Tag: AI
From Kyndryl and Wipro to EY and Converge Technology Solutions, here are IBM’s 2024 Partner Plus Award winners on both a global and regional basis. From Kyndryl driving IBM’s modernization push to services all-star EY elevating IBM’s artificial intelligence strategy, a total of 30 partners from around the globe won IBM’s 2024 Partner Plus Awards.…
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Google continues to invest billions across the globe to expand its data center reach, as well as its AI and sustainability technology, unveiling a $1.1 billion investment Monday in its Finland data center campus. Google is investing $1.1 billion to significantly expand its Finland data center campus in a move to drive artificial intelligence and…
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Long View Systems, T-Rex Solutions, NexusTek, Secureworks, Deepwatch and Five9 are among the companies to list open positions for channel-related roles. This month, Long View Systems, T-Rex Solutions and NexusTek are among the solution providers to list open positions while Secureworks, Deepwatch and Five9 are among the vendors to list open positions for channel-related roles.…
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Snowflake is seeking to acquire AI startup company Reka AI for over $1 billion as the cloud data superstar strives to build the world’s No. 1 AI ecosystem. The $2.67 billion company is reportedly in talks to acquire Reka AI in a move to boost its generative AI innovation and capabilities. “We have this strategy…
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In an interview with CRN, Ampere Computing executive Jeff Wittich says channel partners are ‘really important’ to the chip designer’s expanding push against rivals like Intel, which will include a 256-core server CPU and an AI partnership with Qualcomm, among other things. Oracle-backed chip designer Ampere Computing has revealed a 256-core server CPU set to…
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“We will deliver innovation at an unprecedented pace and scale to organizations around the globe,” Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said on Wednesday’s earnings call. Cisco Systems CEO Chuck Robbins plans to leverage “Cisco’s robust partner and customer ecosystem in markets where Splunk had limited or no presence” to grow the business of his new security…
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With the Series E financing round the company achieves “unicorn” status with a $1.6 billion valuation as data-intensive AI and generative AI applications boost demand for the company’s software. Data management platform developer WekaIO has raised $140 million in an oversubscribed Series E round of funding that boosts the company’s valuation to $1.6 billion, the…
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A source confirms to CRN key details of a report stating that Intel has started to sunset its first-gen Max Series GPU so that the semiconductor giant can focus on selling its Gaudi accelerator chips and developing the next-gen Falcon Shores GPU. Intel is sunsetting its first-generation Max Series GPU, previously code-named Ponte Vecchio, to…
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‘Every deal that we transact is through a channel partner,’ Kevin Kramer, Alkira VP of global sales, told CRN. On-demand network infrastructure vendor Alkira has closed a $100 million Series C round of funding, with executives reiterating the company’s 100 percent channel go-to-market strategy as it sees customer demand grow amid uncertainty with legacy vendors…
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‘Everyone is chasing HPE as the (hybrid cloud) platform to beat,’ says Curtis Dery, senior vice president of Powerland, a Canadian IT service provider and Xerox Business Solutions Company. ‘I would say everyone is about two to three years behind where HPE is right now.’ Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a significant lead in the race…
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