Tag: Database and System Software
New Copilot+ PC and Windows 11 features will come out this month for Windows Insider Program (WIP) members. Microsoft has started rolling out new features and previews for its Copilot artificial intelligence assistant offerings and for Windows 11 and Copilot+ AI PC users, including a way to interact with Copilot by voice, a preview of…
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‘There’s only so much you can learn by watching others,’ Microsoft GM Herain Oberoi said. Herain Oberoi, Microsoft general manager for data security, privacy and compliance, called work around artificial intelligence and security “a huge opportunity for partners” — especially in areas such as helping customers understand AI risks, building applications that address those risks…
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‘We’ve taken some important steps to secure your snapshots and then put you in complete control,’ Microsoft Consumer CMO Yusuf Mehdi says. Microsoft has a new security architecture for its controversial Recall feature powering improved search on artificial intelligence PCs, set to become available for Windows Insider Program members in October. In a video announcing…
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The developer of the high-performance database looks to balance new capabilities like AI vector search while also meeting the mission-critical demands of customers migrating off legacy database systems. Cockroach Labs has debuted a new release of its high-performance distributed database with next-generation AI capabilities and a new service tier for its CockroachDB Cloud offering. The…
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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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‘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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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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Accenture, Jade Global, Google and Vonage are among the coolest exhibitors from Salesforce Dreamforce 2024. Five solution providers and five vendors are among the hottest companies to exhibit at Salesforce Dreamforce 2024. Accenture and Jade Global are among the solution providers to stand out for their work with the San Francisco-based cloud software vendor and…
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