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The Malaysian steel group is replacing a long-customised ERP system with a cloud platform to unify finance, stock and sales as it scales across ASEAN and APAC.
Users of Panopto's video platform can now query archives in plain language and turn recordings into quizzes, boosting learning and analytics.
Developers at Best Buy can now log into Google Cloud with Microsoft Entra ID, cutting key rotation and sharpening audit trails.
The expanded deal aims to help customers ground AI in their own data while easing governance and cost concerns across Microsoft tools.
Customers can now buy Simform's data modernisation tool through Microsoft Marketplace, with purchases counting towards Azure spending commitments.
Businesses will be able to share AI models and unstructured data across clouds and on-premises systems without custom integrations.
AI agents can now tap enterprise data in Microsoft OneLake with citations, as Pinecone claims lower token use and faster responses.
Poor data quality is forcing finance teams to seek more traceable inputs for AI and reporting as OneStream adds a Snowflake link.
The new feature is meant to curb conflicting AI and analytics outputs by keeping business terms and metrics in one governed layer across platforms.
Enterprises will get tighter AI controls as Snowflake adds blocking policies, multi-party authorisation and new agentic tools at Summit.
Businesses facing ShadowAI risks can now block rogue agents and trace access more tightly as TrustLogix expands controls at the data layer.
Enterprises could see fewer wrong answers from analytics tools as DataHub Cloud v1 adds trusted context to agents such as Databricks Genie.
Customers in Asia-Pacific can now buy Denodo's cloud data service through Microsoft's commercial channel, easing access to hybrid data for AI use cases.
The consultancy says its approach keeps records and governance inside existing Microsoft tools, reducing reliance on outside vendors and scattered spreadsheets.
Eligible workers will continue to get fully funded training in five digital courses as the West Midlands tackles a 280,000-person skills gap.
Fragmented banking, payments and accounting data is slowing reporting and weakening AI answers for businesses trying to act in real time.
The deal bolsters Vena's push to cut decision delays for finance teams by adding data tools that underpin its Vena Omega layer.
Finance and analytics teams could cut manual exports as the new service pushes ERP data directly into reporting tools and keeps connections intact.
Better data quality and staff trust are at the heart of CortexForge's push to make workplace software feel more like the jobs it supports.
The update should cut manual access approvals and give organisations clearer reporting from their security systems, while improving accessibility.
