Azure stories

PointFive has raised USD $20 million in Series A funding to enhance cloud cost optimisation and expand multi-cloud support, led by Salesforce Ventures.

Alteryx has unveiled its Fall 2024 update, enhancing hybrid analytics capabilities and introducing features like Magic Reports to boost user experience.

Academia has acquired Smartdesc for GBP £9 million, aiming to enhance its Technical Services portfolio and expand in the managed services sector.

HID has unveiled an integration with Microsoft Entra ID, enabling physical access cards as a multi-factor authentication method for services like Microsoft 365.

Databricks has launched the Public Preview of Databricks Apps, enabling developers to create and deploy data and AI applications on AWS and Azure.

Infosys and Microsoft are strengthening their partnership to enhance generative AI adoption globally, promising improved efficiency across several key sectors.

Venafi has unveiled key upgrades to its Machine Identity Control Plane, enhancing cloud management and preparing for quantum computing challenges.

Lucid Software has launched new features in its visual collaboration suite to enhance agile workflows for improved team planning and decision-making.

Intelliworx has partnered with Humanity Health Group to enhance cybersecurity and IT services, supporting improved healthcare solutions worldwide.

Insight has been recognised as an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner, showcasing its technical expertise and commitment to customer satisfaction.

MongoDB has unveiled the launch of MongoDB 8.0, boasting significant performance enhancements and optimised scalability aimed at modern application development.

Elastic Security Labs' latest Global Threat Report reveals a shift in cloud security dynamics, with Microsoft Azure overtaking AWS in anomalous activity, and a rise in AI-augmented cyber threats.

Crowdbotics launches five new AI-driven features to enhance its application development platform, tackling key issues like project failures, inconsistent architecture, and cloud cost uncertainties.

Ansys has teamed up with TSMC and Microsoft to achieve a tenfold speed-up in silicon photonic simulations, leveraging Azure and NVIDIA GPU technology.

Elastic's 2024 Global Threat Report reveals that misconfigurations and offensive security tools are major cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Adversaries exploit basic security weaknesses to breach cloud environments and gather credentials, urging firms to tighten their defences.

With the Australian 2024 Privacy Act Reform looming, Versent offers comprehensive solutions to ensure ICT teams comply with stricter data privacy rules.

Braze launched AI-driven tools, including Project Catalyst and enhanced BrazeAI assistants, to revolutionise personalised marketing through advanced data usage.

Alkira expands its reach, offering its Network Infrastructure as a Service platform on Google Cloud Marketplace, now available on AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Microsoft and Firstsource Solutions partner to deploy Azure OpenAI Service, aiming to boost digital transformation with generative AI solutions for global clients.

Reltio integrates with Microsoft Purview to streamline data governance, enhancing enterprise data unification and management, saving time and costs with prebuilt solutions.