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Generative AI promises transformation, but without modern, rigorous data governance frameworks, projects risk failure, fines and lost trust.

Boards are set to demand tougher ROI and stricter data foundations from AI projects in 2026, as natural language tools reshape data work.

Keepit has been named a Leader in IDC's 2025-2026 MarketScape for SaaS data protection, boosting its profile in cloud backup and recovery.

Martech leaders say CDPs will shift from passive data stores to AI-driven intelligence hubs, uniting personalisation, media and trust.

Databricks secures over USD $4bn in fresh funding, lifting its valuation to USD $134bn as demand for AI data infrastructure surges.

Denodo secures Leader spot in Gartner's 2025 Data Integration Tools Magic Quadrant for a sixth year, buoyed by new AI-driven upgrades.

Accenture and Snowflake form a 5,000-strong AI data unit for enterprises, with Caterpillar among early clients and a new global CoE planned.

Snowflake and Anthropic deepen Claude tie-up with a USD $200m deal to push compliant AI agents across Snowflake's global data cloud.

Informatica teams up with AWS to launch new tools enhancing trusted AI agents with improved data governance and integration for enterprises.

Datadog expands partnership with AWS to enhance cloud observability and security, boosting AI and multi-cloud management for enterprises globally.

Informatica and Microsoft unite to enhance AI agents' trustworthiness by integrating cloud data services with Microsoft Foundry for secure, compliant AI solutions.

Nearly half of Asia Pacific organisations trust AI more than warranted, as rapid adoption outpaces governance, risking inefficiencies and compliance gaps.

Commvault launches the Cloud Unity platform, offering centralised, AI-driven data protection across multi-cloud, on-premises, and edge environments for cost efficiency.

Celonis and Databricks have partnered to enable live data sharing and AI-powered process intelligence, boosting enterprise AI adoption and operational efficiency.

AvePoint enhances its Confidence Platform with new multi-SaaS data protection and AI oversight tools to boost security and compliance in complex cloud environments.

Veeam launches Data Cloud for MSPs, offering a unified SaaS platform that streamlines data protection across Microsoft 365 and other workloads globally.

Microsoft releases October Patch Tuesday fixing 172 vulnerabilities, including six zero-days and final security updates for Windows 10 and Office 2016-2019.

Oracle launches Autonomous AI Lakehouse, enabling secure, open data access and AI analytics across multicloud environments including AWS, Azure, and Oracle Cloud.

Boomi has launched a global SAP CDC tool enabling enterprises to access SAP data in real time without custom coding, boosting AI and analytics projects.

Global trust in generative AI rises to 48%, yet only 40% of firms invest in safeguards, risking gaps in data privacy and ethical usage, says new report.