Oracle said that moving enterprise AI from experiments to real work requires prioritising security, data access and control of autonomous agents over model performance. Ahead of Oracle AI World 2026 in Las Vegas, executives outlined an approach centred on trusted agent-based AI and an integrated architecture for AI, data management and application development. They also highlighted database-level protection, faster security patching and infrastructure and development tools for building and operating AI applications.

Datadog is pursuing an acquisition of Israeli cloud security startup Upwind Security, The Information reported on Oct. 22 local time. Datadog recently offered nearly $4 billion as acquisition terms, the report said. Upwind has received acquisition approaches from several companies in recent months but has not accepted any, it added. Upwind is raising $300 million at about a $3.8 billion valuation, and its annual recurring revenue grew to more than $50 million from about $20 million by end-2025.