Research Notes

Research Note: SAP Business Data Cloud & Databricks Partnership

SAP recently announced SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), a fully managed SaaS platform that unifies SAP and third-party data while embedding AI-driven analytics and governance capabilities.

The new solution expands upon SAP Datasphere and integrates with Databricks’ Lakehouse technology to improve data unification, AI adoption, and advanced analytics.

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Research Note: Snowflake Deep Integration with Anthropic’s Claude

Snowflake announced that it’s integrated Anthropic’s Claude models across its Cortex AI platform, enabling enterprises to query and analyze data using natural language instead of SQL. The partnership targets the fundamental challenge of data democratization, allowing business users to access insights without requiring technical expertise.

The integration spans three core products: Cortex Analyst converts natural language to SQL, Cortex Search retrieves unstructured data, and Cortex Agents orchestrates complex multi-step operations.

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Research Note: Deloitte & May Mobility Partner on Transparent Autonomous Vehicle Safety

Deloitte and May Mobility recently announced a strategic partnership to improve safety in autonomous transportation through data analytics. By combining Deloitte’s expertise in data analysis with May Mobility’s autonomous vehicle (AV) technology, the two companies will track safety events, provide actionable insights, and help cities and businesses optimize their AV systems.

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Research Note: Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud

Palo Alto Networks recently introduced Cortex Cloud, its integrated cloud security and security operations (SecOps) platform that consolidates the capabilities of Prisma Cloud and Cortex CDR.

The new platform provides a unified approach to managing cloud security risks, real-time threat prevention, and automated response workflows.

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Research Note: Delinea Platform Enhancements

Delinea recently introduced new features to its cloud-native identity security platform, focusing on centralized identity lifecycle management, credential security, and behavioral analytics.

The updates give enterprises enhanced visibility, automation, and security control over human and non-human identities. They also include mobile access via the new Delinea Platform App, which supports remote identity and access management (IAM).

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Research Note: Databricks Acquires BladeBridge

Databricks announced the acquisition of BladeBridge, a provider of AI-powered migration solutions, to facilitate the transition of enterprise data warehouses to Databricks SQL (DBSQL).

BladeBridge automates the migration of workloads from over 20 different data warehouses and ETL platforms, using large language models for code analysis, conversion, and validation.

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