As Commvault GO wound down this week in Nashville, Tennessee, analysts attending the conference were reminded of legacy challenges that still confront the information technology industry. A number of chief technology officers remain legacy-minded, reluctant to move to the cloud, according to David Chapa, founder of The CTE Group LLC, a data management analyst and consultancy firm. ...

When two people meet for the first time, it usually takes a few minutes to find common points of interest. When Amazon Web Services Inc. sits down to assess the needs of a new or potential customer, the conversation often turns quickly to data protection. And that’s usually when Commvault Systems Inc. comes into the picture. ...

Commvault Systems Inc. is building a partner ecosystem to strengthen its position in expanding hybrid environments. Yesterday, the company announced that its Complete Backup and Recovery software would now be available directly from NetApp Inc. and NetApp channel partners. That was followed by the news today that Commvault’s backup and recovery software would be fully integrated ...

Businesses confronted with rolling out an artificial intelligence project often stare at the assembled pieces and wonder what kind of engine will be needed to power the car. Data scientists? Check. AI initiative? Check. Deployment infrastructure? Uh-oh. DataDirect Networks Inc. has announced a partnership with Nvidia Corp. to make AI deployments simpler. DDN’s new reference ...

Global professional services firm Ernst & Young Global Ltd has become one of the leading users of robotic process automation, or RPA, technology, and that’s not by accident. The company has embarked on a deliberate strategy, in cooperation with UiPath Inc., to use more than 1,000 robots in support of the firm’s internal processes so it can ...

For years, companies in the robotic process automation, or RPA, space flew under the radar. Software that can automate repetitive, rules-driven, back-office tasks was not exactly an attention-grabber. Yet, companies in the RPA field, such as UiPath Inc., are gaining more visibility, in part because the field’s artificial intelligence potential could make a major difference in ...

When the modern, high-end automobile has more lines of data-generating code than Facebook, it’s time to face a stark reality: Today’s world is awash in a sea of information and the explosion of data will require very robust tools to process it all. That’s precisely the scenario driving Splunk Inc.’s business. With more than 20 product ...

After decades of stops and starts, unmet expectations, and continued public concern over whether machines will replace people, it’s difficult to imagine anyone in the robotics field expressing joy over what they do. The founder of UiPath Inc. is a notable exception. “I started UiPath to have joy at work, to do what I like, ...

The robotic process automation company UiPath Inc. made news this month when it raised $225 million, pushing the firm into “triple unicorn” or $3-billion startup valuation territory. As the RPA company leads its UiPathForward Americas conference in Miami, Florida, this week, the central focus will be on whether the age of automation and robotics has finally ...

It’s one thing when cute babies or playful cats draw major audiences on YouTube. It’s quite another when customers flock to a video post in order to learn about office software. Yet, that’s exactly the position Smartsheet Inc. found itself in not long ago when a major financial company’s employees discovered the work application’s YouTube channel ...