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Three insights you might have missed from theCUBE’s coverage of Dell Technologies World

Mark Albertson — Wed, 29 May 2024 18:51:01 +0000

Dell Technologies Inc. devoted much of its annual conference in Las Vegas this month to defining its artificial intelligence strategy. Through announcements and various executive presentations, the company highlighted a set of networking and infrastructure solutions designed to capitalize on the technology tsunami that has become AI. What that picture looks like now and how […]

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What to expect during the AWS Financial Services Symposium: Join theCUBE for exclusive coverage

Mark Albertson — Wed, 29 May 2024 16:10:59 +0000

How is the financial services industry embracing artificial intelligence, and how will this AI transformation impact Amazon Web Services Inc. as it seeks to increase its presence in this sector? These two questions will be a central focus of coverage for theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio, at the AWS Financial Services Symposium in New York […]

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Informatica and Oracle team up to deliver cloud data integration and governance

Mark Albertson — Thu, 23 May 2024 14:21:18 +0000

When Informatica Inc. announced a strategic partnership with Oracle Corp. two years ago, the focus was on delivering cloud data management, database integration and governance solutions for enterprise customers. Since then, the two firms have continued to bring Informatica’s artificial intelligence-powered Intelligent Data Management Cloud to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as their customers increasingly build generative […]

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CEO Amit Walia positions Informatica to get customer data ready for generative AI

Mark Albertson — Wed, 22 May 2024 22:56:17 +0000

The creation of a tagline for a major conference or branding campaign can take weeks of research and discussion, yet the organizers of Informatica World 2024 didn’t have to do much for this year’s slogan, “Everyone’s ready for AI except your data.” Customers delivered it for them, according to Amit Walia (pictured), chief executive officer […]

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Dell’s Jeff Clarke foresees evolving architectures and a new wave of PC innovation

Mark Albertson — Wed, 22 May 2024 18:05:43 +0000

As Dell Technologies Inc. navigates another wave of innovation driven by artificial intelligence, the company is keeping a close eye on how compute technology is being transformed. This means developing products and architectures that involve the graphics processing unit, which is powering AI deployment today. “This is a different computing architecture,” said Jeff Clarke (pictured), […]

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Collaboration between Dell Technologies and Microsoft extends synergy between APEX and Azure

Mark Albertson — Tue, 21 May 2024 22:15:10 +0000

Microsoft Corp. made several announcements this week around generative artificial intelligence tools, and the news overlapped with enhancements released by Dell Technologies Inc. on Monday. Microsoft added to Azure’s arsenal of generative AI development tools while collaborating with Dell to enhance how businesses harness AI at the edge. The news bult on Dell’s previously announced […]

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Quantum and intelligent agents: Dell’s John Roese envisions how systems will be built around AI

Mark Albertson — Tue, 21 May 2024 18:01:12 +0000

Dell Technologies Inc. made a series of announcements at its major conference in Las Vegas yesterday that positioned it as the go-to vendor for on-premises artificial intelligence development. Behind these latest releases can be found an acknowledgement of how rapidly AI has progressed in barely a year’s time. “The level of understanding of the AI […]

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Three insights you might have missed from theCUBE’s coverage of the RSA Conference

Mark Albertson — Fri, 17 May 2024 21:19:34 +0000

In the 12 months since security practitioners gathered in San Francisco for the 2023 annual RSA Conference, the view of artificial intelligence has expanded. Where AI was once either bad for business or good for improving protection, it has now become a whole new challenge that will require a novel approach. This was one of the […]

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Infosys and Alteryx team up to boost data analytics amid rising enterprise AI use cases

Mark Albertson — Thu, 16 May 2024 16:30:42 +0000

With a global consulting practice in over 56 countries, Infosys Ltd. is in a prime position to chart the key drivers of digital transformation. After a wave of interest in artificial intelligence for consumer applications, broader use of AI is starting to migrate to new corners of the enterprise world as well. “Over the last […]

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Creating timeless software: How Software AG has remained relevant in the new age of AI

Mark Albertson — Wed, 15 May 2024 19:32:54 +0000

The year Software AG was founded provided two watershed moments in the future growth and direction of the technology industry. It was 1969, and IBM Corp. announced in June that it would begin pricing its software and services separately from its hardware, laying the groundwork for an emergence of the modern software consulting industry. One […]

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Unified data storage gets new look for the AI era with NetApp’s latest releases

Mark Albertson — Wed, 15 May 2024 16:22:28 +0000

On Tuesday, NetApp Inc. introduced new hardware designed to run demanding generative AI workloads in on-premises data centers. The data storage and management company announced the NetApp AFF A-Series systems, all-flash hardware that will support acceleration of advanced workloads while optimizing storage costs. “The major part of our announcement was that next major advance to […]

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What to expect during Dell Technologies World: Join theCUBE May 20-22

Mark Albertson — Tue, 14 May 2024 14:57:27 +0000

Since the Dell Technologies Inc. community gathered in Las Vegas for the computer giant’s annual conference one year ago, the artificial intelligence bandwagon has picked up significant speed. Dell has been writing its own AI story through partnerships, most notably with Nvidia Inc., and product enhancements to meet growing customer demand. What Dell’s Chief Operating […]

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Agents and APIs position Boomi for carrying the AI banner in next-gen enterprise architecture

Mark Albertson — Thu, 09 May 2024 22:52:33 +0000

At one point during keynote remarks at his company’s annual conference in Denver on Wednesday, Steve Lucas, CEO of Boomi LP, ran across the stage carrying a flag for the University of Colorado. The banner, while meant to introduce the school’s football coach Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders, could just as easily have said “AI,” for […]

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Intel and Red Hat join forces to accelerate generative AI innovation and adoption

Mark Albertson — Thu, 09 May 2024 21:59:36 +0000

During Red Hat Summit in Denver this week, Red Hat Inc. announced plans to bring Intel Corp.’s most advanced artificial intelligence processors to its customers. By making cloud-hosted versions of Intel’s Gaudi AI accelerators, along with the chipmaker’s Ultra and Core central processing units, Xeon, and the Arc graphics processing unit available, Red Hat is acknowledging […]

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Consolidating cybersecurity: Dell’s approach to streamlining security tools in a multifaceted IT landscape

Mark Albertson — Thu, 09 May 2024 17:58:36 +0000

New threats to cybersecurity are emerging with each new wave of technology, and Dell Technologies Inc., while not specifically a security company, must still find ways to help protect customers and data. This has become more challenging as organizations seek best of breed for multiple parts of the enterprise infrastructure while plugging in security solutions […]

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NATO and quantum computing are part of the cybersecurity agenda for IBM Consulting

Mark Albertson — Thu, 09 May 2024 00:50:43 +0000

Starting this January, IBM Corp. began working with the NATO Communications and Information Agency to help strengthen the Alliance’s cybersecurity posture. IBM is working with the organization to improve its security visibility and asset management across NATO enterprise networks. As part of the agreement, IBM Consulting has been tasked with building a customized solution that […]

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Red Hat outlines a vision for evolving AI models with open-source communities

Mark Albertson — Wed, 08 May 2024 02:08:23 +0000

Red Hat Inc. today presented its view of generative artificial intelligence, outlining a belief that the currently red-hot technology’s future will depend on open-source software and its ability to enable a community of users to support it. This view of the AI world could be seen in several key announcements during the company’s Rd Hat Summit conference […]

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DigiCert addresses quantum threats and AI challenges in digital security

Mark Albertson — Tue, 07 May 2024 18:46:03 +0000

Digital certificate provider DigiCert Inc. has built its business around a basic question: Who and what can be trusted? This simple query has become more complicated in recent years with the proliferation of artificial intelligence, deepfake tools and powerful quantum computers that can decrypt security algorithms in minutes. DigiCert’s message is that this new reality […]

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Three insights you might have missed from theCUBE’s coverage of Dell Technologies’ ‘Building Cyber Resilience’ event

Mark Albertson — Fri, 03 May 2024 19:04:19 +0000

Dell Technologies Inc. took several major steps at the end of April to help customers build a modern cyber resilient foundation in the face of mounting cyberattacks. The company expanded its data protection portfolio of appliances, software and as-a-service AI offerings with the goal to create a resilient infrastructure that can protect critical data on-premises, […]

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MongoDB accelerates AI development with new Amazon Bedrock integration

Mark Albertson — Fri, 03 May 2024 00:41:18 +0000

Among several announcements made by MongoDB Inc. today was the news that Atlas Vector Search Integration with Knowledge Bases on Amazon Bedrock had moved into general availability. The move was designed to help accelerate development of generative artificial intelligence applications and build features using fully managed foundation models more easily. “It enables us to have […]

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Verizon security expert shares insights on how SMBs can defend against rising security threats

Mark Albertson — Thu, 02 May 2024 14:33:42 +0000

There are important steps that small and medium-sized businesses can take to limit security risk. Unfortunately, many choose not to implement them and fall victim to ransomware attacks or worse. Take the simple example of passwords. Verizon Communications Inc. reports that 80% of data breaches are linked to compromised login credentials, and research from the […]

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A vision in red: How Red Hat is capitalizing on growth of AI, Kubernetes, OpenShift and key cloud partnerships

Mark Albertson — Wed, 01 May 2024 17:00:29 +0000

Red Hat Inc.’s beginning dates back to the mid-1990s when co-founder and software engineer Marc Ewing wore his red Cornell University lacrosse hat in the computer lab and people seeking help would just “look for the guy in the red hat.” Nearly 30 years later, people are still looking to Red Hat for support. Whether […]

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Three insights you might have missed from theCUBE’s coverage of IBM’s ‘Future-Ready Storage’ event

Mark Albertson — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 19:50:28 +0000

With the integration of artificial intelligence into data management systems, IBM Corp.’s conversation around storage has shifted into a whole new gear. The company made a series of storage announcements during theCUBE and IBM’s “Future-Ready Storage Redefining Data Center Boundaries” event. A key element of the latest releases involved the inclusion of AI-powered predictive analytics […]

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Evolving data security: Dell Technologies enhances Data Domain portfolio

Mark Albertson — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:27:10 +0000

This week’s announcements from Dell Technologies Inc. focused on enhancements to its Data Domain portfolio. The appliances protect, manage and recover data at scale, and Dell’s latest Data Domain releases focus on reducing storage costs, improving system efficiency and enhancing data security. “The Data Domain product has a track record with performance, scale and efficiency […]

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Three insights you might have missed from theCUBE’s coverage of SAS Innovate

Mark Albertson — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:55:13 +0000

Major advancements in generative artificial intelligence and expanding use cases were just part of the agenda at SAS Institute Inc.’s SAS Innovate gathering in Las Vegas last week. The data analytics provider outlined its vision for industry-specific AI integration and enhanced decision-making, driven by new AI models and partnerships. Companies around the globe are seeking […]

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New IBM all-flash storage platform includes AI-powered security solutions for monitoring and data protection

Mark Albertson — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:01:09 +0000

A key element in IBM Corp.’s storage announcements on Thursday involved security and a critical need to protect vital business data in the event of a breach. With the IBM Storage 5300 release, the company unveiled new technology, enabled by its FlashCore Module 4, which continuously monitors I/O statistics using artificial intelligence and machine learning […]

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Storage ownership gets new look with IBM’s introduction of FlashSystem 5300 and a customer assurance model

Mark Albertson — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:59:33 +0000

IBM Corp. unveiled the new IBM FlashSystem 5300 on Thursday, a one rack unit that is designed to provide high availability and enterprise-class data services to businesses of all sizes. The announcement noted the integration of artificial intelligence-powered predictive analytics with Storage Insights as part of the latest release, which included AI-based data placement and […]

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AI, APIs and automation: Boomi builds for the future of the data integration market

Mark Albertson — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:15:55 +0000

It took a leap of faith to believe that a small software company founded over a Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, pizza shop in 2000 would one day be acquired by one of the world’s tech giants and become a central player in data integration. Yet this is exactly how the narrative has played out for Boomi. Having […]

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The escalating battle for data protection in a hybrid world: Exploring key data protection trends

Mark Albertson — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:40:24 +0000

The data protection risk environment could be easily represented by an arrow pointing up. Up as in 90% of organizations have experienced some form of disruption in the past 12 months, and the average cost of a cyberattack has more than doubled, from 2022 to 2023. These are just two data points provided by Dell Technologies […]

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Explosive AI growth: Threat report from Zscaler finds expanding risk for enterprises

Mark Albertson — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:01:55 +0000

Zscaler Inc. has released its inaugural “ThreatLabz 2024 AI Security Report,” and the results document explosive growth in artificial intelligence, a concurrent rise in blocked AI traffic and a growing threat landscape as bad actors increasingly leverage the technology. The report drew from over 18 billion transactions in the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange between April […]

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