data quality

Microsoft’s enterprise Copilot strategy takes a clear step toward simplification and scale: starting in October, role‑based Copilots for Sales, Service, and Finance will be folded into the core Microsoft 365 Copilot experience and made broadly available through the new Copilot Agent Store — and...

A seemingly ordinary sports photo page titled “Falcons Cowboys Football” paired with an obituary excerpt for Odessa Dillard Foddrell, 84, who died on August 12, 2025 in Conover, North Carolina, reads like a glitch in the matrix—but it’s also a snapshot of how fragile modern, template-driven news...

I had been ignoring Power Query for years, treating Excel like a calculator with a few handy formulas—until a messy, cross‑vendor CSV pile forced me to learn the tool everyone always brags about. What started as a tedious weekend of copy‑pasting and find‑and‑replace turned into a few well‑chosen...

Navatar’s new AI-powered CRM promises to meet M&A advisors where they already work — Outlook, Slack, and Salesforce — by automatically capturing activity, surfacing relationship intelligence, and embedding generative AI into deal origination and execution workflows. Background The financial...

For a quarter of a century, Azure Knowledge Corporation has built a formidable reputation as a provider of high-quality market research data to corporations and institutions worldwide. This July marks a pivotal moment in the company’s journey: Azure Knowledge’s research arm is undergoing a major...

Cloud sustainability has rapidly become a centerpiece of tech innovation as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns move from the corporate periphery into C-suite and boardroom priorities. As climate regulations accelerate and digital infrastructure expands, organizations face...

Australian businesses have never been short on enthusiasm for innovation, and the current wave of artificial intelligence (AI) is no exception. Across boardrooms, industry conferences, and the technology press, the promise of smarter, faster, and more profitable ways of working dominates...

As AI systems continue to reshape the fabric of modern technology, their remarkable progress owes much to an often-invisible resource: data. Large-scale, high-quality datasets are the fuel that powers ever-more sophisticated models, from the conversational chatbots that answer our questions to...

South32, an Australia-based mining and metals company with operations on three continents, faced a formidable challenge not uncommon among enterprise-scale organizations: its most valuable information—data—was fragmented, inconsistent, and often invisible across departments and formats. Tackling...

Microsoft Copilot’s entrance into the enterprise productivity landscape is far from subtle, and its adoption at organizations like Hiscox Group offers an illuminating look into both the opportunities and the serious challenges artificial intelligence (AI) brings to the insurance sector. As...

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...

AI-fueled search promised a revolution—precision, depth, and clarity compared to the ad-choked, SEO-clogged wasteland of traditional engines. For a time, it felt real. Perplexity and other AI-assisted platforms seemed to leapfrog past Google, surfacing more relevant answers and context where...

In a significant move to enhance enterprise data management and accelerate AI adoption, Microsoft and Informatica have deepened their partnership, integrating Informatica's Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) natively into Microsoft's Azure ecosystem. This collaboration aims to provide...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of enterprise data management, Informatica's ambitious extension of its Master Data Management (MDM) service to major cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure and Oracle represents a significant stride forward for both data reliability and AI readiness across...

Informatica's recent strategic agreement with Microsoft marks a significant milestone in the evolution of enterprise data management and cloud computing. This collaboration is poised to enhance the integration of Informatica's Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) with Microsoft's Azure...

Informatica has recently announced a series of integrations with Microsoft's Azure ecosystem, aiming to enhance data management capabilities for enterprises leveraging cloud analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). These developments were unveiled at Microsoft Ignite, the annual conference...

Informatica, a leader in enterprise cloud data management, has significantly deepened its collaboration with Microsoft Azure to enhance AI-driven data management solutions. This strategic partnership introduces several key integrations designed to streamline data processes and bolster AI...

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...

If you’ve ever been elbow-deep in spaghetti code, cursing the data gods for making even the simplest AI integrations feel like trying to plug a PS/2 mouse into a modern MacBook, then you might want to sit down (with a strong beverage): enter the Model Context Protocol, or MCP for short. It’s not...