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Commvault Cloud Unified Data Vault secures S3 data
Storage

Commvault Cloud Unified Data Vault secures S3 data

Commvault unveils Unified Data Vault, an S3-compatible cloud service that centralises encryption, immutability and governance for backups.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
OWC boosts ThunderBlade X12 portable RAID to 192TB
Storage

OWC boosts ThunderBlade X12 portable RAID to 192TB

OWC has doubled its ThunderBlade X12 portable Thunderbolt 5 RAID SSD to 192TB, targeting filmmakers needing ultra-fast, on-set shuttle storage.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
AI to transform business risk, trust & compliance by 2026
Unified Communications

AI to transform business risk, trust & compliance by 2026

AI will reshape risk, trust and compliance in 2026 as firms swap hype for embedded tools, tighter controls and higher regulatory scrutiny.

By Mark Tarre • 12 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
SAS forecasts agentic AI to transform banking by 2026
Digital Transformation

SAS forecasts agentic AI to transform banking by 2026

SAS predicts agentic AI will run core banking by 2026, reshaping trust, fraud defences, climate risk and quantum-powered decision making.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 10 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
WTW links Radar with Databricks to speed insurer data
Data Analytics

WTW links Radar with Databricks to speed insurer data

WTW links its Radar platform with Databricks to cut insurer data turnaround to minutes and tighten governance on pricing and analytics work.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
iManage forecasts AI reality check & data overhaul by 2026
Digital Transformation

iManage forecasts AI reality check & data overhaul by 2026

iManage predicts 2026 will bring an agentic AI reality check, routine hallucination risk management and machine-led data restructuring.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Klaviyo predicts AI voice shopping & smart returns
Digital Transformation

Klaviyo predicts AI voice shopping & smart returns

Klaviyo forecasts 2026 surge in AI voice shopping, automated returns and connected-device purchases reshaping how consumers buy.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Informatica named Leader in Gartner data governance MQ
Data Analytics

Informatica named Leader in Gartner data governance MQ

Informatica named a Leader in Gartner's 2026 Magic Quadrant for data and analytics governance platforms, driven by its IDMC cloud platform.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Percona spins out OpenEverest, launches Solanica arm
Virtualisation

Percona spins out OpenEverest, launches Solanica arm

Percona spins out its Everest platform as OpenEverest and forms Solanica to drive open governance and community-led database automation.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Percona launches fixed-scope packages for open databases
Open source

Percona launches fixed-scope packages for open databases

Percona unveils Percona Packages, fixed-scope services to boost open database performance and AI readiness amid rising skills gaps.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
B2B data cleansing: Improving business data quality
Data Protection

B2B data cleansing: Improving business data quality

Clean B2B data boosts marketing, sales and compliance; profiling, validating and standardising records cuts waste and sharpens decisions.

By Edmund Ng • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
How poor data is holding your organisation back - and how to fix it
Data Protection

How poor data is holding your organisation back - and how to fix it

Outdated, inaccurate and duplicate records are crippling data-driven decisions, but simple verification and cleansing tools can reverse the damage.

By Barley Laing • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Private markets race to modernise tech amid AI & rules
Digital Transformation

Private markets race to modernise tech amid AI & rules

AI, data and 'governance intelligence' set to transform private markets as regulators, LPs and retail investors demand real-time transparency.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026

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NetApp crowns joint India partners of the year for FY25
Storage

NetApp crowns joint India partners of the year for FY25

NetApp names Binary Global and Swan Solutions as joint India partners of the year, as it eyes a USD $126.8 billion digital market by 2033.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Leeds partners with Oakland to transform student data
EduTech

Leeds partners with Oakland to transform student data

University of Leeds teams with Oakland Everything Data to build a 'single version of the student' and embed data in decisions campus-wide.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Blue Cloud joins BSNL 5G FWA panel in Maharashtra, Goa
Unified Communications

Blue Cloud joins BSNL 5G FWA panel in Maharashtra, Goa

Blue Cloud joins BSNL's 5G FWA partner panel in Maharashtra and Goa, tying in Konkan Railway plans and forecast INR ₹178 crore in two years.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
European staff lose two days a week to office admin
Document Management

European staff lose two days a week to office admin

European office workers now lose nearly two days a week to admin, as leaders talk up automation but staff see little change on the ground.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026