This week’s Amazon re:MARS event spotlighted cutting edge technologies, including machine learning, automation, robotics and space exploration. Machine learning, in particular, has seen advanced by leaps and bounds recently, and one such project is Amazon Web Services Inc.’s DeepRacer program. “DeepRacer is the fastest way to get hands-on with machine learning,” said Mike Miller (pictured), director of ...

Technologies such as machine learning, artificial intelligence and automation have already transformed society. But organizations are continuing to innovate using this tech for enterprise computing. Some companies are even partnering on technology that goes beyond Earth. For instance, Amazon Web Services Inc. and NASA are applying these technological underpinnings toward breakthrough cosmic exploration. “Orion is our ...

Capital One Financial Corp. recently launched its new enterprise B2B software business, Capital One Software, which focuses on providing cloud and data management solutions for companies operating in the cloud. The business unit’s first product release is its Slingshot platform, a data management solution for customers of Snowflake that helps businesses accelerate adoption of the Snowflake Data ...

Some of the key insights revealed at the recent “At Your Storage Service” event centered on true storage-as-a-service, why it’s catching on, and the capacity requirements to deliver the consumption model in its authentic form. Pure Storage Inc.’s announcement of Evergreen//Flex is a reaffirmation of its commitment to delivering value within the STaaS model. “Evergreen//Flex takes the ...

Evolution and pivoting are integral as companies scale, allowing them to incorporate more features and capabilities in a bid to serve a wider audience, drive expanded business objectives and deliver solutions to more use cases. Snowflake Inc. started its journey by providing a combined big data and data warehouse solution, infused with an elasticity and ...

Organizations are increasingly embracing data collaboration for effective digital transformation,  and technologies and techniques continue to evolve. As companies leverage the expertise of professional services organizations to drive their data maturity goals, the gospel of data collaboration and sharing is taking on wings. “We often tell folks that data has and will continue to be ...

As companies scale, the time taken to extract actionable insights from data becomes increasingly crucial. With its new FlashBlade product release, Pure Storage Inc. is meeting that point of need, among  others. “It’s easy to say that it’s just the latest and greatest version of the FlashBlade, but obviously it’s a lot more than that,” said Matt Burr (pictured), ...

There’s a divide in the enterprise computing space on whether companies should go full-on cloud, employ hybrid infrastructures, or remain on-premises with their data. While there isn’t a consensus yet, the adoption numbers on cloud are clearly trending upward, casting an optimistic light on what’s to come. “I think they’re flocking to the cloud,” said Hilary Feier ...

Organizations can have all the cutting-edge cloud infrastructure, but it all falls flat without the proper tools needed to harness and take advantage of their data resources. Catering to that need, Snowflake Inc. made a slew of announcements during its the Day 1 Keynote at this week’s Snowflake Summit. “I think the Native Application Framework ...

As more organizations shift their resources from on-premises to cloud infrastructures, they must deal with the added complexities of technologies like artificial intelligence. To do so, many organizations are relying on solutions to ease the transition. Industry disruptor Snowflake Inc. is answering the call. The company is tapping its ecosystem of partners to help the enterprise break ...