Snowflake stories
Only 31% of organisations can see their AI software costs, leaving finance teams struggling to govern spending as adoption accelerates.
Companies can now tap free, role-based AI and data training from Snowflake, with 30 days of hands-on labs included worldwide.
The new features let enterprises audit AI agents' access, spending and definitions, as businesses struggle with inconsistent context across systems.
The update widens enterprise access to background automation, with recurring AI tasks now able to run continuously and seek approval only when needed.
Businesses using AI agents can now automate pipeline checks and query live data in one governed Snowflake platform, cutting manual work.
Enterprises could cut manual work and outage risk as the deal links mainframe data flows more tightly to Snowflake and AWS analytics systems.
Demand for residential proxy services is rising as Massive says its opt-in network now handles more than 100 billion web requests a month.
Customers will be able to buy Snowflake through Oracle's cloud, simplifying billing and data access for AI and analytics workloads.
BigQuery users could cut data movement and pipeline lag as Google Cloud adds federated access to Iceberg tables in Databricks, Snowflake and AWS.
Software teams can now test Azure code locally, cutting provisioning delays, reducing cloud spend and easing security concerns around live credentials.
Startups could cut admin and coding time as Google folds Gemini into Workspace and lets teams assign persistent AI coworkers to routine tasks.
Businesses can query data across rival clouds without moving it into Google Cloud first, as the preview aims to speed AI agents and cut duplication.
Enterprises could trim underused software spend as Mastek replaces legacy tools with AI-native services tied to business outcomes.
Hiring by security vendors jumped 43% last quarter as AI and a tougher threat environment widened the split with slowing enterprise software roles.
Teams testing software integrations could soon avoid live APIs and shared sandboxes, as LocalStack adds WonderTwin AI's application emulators.
It aims to close a governance gap as firms struggle to track AI agents across multiple cloud and software platforms and assess their risks.
Investors gained fresh evidence of growth as SCX.ai posted AUD $1.9 million in quarterly receipts and positive operating cash flow after listing on the ASX.
Only 28% of firms in Komprise's survey have measured AI returns, despite 68% saying their organisations are already maturing or mature in AI.
The guide warns CMOs that AI-driven research is obscuring early buyer signals, making traffic and lead metrics a poor guide to pipeline health.
The local launch gives New Zealand customers in regulated sectors in-country hosting, faster AI queries and tighter governance over sensitive data.