Pure Storage Rebrands as Everpure, Expands Into Data Management with 1touch Acquisition

Pure Storage made a two-part announcement this week: it is rebranding as Everpure and acquiring data management startup 1touch. This is a signal that storage vendors are racing into data management. One reason for this is that AI has shifted value from raw capacity to control over how data is activated. Owning the data layers…

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Are Your AI Agents Actually Delivering ROI?

Agentic AI has dominated industry conversations since 2025. Adoption across enterprises is on the rise, and investment plans remain aggressive. Use cases are expanding rapidly, from simple employee assistants to advanced agentic workflows for insurance renewals or support ticket triage, to name just a few. The shift has been undeniably fast. The momentum notwithstanding, a…

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What DOE’s 26 AI Challenges Reveal About Building a National Science Engine

At BigDATAwire we outlined the key data challenges that will define the Genesis Mission. There is a growing acknowledgment that scientific AI often breaks down at the data layer. Fragmented datasets and uneven metadata introduce friction that no model alone can overcome. Federated access rules and mismatched computing environments add to the challenge. While the…

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