

Everpure named Gartner leader for enterprise storage

The ranking bolsters Everpure's pitch that storage vendors must help customers tame fragmented data for AI, not just sell hardware.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Aug 2026
Rippling launches AI Spend Console to track AI costs
Software-as-a-Service

Rippling launches AI Spend Console to track AI costs

Employers can now link AI bills to team output as Rippling's new console aims to show whether model use is worth the cost.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Mon, 10th Aug 2026
Google launches AI agents for database setup & ops
DevOps

Google launches AI agents for database setup & ops

Database teams could cut setup and fault-finding time as Google folds natural-language guidance into Cloud SQL, Spanner and AlloyDB tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 5th Aug 2026
Google Cloud widens conversational analytics tools
Private Cloud

Google Cloud widens conversational analytics tools

Businesses can now query governed data across cloud systems in plain language, as Google Cloud opens its conversational analytics tools more widely.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Jul 2026
Google Cloud says most need upgrades for agentic AI
Hybrid Cloud

Google Cloud says most need upgrades for agentic AI

Most enterprises will need costly infrastructure changes before agentic AI can move from pilots to production, Google Cloud research says.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2026
AI reshapes customer data, loyalty and marketing decisions
Data Protection

AI reshapes customer data, loyalty and marketing decisions

Better customer data is becoming essential as AI agents start to shape product discovery, loyalty and campaign choices in real time.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Thu, 16th Jul 2026
Google Cloud tests AI agents with ambiguity-based benchmarks
Data governance

Google Cloud tests AI agents with ambiguity-based benchmarks

A single benchmark score may be hiding sharp failures when users phrase data queries more vaguely, Google Cloud says.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 13th Jul 2026
Amperity named a Leader in Snowflake marketing report
Data Protection

Amperity named a Leader in Snowflake marketing report

The recognition underscores how governed customer data is becoming essential as marketers shift toward real-time decisions and AI-driven personalisation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jul 2026
Ping Identity appoints Sultan as APJ General Manager
Hybrid Cloud

Ping Identity appoints Sultan as APJ General Manager

The hire comes as APJ customers accelerate AI deployment, raising demand for identity controls to manage human and machine access safely.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2026
Storage to strategy: Everpure pivots to data intelligence
Software-as-a-Service

Storage to strategy: Everpure pivots to data intelligence

Enterprises wrestling with AI readiness and data sovereignty may gain clearer governance as Everpure adds a new intelligence layer.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2026

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Slalom wins Salesforce award for Pets at Home AI work
Digital Transformation

Slalom wins Salesforce award for Pets at Home AI work

Customer service volumes fell by about 30% on the first day after an AI system went live, while satisfaction stayed above target.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Google Cloud expands Spanner for AI & multi-model data
Hybrid Cloud

Google Cloud expands Spanner for AI & multi-model data

Businesses can now run transactional, graph and vector workloads together as Google broadens Spanner for AI applications across clouds and on-premises.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Thu, 2nd Jul 2026
Everpure launches data intelligence for AI projects
Software-as-a-Service

Everpure launches data intelligence for AI projects

Fragmented enterprise data is slowing AI rollouts, and the new software aims to find, classify and govern it across mixed systems.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026