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Sam A.’s Wild Weekend

The surprise news Friday afternoon that Sam Altman was being fired from his job as CEO of OpenAI was just the start of a wild weekend for Altman and the future of one of the most promising AI startups in the world. It Read more…

Microsoft Rolls Out Host of New AI Features at Ignite 2023

From new copilots and AI development tools, to vector search and AI chips, artificial intelligence featured prominently in Microsoft’s annual Ignite developers conference held this week. It also unveiled some data news Read more…

A Smarter Slice: Domino’s and MSFT in GenAI Hookup

Don’t look now, but your next pie could come with a tasty slice of generative AI. Microsoft and Domino’s Pizza yesterday unveiled a partnership that will see the new artificial intelligence technology incorporated Read more…

Teradata Gives Customers Their Own LLMs with Ask.ai

Enterprises that want to train their own custom large language model (LLM) have a new option today with the launch of Teradata’s ask.ai. The analytics vendor partnered with Microsoft to build the new offering, which en Read more…

Google Extends Vertex with More GenAI Features

Generative AI is taking the world by storm, as organizations discover the myriad ways it can be used to serve and entice customers. With today’s enhancements to Vertex AI, Google Cloud is giving its customers more GenA Read more…

Python Finally Comes to Excel

Excel-maker Microsoft and Anaconda, a key distributor of Python tools, unveiled a collaboration this week that will see Python integrated with Excel. The new Anaconda Python Distribution in Excel, which is currently i Read more…

All-In-One Data Fabrics Knocking on the Lakehouse Door

Sure, you could stitch together your own data management tools and run it on a lakehouse outfitted with your choice of data processing engines. Or you could buy a pre-built data fabric pre-integrated atop a lakehouse arc Read more…

Microsoft Benchmarks Distributed PostgreSQL DBs

Which distributed PostgreSQL database is tops when it comes to transaction processing throughput? It’s a good question, and Microsoft attempted to find answers when it commissioned GigaOM to benchmark its Azure Cosmos Read more…

HPE Fleshes Out GreenLake Hybrid Cloud Strategy

It’s been four years since Hewlett Packard Enterprise debuted its ambitious GreenLake hybrid cloud initiative, in which CEO Anthony Neri promised to deliver literally everything the company does as a service. With the Read more…

Microsoft Unifies Data Management, Analytics, and ML Into ‘Fabric’

Microsoft yesterday unveiled Microsoft Fabric, a new offering that unites its suite of data management, analytic, and machine learning tools into a single offering. The solution is built on OneLake, a new data lake that� Read more…

This Just In

Eviden and Microsoft Collaborate to Help Customers Take Advantage of the Microsoft Cloud and Generative AI

Nov 22, 2023 |

PARIS, Nov. 22, 2023 — Eviden, the Atos Group business leading in digital, cloud, big data, and security, is collaborating with Microsoft to help clients, across industries, move to the cloud, and facilitating their use of Azure OpenAI Service. Read more…

Fivetran Expands Collaboration with Microsoft, Introducing New Data Lake Destinations to Enhance AI Projects

Nov 16, 2023 |

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 16, 2023 — Deepening its relationship with Microsoft, Fivetran, the global leader in automated data movement, today announced its support for Microsoft OneLake through integration with Microsoft Fabric as a new data lake destination and that Fivetran has been named a Microsoft Fabric Interoperability Partner. Read more…

Informatica Unveils New Unified Cloud Analytics Experiences with Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service

Nov 15, 2023 |

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 15, 2023 — Informatica, an enterprise cloud data management leader, announced deeper integrations across the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. The latest milestones will deliver seamless access to data capabilities for millions of global Azure customers. Read more…

Databricks Closes Series I Investment with Additional Participation from Strategic Partners

Nov 10, 2023 |

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10, 2023 — Databricks today announced additional closings of its recent Series I funding. Existing investors Amazon Web Services (AWS), CapitalG, and Microsoft, along with new investors AT&T Ventures, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), and Sanabil Investments, participated in the funding round, which put the company at a $43B post-money valuation. Read more…

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Utilized by Microsoft for Bing Conversational Search

Nov 7, 2023 |

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7, 2023 — Oracle today announced a multi-year agreement with Microsoft to support the explosive growth of AI services. Microsoft is using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) AI infrastructure, along with Microsoft Azure AI infrastructure, for inferencing of AI models that are being optimized to power Microsoft Bing conversational searches daily. Read more…

Siemens and Microsoft Partner to Drive Cross-Industry AI Adoption

Nov 2, 2023 |

Nov. 2, 2023 — Microsoft and Siemens are deepening their partnership by bringing the benefits of generative AI to industries worldwide. As a first step, the companies are introducing Siemens Industrial Copilot, an AI-powered jointly developed assistant aimed at improving human-machine collaboration in manufacturing. Read more…

Octopai Announces Achievement of Microsoft’s Co-Sell Incentivized Status for Enhanced Metadata Management

Oct 30, 2023 |

TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 30, 2023 — Octopai, a global pioneering force in metadata management and enterprise-grade data lineage solutions, is pleased to announce its recent achievement of Microsoft‘s Co-Sell Incentivized status. Read more…

NobleAI and Azure Quantum Elements Announce Collaboration to Fast-Track Chemical and Material Discoveries

Oct 25, 2023 |

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25, 2023 — NobleAI, a pioneer in Science-Based AI solutions for Chemical and Material Informatics, today announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Azure Quantum Elements (AQE) – a cloud-based service from Microsoft that accelerates scientific discovery by integrating the latest breakthroughs in High-Performance Computing (HPC), AI, and quantum computing. Read more…

Lightbits Now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Sep 26, 2023 |

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 26, 2023 — Lightbits today announced the availability of the Lightbits Cloud Data Platform in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. Read more…

Microsoft and Oracle Expand Partnership to Deliver Oracle Database Services on OCI in Microsoft Azure

Sep 15, 2023 |

AUSTIN, Texas and REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 15, 2023 — Oracle and Microsoft have announced Oracle Database@Azure, which gives customers direct access to Oracle database services running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and deployed in Microsoft Azure datacenters. Read more…

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