data automation

Defra’s recent two‑day hackathon showed, in stark and practical terms, how focused cross‑disciplinary effort can pull a messy, policy‑bound problem into the light — and produce working, demonstrable solutions in days rather than months. What began as a compact experiment in automation for...

Oracle’s recent AI wins are not just marketing copy — they’re reshaping how the company pitches cloud to enterprise buyers and investors, and they demand a sober re-evaluation of where Oracle sits in the cloud pecking order against Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud...

With data at the heart of modern business strategy, few leaders have embodied the fusion of technical prowess and future-driven strategy quite like Abhinav Bobba. Over a distinguished 14-year career in cloud data engineering, Abhinav has become recognized as a pioneering force in...

Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to minimizing migration friction for enterprises has taken a major leap forward with the latest update to Azure Database Migration Service (DMS). The migration experience for organizations shifting workloads to Azure SQL Database is being dramatically simplified...

Cohesity, a leader in AI-powered data security, has announced the integration of its AI assistant, Cohesity Gaia, with Microsoft 365 Copilot. This collaboration enables users to access and analyze backup data directly through the Microsoft 365 Copilot interface, transforming how organizations...

Microsoft Excel has long stood as the world’s go-to spreadsheet application, renowned for its versatility across finance, business intelligence, and countless data-centric fields. But as the tidal wave of data grows and analytical expectations soar, Excel is rapidly evolving—with artificial...

In the constantly shifting terrain of enterprise IT, organizations face mounting pressure to modernize legacy workloads and embrace cloud-native architectures, all while minimizing business disruption. Among the most mission-critical assets in this transition are SQL Server databases—backbones...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the landscape of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) systems, with Microsoft Dynamics 365 at the forefront of this transformation. Recent webinars have showcased how AI-powered features within Dynamics 365...

PingCAP's recent collaboration with Microsoft Azure marks a significant milestone in the evolution of distributed SQL databases, particularly with the introduction of TiDB Cloud Dedicated in public preview on Azure. This partnership aims to provide enterprises with a robust, scalable, and fully...

In the rapidly shifting landscape of enterprise data, Microsoft’s June 2025 update to Fabric stands as a cornerstone moment—one that may go far beyond incremental UI tweaks or efficiency upgrades. The unveiling of this overhaul is a calculated step in Microsoft’s broader campaign to dominate a...

Integrating diverse data sources into a single analytics-ready platform has become the defining challenge of the modern enterprise. Today, organizations must bridge a tangle of on-premises databases, cloud SaaS platforms, legacy file systems, and real-time feeds, often spanning continents and...

Unfortunately, the original news story from ACCESS Newswire could not be directly extracted, but I found related contextual and background information on the Preservica and Gravity Union partnership for streamlining long-term data archiving and governance in Microsoft 365, targeted at Canadian...

As business landscapes evolve, the migration of enterprise workloads to cloud platforms continues to accelerate. Leaders and IT decision-makers find themselves balancing the promises of infrastructure scalability, operational speed, and ongoing cost efficiency with an often-overlooked challenge...

For police forces across England and Wales, the efficient response to sensitive public information requests has become not only an operational priority but a matter of life and death. At the heart of this evolution stands Durham Police—a force that, through visionary leadership and a bold...

Asia-Pacific enterprises and regulators are moving at unprecedented speed to redefine what Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) means for business and society in 2025. The shift is not merely cosmetic—it's a structural change, powered by accelerating digitalization, rising regulatory...

The race to lead data management and AI integration is accelerating, as the week ending May 2, 2025, delivered a cascade of significant headlines. Across technology vendors and innovative startups alike, the unified theme is clear: the future of enterprise value depends on mastering and...

Data governance may not be the flashiest topic discussed in boardrooms, but in the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and digital transformation, it has rocketed to the top of every organization’s must-have agenda. The mission is clear: ensure that valuable data remains secure...

As the pressure mounts on organizations to accurately capture, report, and improve their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud platforms is rapidly redefining what’s possible in corporate sustainability management...

SQL Server 2019 Web Edition is making waves among web application developers and IT decision-makers looking for a robust, scalable, and cost-effective relational database solution. As businesses continue to rely on data-driven insights, this edition of Microsoft SQL Server steps up to offer a...

In the ever-capricious world of SQL Server management, where every version number is both a badge and a potential migraine, Devart has dropped its latest update like a tactical nuke: dbForge Tools for SQL Server 7.1 is here, bringing support for SQL Server 2025, the SSMS 21 Preview, and the...