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Evolution of security architecture: The dynamic intersection of cloud, AI and security
The evolution of security architecture is becoming a reality based on infrastructural changes, such as multiple clouds and hybrid, as businesses continue to be digital. As a result, baking security into operations is emerging as the new norm, and this is a trend being emphasized by chief information security officers, according to Merritt Baer (pictured), ...
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Redefining connectivity: Cloudflare’s role in the emergence of supercloud
Getting the best out of different cloud vendors has become a vital need for organizations, and this is boosting the supercloud concept. Since businesses are finding themselves at the multicloud doorstep one way or another, Cloudflare Inc. acts as a highly efficient scheduling engine that uses its networking prowess to create a connectivity layer, which ...
The evolution of value-centric AI: Aflac uses DataRobot for predictability purposes
Even though generative artificial intelligence is taking the world by storm, enterprises are looking at the bigger picture of how it can drive real value. As a Fortune 500 company that offers financial protection to millions of customers and policyholders, Aflac Inc. leverages DataRobot Inc.’s end-to-end AI and machine learning lifecycle platform to drive real ...
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As Databricks enhances its playbook using generative AI, analysts weigh in
As artificial intelligence continues to gain steam through generative AI and large language models, enterprises seek to embrace this cutting-edge technology. Databricks Inc. intends to enhance its data expertise with GenAI, given that the database war no longer exists. Data will be everywhere and AI will be needed for better insights, according to Doug Henschen ...
Payload uses a developer-first approach to tackle CMS challenges
Data continues to be at the center of the value proposition, even with the proliferation of multimodal content. Despite Payload CMS Inc. being a headless content management system, it addresses multimodal content challenges by implementing a developer-first approach, having control of the backend and taking the middle ground, according to James Mikrut (pictured), founder of ...
The rise of hybrid-cloud environments: Western Canada Lottery turns to HPE GreenLake for cloud-like experiences
Even though the cloud offers scalability, predictable cost and automation, what happens when applications are not cloud ready? Since the main gaming system used to operate the lottery was not cloud ready because it had to stay on-prem, HPE GreenLake enabled Western Canada Lottery Corp, to do a big refresh on its compute and spin ...
Cloud operational model takes the HPE driver’s seat
As the cloud continues to gain steam, enterprises are grappling with the burning issue of how to seamlessly visualize both public cloud and on-premise estates. Through a cloud operational model, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. builds services that might be consumed from a hyperscaler because it creates a common theme, according to Tom Black (pictured, left), ...
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Cisco’s Jeetu Patel on its new Security Cloud: a generative AI-driven approach to cybersecurity
Since the security market is large and segmented, out-of-the-box approaches are needed to spur more innovations. To integrate security and networking, Cisco Systems Inc. devised a platform that is cloud-based and powered by generative artificial intelligence, called Cisco Security Cloud, according to Jeetu Patel (pictured), executive vice president and general manager of the Security and ...
Taming cloud costs: Archera helps Kemet Trading with cloud cost optimization using AI-driven forecast
At times, enterprises find themselves between a rock and a hard place when devising ways to minimize costs in the cloud. Since there are many ways to commit to a cloud workload, Archera.ai Inc. tackles the cloud pricing pain point through a two-way door approach, automating commitment management and using forecast powered by artificial intelligence, ...
Security meets networking: Cisco tackles zero trust vs. VPN headache
How to enhance security in the networking field continues to be a burning issue. As the zero trust versus virtual private network debate continues to make airwaves, Cisco Systems Inc. looks at the other side of the coin, joining the two so that users are freed from the plumbing headache, according to Tom Gillis (pictured), ...