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Rick Whiting

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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Rick Whiting

    MongoDB CEO Desai Leaves For New Position At Meta, Database Developer Rehires Past CEO Ittycheria (opens the original)

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    MongoDB has begun searching for a new permanent CEO following the surprising news Monday morning of Desai’s departure to take a job overseeing Meta Group’s new Meta Enterprise Platform initiative. Chirantan “CJ” Desai has stepped down as president and CEO of database developer MongoDB to take a job as chief enterprise platform officer at social media giant Meta Platforms. The news came Monday morning as Meta announced the launch of its Meta Enterprise Platform, a new AI platform from the

  2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Rick Whiting

    Newly Merged Dbt Labs And Fivetran Ready Channel Plans For AI Data Push (opens the original)

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    The newly created company, as yet unnamed, looks to be a force in the exploding AI data infrastructure arena with its combined data transformation and data integration technologies. The new company created through the recent merger of dbt Labs and Fivetran may not have a new name yet, but it’s already making some significant moves around its channel operations. Dbt Labs, a leading player in the data transformation technology space, is holding its “dbt Summit” in Las Vegas this week where e

  3. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Rick Whiting

    5 Key Takeaways From Splunk .Conf26 (opens the original)

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    Splunk this week debuted a slew of new products and capabilities, many around AI agentic security and observability, with the goal of positioning itself as the data platform for building trustworthy AI systems. Here’s a look at some of the major announcements and the key insights that came out of the event. “Powering the rise of the agentic enterprise” has been the theme of this week’s Splunk .conf26 in Denver where Splunk executives positioned the company’s platform as a critical comp

  4. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Rick Whiting

    The 10 Biggest Tech M&A Deals In 2026 (So Far) (opens the original)

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    Major IT companies and solution providers looking to expand their technology portfolios—with AI frequently a driving factor—account for many of the biggest acquisitions this year. Here’s a look at the biggest tech industry mergers and acquisitions that have been announced, completed or are still in the works in 2026 (so far). AI technology—and agentic AI in particular—continues to reshape just about every facet of the IT industry. And that’s especially true for many of the biggest me

  5. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Rick Whiting

    AI And Data Momentum: Key Takeaways From Snowflake’s Q2 Results (opens the original)

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    AI data cloud giant Snowflake maintained growth momentum in its recently concluded fiscal 2027 second quarter, the company said Wednesday as it reported financial results for the period. Here’s a look at some of the most salient points from the report. Snowflake, the fast-growing AI data cloud company, reported strong financial results for its fiscal second quarter Wednesday with customers’ AI initiatives driving demand for the company’s platform and, especially, its CoCo and CoWork AI age

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