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Devart adds AI Assistant & wider support in dbForge 2025.3
DevOps

Devart adds AI Assistant & wider support in dbForge 2025.3

Devart's dbForge 2025.3 brings an AI Assistant to SQL Complete in SSMS, alongside Visual Studio 2026 and latest database engine support.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
How poor data is holding your organisation back - and how to fix it
Data Protection

How poor data is holding your organisation back - and how to fix it

Outdated, inaccurate and duplicate records are crippling data-driven decisions, but simple verification and cleansing tools can reverse the damage.

By Barley Laing • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
LangGrant unveils LEDGE MCP Server for safer LLM data
Virtualisation

LangGrant unveils LEDGE MCP Server for safer LLM data

LangGrant launches LEDGE MCP Server to let enterprises run LLM analytics on governed databases without exposing raw operational data.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Tessell enhances multi-cloud database platform with AI for Azure
Data Analytics

Tessell enhances multi-cloud database platform with AI for Azure

Tessell has enhanced its multi-cloud database platform with AI features to simplify management and boost performance on Microsoft Azure for enterprises.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Oracle Database users frustrated by support, eye alternatives
Disaster Recovery

Oracle Database users frustrated by support, eye alternatives

A survey reveals Oracle Database users face high support costs and slow service, prompting many to seek third-party providers and alternative databases.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Nov 2025
Snowflake unveils new AI-powered data tools & expands platform
Disaster Recovery

Snowflake unveils new AI-powered data tools & expands platform

Snowflake launches AI-enhanced data tools and expands its platform with Horizon Catalog, Openflow, and Snowflake Postgres for secure, integrated data management.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 5th Nov 2025
Sentra adds on-premises AI data scanning for hybrid security
Data Protection

Sentra adds on-premises AI data scanning for hybrid security

Sentra launches on-premises AI-powered data scanning to enhance security and classification for hybrid and private environments, unifying cloud and local data protection.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Oct 2025
September Patch Tuesday: Microsoft addressing 176 vulnerabilities
DevOps

September Patch Tuesday: Microsoft addressing 176 vulnerabilities

Microsoft patches 176 vulnerabilities this September, including critical flaws in Azure Linux, SQL Server, and Azure HPC, with no current exploits reported.

By Adam Barnett • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Sep 2025
Varonis unveils cloud-native solution for database security
Data Protection

Varonis unveils cloud-native solution for database security

Varonis launches a cloud-native, agentless database activity monitoring solution to enhance security and simplify compliance across major database platforms.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Jul 2025
July Patch Tuesday reveals 137 vulnerabilities
Cybersecurity

July Patch Tuesday reveals 137 vulnerabilities

Microsoft's July Patch Tuesday addresses 137 vulnerabilities, including 11 critical remote code execution flaws, with no zero-day exploits reported.

By Adam Barnett • 5 min read • Wed, 9th Jul 2025
Devart launches dbForge 2025.1 with AI assistant & new UI
Artificial Intelligence

Devart launches dbForge 2025.1 with AI assistant & new UI

Devart launches dbForge 2025.1 featuring an AI assistant, revamped UI, and enhanced support for SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Azure Synapse Analytics.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Jul 2025
DataSentinel appoints Peter Ward to boost Australian services
Data Analytics

DataSentinel appoints Peter Ward to boost Australian services

DataSentinel has appointed data expert Peter Ward as Strategic Advisor to strengthen its Australian services amid rising demand for specialist data analytics.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Jun 2025
Archive360 launches AI-ready cloud platform for data governance
Software-as-a-Service

Archive360 launches AI-ready cloud platform for data governance

Archive360 unveils its new data platform designed to govern enterprise archives, boosting AI and analytics with compliant, centralised data access.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 15th May 2025

Stories from Other Regions

SQL Server stories

AMD EPYC chips gain ground across major cloud giants
Virtualisation

AMD EPYC chips gain ground across major cloud giants

AMD's EPYC chips win wider deployment at AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Oracle as cloud providers ramp AI, HPC and database workloads.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Microsoft publishes 66 new vulnerabilities in November Patch Tuesday
Cybersecurity

Microsoft publishes 66 new vulnerabilities in November Patch Tuesday

Microsoft releases 66 new vulnerabilities in November Patch Tuesday, including a critical, exploited zero-day affecting most Microsoft software assets.

By Adam Barnett • 4 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2025
Phantom Taurus: new Chinese group targets governments in Asia & Africa
Malware

Phantom Taurus: new Chinese group targets governments in Asia & Africa

Phantom Taurus, a new Chinese state-backed group, targets governments and telecoms in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia with advanced espionage tools and tactics.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
SIOS & FCS InfoTech team up to boost IT resilience in India, GCC
Disaster Recovery

SIOS & FCS InfoTech team up to boost IT resilience in India, GCC

SIOS Technology and FCS InfoTech partner to enhance IT resilience with high availability and disaster recovery solutions in India and the GCC region.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Jun 2025