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Hans India
01-08-2025
- Science
- Hans India
‘Curiosity Adda' at Army Public School, ASC Centre & College
Bengaluru: Curiosity Adda', an innovative STEM-based learning initiative was inaugurated at The Army Public School, ASC Centre and College, Bengaluru. The initiative was launched in collaboration with Couchbase and United Way Bengaluru (UWBe). The event was graced by the Chief Guest, Lieutenant General JK Gera, Commandant ASC Centre & College and Senior Patron APS ASC Centre & College; CSR partner Couchbase and UWBe team. As part of the flagship 'spark' program of UWBe, Curiosity Adda, with 17 models, 30+ concepts, aims to foster curiosity and creativity through hands-on learning and tinkering among students. It reimagines STEM not as a subject but as an environment, empowering students to innovate and explore through learning experiences. Spark, conceptualized by United Way Bengaluru is an integrated classroom-based approach to innovate, navigate, solve, practice. Invent, resilience and explore STEM education in schools in India. STEM learning is an integrated culture and experience focusing on making learning fun and a lifelong journey for students.
Yahoo
25-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Enterprises That Fall Behind in AI Race Risk $87 Million Annual Loss, Couchbase Survey Reveals
70% Admit 'Incomplete' Understanding of AI Data Requirements While 21% Have 'Insufficient' or 'Zero' AI Control SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ: BASE), the developer data platform for critical applications in our AI world, today released the findings from its eighth consecutive survey of global IT leaders. The study of 800 senior IT decision-makers from enterprises with 1,000 or more employees, in sectors from finance to healthcare to gaming and more, found that businesses unable to effectively use AI in a timely manner could lose on average 8.6% of their revenue per month. Within our sample, that equates to an average annual loss of almost $87 million per company. A significant number of enterprises are at risk: 21% admit to having "zero" or "insufficient" control over AI use, allowing employees too much or too limited access to tools and increasing risk, while 64% are concerned that they are not taking advantage of AI as quickly as they could be due to "decision paralysis." The stakes are high, with 78% of respondents believing early AI adopters will become industry leaders and 73% reporting AI is already transforming their technology environment. Investment reflects this urgency: AI spend on technologies including GenAI, agentic AI and other forms of AI will surge by 51% in 2025 to 2026, compared to 35% growth in overall digital modernization. It will account for more than half of all digital modernization spend. Enterprises with control over their AI, and most importantly the data behind it, will be best positioned to capitalize on AI. "The evolution from GenAI to agentic AI is creating vast opportunities for enterprises that can harness these technologies effectively," said Julie Irish, Chief Information Officer at Couchbase. "Creating and operating innovative AI applications at scale is essential for successful enterprises. The right data strategy, including methods to ensure high data quality, scalability and accessibility, is more important than ever to ensure companies unlock the value of AI." Key findings include: Falling behind the AI wave has significant consequences: 99% of enterprises have encountered issues that disrupted AI projects or prevented them outright, including problems accessing or managing the required data; perception that the risk of failure had become too high; and an inability to stay on budget. These issues had real consequences, eating up 17% of AI investment and setting strategic goals back by six months on average. Closing the data understanding gap is key to control: 70% of enterprises admit their understanding of the data (e.g., the quality and real-time accessibility of data) needed to power AI is "incomplete," contributing to 62% not fully understanding where they are at risk from AI (e.g., through security or data management issues). Conversely, those with greater understanding are more confident, and are 33% more likely to be prepared for agentic AI. Data architecture is evolving and requires consolidation: The right data architecture is crucial for AI. Yet enterprises say their current architecture has an average lifespan of 18 months before it can no longer support in-house AI applications. 75% of enterprises have a multi-database architecture, which makes it more difficult to ensure accurate, consistent AI output; 61% do not have the tools to prevent proprietary data from being shared externally, which increases security and compliance risks; and 84% lack the ability to store, manage and index high-dimensional vector data needed for efficient AI use. To address these challenges, all surveyed enterprises are consolidating and simplifying their AI technology stacks to make controlling AI easier and more efficient. Encouraging experimentation contributes to AI success: Corporate attitudes about AI have a notable impact on its success. Enterprises that encourage AI experimentation have 10% more AI projects enter production and incur 13% less wasted AI spend than enterprises with a more restrictive approach. New developments in AI are rapidly reaching parity: The proportion of AI spend on agentic AI (30% of total), GenAI (35%) and other forms of AI (35%) is almost even, despite agentic AI and GenAI being much newer concepts. This suggests enterprises are investing heavily in keeping up with AI development as 66% worry that AI and different approaches to AI are evolving faster than their organizations can keep pace. Inability to keep up with AI increases risk of being replaced: Enterprises recognize AI's potential for disruption, allowing smaller organizations with a better grasp of the technology to replace larger, less agile competitors. More than half (59%) of IT leaders are concerned that their organizations risk being replaced by smaller competitors, yet at the same time 79% believe they can do the same and displace their larger competition. "The data reveals both tremendous opportunities and significant risks presented by AI," continued Irish. "While 73% of CIOs are excited about AI's potential and feel compelled to use it more, the enterprises that master their data will be the ones that truly capitalize. The key is having robust controls in place and an architecture that suits enterprises' purposes. When enterprises build the right foundation to support critical applications containing AI workflows, and target use cases with a clear ROI, CIOs will be best positioned to turn AI into a genuine competitive advantage." "A modern developer data platform is essential for enterprise AI success," added Matt McDonough, SVP of product at Couchbase. "With capabilities like vector search, integrated AI Services and support for agentic AI development, Couchbase empowers customers to develop agentic systems and applications at scale, while delivering compelling price-performance. By supporting the management of all data types involved in AI interactions, our platform helps enterprises unify AI, operational, analytical, vector and mobile workloads into a single, multipurpose architecture. This holistic approach not only enhances data visibility, control and protection, but also gives developers the tools they need to innovate with the next wave of AI technologies." Additional Resources To download the full report, click here. To download the graphic that highlights key findings from the report, click here. To learn more about how organizations can fully realize the potential of agents, click here. To learn more about how Couchbase empowers customers to develop agentic systems and AI applications, click here. MethodologyCouchbase commissioned an online survey, conducted in April 2025 by Coleman Parkes ( an independent market research organization. 800 senior IT decision-makers, such as CIOs, CDOs and CTOs, in organizations with 1,000 employees or more in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Turkey, Japan, India, Australia and Singapore, were surveyed. About CouchbaseAs industries race to embrace AI, traditional database solutions fall short of rising demands for versatility, performance and affordability. Couchbase is seizing the opportunity to lead with Capella, the developer data platform architected for critical applications in our AI world. By uniting transactional, analytical, mobile and AI workloads into a seamless, fully managed solution, Couchbase empowers developers and enterprises to build and scale applications and AI agents with confidence – delivering exceptional performance, scalability and cost-efficiency from cloud to edge and everything in between. Couchbase enables organizations to unlock innovation, accelerate AI transformation and redefine customer experiences wherever they happen. Discover why Couchbase is the foundation of critical everyday applications by visiting and following us on LinkedIn and X. Couchbase®, the Couchbase logo and the names and marks associated with Couchbase's products are trademarks of Couchbase, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Couchbase, Inc. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
1 Cash-Heavy Stock on Our Buy List and 2 to Keep Off Your Radar
Companies with more cash than debt can be financially resilient, but that doesn't mean they're all strong investments. Some lack leverage because they struggle to grow or generate consistent profits, making them unattractive borrowers. Just because a business has cash doesn't mean it's a good investment. Luckily, StockStory is here to help you separate the winners from the losers. That said, here is one company with a net cash position that can leverage its balance sheet to grow and two that may struggle. Net Cash Position: $138.1 million (10.3% of Market Cap) Formed in 2011 with the merger of Membase and CouchOne, Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE) is a database-as-a-service platform that allows enterprises to store large volumes of semi-structured data. Why Does BASE Give Us Pause? Offerings struggled to generate meaningful interest as its average billings growth of 6.6% over the last year did not impress Customer acquisition costs take a while to recoup, making it difficult to justify sales and marketing investments that could increase revenue Negative free cash flow raises questions about the return timeline for its investments Couchbase is trading at $24.37 per share, or 5.5x forward price-to-sales. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than BASE. Net Cash Position: $100.8 million (2.7% of Market Cap) With over 20,000 team members across 26 global facilities, Plexus (NASDAQ:PLXS) designs, manufactures, and services complex electronic products for companies in aerospace/defense, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Why Does PLXS Worry Us? Customers postponed purchases of its products and services this cycle as its revenue declined by 3.6% annually over the last two years Earnings growth over the last two years fell short of the peer group average as its EPS only increased by 5.2% annually Ability to fund investments or reward shareholders with increased buybacks or dividends is restricted by its weak free cash flow margin of 2.9% for the last five years Plexus's stock price of $135.53 implies a valuation ratio of 18.6x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with PLXS, check out our full research report (it's free). Net Cash Position: $766.1 million (8.9% of Market Cap) With its technology playing a key role in the massive 1.2 gigawatt Noor Abu Dhabi solar farm project, Nextracker (NASDAQ:NXT) is a provider of solar tracker systems that help solar panels follow the sun. Why Should You Buy NXT? Backlog has averaged 46.5% growth over the past two years, showing it has a pipeline of unfulfilled orders that will support revenue in the future Free cash flow margin increased by 13.6 percentage points over the last five years, giving the company more capital to invest or return to shareholders Returns on capital are climbing as management makes more lucrative bets At $58.45 per share, Nextracker trades at 15x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? See for yourself in our full research report, it's free. The market surged in 2024 and reached record highs after Donald Trump's presidential victory in November, but questions about new economic policies are adding much uncertainty for 2025. While the crowd speculates what might happen next, we're homing in on the companies that can succeed regardless of the political or macroeconomic environment. Put yourself in the driver's seat and build a durable portfolio by checking out our Top 9 Market-Beating Stocks. This is a curated list of our High Quality stocks that have generated a market-beating return of 183% over the last five years (as of March 31st 2025). Stocks that made our list in 2020 include now familiar names such as Nvidia (+1,545% between March 2020 and March 2025) as well as under-the-radar businesses like the once-micro-cap company Tecnoglass (+1,754% five-year return). Find your next big winner with StockStory today for free. Find your next big winner with StockStory today. Find your next big winner with StockStory today Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Time of India
26-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Beyond AI Hype: How a developer data platform drives faster innovation
In this session, Krishna Thirtha, Regional Sales Leader, Couchbase and Anish Matthew, Solution Engineering, Couchbase spoke about how a developer data platform drives faster innovation. This talk was a part of ETCIO Annual Conclave 2025, Goa, May 29-June 1 Advertisement
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Couchbase jumps 28% after agreeing to be acquired for $24.50 per share
Shares of Couchbase (BASE) have jumped $5.40, or 28.5%, to $24.33 after the company announced a definitive agreement to be acquired by Haveli Investments for $24.50 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.5B. Some other names in the cloud-based database platforms, NoSQL database, data storage, an infrastructure software space include MongoDB (MDB), DigitalOcean (DOCN), Elastic (ESTC) and Datadog (DDOG). Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter Published first on TheFly – the ultimate source for real-time, market-moving breaking financial news. Try Now>> See the top stocks recommended by analysts >> Read More on BASE: Disclaimer & DisclosureReport an Issue Couchbase to be acquired by Haveli Investments for $1.5B in cash Couchbase stockholders to receive $24.50 per share in cash in go-private deal Uber initiated, Etsy downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls Couchbase, Inc. Reports Strong Growth Amid Challenges Couchbase's Strong Performance and Positive Outlook: A Buy Recommendation by Jason Ader Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
