John Furrier
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Cybersecurity’s new battleground: strategic imperatives and emerging threats
As digital transformation redefines the business landscape, cybersecurity is becoming increasingly complex and urgent. So it was timely that the mWISE 2024 conference, hosted by Google LLC’s Mandiant, brought together industry leaders last week to explore the latest challenges, innovations and strategic priorities in the field. No longer confined to information technology departments, cybersecurity has ...
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Salesforce living the Dreamforce: Revolutionizing business workflows and data governance
As we approach Salesforce Inc.’s highly anticipated Dreamforce event, it’s clear that the company is positioned at the forefront of the enterprise artificial intelligence revolution. Generative AI is driving massive changes across industries, and Salesforce is harnessing this transformative technology to optimize workflows, enhance customer engagement and empower non-technical users to build customized experiences. Note: For ...
Exclusive: Inside the mind of AWS CEO Matt Garman and how he aims to shape the future of cloud and AI
In the world of professional football, few coaching relationships are as legendary as that of Bill Parcells and his protégé, Bill Belichick. Parcells built formidable defenses, but it was Belichick who took the New England Patriots to unprecedented heights, largely thanks to an unknown player who would become a football icon: Tom Brady. This story ...
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World reboots as CrowdStrike update cripples global systems running Microsoft Windows
In an incident that underscores the vulnerabilities of our technology-reliant world, a massive information technology software update failure rippled across key sectors today, affecting everything from airlines to medical facilities, news outlets and public safety systems. At the center of the disruption lies a significant malfunction with CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Windows and ...
Qumulo appoints former Arista exec Doug Gourlay CEO, eyeing growth in data systems storage market
Data storage platform Qumulo Inc. today named Doug Gourlay, previously a vice president and general manager who led the growth at Arista Networks Inc., its new chief executive officer. Gourlay brings extensive experience in driving innovation and operational excellence to his new role. He replaces Bill Richter, who is stepping down as CEO. Strategic vision and market ...
Unveiling MongoDB.Local: Setting the stage for next-gen AI applications
At MongoDB Inc.’s flagship developer conference in New York City last year, I spoke with Chief Executive Dev Ittycheria, who offered his take on the burgeoning generative artificial intelligence wave. Ittycheria predicted that as developers began to experiment with new AI tools, including those within MongoDB’s developer data platform, they’d see productivity gains and would ...
Turning golf shots into insights: How IBM is driving an AI-powered Masters digital experience
At SiliconANGLE, we love tech, we love sports and we especially love it when both come together. A prime example of this is on full display this week at the 88th Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, where IBM Corp. is providing a compelling use case for how a storied tradition meets state-of-the-art technology. The Augusta ...
A vision for AI and the future: How Boldstart Ventures seeks to fund the next wave of enterprise innovation
The stage is set for a wealth creation cycle that we have never seen before. The roles played by data and AI highlight the instant use cases of a generational shift in how things are produced and consumed. Power dynamics are shifting to the founders of exciting new startups that are well-positioned to take advantage ...
SPECIAL REPORT: THE BATTLE FOR AI SUPREMACY
Exclusive Q&A: Ahead of re:Invent, AWS chief Adam Selipsky lays out a broad AI strategy
As Amazon Web Services Chief Executive Adam Selipsky prepares for his third re:Invent conference, it’s no surprise that artificial intelligence dominates his thinking. AWS needs a big boost given all the competition lately from the likes of Microsoft Corp., Google LLC and a raft of smaller clouds latching onto generative AI. Meanwhile, growth at Amazon.com ...
SPECIAL REPORT: THE BATTLE FOR AI SUPREMACY
A re:Invent exclusive: AWS CEO Adam Selipsky to reveal a new generative AI stack
As the rush to generative artificial intelligence only gains more momentum every day, Amazon Web Services Inc. Chief Executive Adam Selipsky think there’s one core capability to ensure it fulfills its promise: adaptability. “With all of the different directions that generative AI, and AI, are going to go in, the key characteristic that people need ...