Zeus Kerravala

Zeus Kerravala is a principal analyst at ZK Research, a division of Kerravala Consulting.

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AI, AI and more AI: A deep dive into Nvidia’s announcements at Computex 2024

Nvidia Corp. today unveiled a series of advancements in artificial intelligence technology at Computex 2024, where it’s showcasing its latest innovations in consumer computing, accelerated computing, networking, enterprise computing, and industrial digitalization. From new AI laptops to the powerful Blackwell platform and the Spectrum-X Ethernet network, Nvidia’s announcements at Computex offer a comprehensive view of the future ...
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What to expect at Cisco Live 2024 edition

The annual Cisco Live 2024, to be held June 2-6 in Las Vegas, will boast Elton John as the music artist performing at the Wednesday night celebration event, as well as seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri as special guests. However, while those names create exciting entertainment, the more than ...
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Five takeaways from IBM Think 2024

IBM Corp.‘s annual Think event in Boston showed how the company has had a complete facelift in the era of Chief Executive Arvind Krishna. Krishna (pictured) has used the boom in artificial intelligence to reposition the company around Watson and make that the focal point of IBM’s next platform. I left Think 2024 more positive about ...
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Juniper adds end-user experience enhancements, network remediation and access control to AI-native platform

Juniper Networks Inc. announced enhancements this week to its AI-Native Networking Platform, aimed at adding value to its cloud-hosted products. These products use Mist AI to optimize user experiences and simplify operations, as well as network assistant Marvis. The new features detect and fix network, application and security issues, which enables customers to anticipate user needs. The ...
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Behind the numbers: five facts about Cisco’s quarter

The day after Cisco Systems Inc. announced its third-quarter 2024 earnings, investors are wavering on the results, as the stock was falling 2% this morning, reversing a 5% jump after-hours Monday. The company reported revenue of $12.7 billion, down 13% year-over-year — 16% without Splunk — and $70 million ahead of consensus estimates. Gross margins remain ...
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At RSA Conference, AWS brings updates to Amazon Security Lake

The RSA Conference 2024 last week was dubbed as the artificial intelligence security show, and rightfully so, as AI was prevalent across keynotes, sessions and the show floor. That’s all fine and dandy, but it’s important to understand the engine that drives AI is data. Last year, Amazon Web Services Inc. announced Amazon Security Lake, to provide ...

Infoblox uncovers Muddling Meerkat, which can control China’s Great Firewall

Before last week’s RSA Conference, Infoblox Inc. announced that its threat intel researchers uncovered “Muddling Meerkat,” which it characterizes as “a likely PRC state actor with the ability to control the Great Firewall of China.” The GFW censors and controls internet traffic entering and exiting China. The company said the threat actor used sophisticated techniques to ...
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At RSAC, Cisco launches bolsters in Security Cloud, built on Hypershield and Splunk

All security eyes are on San Francisco this week as the RSA Conference kicks off. One vendor with some early news is Cisco Systems Inc., which unveiled a salvo of new offerings in its Cisco Security Cloud. Designed to support and safeguard artificial intelligence, the features aim to help companies protect their applications, devices, users ...
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Ahead of RSAC, Menlo Security announces partnership with Google Cloud for better browser security

As the security world descends upon the Moscone Center next week for the RSA Security Conference, two companies that put out some news ahead of the show were Google Cloud and Menlo Security Inc. which announced a partnership to improve the security of enterprise browsers. Under the terms of the agreement, Menlo Security, which pioneered ...
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Splunk report finds generative AI both a problem and a solution for security teams

As organizations navigate increasingly complex technological environments, they face a dichotomy: Some are harnessing advanced cybersecurity tools and practices, while others are struggling under the weight of new challenges. Splunk Inc.’s new 2024 State of Security Report: The Race to Harness AI, released Tuesday, highlights significant differences in how cybersecurity is managed. It also delves into ...