Data Lake stories

Starburst rolls out AIDA assistant to let staff query governed enterprise data in natural language across distributed systems.

Sidetrade sets out a four-year push into AI-driven order-to-cash, with three new products due in 2026 and a shift towards usage-linked revenue.

Cato Networks rolls out modular SASE buying, letting customers start with AI Security, SD-WAN, SSE or Universal ZTNA and expand later.

ODI and SAP team up on AI-ready enterprise data project, seeking open standards and governance to curb risks from poorly prepared information.

Kingfisher strikes multi-year Google Cloud deal to power AI-driven, conversational shopping across B&Q, Castorama and Brico Dépôt sites.

Simbian unveils an AI-driven cyber security platform uniting offence and defence via a shared Context Lake to speed, link and automate response.

TrustCloud launches AI-native security assurance platform to automate GRC, promising faster audits, reduced risk and lower compliance costs.

DataBahn deepens Microsoft Sentinel integration, promising faster SIEM roll-outs, AI-driven telemetry routing and up to 60% cost savings.

SAP teams with Uptycs to launch Juno, a “Glass Box” AI security analyst designed to augment SOC teams with verifiable, auditable outputs.

Manufacturers reap early AI returns but poor data quality, fragmented tools and network limits block efforts to scale projects enterprise-wide.

Tonic launches Mobilization Coordinator AI agent to unify exposure data and automate cyber risk remediation with verified outcomes.

Enterprises must replace ad-hoc data cleansing with real-time, AI-ready data integrity architecture to secure compliance and competitive edge.

Late payments now make up 37% of global pay cycles, with firms waiting 51 days on average to be paid, Sidetrade data reveals.

Agentic AI tools from Targa Telematics cut UK fleet vehicle thefts by 12% in 2025, saving operators up to EUR €2 million a year.

Cohesity and Google Cloud have deepened their alliance to fuse AI, cyber defence and data sovereignty across joint products and services.

SentinelOne boosts AWS integration with AI-powered security tools for improved threat detection, response, and data visibility across cloud and endpoints.

Bitdefender launches GravityZone Security Data Lake to unify security data, reducing alert overload and cutting costs for organisations facing growing cyber threats.

Simbian launches AI Threat Hunt Agent integrating with Microsoft Sentinel data lake, boosting threat hunting for Microsoft 365 E5 users.

Oracle launches Autonomous AI Lakehouse, enabling secure, open data access and AI analytics across multicloud environments including AWS, Azure, and Oracle Cloud.

Boomi has launched a global SAP CDC tool enabling enterprises to access SAP data in real time without custom coding, boosting AI and analytics projects.