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Cloudera Network Observability Expands with Taikun Acquisition

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Cloudera Acquires Taikun to Deliver Cloud Experience to Data Anywhere for AI Everywhere

Cloudera has acquired Taikun, a leader in Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure management, to strengthen Cloudera’s network observability and deliver cloud-native AI and data services across any environment. This strategic move empowers enterprises to simplify deployment, enhance performance, and control complex hybrid ecosystems from a unified platform.

Why This Acquisition Matters

Charles Sansbury, CEO of Cloudera
Charles Sansbury, CEO of Cloudera

As businesses shift toward distributed architectures and AI-driven workloads, Cloudera’s latest acquisition offers a unified way to manage them. With Taikun’s native Kubernetes integration, Cloudera gains a scalable compute layer that streamlines deployment and operations. Now, enterprises can manage observability, analytics, and AI models on any platform—seamlessly.

This flexibility is especially critical in regulated industries and sovereign cloud environments, where infrastructure control is essential. Whether data resides in a secure data center or across multiple clouds, Cloudera network observability now supports it all.

Key Benefits for Enterprises

This acquisition brings four immediate advantages:

  • Run AI Anywhere: From on-prem to hybrid and sovereign cloud, enterprises retain complete control over where workloads live.
  • Lower Operational Risk: Zero-downtime upgrades and efficient resource allocation reduce infrastructure costs.
  • Greater Ecosystem Support: Enterprises can easily integrate tools like Spark, Kafka, HBase, and third-party databases.
  • Future-Proof Architecture: The platform adapts to evolving business needs without vendor lock-in.

By consolidating observability, performance, and AI capabilities into one platform, Cloudera ensures operational agility in complex environments.

Voices from Leadership

“This is a turning point for our technology,” added Adam Skotnicky, former CEO of Taikun. “Together with Cloudera, we’ll deliver seamless data and AI services, no matter the environment.”

With Taikun’s engineering team joining Cloudera and forming a European R&D hub in the Czech Republic, the company also reinforces its global innovation strategy.

Aligning with the Future of AI & Observability

This is Cloudera’s third strategic acquisition in just over a year, following Verta’s operational AI platform and Octopai’s data lineage solution. Combined, these moves solidify Cloudera’s leadership in AI-powered network observability, helping organizations unify fragmented data strategies and scale AI with confidence.

According to analyst Sanjeev Mohan, “This acquisition allows organizations to run AI and analytics wherever their data lives—accelerating decisions and unlocking real-time responsiveness.”

About Cloudera

Cloudera is the only data and AI platform company that brings the cloud anywhere. Supporting 100x more data than cloud-only vendors, it empowers global enterprises to run analytics, GenAI, and observability tools across any environment securely. Learn more at cloudera.com.

If you’re interested in how cloud-native architectures are transforming data infrastructure, check out Leveraging Big Data Technologies for Enhanced Architecture.

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VERTIV EXPANDS LIQUID COOLING PORTFOLIO IN EMEA TO ACCELERATE AI‑READY DATA CENTER DEPLOYMENTS

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Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, today announced the expansion of its end-to-end thermal chain with the availability of the Vertiv™ CoolChip CDU 2300 and Vertiv™ CoolChip Fluid Network Row Manifolds in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). These liquid cooling technologies support the growing demands of AI and high-density, next-generation compute to help customers deploy high-density infrastructure faster and operate more efficiently.

The Vertiv CoolChip family is a core building block of the Vertiv thermal chain, an end-to-end portfolio including direct-to-chip cooling, immersion cooling, rear-door heat exchangers, coolant distribution, heat rejection, intelligent controls, and lifecycle services into a single, cohesive thermal management system.

The newly announced solutions will be on display at Datacloud Global Congress in Cannes (June 1–4), where Vertiv will participate as a Patron Sponsor and showcase its latest technologies at booth n. 123.

“The rapid growth of AI workloads is driving a fundamental shift in how data centers are designed, cooled, powered and operated,” said Paul Ryan, president for EMEA at Vertiv. “At Datacloud Global Congress, we’re showing how Vertiv is expanding its end‑to‑end portfolio, combining high-density power solutions, liquid cooling, heat rejection, intelligent controls, and lifecycle services, to help customers deploy AI-ready infrastructure faster and operate more efficiently over time.”

As a critical link in the Vertiv™ thermal chain, the Vertiv CoolChip CDU 2300 is a liquid-to-liquid coolant distribution unit delivering 2.3 MW of cooling capacity in a compact footprint, offering one of the highest capacity-to-footprint ratios available in the market. Its smaller cabinet supports flexible placement, including in‑row or in adjacent mechanical areas, helping operators reduce floor space requirements and the number of CDUs needed in large‑scale, high‑density deployments.

Vertiv™ CoolChip CDU systems span from 100 kW to 2.3 MW and support direct‑to‑chip liquid cooling as well as rear‑door heat exchangers. The integrated Vertiv™ CoolChip CDU controller allows temperature and flow to adapt to workload demands, while features such as redundancy, unit‑to‑unit communication, and remote monitoring help enhance system availability and simplify operations. This controller-level intelligence enables the CDU to operate in coordination with other elements of the thermal chain, enabling consistent thermal performance across the entire infrastructure.

Complementing the CDU within the thermal chain architecture, the new Vertiv™ CoolChip Fluid Network Row Manifolds provide the physical connectivity layer between coolant distribution units, server-level cooling hardware, and heat rejection systems. Each manifold assembly is flushed, passivated, pressure-tested, and sealed to deliver superior cleanliness, corrosion resistance, and leak-free performance. The configurable design provides full system compatibility across direct-to-chip cooling, immersion cooling, and rear-door heat exchangers while simplifying coolant routing. It also enables fast deployment for new builds or retrofits, helping operators scale liquid-cooling infrastructure in weeks rather than months.

Vertiv complements its portfolio with Vertiv™ Liquid Cooling Services, covering design support, installation, and ongoing maintenance. This lifecycle approach is designed to help customers maximize efficiency, maintain system availability, and support consistent performance as liquid cooling becomes an integral part of modern data center operations.

Vertiv experts will be available throughout Datacloud Global Congress at booth #123 to discuss Vertiv’s end‑to‑end portfolio of power, cooling, and converged infrastructure solutions designed to support high‑density, AI‑ready data centers. Explore insights and resources at Vertiv.com/AI.

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OVER 25,000 MONTHLY USERS ON DUBIZZLE NOW SELL WITH AI!

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In a fast-paced world defined by limited time and endless to-do lists, simplicity is much needed. Across the UAE, consumers are increasingly looking for faster, smarter ways to declutter, upgrade, and sell, without the friction of traditional listing processes.

This shift in behaviour is exactly where dubizzle’s Sell with AI has made its mark.

Since its launch in 2025, the feature has seen strong and sustained adoption, with over 231,500 users leveraging Sell with AI to create listings effortlessly. In total, the tool has already generated approximately 1.2 million new listings on the platform, reflecting both scale and consistent user value.

Momentum continues to build month over month, with an average of 25,600 monthly active users using Sell with AI to generate listings faster and more efficiently. This demonstrates not only strong adoption, but also repeat, habitual usage, an important signal of product-market fit in everyday consumer behaviour.

Rather than replacing user input, Sell with AI works with it and enhances it.

The concept is simple: users upload a few photos, and the AI handles the rest; writing descriptions, categorising items, and generating complete, high-quality listings in seconds. What once required manual effort and time is now reduced to a seamless, intuitive experience.

Usage patterns show particularly strong traction in high-frequency household categories where speed and convenience matter most. The Furniture category leads in terms of adoption, followed by Large Appliances such as refrigerators and ovens, with strong activity also seen in mobile phones, home accessories, and clothing. This highlights how AI is being embedded into everyday resale behaviour rather than niche use cases.

Commenting on the trend, Matthew Gregory, Senior Director of Strategy at dubizzle, said:
“People want to sell effortlessly, without having to overthink the details. Sell with AI was designed to give users back their time. It’s intuitive, fast, and aligned with the way people live and transact today.”

Beyond efficiency, adoption trends also point to a broader behavioural shift in how consumers engage with AI. Users are no longer treating it as an experimental feature, but as a practical, everyday utility, particularly in home and lifestyle categories where turnover is high and convenience is critical.

“Technology should adapt to people, not the other way around,” Matthew Gregory added. “Sell with AI does exactly that, it meets users where they are, making selling as simple as sending a message.”

As the UAE continues to evolve into a highly connected, digital-first economy, dubizzle remains focused on simplifying real-world interactions through meaningful innovation. Sell with AI is not just a feature enhancement, it represents a fundamental shift in how people list, sell, and transact online.

With over a million listings generated and hundreds of thousands of users already engaging with the tool, Sell with AI is helping transform online selling from a manual, time-consuming process into a faster, more intelligent, and more intuitive experience.

By embedding AI into one of the most frequent consumer behaviours, dubizzle continues to move closer to its core mission: helping people live smarter, move faster, and sell with ease.

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LinkShadow is positioned in the Visionaries  Quadrant in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Detection and Response (NDR).

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LinkShadow has been positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant of the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Detection and Response. We are recognized for our completeness of vision and ability to execute. We believe this recognition highlights a differentiated approach to NDR that is redefining how organizations detect and respond to modern network threats.

As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and fast moving, security teams are challenged by fragmented visibility, overwhelming alert volumes, and limited context. LinkShadow addresses these challenges through a distinct strategy that combines AI driven analytics with deep contextual awareness and real time correlation across network activity. This enables organizations to move beyond isolated alerts and toward a more unified, intelligence led approach to security.

What sets LinkShadow apart is its evolution beyond traditional NDR into what it defines as Intelligent NDR. Rather than focusing solely on detection and visibility, the platform continuously enriches network data with context, correlates activity in real time, and applies adaptive intelligence to uncover hidden threats. This intelligence layer transforms raw telemetry into meaningful insights, enabling security teams not only to detect anomalies but to understand their relevance, impact, and urgency.

Unlike conventional solutions that rely heavily on retrospective analysis, LinkShadow transforms dispersed network signals into connected, actionable intelligence. By delivering clarity around what matters most, the platform enables security teams to detect threats earlier, prioritize effectively, and respond with greater precision.

“In our opinion, being recognized as a Visionary reflects our commitment to shaping the future of NDR,” said Mehfooz Khan, Chief Product Officer at LinkShadow. “We believe organizations need more than visibility. They need intelligence that can interpret complex environments in real time and guide action. That is the foundation of what we call Intelligent NDR.”

At the core of LinkShadow’s platform is a unified detection framework that brings together network telemetry, behavioral analytics, and threat intelligence into a single system. The platform surfaces high fidelity alerts while significantly reducing noise, helping security teams focus on what is critical.

We feel our recognition underscore LinkShadow’s forward looking strategy and continued innovation in the NDR space. By leveraging advanced AI and contextual intelligence, the company is enabling organizations to adopt more adaptive and resilient security postures.

As the NDR market continues to evolve, LinkShadow stands out as a company helping define its future. In our opinion, its recognition in the Visionaries Quadrant reflects a clear focus on innovation, intelligence, and real world impact, setting a new benchmark for what network detection and response should deliver.

View Report: https://www.linkshadow.com/recognition/gartner/

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