ServiceNow Inc. and Zoom Video Communications Inc. announced today at the annual Zoomtopia event an expanded strategic partnership to integrate their generative artificial intelligence technologies — ServiceNow’s Now Assist and Zoom AI Companion — by the first half of 2025. With this integration, Zoom hopes to enhance enterprise productivity by automating workflows based on meeting ...

It continues to be a busy year for Commvault Systems Inc., a provider of cloud data protection. The New Jersey-based company is in London this week for its annual SHIFT event. Then, Commvault will take its data resiliency story and solutions on the road to provide customers, partners and prospects with a close-up look at ...

At last week’s Climate Week and the Global Citizen Festival in New York, both committed to making the world a better and more livable place for future generations, technology was viewed by many as the driving force to shift to a cleaner, more sustainable future. One of the more interesting events was held at the Midtown ...

Earlier this month, I attended the SaaStr event for software-as-a-service providers. The event is geared toward smaller SaaS companies that want to share ideas to learn how to scale and grow. The biggest company, by far, in attendance was IBM Corp. I was surprised to see it there, given the show’s focus on smaller SaaS providers, ...

In a surprise move, global communications provider NEC Corp. has decided to exit the cloud communications sector in most regions of the globe. Earlier this year, NEC announced it would exit the on-premises PBX business everywhere except Japan. It would shift its focus by reselling Intermedia’s Cloud Communication solution under the brand name of UNIVERGE ...

Cloud networking and security company Infoblox Inc. today launched a new suite called the Universal DDI Product Suite with an aim to improve collaboration and efficiency among NetOps, SecOps and CloudOps teams. The new Infoblox suite should help remove operational silos and enhance the management of DNS, DHCP and IP address services, collectively known as DDI, ...

Since it was founded in 2004, Arista Networks Inc. has been known as a company that makes great network switches. This has been done with great hardware and a single, open operating system that spans all its products. In 2015, the company launched “CloudVision,” which moved the management, orchestration, and automation capabilities into the cloud. Historically, ...

Generative artificial intelligence has the power to change almost every aspect of how we work, educate and entertain, and nearly every business is seeking to infuse AI into its business process to create new ways of engaging customers and employees. The sports and entertainment industry remains one of the most competitive vertical industries. Fans have ...

The cloud industry is currently undergoing a significant sea change. The term “cloud” has been used to describe public cloud services. Over the past few years, buyers’ attitudes toward cloud services have noticed a notable change, with private and hybrid deployments rising. This trend isn’t limited to communications; it has been seen more broadly. On a ...

Just in time for the 2024 season, the National Football League and Amazon Web Services Inc. continue to push the boundaries of artificial intelligence and machine learning in football. Through a partnership that began in 2017, the NFL has used AWS technology to improve player performance analysis, game strategies and fan experiences. Upcoming NFL games ...