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The bot takeover may have initiated in the back offices across the enterprise landscape, but the scope of robotics processing automation goes much further than that. As is the case with many startups, UiPath Inc.’s introductory product lineup targeted finance departments, automating …
Unique pricing and partnerships help HPE GreenLake stand out in HCI crowd
Hatched nearly a decade ago as a private cloud solution, GreenLake has grown to become the hyperconverged hub within Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s computing empire. GreenLake has survived by broadening its portfolio and partnerships across public cloud functionalities, differentiated by a pay-per-use …
Scaling up video chat at the edge: Marco Polo builds for quality of friendships, not quantity
In a world of endless social media platforms, how does a video chat app stand out? Skip the gimmicks and focus on the technology to ensure authentic, real-time reactions. After years of mobile app launches, Joya Communications Inc. hit the mark with …
Watch live: VMworld 2019 exclusive interviews and analysis
They survived the first wave of cloud computing, placing a stake in the hyperconverged computing systems to support public-cloud environments. Now VMware Inc. is doubling down on a software-led strategy to thrive in the Cloud 2.0 era, where computing must converge security, …
Counting on Kubernetes, Diamanti wants to future-proof legacy technologies
Ahead of VMworld 2019, the enterprise technology industry is at the crux of a multicloud conundrum. With the rise of containerized applications and microservices, the distinctions amongst major cloud providers are getting dimmer by the day. Yet on-premises computing remains a crucial …
The 5 best predictions we got right about VMware, and one we got totally wrong
Ten years ago a startup obsessed with enterprise computing and cloud-native broadcast media invited some friends to geek out at VMworld, discussing technology’s biggest trends at a tiny news desk in the lobby of Moscone West conference center in San Francisco. VMware …
Lululemon sniffs out spending snags and opportunities with Coupa’s data insights
The table stakes have changed in the digital era, where data is supposed to justify business decisions. For retailer lululemon athletica inc., data helps the procurement team follow the money. “The table stakes today is just managing spend — knowing where your …
Prevailing on a path less taken, Infinidat upgrades software-led storage solutions
Digital business today is defined by the treatment of data as an asset. With new data economies come new demands for storage and data portability across on-premises and cloud-computing architectures. While technology’s service providers are anxious to emerge victorious in this multicloud …
Peak hype: Can Kubernetes survive the booms and busts of cloud services?
Five years after its creation, Kubernetes has become all the rage in open-source computing. The free platform for managing container orchestration is helping along digital transformation initiatives across the enterprise landscape, automating away the tough work of deploying and monitoring software applications …
Making mole hills of mountains, Qlik breaks down data’s biggest barriers
What’s a 25-year-old data analytics company look like? Even before the big data era, Qlik Technologies Inc. has been in the business of visualizing and actionizing business information. More than two decades on, the company maintains a straightforward philosophy to data organization …