Tag: Generative AI
‘We are bringing real joy and a sense of wonder back to creation on the PC,’ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Monday. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella showcased the tech giant’s new Windows PC category, Copilot+ PCs, which promises to “unleash the power of distributed AI across the edge” and bring AI power from the cloud…
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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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‘We were up against IBM, up against Compaq. The competition was immense in size. They were sophisticated and they had tremendous resources,’ Lee Walker told CRN. “We had two board of directors. Michael and me.” The most powerful computers in the world, running the most demanding applications, for governments and enterprises are designed by the…
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‘Never been a better time to be a Dell channel partner. We are fully committed to our channel as we have been. The record sign-ups that we have seen for Dell Tech World certainly indicate the continuing interest and passion from our channel partners and we’ll have a lot to say about how we can…
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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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From publicly taking shots at Microsoft to being AWS’ first-ever product manager for Amazon EC2, here are six big things partners and customers need to know about AWS’ new CEO Matt Garman. From being Amazon EC2’s first-ever product manager and helping roll out Amazon Web Services’ first service level agreements, to why Amazon CEO Andy…
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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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‘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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