AI and Data Security Dominate Latest Real-Time Analytics News
October 4, 2023 – A wave of advancements in artificial intelligence, data governance, and cybersecurity defined the week in real-time analytics, with key players announcing integrations and new solutions aimed at accelerating AI deployment and bolstering data protection.
Zapier unveiled significant upgrades centered around its new AI assistant, Copilot, alongside making core tools free and enhancing enterprise governance features. The company also connected AI agents to data using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and added over 30 new AI integrations, positioning itself as a central hub for business AI workflows.
In the data protection space, Commvault launched Clumio for Apache Iceberg, a solution designed to provide air-gapped cyber resilience for critical AI and analytics workloads, addressing gaps in existing backup tools.
Strengthening data security further, Fortanix and BigID announced an integration linking Fortanix Data Security Manager (DSM) with BigID’s data revelation and classification capabilities. This automation streamlines data protection workflows and maintains thorough audit trails.
Collaboration was also a key theme. IBM and AMD entered a multi-year agreement to deliver a cluster of AMD Instinct MI300X GPUs on IBM Cloud to Zyphra, an open-source AI research company, for training multimodal foundation models. UiPath partnered with Snowflake, integrating UiPath’s Agentic Automation platform with Snowflake Cortex AI to translate data insights into autonomous actions.
