Tag: Cloud Platforms
Ketan Karkhanis, whose dozen-plus years at Salesforce include managing product development of the company’s Einstein Analytics, fills the post that’s been vacant since former CEO Sudheesh Nair left in March. ThoughtSpot has named former Salesforce executive Ketan Karkhanis (pictured) as the data analytics company’s new CEO, filling the top executive post that has been open…
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‘Together, we will deliver more AI-driven, streamlined, and comprehensive insights that enable an agile, resilient, and productive workforce,’ says HP executive Faisal Masud, regarding the acquisition of Vyopta. Hewlett Packard has acquired collaboration management standout Vyopta in a move to boost HP’s Workforce Experience Platform and to provide its customers with more AI-driven insights. “Vyopta…
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‘Carahsoft is fully cooperating on this matter,’ a spokesperson says. Carahsoft confirmed to CRN that representatives from the United States Department of Justice came to the solution provider giant’s office Tuesday as part of an investigation into a separate company. In an email, a spokesperson with the government-focused IT company–No. 16 on CRN’s 2024 Solution…
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‘Proprietary unstructured data is powerful fuel our customers can use for AI agents,’ says Salesforce executive Rahul Auradkar. Customer relationship management software vendor Salesforce plans to buy unstructured data management provider Zoomin to help power its artificial intelligence agent offerings and AI agent builder Agentforce. San Francisco-based Salesforce plans to close the acquisition in its…
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The deal ‘advances our recovery offerings, strengthens our platform, and reinforces our position as a leading SaaS provider for cyber resilience,’ Commvault CEO Sanjay Mirchandani says. Hybrid cloud cyber resilience vendor Commvault plans to buy Amazon Web Services-focused Clumio for about $47 million– a fraction of the $261 million Clumio has raised since its founding…
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HP Inc. CEO Enrique Lores says the PC and print giant is doubling down on its commercial business with new AI-enhanced products and solutions, which include the EliteBook X AI PC, AI features for printers as well as fleet management and remote remediation capabilities. HP Inc. CEO Enrique Lores said the company is doubling down…
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‘When we speak to our customers and partners, they are choosing Google Cloud as their strategic GenAI partner and platform for four distinct reasons,’ says Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian. Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian is bullish about his company’s new AI launches around Gemini, Google Workspace and cybersecurity today, as he says customers of…
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Google Cloud unveils three huge AI and generative AI launches, including a new security toolkit, an AI customer engagement suite and the integration of Google Gemini AI into Workspace. Google Cloud unveiled three new AI-powered offerings Tuesday, including the blockbuster news that Google’s Gemini AI models are now being integrated as part of its Workspace…
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Crandall’s appointment follows a year of changes at observability platform provider New Relic including being acquired and taken private in a $6.5 billion deal and the naming of a new CEO in December. Observability platform developer New Relic has hired channel veteran Larissa Crandall to be its new global channel chief, the company said today.…
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‘It has been an incredible honor to lead ConnectWise during this transformative period. I am proud of what our team has accomplished—scaling the business, expanding our product portfolio, and deepening our commitment to our partners,’ Magee said in a statement. ConnectWise CEO Jason Magee is stepping down after five years at the helm of the…
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