Data governance stories - Page 23 - FutureFive New Zealand

Melissa boosts global phone data with real time checks

Thu, 5th Feb 2026

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Melissa's global phone verification delivers real-time accuracy, fraud protection and compliance, turning unreliable phone data into growth.

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Smart Communications debuts AI tools for compliance-led CX

Thu, 5th Feb 2026

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Smart Communications launches AI-powered tools to help regulated firms modernise customer communications, data capture and archiving at scale.

Celonis names Ewan Henderson North America GM for AI push

Thu, 5th Feb 2026

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manufacturing

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rpa

Celonis hires veteran software leader Ewan Henderson as North America GM to tighten AI's link to day-to-day operations and measurable ROI.

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Data Privacy Day highlights shift to accountable AI data use

Wed, 4th Feb 2026

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Data Privacy Day spotlights a shift from privacy promises to provable controls, as AI, governance and regulation demand accountable data use.

Aspire Systems buys Assurity in AI testing expansion

Wed, 4th Feb 2026

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Aspire Systems acquires New Zealand-founded Assurity, creating a 900-strong quality engineering group to boost AI-driven software testing.

Bank boardroom executives ai circuit maze over stagnant profits

Banks struggle to turn AI spending into real revenue gains

Wed, 4th Feb 2026

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Banks worldwide pour billions into AI, but Dyna.Ai warns only a small minority are turning pilots into tangible, scalable revenue gains.

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Snowflake, OpenAI sign USD $200m AI deal & add tools

Wed, 4th Feb 2026

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Snowflake unveils AI coding and semantic tools and inks a multi-year OpenAI partnership worth USD $200m to power its Cortex AI platform.

DLA Piper appoints Edward Eisdell-Moore as NZ tech partner

Wed, 4th Feb 2026

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hyperscale

DLA Piper has promoted Edward Eisdell-Moore to partner in its Auckland technology and data practice, effective 1 January 2026.

Sigma opens Sydney APJ hub & appoints Bede Hackney

Wed, 4th Feb 2026

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data analytics

Sigma has launched an Asia Pacific and Japan hub in Sydney, naming veteran sales leader Bede Hackney as regional vice president.

Snowflake unveils Cortex Code AI agent for developers

Wed, 4th Feb 2026

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fintech

Snowflake launches Cortex Code, an AI coding agent that embeds Snowflake-aware assistance into developers' everyday tools and workflows.

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Snowflake debuts tools to govern & scale enterprise AI

Wed, 4th Feb 2026

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Snowflake launches Semantic View Autopilot and wider AI tooling to speed enterprise AI from experimentation into governed production use.

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Snowflake unveils Postgres to make enterprise data AI-ready

Wed, 4th Feb 2026

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Snowflake launches Postgres and new governance, sharing and backup tools to keep enterprise data ready for production AI workloads.

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Commvault unveils Geo Shield for sovereign cloud data

Tue, 3rd Feb 2026

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private cloud

Commvault has launched Geo Shield, a sovereign cloud approach giving regulated customers tighter data residency, control and encryption key choice.

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Snowflake, OpenAI agree USD $200m enterprise AI deal

Tue, 3rd Feb 2026

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Snowflake strikes USD $200m deal to embed OpenAI models across its data platform, promising native AI tools for 12,600 enterprise customers.

Data discipline will make or break enterprise AI in 2026

Mon, 2nd Feb 2026

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data protection

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data analytics

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digital transformation

As AI scales across Australia and New Zealand, leaders are learning that trust, impact and compliance all hinge on disciplined, clean data.

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Data privacy urged as strategic board issue in AI era

Mon, 2nd Feb 2026

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Cybersecurity leaders warn boards must treat data privacy as a strategic imperative as AI drives explosive growth in personal data use.

AI outpaces data privacy, exposing governance gaps

Mon, 2nd Feb 2026

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data protection

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hybrid cloud

AI investment is surging faster than data privacy and board oversight, leaving storage gaps and weak access controls to fuel rising risk.

AI, cyber threats & the rise of strategic data privacy

Mon, 2nd Feb 2026

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data protection

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ransomware

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digital transformation

AI-fuelled cyber threats and stricter rules are forcing APAC organisations to treat data privacy as a strategic advantage, not mere compliance.

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Data Privacy Day warns AI, cloud outpacing governance

Sat, 31st Jan 2026

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Data Privacy Day warns AI and cloud adoption is racing ahead of data governance, as boards and regulators demand proof of control.

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Etleap unveils unified Iceberg data pipeline platform

Sat, 31st Jan 2026

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private cloud

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data analytics

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data science

Etleap launches a unified Iceberg data pipeline platform, promising simpler, scalable management of Apache Iceberg table operations.