RFP automation vendor Loopio reports that RFP volume grew slightly last year, from 147 in 2019 to 150 in 2020, even though RFPs accounted for just 35% of revenue, down from 41%. You may be surprised to learn that software sellers receive fewer RFPs than hardware and most other industries. Download for oodles more detail. Yes, oodles.

Snowflake is always looking for ways to add value to its core cloud database product.  Its latest step is to purchase Neeva, which offers generative AI-based search technology.  It will be applied to help companies search their own databases, a.k.a. enterprise search.