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Veeam has enabled AI systems to securely access and utilise data stored in Veeam repositories — powered by support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) , an open standard developed by Anthropic. With MCP , Veeam enables seamless integration between its trusted data resilience platform and customers’ AI applications. The company said the move is a pivotal moment in Veeam’s AI roadmap as it turns data protection into a foundation for smarter decision-making, richer insights, and responsible AI innovation. “We’re not just backing up data anymore — we’re opening it up for intelligence,” said Niraj Tolia, CTO at Veeam. “By supporting the Model Context Protocol , customers can now safely connect Veeam-protected data to the AI tools of their choice. Whether it’s internal copilots, vector databases, or LLMs, Veeam ensures data is AI-ready, portable, and protected.” LLM stands for large language model. With MCP integration, customers can now use their backup data across a wide range of AI-pow...

Veeam Software, the data resilience specialist, has launched Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Entra ID . With Entra ID (formerly Azure AD ) facing over 600 million attacks daily*, protecting organisations’ digital identity has never been more critical, the company said. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Entra ID is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) backup solution designed to simplify data resilience for Entra ID tenants, ensuring organisations can protect their essential assets.  Support for Entra ID is the latest extension of Veeam Data Cloud, a unified cloud platform. Delivered with the simplicity of SaaS, Veeam Data Cloud integrates modern cloud-native technologies and AI acceleration to protect, secure, and manage data on-premises and in the cloud.  “Security starts with managing your users and ensuring the right people have access to the right systems. That’s why protecting Entra ID is so important, and why it’s the latest addition to our Veeam Data Cloud platform,” said ...

Progress, the provider of AI-powered digital experience and infrastructure software, has added more AI capabilitites to the Progress Sitefinity content management platform. With new AI-powered media search, advanced translation capabilities and intelligent content optimisation, Sitefinity helps organisations streamline workflows, improve accuracy and enhance engagement. These enhancements empower marketers to create, manage and optimise content more efficiently. “AI is transforming the landscape of digital content and experiences, making it imperative for organisations to adopt these capabilities or risk falling behind competitively,” said John Yang, VP, Progress APJ. “ Sitefinity leads the charge in innovation, equipping marketers, developers, and content teams with cutting-edge tools to deliver exceptional digital experiences that drive success in today’s AI-driven world.” AI highlights include: - Embedded AI, enabling users to leverage customisable generative AI-po...

Fujitsu and Nutanix, a hybrid multicloud computing specialist, have validated Fujitsu’s Takane large-scale language model (LLM) on the Nutanix Enterprise AI (NAI) solution as well as on the hybrid multicloud solution Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP) . Takane , which has Japanese language capabilities designed for enterprise utilisation, is now available as a certified LLM to customers. This marks the first time a Japanese-language-enhanced LLM has been validated for use on NAI . Takane on NAI will be offered through Fsas Technologies' integrated virtualisation platform PRIMEFLEX for Nutanix . It will support the development of infrastructure in business domains where public cloud usage is restricted due to data sensitivity, legal regulations, and industry standards. According to Nutanix, unique characteristics of the Japanese language, such as the existence of multiple character sets, the omission of subjects, and the use of honorific expressions, have led to output challenges f...

Zoom has launched additional agentic skills across Zoom Workplace. The company continues to enrich its agentic AI portfolio with the Custom AI Companion add-on, Voice Recorder, Tasks, and Custom Avatars , plus new features for Zoom Meetings, Zoom Team Chat, Zoom Whiteboard , and Zoom Revenue Accelerator , among others. “A year ago, we launched Zoom Workplace ’s AI-first capabilities, transforming how users work—helping them get more done, drive better results, and strengthen their relationships at work. AI Companion became a personal assistant across Zoom Workplace , plugging into all your favourite apps like Outlook, Office, Gmail, Google Calendar , and Google Docs ,” said Jeff Smith, head of Product for Workplace AI, Meetings, and Spaces at Zoom. “Last month, we announced that AI Companion now includes a set of agentic skills so it can understand, plan, and get things done with minimal input from the user. We’re further delivering on that promise by launching Custom AI Companio...

With over 75% of business leaders under pressure to prove data’s value , the demand for trusted, actionable insights has never been greater, Salesforce said. The company's Tableau Next introduces a new approach to business intelligence, evolving its flagship analytics platform with agentic analytics to address this challenge. Agentic analytics allows users to collaborate with AI agents to speed up the entire data-to-action process. Instead of relying on static visualisations, analysts can use AI to automate tasks like data preparation and ETL (extract, transform, load processes), freeing them to focus on deeper analysis. Business leaders can ask natural language questions and get instant, reliable answers along with recommended actions. This makes data-driven decision-making easier and more efficient, removing the need for technical expertise and manual effort typical of traditional BI tools, Salesforce said. Tableau Next is an AI-powered solution that simplifies and accelerates d...