Data Cloud stories
Employers can now link AI bills to team output as Rippling's new console aims to show whether model use is worth the cost.
Database teams could cut setup and fault-finding time as Google folds natural-language guidance into Cloud SQL, Spanner and AlloyDB tools.
Businesses can now query governed data across cloud systems in plain language, as Google Cloud opens its conversational analytics tools more widely.
Most enterprises will need costly infrastructure changes before agentic AI can move from pilots to production, Google Cloud research says.
Better customer data is becoming essential as AI agents start to shape product discovery, loyalty and campaign choices in real time.
A single benchmark score may be hiding sharp failures when users phrase data queries more vaguely, Google Cloud says.
The recognition underscores how governed customer data is becoming essential as marketers shift toward real-time decisions and AI-driven personalisation.
The hire comes as APJ customers accelerate AI deployment, raising demand for identity controls to manage human and machine access safely.
Enterprises wrestling with AI readiness and data sovereignty may gain clearer governance as Everpure adds a new intelligence layer.
The new role reflects growing demand from banks and wealth managers for help modernising operations, data and security as systems grow more complex.
Pressure is mounting on financial firms to turn AI pilots into measurable results as SEI adds new leadership to its data overhaul.
Businesses can now govern multiple AI agents in one place as Boomi extends Agentstudio to Snowflake Cortex Agents for joint customers.
Warehouse operators facing labour shortages may see Blue Yonder's latest recognition as proof its software is still central to automation plans.
Poor data quality is forcing finance teams to seek more traceable inputs for AI and reporting as OneStream adds a Snowflake link.
Routine HR and finance tasks will move into Gemini Enterprise, as employees gain self-service access to Workday data without leaving Google Cloud's AI tool.
Enterprises are turning to governed AI tools as Snowflake and Anthropic expand Claude access across Cortex AI for sensitive data workflows.
It may help regulated customers use archived data for AI without moving sensitive records into separate systems, reducing compliance risk.
Businesses can now run transactional, graph and vector workloads together as Google broadens Spanner for AI applications across clouds and on-premises.
Fragmented enterprise data is slowing AI rollouts, and the new software aims to find, classify and govern it across mixed systems.
Buyers can now find New Zealand homes by image details such as weatherboard exteriors or pools, after realestate.co.nz added AI search.
