Data Management News

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fivetran, the data foundation for AI, today announced that WM New Zealand (WMNZ), the country’s leading waste and environmental services provider, has selected the Fivetran platform as its data foundation for AI. Fivetran connects operational systems, SaaS applications, and high-volume IoT data into Snowflake, with transformations managed in dbt Cloud from dbt Labs, creating a centralized, AI-ready data foundation across the business. WMNZ selected Fivetran to...

AURORA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Simplify Group today announced the launch of Simplify Ventures, an operator-led venture capital firm that pairs early-stage capital with the full operational infrastructure of a 17-year enterprise technology ecosystem. Portfolio companies gain immediate access to embedded teams across technology, cybersecurity, finance, legal, HR, go-to-market, and capital strategy, the same systems that power healthcare operations managing billions in premiums and millions of mem...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pondurance, a leading provider of managed detection and response (MDR) cybersecurity services for midmarket organizations, today announced it has received four honors in the 2026 Global InfoSec Awards from Cyber Defense Magazine: Best Solution vCISO Program, Editor’s Choice MDR Services, Innovative Exposure Management, and Pioneering Incident Response. The awards build on a strong showing last year. In 2025, Pondurance earned Trailblazing in MDR Services, Market Lea...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Object First, the ransomware-proof on-premises backup storage company, today announced it has been named a Global InfoSec Award winner in the “Hot Company Data Security" category. Presented at RSAC Conference 2026 in San Francisco, the 14th annual Global InfoSec Awards are awarded by Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), a leading cybersecurity publication. The Global InfoSec Awards recognize companies that are shaping the future of cybersecurity through groundbreaking t...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elastic (NYSE: ESTC), the Search AI Company, today announced it is eliminating per-endpoint pricing for Elastic Security XDR, the platform rated at 100% protection by AV-Comparatives in its 2025 Business Security evaluation. By ending the “endpoint tax”, the agentic security operations platform is enabling organizations to achieve world-class protection across their environments while also helping them achieve full endpoint coverage, all while reducing total cost...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Armis, the cyber exposure management & security company, today announced that it has won multiple Global InfoSec Awards from Cyber Defense Magazine at this year’s RSAC™ Conference. Armis received the following accolades: Armis Centrix™ won “Best Solution” for Cyber Exposure Management Armis named “Publisher’s Choice Cybersecurity Company” Yevgeny Dibrov, Armis’ CEO and Co-Founder, awarded “Industry Pioneering CEO” “We cannot safeguard modern infrastructure wi...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CSA launches CSAI, a new foundation dedicated exclusively to AI security and safety with a strategic mission of Securing the Agentic Control Plane....

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NTT Research, Inc., a division of NTT (TYO:9432), today announced the return of Upgrade 2026 to Silicon Valley from April 15-16, 2026, at the Signia Hotel by Hilton in San Jose, CA. Under the theme, “Research to Reality,” the two-day event will explore the evolution of scientific discoveries and innovative concepts into real-world products and systems. Through a variety of keynotes and panel discussions with prominent thought leaders, the global flagship rese...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Renaissance announces major enhancements to its industry-leading, AI-enabled technology ecosystem for independent insurance agencies....

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iOPEX Technologies unveils FieldPilot, bringing agentic AI to field engineering services....