
Cloudera announced that its AI Inference and Data Warehouse with Trino are now available for on‑premises deployment. The AI Inference service leverages NVIDIA’s Blackwell GPUs, Dynamo‑Triton server and NIM micro‑services to run LLMs, computer‑vision and other models inside customer data centers. The Data Warehouse integration with Trino adds unified security, governance and fast query access across the on‑prem estate. Cloudera Data Visualization also gains AI‑driven annotation, resilient features and detailed query logging to streamline analytics workflows.

Data engineering in 2026 is shifting from batch warehouses to real‑time, cloud‑native ecosystems that feed AI and generative models. Leaders like Informatica, lakeFS and Aerospike stress that active data, automated governance, and AI‑driven predictive scaling are essential to avoid bottlenecks....

Datadog has launched a generally‑available Feature Flags service that tightly couples feature management with its observability platform. The new product links each flag to real‑time APM and RUM telemetry, enabling instant visibility into performance and reliability impacts. Automated canary rollouts,...

Precisely introduced StreetPro Discover, a dataset that converts complex street attributes into human‑readable text for large language models. The offering replaces cryptic codes with clear, searchable descriptions, enabling plain‑language queries across delivery, risk, and urban‑planning use cases. By delivering "Agentic‑Ready"...

Aerospike released version 8.1.1, introducing native Dynamic Data Masking (DDM) for its high‑performance NoSQL database. The feature lets administrators define masking rules that hide personally identifiable information at the database layer, automatically applying to all users and machines except those...

Red Hat announced an expanded partnership with NVIDIA, introducing Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA—a specialized RHEL edition tuned for the NVIDIA Rubin platform. The collaboration delivers Day 0 support for the Vera CPU, Rubin GPUs and BlueField‑4 DPU across Red...

IBM has issued a global request for proposals for the next cohort of its Impact Accelerator, targeting AI-driven solutions in education and workforce development. The program invites nonprofits, government entities, and academic institutions to develop tools that bridge the widening...

Corning and Meta have signed a multiyear agreement worth up to $6 billion to accelerate the construction of advanced data centers in the United States. Under the deal, Corning will provide Meta with its latest optical fiber, cable and connectivity solutions...

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,...

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 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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...