Tag: Business Intelligence and Analytics
Part 3 of CRN’s 2024 Big Data 100 includes a look at the vendors solution providers should know in the big data system and cloud platform space. All Systems Go Today’s “big data stack” includes databases, data management software and data analytics tools – all critical components of an effective operational or analytical data system.…
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Part 2 of CRN’s Big Data 100 takes a look at the vendors solution providers should know in the database systems space. Running The Bases By 2025 the total amount of digital data generated, gathered, copied and consumed is expected to be in the range of 175 to 180 zettabytes. And more of that data…
Read MorePart 1 of CRN’s Big Data 100 takes a look at the vendors solution providers should know in the data analytics and business intelligence space. Gaining Business Insights Data analytics, business intelligence and data visualization software are critical components of the big data technology stack. They are the tools that everyone from everyday business users…
Read MoreAI and analytics systems need data – lots of it. CRN’s annual Big Data 100 takes a look at the developers of data analysis tools, database systems, data management software and other technologies in the big data arena that solution providers should be aware of. The rush to develop and implement artificial intelligence and generative…
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Salesforce has dropped its acquisition plans to buy data management software company Informatica for an estimated $11 billion, reports indicate. Salesforce has reportedly backed away from its pursuit to acquire Informatica, a data management software specialist, for roughly $11 billion. Both sides couldn’t agree on the terms of the deal and talks have now come…
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Salesforce’s biggest acquisition was the $28 billion purchase of Slack in 2021. Salesforce reportedly wants to buy artificial intelligence-powered cloud data management vendor Informatica, according to multiple news outlets, not long after its frequent acquisitions put Salesforce in the crosshairs of activist investors. Should Salesforce – a San Francisco-based customer relationship management software vendor –…
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‘When you think about how much of [our revenue] is actually managed on a day-to-day [basis] by the partners, they’re massive custodians of the brand and customer success and lifetime value,’ says Salesforce channel chief Steve Corfield. Steve Corfield, capping off his first year as Salesforce channel chief, is at work on what he calls…
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G42 ‘will run its AI applications and services on Microsoft Azure’ as part of the deal. Microsoft plans to invest $1.5 billion in an artificial intelligence company based in the United Arab Emirates in exchange for a minority stake and a board of directors seat for Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith. The Redmond,…
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The Q2 revised forecast gets closer to October’s after a fall in January. Research firm Gartner has raised its 2024 worldwide IT spending forecast to about $5.06 trillion thanks to a boost in expected spending on communications services – still coming in slightly lower than the $5.07 trillion 2024 forecast published in October. The Stamford,…
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