Voltage Ride-Through: A Key Ingredient in Data Center Resilience
Voltage ride‑through (VRT) enables data‑center hardware to stay connected to the grid during brief outages or brownouts, preventing immediate shutdowns. By using UPS units that buffer power and can switch instantly to backup sources, VRT eliminates the latency of manual switchover. This capability not only safeguards servers from power loss but also shields equipment from surges and over‑currents. Combining VRT‑capable UPS with on‑site generators provides both short‑term continuity and longer‑term backup, bolstering overall resilience.
Shinya Kato: Reducing Row Count Estimation Errors in PostgreSQL
The article outlines four progressive techniques for cutting row‑count estimation errors in PostgreSQL. It begins with per‑table autovacuum tuning to keep statistics fresh, then moves to raising column‑level statistics targets for finer sampling. Next, it introduces extended statistics to model...
New MIT Framework Uses Search to Handle LLM Errors in AI Agents
MIT CSAIL and Asari AI introduced EnCompass, a Python framework that adds systematic search and backtracking to AI agents using large language models. Developers annotate "branchpoints" where LLM outputs may vary, then the runtime explores execution paths with strategies such...
How Database Professionals Sent a Million Emails a Day From SQL Server
SQL Server Central’s engineers built a custom email‑queue using plain SQL Server tables and a lightweight .NET sender to replace an expensive third‑party service. By inserting newsletters and user addresses into an EmailNewsletter table, they processed batches of 500 rows,...
VAST Data Plans Funding Round so Early Stock Holders Can Get Cash
VAST Data is closing a $1 billion financing round that values the AI‑focused storage vendor at roughly $30 billion. The bulk of the cash will come from a secondary sale where existing shareholders dump 5‑6 shares for each new issue, generating $700‑$850 million...
AI Infrastructure Financing Enters a New Era: What Execs Need to Know
AI infrastructure financing is rapidly evolving as traditional bank lending can’t keep pace with the capital intensity of AI‑ready data centers. Lenders are stepping back because power‑delivery risk and SPV structures clash with cash‑flow lending models. GPUs now face six‑to‑nine‑month...
Cohesity Deepens Google Cloud Integration
Cohesity has integrated Google Cloud Threat Intelligence directly into the Cohesity Data Cloud UI and added Google Private Scanning for secure, privacy‑preserving malware detonation. The enhancement gives customers real‑time visibility into indicators of compromise and streamlines threat analysis without leaving...
MinIO Plugs Apache Iceberg Tables Directly Into AIStor
MinIO has made its AIStor Tables feature generally available, embedding the full Apache Iceberg V3 Catalog REST API directly into its object storage platform. The integration lets enterprises treat Iceberg tables as first‑class citizens, unifying structured and unstructured data for...
DDN Appoints Vice Chairman Amid Enterprise AI Expansion
Data Direct Networks (DDN) has named former Cisco and Groq executive Mohsen Moazami as vice chairman, a move seen as positioning the high‑performance computing firm for a public offering. The appointment follows a $300 million Blackstone investment and a strategic shift...
Cyberhaven Introduces Unified AI and Data Security Platform
Cyberhaven launched a unified AI‑driven Data Security Posture Management platform that integrates DSPM, DLP, insider risk management and AI security across endpoints, SaaS, cloud and on‑prem environments. The solution leverages comprehensive data lineage and agentic AI to provide continuous visibility,...
DWP Rejigs Operating Model for Data Transformation by 2030
The UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) unveiled a seven‑year data strategy (2023‑2030) that pivots to a federated hub‑and‑spoke operating model for data management and governance. The plan targets a 20% cost reduction over five years, modernises legacy systems,...
Cerebras Systems Raises $1 Billion Series H
Cerebras Systems closed a $1 billion Series H financing round, valuing the company at roughly $23 billion post‑money. The round was led by Tiger Global and included investors such as Benchmark, Fidelity, AMD and Coatue. Proceeds will accelerate production of the Wafer Scale...
TUM Unveils EU’s 1st 7nm AI Chip with Local Processing and RISC-V Architecture
Technical University of Munich unveiled the EU’s first 7‑nanometer AI chip, a neuromorphic processor built on an open‑source RISC‑V architecture. Designed by Prof. Hussam Amrouch, the chip processes data locally, promising higher privacy and security than cloud‑centric solutions. Production will shift...
Cluster API Update Makes Managing Kubernetes Environments Simpler
The Cluster API project released version 1.12.0, adding in‑place machine updates and chained upgrade capabilities for Kubernetes clusters. The update introduces declarative update extensions that let teams modify existing nodes without recreating them, leveraging only create and delete primitives. Fabrizio Pandini...
NV5 GeoAgent Offers Autonomous Geospatial Intelligence
NV5 unveiled GeoAgent, an agentic AI platform that automates geospatial intelligence through natural‑language interaction. The solution acts as an operational layer over existing tools, orchestrating data discovery, multimodal analytics, and mission‑ready outputs without requiring specialist expertise. By shifting from tool‑driven...
Pentaho Enhances Flagship Data Integration Suite, Introducing Version 11
Pentaho announced the release of Data Integration and Business Analytics Version 11, a major platform upgrade aimed at simplifying data workflows and supporting AI initiatives. The update introduces a browser‑based Pipeline Designer, Project Profile for organizing ETL assets, and a new...
Passing the Torch: Building a Workforce for the Next Generation of Data Centers
The data‑center industry faces a looming talent shortage as up to half of its engineers could retire within the next two years, creating a critical experience gap. Rapid growth in AI‑driven workloads and ultra‑high‑density designs intensifies the need for skilled...
Oracle Life Sciences AI Data Platform Unites Data and Agentic Intelligence to Accelerate Medical Breakthroughs
Oracle introduced the Oracle Life Sciences AI Data Platform, a generative AI‑enabled solution that consolidates diverse life‑science datasets and applies agentic AI to accelerate research, clinical trials, and commercialization. The platform offers out‑of‑the‑box AI agents and tools for label expansion,...
Oracle Releases New Agentic Platform for the Banking and Finance Space
Oracle Financial Services unveiled an enterprise‑class, AI‑infused platform designed for banks and finance firms. The suite bundles pre‑built AI agents, design tools, and decisioning frameworks that deliver conversational, hyper‑personalized experiences across digital and branch channels. Oracle emphasizes a "human‑in‑the‑loop" model...
MariaDB Discusses Database Scale and Active:active and Active:passive Architectures
MariaDB’s chief product officer Vikas Mathur explained the trade‑offs between active‑passive and active‑active database architectures. Active‑passive relies on a primary server with idle standby replicas, offering low complexity but higher cost and unused capacity. Active‑active runs multiple nodes handling reads...
Robins Tharakan: The "Skip Scan" You Already Had Before V18
PostgreSQL 18 introduces a native skip‑scan operator for multicolumn B‑tree indexes, allowing the planner to jump between distinct leading‑key values instead of scanning the entire index. Earlier releases could already perform a full‑index scan when the index was smaller than...
AI Anomaly Detection for Warehouse Security: Smarter Protection Beyond Cameras
AI anomaly detection is reshaping warehouse security by using machine‑learning models to learn normal movement, access and handling patterns and flagging deviations in real time. The technology fuses video, IoT sensors, RFID and WMS data, delivering precise alerts while cutting...
Hitachi Vantara May Be up for Sale
Hitachi Ltd. is exploring a sale of its Hitachi Vantara data‑storage unit for up to ¥200 billion ($1.3 billion). The move follows a strategic pivot toward higher‑margin businesses such as energy transmission and digital SaaS services. Hitachi Vantara generated roughly ¥300 billion in...
Samsung Shipping Fast and Small PCIe Gen5 Bus 4TB Mini-Gumstick Drive
Samsung has begun shipping a 4 TB PM9E1 M.2 2242 SSD that targets space‑constrained AI workstations such as Nvidia DGX Spark. The drive uses Samsung’s 236‑layer Gen 8 V‑NAND, dual‑sided DRAM, and a 5 nm Presto controller, delivering up to 2 million random read IOPS, 2.64 million...
Western Digital Blows Hard Disk Drive Future Wide Open
Western Digital announced qualification of a 40 TB UltraSMR hard‑disk drive and unveiled a roadmap that could reach 100 TB using heat‑assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) by 2027. The company introduced High‑Bandwidth Drive (HBD) technology that initially doubles I/O throughput, with plans for...
Gartner: AI and Datacentre Spending Ramps Up
Gartner projects global IT spending to rise 10.8% to $6.2 trillion by 2026, with datacentre equipment spending surging 32% and software up nearly 15%. AI investment will total $2.52 trillion, a 44% year‑over‑year jump, driven largely by hyperscale cloud providers expanding AI‑optimized...
Umair Shahid: PostgreSQL Materialized Views: When Caching Your Query Results Makes Sense (And When It Doesn’t)
PostgreSQL materialized views create a physical snapshot of expensive query results, allowing fast, indexed reads while shifting computation to scheduled refreshes. The article demonstrates turning a 28‑second revenue aggregation into a 180‑millisecond lookup by building, indexing, and refreshing a materialized...
How Data Analytics Is Transforming Performance Appraisal in Modern HRM
Data analytics is reshaping HR performance appraisals in India, moving them from memory‑based, annual snapshots to continuous, evidence‑driven processes. By aggregating goal achievement, peer feedback, and productivity metrics, companies now generate real‑time dashboards that capture an employee’s full performance journey....
Designing Reliable Data Pipelines in Cloud-Native Environments
Designing reliable data pipelines in cloud‑native environments begins with clear expectations and ownership before any code is written. Teams must assume upstream volatility, embrace failure as a design premise, and build idempotent, replay‑friendly workflows that limit blast radius. Robust observability—beyond...
Why Should the Construction Industry Use ERP Software?
Construction firms are facing larger projects, tighter schedules, and heightened client expectations, exposing the limits of spreadsheets and paper-based processes. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software consolidates field data, finance, procurement, and project management into a single platform, enabling real‑time visibility...
CIQ Creates Startup Program to Offer High-Performance AI Infrastructure for Early-Stage Innovators
CIQ announced the CIQ Startup Program, giving early‑stage, VC‑backed startups six months of free access to its high‑performance AI infrastructure and up to an 80% discount for the following two years. The offering includes Rocky Linux AI with pre‑integrated frameworks,...
Databricks Lakebase Is Now Generally Available, Delivering Reliability, Performance, and Governance
Databricks announced the general availability of Lakebase on AWS, a serverless Postgres‑compatible operational database built on its lakehouse platform. The service separates compute from storage, offering automatic scaling, zero‑copy branching, and point‑in‑time recovery for production workloads. Lakebase integrates with Unity...
Rocket Software Announces Intent to Acquire Vertica Analytics Database Solution From OpenText?
Rocket Software announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Vertica analytics database from OpenText. Vertica, known for high‑performance, cloud‑ready analytics and AI/ML capabilities, will join Rocket’s portfolio of modernization tools. The cash‑funded deal is slated to close in mid‑2026, pending...
Commvault Pitches Geo Shield for Sovereign Data Protection
Commvault has launched Geo Shield, a sovereign‑data protection suite that lets enterprises dictate where data resides, who controls access, and who holds encryption keys. The offering spans four deployment models—from local hyperscaler SaaS to private sovereign clouds—supporting both BYOK and HYOK...
Storage News Ticker – February 2
The February 2 storage news ticker packed a series of vendor recognitions, product launches and strategic moves across data quality, protection, AI and memory markets. Ataccama earned the top Forrester strategy score, while Coldago’s 2025 map highlighted Cohesity, Commvault, Rubrik and...
The ROI Paradox: Why Small-Scale AI Architecture Outperforms Large Corporate Programs
An empirical analysis of 200 B2B AI projects from 2022‑2025 reveals a “Budget Paradox”: deployments under $20,000 achieve a median ROI of 159.8%, while larger, monolithic programs frequently fail to break even within two years. The study, validated by Harvard...
Etleap Introduces a New Managed Pipeline Layer Created for Apache Iceberg
Etleap announced a managed pipeline platform purpose‑built for Apache Iceberg, addressing the missing orchestration layer in Iceberg deployments. The solution consolidates ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and table operations into a single service that runs inside the customer’s virtual private cloud. By...
Forget Quantum? Why Photonic Data Centers Could Arrive First
Photonic computing is emerging as a realistic path to higher‑throughput, more energy‑efficient data centers, potentially arriving before general‑purpose quantum machines. By using photonic integrated circuits to perform linear‑algebra operations in the optical domain, these systems promise faster speeds, greater bandwidth,...
The Data Center Surge Has a Hidden Source of Carbon Emissions
Data center construction will need 2 million metric tons of cement by 2030, potentially releasing 1.9 million tons of CO₂ if conventional concrete is used. Tech giants such as Microsoft, Amazon and Meta have signed low‑carbon concrete offtake agreements with startups like...
AmberSemi Launches PowerTile to Cut Data Center Power Drain
California fabless chipmaker AmberSemi announced its new PowerTile, a quarter‑size, 1,000‑amp vertical power‑delivery module designed to sit behind AI processors in servers. The device claims to cut board‑level power distribution losses by 85%, potentially saving 225 MW of electricity per year...
Why Your AI Chip Utilization Problem Is Really a Storage Problem
AI performance hinges not just on GPUs or LLMs but on the storage layer that feeds data to accelerators. A Meta‑Stanford white paper shows storage can consume up to one‑third of the power used for deep‑learning training. When storage cannot...
Digital Edge to Develop 500 MW Data Center Campus in Indonesia
Digital Edge announced a $4.5 billion investment to build a 500 MW AI‑ready hyperscale data‑center campus in Bekasi, Indonesia, with scalability to 1 GW. The CGK Campus will roll out in three phases, delivering the first building by Q4 2026 and completing the initial...
Bruce Momjian: New Presentation
Bruce Momjian delivered a talk at Prague PostgreSQL Developer Day titled “What’s Missing in Postgres?” highlighting that most gaps in the open‑source database are performance‑related rather than functional. He fielded audience questions that ranged from the role of extensions to...
Government Offers UK Adults Free AI Training for Work
The UK government has launched a suite of free and subsidised AI training courses aimed at upskilling the adult workforce. Designed with input from Amazon, Google and Microsoft, the programme offers 14 modules that culminate in a virtual badge. The...
Meta Inks $6B Fiber Optic Deal with Corning for US Data Centers
Meta Platforms has entered a multi‑year, $6 billion agreement with glassmaker Corning to supply optical fiber, cable and connectivity solutions for its expanding U.S. data‑center portfolio. The partnership will boost Corning’s manufacturing capacity in North Carolina, adding up to 20 % more...
Rebuild Vs. Retrofit: Choosing Greenfield or Brownfield for Data Centers
AI‑driven workloads are pushing rack power densities beyond 100 kW, forcing data‑center operators to adopt hybrid cooling that blends direct liquid cooling with traditional airflow. Greenfield projects offer a clean slate for liquid‑first designs, heat‑reuse systems, and renewable integration, but they...
Semab Tariq: Unused Indexes In PostgreSQL: Risks, Detection, And Safe Removal
The article explains how unused PostgreSQL indexes silently degrade performance by slowing write operations, increasing vacuum workload, and wasting disk space. It outlines a systematic, production‑safe process for identifying such indexes using statistics, constraint checks, and usage counters. The guide...
Genetec Outlines Data Privacy Best Practices Ahead of Data Protection Day
In this episode, Genetec highlights data‑privacy best practices for physical‑security systems ahead of International Data Protection Day. Principal Security Architect Mathieu Chevalier stresses the need for clear data‑use limits, privacy‑by‑design controls, and continuous protection throughout the data lifecycle. The company recommends...
How Data Analytics Can Help You Construct A Financial Weather Map
The article introduces the concept of a financial weather map, using data analytics to turn static financial reports into dynamic, forward‑looking risk and opportunity visualizations. By blending historical records with real‑time inputs, organizations can spot early warning signals such as...
AI Shows How Payment Delays Disrupt Your Business
Artificial intelligence is now being used to map the ripple effects of late payments across enterprises. By correlating invoice delays with cash‑flow strain, borrowing costs, and operational bottlenecks, AI turns raw payment data into actionable insight. Predictive models flag high‑risk...