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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. …
Does UiPath’s ‘triple unicorn’ status signal arrival of the automation age?
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 …
‘Viral’ success status gives Smartsheet an edge in work applications
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 …
Back from the brink: Tech CEOs face down sharks, losses and near-failure
Multiple species of sharks navigate the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California and, on a bleak day five years ago, one of the area’s tech entrepreneurs swam with the sharks, figuratively speaking. It did not go well. Appearing on the …
Splunk’s focus on enterprise data tools could power new wave of growth
Splunk Inc. opened its major annual conference on Tuesday with a series of announcements that included new features for the firm’s machine data processing platform. The news involved expanded artificial intelligence and container support, technologies that could position the company for growth in …
Infor OS brings enterprise AI and business applications under one tent
The evolution of Infor OS mirrors Infor Inc.’s growth as a company. OS, or Operating Service, is the unifying foundation on which Infor users run cloud-based, user-friendly enterprise tools, and the company has steadily enhanced the platform over several years as it …
New machine learning solutions offer data management protection
Organizations firmly entrenched at the intersection of Big Data Way and Cloud Boulevard often face a dilemma. Which direction allows the ability to move information among multiple platforms while maintaining a unified view of the entire database landscape? It’s not an easy …
It’s a hybrid world for QTS, as edge computing transforms data center management
For a read on the current state of multicloud computing, ask someone who owns and runs data centers. QTS Realty Trust Inc. provides data center solutions through six million square feet located in multiple North America facilities and delivers a software-defined platform …
Small investment yields big payoff in HR outsourcing for IronRoad CEO
In today’s expensive world, there are many things to spend $8,000 on. A used car might be one, but it won’t have the latest technology. Rottweiler or chow chow dog breeds can cost that much. Some appliance companies even make an $8,000 …
Application focus positions F5 Networks as a key player in Layer 7 management
For F5 Networks Inc. it all began with Big IP, a tool for controlling internet traffic in the late 1990s. Now the company has moved into traffic management and security services for the critical application layer, or Layer 7, as the enterprise …