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Veeam and Nutanix follow the data on multicloud infra circuit
Many information technology departments today won’t commit exclusively to on-premises data centers, private or public cloud infrastructure. It can be tough for vendors to cook up the mishmash of services they require. Can smart partnering and cross-compatible interfaces help companies like Veeam Software Inc. be everything to everyone? “Everything that Veeam does and develops is generally ...
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Deeper deep learning shifts AI from sci-fi to software reality
The basic framework for artificial intelligence has existed since the 1940s, and organizations have been innovating atop AI advancements ever since. In recent years, big data and advanced deep learning models have pushed AI into the spotlight like never before. Will these new technological ingredients finally produce the intelligent machines envisaged in science fiction, or are current AI trends just the same wine in ...
Move over ‘single pane of glass,’ here’s the multicloud OS
The so-called single pane of glass for managing multicloud environments remains largely an information technology admin’s fantasy. Whether or not it ever materializes is anyone’s guess. In the meantime, could a holistic enterprise cloud operating system be the next best thing? “The enterprise doesn’t have a good operating system,” said Binny Gill (pictured, left), chief architect ...
How VC dollars can smother the startups they’re meant to support
Think securing a boatload of venture capital guarantees a startup success? Obviously, some funding is essential; what may not be obvious is that too much cash can bury the company its supposed to buoy. “Money rarely makes the company,” said Sunil Dhaliwal (pictured, right), general partner at Amplify Partners. Generous early investments cannot shore up a company ...
Can Google Cloud’s developer fans tip market in its favor?
Amazon Web Services Inc. is the undisputed king of cloud, but competitor Google Cloud Platform is steadily winning developer fans. Do those developers have the clout to tip the buying decisions of businesses in GCP’s favor? “If you’re going to attack Amazon right now, you can’t do the breadth of services,” said Jerry Chen (pictured), partner at ...
This nonprofit morphed into a tech company to fight child trafficking
Child trafficking criminals use technology to operate under the radar online. One nonprofit aptly decided to make technology the main weapon in its fight to stop them. “I think a lot of times, people look at social issues from the impact angle — which we do,” said Julie Cordua (pictured, right), chief executive officer of Thorn: Digital ...
Splunk taps ecosystem to make data solutions, not slogans
Converting big data analytics into tangible business results is not easy — many businesses still struggle to do it. It doesn’t help that many software services vendors indiscriminately throw out slogans like digital transformation or form buzzworthy partnerships. What does help businesses actionize data are intimate customer conversations and deep, joint engineering efforts, according to Brian Goldfarb (pictured), chief ...
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AWS rivals scratch out niche services to win cloud market share
Amazon Web Services Inc. keeps charging through the cloud computing market in a thick dust of service releases. It’s getting tough to keep up with all the new products, but AWS’s throngs of customers seem to believe that more is more. Is it spreading itself too thin, and can competitors bump AWS out of some market spaces by ...
The best defense is a good offense: The case for new data security platforms
Damaging news reports of data breaches at familiar companies like Uber Technologies Inc. and Equifax Inc. are scaring enterprises straight. The anxiety is good for business in the cybersecurity technology sector. The big data security software market is expected to swell from 2016’s $10.63 Billion to $26.85 Billion by 2022. But it’s not like the goats ...
Splunk’s big data chops bite into automated security
Security at the digital data level is a hot topic now, since firewalls alone can’t cut it in dispersed, multicloud environments. Data security provider Splunk Inc. got a jump on big data analytics before it was a buzz term, and now they’re applying hard-earned wisdom to that security layer, deploying a “nerve center” with multiple detection points. ...