This article rounds up recent announcements in enterprise storage and data management, from Cohesity’s new AI patent and Confluent’s data streaming report to integrations by CTERA and product launches from Datadog, d-Matrix, Graid, Hazelcast, Hitachi Vantara, HPE, Keepit, Kioxia and Lightbits Labs. It covers AI platforms, workflow automation, RAID and cooling hardware, flexible consumption models, and survey findings on data growth and governance.