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Monash students triumph at UNIHACK 2025 with Growth Garden
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Monash students triumph at UNIHACK 2025 with Growth Garden

Six Monash University students, under the team name Street Corn, triumphed at UNIHACK 2025, winning with their innovative AI project, Growth Garden.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Mar 2025
How to build a chatbot for retail: A guide to leveraging AI for enhanced customer experience
Customer Experience

How to build a chatbot for retail: A guide to leveraging AI for enhanced customer experience

Retailers are tapping into AI to enhance customer experience, with chatbots emerging as key tools for personalised service and seamless shopping journeys.

By Aaron Ploetz • 5 min read • Fri, 14th Mar 2025
DataStax unveils AI advancements at RAG++ Sydney event
Platform-as-a-Service

DataStax unveils AI advancements at RAG++ Sydney event

DataStax is poised to unveil its cutting-edge AI technology at RAG++ Sydney, claiming to enhance RAG application development by 100 times.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Nov 2024
DataStax enhances GitHub Copilot with new AI features
Generative AI

DataStax enhances GitHub Copilot with new AI features

DataStax enhances its GitHub Copilot extension with new AI features, streamlining database creation and improving developer workflows in competitive environments.

By Melania Watson • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Oct 2024

Global Stories

IBM to boost OpenSearch with AI & analytics expertise
Data Analytics

IBM to boost OpenSearch with AI & analytics expertise

IBM joins OpenSearch Software Foundation as Premier Member, boosting AI, search and analytics with enterprise-grade enhancements and open source commitment.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Ground truth: the critical step bridging GenAI prototypes and production-ready applications
Generative AI

Ground truth: the critical step bridging GenAI prototypes and production-ready applications

Australian start-ups in GenAI face the challenge of turning prototypes into reliable applications by grounding AI outputs in verified data for accuracy and compliance.

By Warren Schilpzand • 4 min read • Wed, 7th May 2025
DataStax showcases ANZ Bank AI use case at Google Cloud Next
Fintech

DataStax showcases ANZ Bank AI use case at Google Cloud Next

DataStax showcased how generative AI is transforming financial services at Google Cloud Next, with ANZ Bank and Bud Financial leading the way.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Apr 2025
Bud Financial enhances AI capabilities with DataStax, NVIDIA
Data Analytics

Bud Financial enhances AI capabilities with DataStax, NVIDIA

Bud Financial is set to enhance customer experiences by leveraging DataStax's AI Platform, powered by NVIDIA, improving efficiency for clients like ANZ Bank.

By Melania Watson • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Mar 2025
IBM announces acquisition of AI platform firm DataStax
Unified Communications

IBM announces acquisition of AI platform firm DataStax

IBM plans to acquire DataStax to enhance its WatsonX AI suite, aiming to bolster enterprise management of unstructured data and improve AI capabilities.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Feb 2025
Illumio appoints Karl Van den Bergh as Chief Marketing Officer
Cloud Security

Illumio appoints Karl Van den Bergh as Chief Marketing Officer

Illumio has appointed Karl Van den Bergh as Chief Marketing Officer, aiming to enhance global marketing efforts for its breach containment solutions.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Fri, 17th Jan 2025
Explaining AI at the family Christmas lunch
Digital Transformation

Explaining AI at the family Christmas lunch

At family Christmas lunches, explaining AI can be tricky; here's how to simplify the concept for parents and grandparents over festive ham.

By Phil Nash • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Dec 2024
Generative AI to become enterprise cornerstone by 2025
Digital Transformation

Generative AI to become enterprise cornerstone by 2025

Generative AI is set to transform industries by 2025, moving from buzz to essential applications in customer engagement, healthcare, and decision-making.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Dec 2024
DataStax & NVIDIA launch AI platform to boost accuracy
Digital Transformation

DataStax & NVIDIA launch AI platform to boost accuracy

DataStax has launched its AI Platform in collaboration with NVIDIA to accelerate AI development, claiming a 60% reduction in development time.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Oct 2024
DataStax unveils major updates to AI platform at RAG++ event
Generative AI

DataStax unveils major updates to AI platform at RAG++ event

DataStax revamps its AI platform at RAG++ in NYC, boosting GenAI with native integrations from Unstructured.io and Glean, streamlined APIs, and key enhancements for developers.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Sep 2024
Exclusive: DataStax thrives with AI-driven customer success
Customer Experience

Exclusive: DataStax thrives with AI-driven customer success

DataStax's Warren Schilpzand has discussed leveraging AI for customer success, highlighting projects with Priceline, Macquarie Bank, and APAC market growth.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Mon, 1st Jul 2024
DataStax unveils major updates to AI platform at RAG++ event
Generative AI

DataStax unveils major updates to AI platform at RAG++ event

DataStax to reveal major GenAI platform updates at RAG++ in San Francisco, promising 100x faster RAG-powered app development with new tools and integrations.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Jun 2024
GitHub enhances AI developer tool with Copilot Extensions
Virtualisation

GitHub enhances AI developer tool with Copilot Extensions

GitHub launches Copilot Extensions to streamline AI-driven development, integrating tools from top partners like DataStax and Azure directly into the IDE.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 24th May 2024

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