Devony Hof

Devony Hof is a SiliconANGLE writer covering live events with theCUBE. Growing up in a family of writers in Silicon Valley, she has long been interested in the intersection between technology and the arts. She graduated from Northwestern University in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in English Literature and Theatre. In her spare time, she enjoys writing plays, poetry and anything in between, as well as acting in theatre and film around the Chicago area.

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What to expect at Dreamforce: Join theCUBE, starting Sept. 17

Artificial intelligence agents promise to transform the enterprise software stack, dramatically increasing productivity, and Salesforce Inc. appears to be at the forefront of this agentic AI revolution. The company has made major advances in AI, bringing in a series of automation updates to its cloud platforms, and it will make further announcements at its annual ...

Simplification and growth: VMware’s partner promise after Broadcom merger

At VMware LLC’s first Explore event since the acquisition by Broadcom was finalized last year, the company is reassuring partners that its new path, featuring the Broadcom Advantage Program, will ultimately reward long-term customers. The post-acquisition transition is about three-quarters complete, according to Tara Fine (pictured, right), vice president of the Americas Partner Organization at VMware. ...
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Broadcom bets on profitable private cloud solutions with VMware acquisition

Since the Broadcom VMware acquisition in November 2023, the industry has been watching to see how the move would play out. Customers have been frustrated with some of the bumps in the road, but the cost and difficulty of moving away from VMware may overcome their doubts, according to Brent Ellis (pictured), senior analyst at ...

VMware and Broadcom bet big on Private Cloud savings with VCF-powered strategy

Under Broadcom Inc., VMware LLC is going head to head with public cloud by positioning a full-scale, VMware Cloud Foundation. or VCF-powered environment. as the superior cost-saving architecture. At VMware’s first Explore conference since the company was acquired by Broadcom, company leaders emphasized the value of private cloud. “With Broadcom and VCF’s new focus on ...

Vast Data aims to be guiding star for AI stack ahead of Cosmos event

Data storage is all the rage again, with global data predicted to reach 200 zettabytes by 2025, half of which will be in the cloud. Only five years ago, that number was 41 zettabytes. One of the primary reasons for the rapid increase in data volume is the shift from text-based to multimodal models and ...

Disaster recovery in action: Kaseya responds to CrowdStrike crisis

The CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. outage caused huge ripples worldwide, with 96% of customers reporting that they saw an impact, leaving many companies scrambling for disaster recovery solutions. As a provider of information technology and security software, Kaseya Inc. was on the ground, helping customers repair their network and get their endpoint devices back up and ...

Juniper meets AI bandwidth demands with customizable networking

As the demand for AI networking solutions continues to grow, driven by the bandwidth-intensive GPUs needed to support artificial intelligence technologies, businesses are reevaluating their network infrastructures. Juniper Networks Inc., which was recently acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, is focused on helping customers construct their own network infrastructures. “We are dealing with the … customers ...

Industry expertise drives AI strategy as HPE partners with Deloitte

As artificial intelligence becomes an essential component of modern business strategies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. is leveraging industry expertise through a strategic partnership with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. This collaboration aims to provide companies with the critical infrastructure and guidance needed to navigate the complexities of AI implementation. Despite the growing recognition of AI’s potential, ...

Generative Semantic Fabric bridges business and data management gaps

The advent of generative artificial intelligence has made data management a pressing concern, with data software companies looking to better support the average business user.  Founded in 2021, Illumex Technologies Inc. is set to meet businesses’ data needs through its Generative Semantic Fabric, an abstraction layer that automates data mapping and analytics. “The biggest flaw ...

Challenges and opportunities in AI: Gradual progress highlights the need for industry-specific solutions

Even though the past year has been declared the beginning of an artificial intelligence era, AI use cases are not being deployed on a large scale as quickly as people expected. The diverse complexity and scale of these use cases underscore the fallacy of a “one size fits all” approach. The varying demands of different ...