Tag: Cloud Software
‘Security continues to be our top priority,’ according to Microsoft. Microsoft will make the controversial “recall” feature for its artificial intelligence-powered Copilot+ PCs available to Windows Insiders users in October. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant added the new release date to a previous blog post about recall, which was billed as a way for users…
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The open-source observability platform software developer says its fast-growing customer base has increased its annual recurring revenue to more than $250 million. Grafana Labs, developer of a popular open-source observability platform, has collected $270 million in new funding that puts the company’s valuation at more than $6 billion, the company said Wednesday. Grafana Labs, headquartered…
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‘Sadly, we have made the very difficult decision to say painful goodbyes to some of our team members,’ Five9 CEO Mike Burkland said in an email to employees. Five9 has revealed plans to lay off about 7 percent of its workforce, totaling less than 200 people based on the vendor’s 2,684 full-time employee count as…
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The “very low adoption rate” is “really alarming,” Microsoft program manager Sourish Deb said in a call with partners. Microsoft is warning partners to update their code for new application programming interface by Sept. 30 to avoid service disruption – with a Microsoft representative revealing on a recent call with solution providers that less than…
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‘Nothing is safe anymore. The more layers of protection we can have, the better I sleep,’ Randy Jorgensen, managing member of South Jordan, Utah-based RJNetworks, tells CRN. Microsoft will take a phased approach to its requirement that all Azure users adopt multi-factor authentication, starting with Azure portal, Microsoft Entra administration center and Intune admin center…
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‘This acquisition opens many doors for customers of both organizations, offering a full spectrum of technology solutions and services through one provider. Bailiwick will be a wonderful complement to our business and our Services portfolio and we welcome them to the team,’ says ePlus CEO and President Mark Marron in a statement. Global IT solution…
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Amazon plans to acquire AI chipmaker Perceive for $80 million to boost its LLMs and edge capabilities. AWS parent company Amazon plans to acquire AI chipmaker and model specialist Perceive Corp. for $80 million in cash to boost the company’s large language models and edge computing capabilities. “We’re excited to have signed a deal to…
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From AMD seeking to win new AI data center share from Nvidia to ZT Systems’ business with cloud hyperscalers, here are five big reasons why AMD’s planned $4.9 billion acquisition of ZT Systems could put pressure on rival Nvidia. From ZT Systems signing a new partnership with Nvidia in 2024 to AMD’s data center and…
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CRN breaks down Forrester’s new report on the 10 most important cloud trends right know, which include Nvidia significantly aiding AI cloud startups, VMware customers migrating to the public cloud and the converging of AI and edge computing. From VMware migrations to the public cloud and Nvidia helping cloud AI startups win market share, Forrester’s…
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“Combining our high-performance Instinct AI accelerator, EPYC CPU, and networking product portfolios with ZT Systems’ industry-leading data center systems expertise will enable AMD to deliver end-to-end data center AI infrastructure at scale with our ecosystem of OEM and ODM partners,” said AMD CEO Lisa Su. Chipmaker superstar AMD is acquiring server supplier and cloud computing…
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