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Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable data management news for the week of September 4, 2026.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Keeping tabs on all the most relevant big data and data management news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last week in this space. Solutions Review editors will curate vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy big data and data management news items.<\/p>\n For early access to all the expert insights published on Solutions Review<\/em>, join Insight Jam<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/span>, a community dedicated to enabling the human conversation on AI.<\/p>\n Aerospike Names Don Dama CEO To Pursue Real-Time Data Infrastructure For Operational AI<\/strong><\/p>\n Aerospike has appointed Don Dama as CEO, succeeding Srini Srinivasan, to lead its push to become a foundational platform for AI applications that require low-latency access to continuously changing operational data. Dama previously held leadership roles at SingleStore, Mirantis, Oracle, Infor, and i2 Technologies; Aerospike says its platform already supports AI and machine-learning workloads at organizations including PayPal, AMD, and AppsFlyer, with roughly half of its revenue last year tied to large-scale operational AI and ML use cases.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Aerospike Names Don Dama Chief Executive Officer to Lead the Next Generation of Enterprise Data and AI Infrastructure<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n AWS Acquires DuckLabs While Keeping DuckDB Independent And Open Source<\/strong><\/p>\n Amazon has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DuckLabs, the Amsterdam-based company founded by DuckDB creators Hannes M\u00fchleisen and Mark Raasveldt. The DuckLabs team will join AWS after closing and continue leading DuckDB\u2019s technical direction, while the DuckDB project itself remains outside the transaction, governed by the independent DuckDB Foundation and available under its existing MIT license; AWS says the move is intended to make analytics faster, simpler, and more cost-effective for customers.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Amazon Acquires DuckLabs, Adding the Team Behind DuckDB Amid Broader Shakeup in Cloud Data<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Boomi Launches Vendor-Neutral Agent Control Plane For Governed Enterprise AI<\/strong><\/p>\n Boomi has introduced its Agent Control Plane, a platform layer designed to govern agents, tools, models, data access, and token spending across public cloud, customer VPC, and on-premises environments. The offering combines an AI Gateway for real-time enforcement, Boomi Connect for managed MCP tools, hybrid runtime support, grounded context and lineage, natural-language workflow composition, human approvals for high-risk actions, and emerging agent trust scoring\u2014giving organizations a central control point for multi-vendor agentic AI.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Boomi Delivers the Critical Infrastructure That Brings Control To Enterprise AI<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Broadcom Adds AI-Ready Data Foundations To Tanzu For Secure Agent Development<\/strong><\/p>\n Broadcom has added AI-ready data capabilities to VMware Tanzu Platform, positioning the Kubernetes-based application platform as a secure foundation for building and operating agentic AI applications on VMware Private AI Cloud. The planned fall 2026 release includes a secure data plane, integrated data services, policy and governance controls, and an open-source security portfolio intended to help enterprises move AI agents beyond pilots while meeting sovereignty, compliance, and operational requirements.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Broadcom Unveils AI-Ready Data Foundations in VMware Tanzu Platform<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Celigo Makes Enterprise Automation Build And Troubleshooting Available Through Natural Language<\/strong><\/p>\n Celigo Ora is now generally available as a natural-language interface for creating, modifying, managing, analyzing, and troubleshooting workflows, AI agents, B2B processes, and data-ingestion synchronizations within the Celigo platform. Ora works with a customer\u2019s existing connections, configuration, permissions, and guardrails, presenting proposed actions for approval before changes are made; Celigo says roughly half of its active builders now use the capability.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Celigo Ora Redefines How Enterprises Apply AI and Automation<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Data Dynamics Updates Its Data Management Platform With Governed AI Capabilities<\/strong><\/p>\n Data Dynamics has launched Enterprise 2.0.5, an update to its data-management platform that brings additional governed-AI capabilities to the data layer. The release is intended to help organizations discover, manage, protect, and make use of distributed unstructured data while applying control and context to AI workloads\u2014an increasingly central requirement as enterprises activate file and object data for agentic applications.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Data Dynamics Launches Enterprise 2.0.5 at LEAP 2026, Bringing Governed AI to the Data Layer<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n EDB Highlights Postgres AI Adoption As Enterprises Pursue Sovereign AI Platforms<\/strong><\/p>\n EDB says its Postgres AI platform is gaining traction among organizations seeking to run transactional, analytical, and agentic workloads as a single governed system across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud infrastructure. The company cited deployments at PAC 2000A Conad, Industrial Bank of Korea, Shinhan EZ Insurance, NTT East, and others, framing the adoption as evidence that regulated enterprises want greater control over live operational data, backup and recovery, and AI governance rather than assembling fragmented data stacks.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 EDB Postgres AI Gains Momentum as Customers Tell Us the Future of Their Own AI and Data Platform<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Deloitte Acquires Wavicle To Deepen Databricks-Centered Data And AI Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n Deloitte has acquired substantially all assets of Wavicle Data Solutions, bringing a data and AI engineering organization with expertise managing Databricks across the major hyperscalers into its consulting practice. The acquisition adds industry-specific engineering capabilities across consumer goods, manufacturing, financial services, life sciences, and healthcare, expanding Deloitte\u2019s capacity to build AI-ready data foundations and custom Databricks solutions for enterprise clients.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Deloitte Acquires the Business of Wavicle, Accelerating Data and AI Engineering Capabilities<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n IBM And Confluent Put Time-Series AI Directly Into Streaming Data Pipelines<\/strong><\/p>\n IBM Granite Time Series models are now available in early access on Confluent Cloud, enabling teams to call forecasting and anomaly-detection models through Apache Flink SQL without provisioning a separate machine-learning environment. The four-model portfolio supports use cases including demand forecasting, payment-fraud detection, equipment monitoring, and application observability, with inference results written back to Kafka topics and governed through the platform\u2019s existing schemas, lineage, permissions, and replayable data streams.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 IBM Granite Time Series Models Bring Real-Time Forecasting and Anomaly Detection to Confluent Cloud<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n OpenMatter Expands Secure Collaboration Tools For AI Development And Data Sharing<\/strong><\/p>\n OpenMatter has expanded its platform for secure AI development and data collaboration, aiming to help enterprises and partners work with sensitive data and AI workflows under stronger access, governance, and security controls. The update reflects growing demand for controlled environments where organizations can collaborate on AI initiatives without sacrificing data protection or compliance.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Industry Updates<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Qlik Expands MCP Distribution To Give AI Agents Governed Business Context<\/strong><\/p>\n Qlik has expanded availability of its Model Context Protocol servers through AWS Marketplace and Databricks Marketplace, making governed analytics context and business definitions easier to connect with enterprise AI platforms. The offering is designed to let agents retrieve trusted information and act on it through Qlik\u2019s governed data and analytics layer, helping organizations reduce the risk that AI systems operate on unverified metrics, incomplete context, or unauthorized data.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Qlik Expands MCP Availability Across AWS and Databricks Marketplace, Bringing Trusted Business Context to Agents<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Teradata Connects Its Enterprise AI Platform Directly To Microsoft OneLake<\/strong><\/p>\n Teradata has integrated its Autonomous Knowledge Platform with Microsoft OneLake, allowing customers to run Teradata AI and analytics workloads against OneLake data without ETL pipelines, data replication, or migration. Built on Apache Iceberg and using Microsoft Entra ID for cross-platform authentication, the integration preserves existing governance while enabling feature engineering, complex joins, and SLA-bound analytical queries across Teradata and Fabric environments.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Teradata Brings Enterprise AI Directly to Microsoft OneLake<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n TiDB Publishes Independent Code Review With No Critical, High, Or Medium Findings<\/strong><\/p>\n TiDB has released the results of a code-assisted security assessment by NCC Group that combined source-code review with testing of a live system. The review found no critical-, high-, or medium-severity vulnerabilities, with all findings rated low; TiDB also appointed cybersecurity executive Robert Wood as CISO and committed to recurring independent reviews, reinforcing its assurance program for AI, regulated, and mission-critical database workloads.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 TiDB Security Assessment: NCC Group Review Results<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Yugabyte Launches Global Partner Program To Scale Distributed Postgres Modernization<\/strong><\/p>\n Yugabyte has introduced a global partner program for cloud providers, resellers, solution providers, ISVs, and distributors helping customers modernize legacy databases and build AI-ready applications on YugabyteDB. Partners can enter as referral or resale participants without moving through traditional tiers, with access to incentives, deal protection, training and certification, proof-of-concept resources, joint go-to-market support, and onboarding; initial ecosystem members include Wipro, Sonata Software, Mindgate, Takara, Ispirer, eGuardian, Ory, Hexacluster, and Arus.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Yugabyte Unveils Global Partner Program to Power the Next Generation of Enterprise AI Infrastructure<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Thought Leaders<\/em>: Intersystems Summit 2026: A Peek Into Converged AI Workloads by BARC’s Kevin Petrie<\/strong><\/p>\n InterSystems gets me excited for a few reasons. They are proud to be privately held, their AR team rocks, and President Don Woodlock shares my love of kayaking. But the most exciting part of their analyst summit last week was peeking into the world of converged workloads that will make or break the success of AI.<\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Contributor Series: Leveraging Modern Data Strategies to Optimize University Websites by DMike McGetrick<\/strong><\/p>\n Higher education institutions have spent years adapting their outreach strategies to better connect with and address the needs of digital natives. Now, institutions are forced to navigate yet another generational shift: As Generation Alpha begins the college search process, institutions must improve how they attract what is being aptly referred to as the digitally immersed \u201cglass generation.\u201d AI and social media channels have surged as destinations to learn more about a college or university, but\u00a0an institution\u2019s own website remains the first place students and their parents visit<\/a>\u00a0to seek information.<\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n –<\/p>\n Mini Jam Q2, 2026: <\/i>AI in Practice: How L&D Are Actually<\/em> Changing Broadcasts June 25-26<\/b><\/p>\n AI\u00a0is quickly moving from experimentation to operational reality across education, workforce development, and practitioner\u00a0learning environments. What began as a conversation around tools has evolved into a much\u00a0larger\u00a0transformation\u00a0involving\u00a0skills<\/a><\/strong>, implementation strategies, institutional design, and\u00a0the future structure of learning itself<\/a><\/strong>. All-in, Mini Jam Q2, 2026 provides an unparalleled opportunity to gain insights, engage with experts, and stay at the forefront of the conversation on the human impact of AI on education.<\/span><\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Solutions Review<\/em> Announces New EdTech Site on the Future of Work and Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n The site will provide\u00a0ongoing editorial<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0expert thought leadership<\/a><\/strong>, research-driven analysis on\u00a0the state of EdTech<\/a><\/strong>, and awards programming through\u00a0Mesh Awards<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to cover fully this transformation.\u00a0Solutions Review<\/em>\u00a0EdTech<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0will also house\u00a0information gain<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0quarterly virtual events<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0expert panels<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0podcasts<\/a><\/strong>, and more from its sister brand\u00a0Insight Jam<\/em>\u00a0(1M+ on YouTube<\/a><\/strong>), the\u00a0home for the human conversation<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n We Didn’t Build Solutions Review for AI, We Built it for Buyers by Tim King<\/strong><\/p>\n A nuclear bomb has been exploded in not only digital marketing, but enterprise tech buying. Buyers increasingly discover information through AI search and their favorite GenAI bot, social media platforms like LinkedIn, and synthesized answers rather than lists of blue links. Visibility still matters, but the question is evolving from \u201cCan you rank?\u201d to \u201cCan you be\u00a0anchored as trusted a source<\/a><\/strong>?\u201d<\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Insight Jam’s <\/em>Mesh Lab Episode 5 Now Available: Human-Centered Environments<\/strong><\/p>\n The conversation shifts beyond standard pedagogy to address the existential crisis facing students and workers as AI disrupts traditional ideas of productivity and purpose. Panelists emphasize the urgent need to stop measuring final outputs and instead focus on the creative, collaborative process of learning. Ultimately, the group argues that to foster uniquely human skills like adaptability in students, educators must first be granted the autonomy to exercise those exact same skills.<\/p>\n Watch on Insight Jam<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Solutions Review <\/i>Surpasses 250K on YouTube to Power Unmatched Media Momentum in Enterprise Tech & the Human Impact of AI<\/b><\/p>\n Solutions Review<\/em>\u00a0has officially surpassed\u00a0250,000 subscribers on YouTube<\/a><\/strong>, a milestone that\u2019s about more than just the number. This moment marks the payoff of a deliberate, two-year strategy\u00a0centered on authoritative video<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0human-led insight<\/a><\/strong>, and an early recognition of how AI search engines ingest information, assign trust, and surface sources at scale.<\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Solutions Review<\/em> Editors Launch New ‘Human-AI Ledger’ Newsletter to Chronicle the Human Impact of AI<\/strong><\/p>\n Artificial intelligence is everywhere\u2014but understanding its human impact has never been more urgent. That’s where Solutions Review<\/em>‘s latest newsletter, The Human-AI Ledger<\/i><\/a><\/strong><\/span>, comes in. Designed to chronicle how AI is reshaping the way we learn, work, lead, and live, this newsletter explores the soft side of AI\u2014the non-technical, deeply human dimensions that determine whether this technological revolution helps us thrive or leaves us behind.<\/span><\/p>\n Sign up now to get a weekly debrief of the latest human-centric news, insights, and commentary coming out of this emerging discussion.<\/span><\/p>\nTop Data Management News for the Week Ending August 28,<\/strong> 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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