Data governance stories
DLA Piper has promoted Edward Eisdell-Moore to partner in its Auckland technology and data practice, effective 1 January 2026.
Forrester warns firms chasing AI hype risk failure and rising costs if weak IT foundations, governance and data are left unresolved.
Most firms plan agentic AI within three years, but Celonis finds clunky processes and poor context threaten ROI and slow deployment.
Melissa's global phone verification delivers real-time accuracy, fraud protection and compliance, turning unreliable phone data into growth.
Informotion appoints Shane Parsons as CEO to spearhead a deeper Microsoft AI and cloud pivot, targeting regulated and public sector demand.
Smart Communications launches AI-powered tools to help regulated firms modernise customer communications, data capture and archiving at scale.
Celonis hires veteran software leader Ewan Henderson as North America GM to tighten AI's link to day-to-day operations and measurable ROI.
United Rentals deploys a Snowflake-powered AI data agent to let frontline staff query governed financial and operational metrics in plain English.
Cyberhaven launches unified AI-powered platform to track data lineage, cut insider risk and secure sensitive information across IT estates.
Ataccama posts record AI data trust deals and 30% CAGR in 2025, as enterprises boost data governance spend and adopt agentic platforms.
TM Forum adds senior leaders from Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US to its board, strengthening its push on AI, automation and network standards.
Data Privacy Day spotlights a shift from privacy promises to provable controls, as AI, governance and regulation demand accountable data use.
Aspire Systems acquires New Zealand-founded Assurity, creating a 900-strong quality engineering group to boost AI-driven software testing.
Banks worldwide pour billions into AI, but Dyna.Ai warns only a small minority are turning pilots into tangible, scalable revenue gains.
Snowflake unveils AI coding and semantic tools and inks a multi-year OpenAI partnership worth USD $200m to power its Cortex AI platform.
Sigma has launched an Asia Pacific and Japan hub in Sydney, naming veteran sales leader Bede Hackney as regional vice president.
Snowflake launches Cortex Code, an AI coding agent that embeds Snowflake-aware assistance into developers' everyday tools and workflows.
Snowflake launches Semantic View Autopilot and wider AI tooling to speed enterprise AI from experimentation into governed production use.
Lucion has embedded in-house AI into its NexGen platform, promising continuous, data-led compliance oversight for complex UK estates.
Smart Communications launches governance-first AI tools in Conversation Cloud, targeting regulated sectors moving from pilots to production.