Data infrastructure stories
Ad-hoc data work is draining staff time and slowing AI projects, as only a quarter of large firms have structured data programmes.
The tie-up gives Databricks users quality and lineage checks for AI workflows, helping teams spot risky data before it reaches models.
Rising AI workloads are pushing more firms towards managed monitoring as operational complexity and telemetry costs make self-hosted tools harder to justify.
Bad contact records can send autonomous AI workflows off course, with errors compounding across thousands of customer actions at once.
Legacy systems are slowing enterprise AI gains, with only 10% of large firms saying the technology is core to operations.
The rise reflects growing demand for its expanded technology platform after a recent acquisition and caps 14 straight years on CRN's list.
Banks and retailers are adopting the platform as AI projects mature, with data sovereignty now shaping budgets, risk and infrastructure choices.
The deal should help the European consultancy expand as demand grows for data analytics and AI advice across financial services and retail.
Growing AI use is making bills harder to predict, pushing firms to track costs across models, agents, data and compute.
Control over data, governance and AI accuracy is becoming a boardroom priority as Gartner says the shift could reshape enterprise strategy by 2030.
Investor relations teams could cut preparation delays and disclosure risks by keeping approved company material inside Q4's new AI workflow tools.
Enterprises risk missing business gains unless data quality is managed continuously from source to decision, experts say.
Pressure is mounting on financial firms to turn AI pilots into measurable results as SEI adds new leadership to its data overhaul.
The platform aims to cut idle cloud spend for Kubernetes users, with DevZero saying it can shift workloads live as demand changes without restarts.
Media and entertainment groups risk wasted AI spend unless they first fix fragmented data and measurement, Braze's report says.
The award strengthens Myriad360's standing as enterprises seek fewer suppliers for networking, security and artificial intelligence projects.
Enterprises can now turn plain-language requests into reviewable AI workflows, as Dataiku seeks to close the gap between prototypes and production.
The round values the sovereign AI start-up at USD $1.5 billion as it seeks funding for research and compute to expand across key sectors.
AI adoption could lift earnings for software and cybersecurity groups even as businesses trim staff and automation threatens more jobs.
Delayed procurement is making revenue visibility harder for UK innovation firms, even as 56 per cent plan their next growth phase at home.