Tag: AI
Bloomberg reported that, even without the divestitures, the government will likely seek a ban of the “exclusive distribution agreements” at the heart of the case. The U.S. Department of Justice is considering a divestiture of Google’s Android operating system, AdWords ad sales platform and web browser, Chrome, after a judge ruled the tech giant is…
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Major IT companies looking to expand their technology portfolios and private equity firms buying IT vendors and solution providers account for many of the biggest mergers and acquisitions this year. And AI is a factor in many acquisitions. Here’s a look at the biggest tech mergers and acquisitions that have been announced, completed or are…
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Arctiq, Aviatrix, Optiv, AWS, Salesforce and OpenText were among the tech companies making key executive hires and moves in July 2024. A new chief revenue officer at Arctiq. A new chief technology officer at Aviatrix. And a new senior vice president of partners, alliances and ecosystems at Optiv. Chris McMillen, formerly of Ahead; Anirban Sengupta,…
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AI, cloud, Splunk and security are among the subjects expected to come up. Artificial intelligence opportunities. An update on Splunk and the security portfolio. And the effects of cloud demand. These are some of the subjects likely to come up Wednesday during the latest quarterly earnings report from networking giant Cisco Systems. The San Jose,…
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The top ten biggest Google Cloud news stories of 2024 include capturing a new cloud market share record, failure to acquire Wiz or HubSpot, cutting partner Workspace renewal margins and launching more AI innovation than ever before. From record profitability and rapid AI innovation to antitrust lawsuits and failed blockbuster acquisitions, Google Cloud has consistently…
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‘Together with Acqueon, we can intelligently combine the preferences of the customer with the increasing variety of outreach channels to help enterprises grow their revenue and delight customers, while aligning to compliance standards,’ says Five9 CEO Mike Burkland. Contact center specialist Five9 plans to acquire revenue generation platform provider Acqueon in a move to boost…
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‘We are starting from a position of strength: We have leading end-to-end solutions, a world-class supply chain, unmatched Global Services, and unparalleled customer reach with the largest GTM [go-to-market] engine in the industry — giving us unstoppable differentiation in the marketplace,’ Dell’s Bill Scannell and John Byrne told employees in a memo. Dell Technologies wants…
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‘Amazon’s collaboration with Anthropic does not raise any competition concerns or meet the CMA’s own threshold for review,’ says an Amazon spokesperson regarding the investigation by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority. A U.K. antitrust watchdog agency said it has “sufficient information” to start an investigation into whether Amazon’s $4 billion investment and partnership with…
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Solution provider silver and gold benefits “remain in effect for one year after your last purchase or renewal, but they will not undergo the January 2025 update,” Microsoft said. Microsoft revealed that it plans to no longer sell its Action Pack, Learning Action Pack or legacy silver and gold benefits starting Jan. 22 – and…
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Here’s the global cloud market share results and six world leaders for Q2 2024, which include AWS, Alibaba, Google Cloud, Oracle, Microsoft and Salesforce, according to new market data. Global cloud market share for the three cloud giants—Microsoft, Google Cloud and AWS—shifted during the second quarter of 2024 as enterprise cloud spending reached a new…
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