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AWS DC Summit 2025: The cloud becomes strategic national infrastructure for the AI era
At this year’s AWS DC Summit, one thing was clear: AI, cloud infrastructure and public-private partnerships are no longer future ambitions — they are national priorities happening now. TheCUBE Research’s Scott Hebner and I had a chance to interview the top leaders and ecosystem partners to extract the signal. The game is about capital spending ...
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Iceberg and the future of data intelligence
As data becomes the lifeblood of modern enterprises, the expectations placed on data platforms are evolving at an unprecedented pace. No longer confined to powering dashboards or historical reports, today’s data ecosystems must fuel real-time decision-making, intelligent applications and AI agents that continuously learn and adapt. The new requirements for modern data platforms In this ...
The next frontier in enterprise AI: What to watch at Snowflake and Databricks summits
As we enter the artificial intelligence summit season, two pivotal events, Snowflake Summit and Databricks’ Data+AI Summit offer a rare lens into how the battle for the future of enterprise AI is unfolding. These are not just product showcases. They are directional signals that will shape how businesses organize around data, logic and automation over ...
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Welcome to the AI factory era: A preview of Dell Technologies World 2025
In just a few years, computing has undergone a massive shift. What was once a marketplace dominated by general‑purpose servers and monolithic data centers has fractured into a complex ecosystem of specialized accelerators, hyper‑scaled clusters, edge‑enabled devices, large‑scale cloud providers and sovereign‑cloud platforms. At the center of this transformation stand two sides of the market ...
The key takeaways from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s GTC keynote
Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Jensen Huang took the stage today at Nvidia Corp.’s annual GTC keynote with his characteristic blend of technical mastery, visionary ambition and a touch of humor. This year’s event underscored not just how fast the AI revolution is moving but how Nvidia continues to redefine computing itself. The keynote by Huang (pictured) ...
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IBM’s open-source playbook: The AI market shift, DeepSeek’s lessons and the future of AI development
IBM Corp. is at a turning point. After strong earnings and a rapid rise in stock price, it’s clear that Chief Executive Arvind Krishna’s long-term strategy is paying off. We’ve been following IBM closely — we’ve seen Krishna’s vision firsthand, attended analyst meetings, had one-on-one discussions with executives, and covered its artificial intelligence and hybrid ...
Dave Brown talks Trainium2: AWS’ secret weapon for generative AI leadership
Prior to Amazon Web Services Inc.’s re:Invent conference this week, Dave Brown, vice president of compute at AWS, shared a glimpse with me into the future of cloud computing. During an exclusive podcast interview, Brown unveiled the company’s newest silicon innovation — Trainium2 — and delved into how AWS is redefining the infrastructure landscape to ...
SPECIAL REPORT: AI AND THE CLOUD
AWS re:Invent 2024: CEO Matt Garman unveils the future of cloud with generative AI and agentic workflows
As AWS re:Invent 2024 approaches this coming week, anticipation is building for what promises to be a defining moment in the evolution of cloud computing. In an exclusive interview at Amazon Web Services Inc.’s Seattle headquarters, I sat down with Chief Executive Matt Garman (pictured) to delve into the themes that will shape re:Invent and ...
Transforming how business works: Dilip Kumar on Q for Business, gen AI and AWS’ vision for productivity
Generative artificial intelligence is ushering in a new era of productivity, transforming how businesses access, analyze and act on their data. At the forefront of this revolution is Dilip Kumar, head of Q for Business at Amazon Web Services Inc. In an exclusive conversation at AWS headquarters in Seattle, Dilip revealed how Q for Business ...
Revolutionizing software development: Deepak Singh on gen AI, AWS Q Developer and the future of coding
Generative AI isn’t just a technological leap — it’s a transformative force reshaping the way software is developed and deployed. At the forefront of this revolution is Deepak Singh, vice president of the Next Generation Developer Experience at Amazon Web Services Inc. In an exclusive conversation at AWS headquarters ahead of its re:Invent conference next ...
