Blair Hanley Frank
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Analysis: Red Hat’s continued independence is key to success of IBM’s $34B acquisition
[Editor’s Note: This guest post is by Blair Hanley Frank, principal analyst at global technology research and advisory firm ISG.] IBM’s blockbuster acquisition of Red Hat for $34 billion is a big deal for both Big Blue and the entire enterprise tech market. The deal will provide IBM with technology… → Read More
Explosive growth in AI compute shows enterprises must get smart about strategy
Artificial intelligence research organization OpenAI recently released a report that shows the amount of compute power needed for training runs in the largest machine learning systems has increased… → Read More
Microsoft reveals ‘Intelligent Edge’ strategy for handling workloads outside the cloud
Microsoft’s Build developer conference kicked off Monday, and the tech titan spent its time addressing one of the key problems with cloud transformation: How do you deal with the 30 percent of enterprise workloads that can’t move into a public cloud datacenter? → Read More
AI Weekly: Dystopian visions of AI are distractions from present problems
Writing about AI for an appreciable amount of time is, in my experience, enough to make any reasonable person concerned about the future of humanity. But I worry the focus of that concern is too of… → Read More
Adobe acquires Uru, an AI startup that embeds ads in videos
Adobe has acquired Uru, a computer vision company that helps marketers understand how they could leverage advertising inside videos, according to a post on the New York-based startup’s website today. → Read More
Microsoft’s quarterly revenue rises to $26.8 billion, driven by Office and cloud gains
Microsoft posted largely positive financial results from its fiscal third quarter today, showing strong growth across much of its business, including its much-watched cloud businesses. → Read More
Google simplifies connections between its cloud services and Kubernetes clusters
Google Cloud announced a new pair of tools in beta today designed to simplify the process of integrating its cloud services with applications that are managed by a Kubernetes cluster. The Kubernete… → Read More
Microsoft’s serverless Azure Container Instances service leaves beta
Microsoft announced today that Azure Container Instances, the company’s offering for running software containers without provisioning the underlying infrastructure, entered general availability. → Read More
Google’s Partner Interconnect offers enterprises speedy cloud connections
Google Cloud announced a new Partner Interconnect program today aimed at helping its enterprise customers get high-speed connections to its datacenters through third-party communications providers. → Read More
Heptio launches Gimbal to help enterprises load balance Kubernetes and OpenStack
Heptio and Yahoo Japan subsidiary Actapio today announced a new open source project called Gimbal that aims to help enterprises load balance network traffic in hybrid environments, including Kubernetes clusters and OpenStack deployments. → Read More
GoDaddy wants to help small businesses compete using AI
GoDaddy may not spring to mind as a developer of cutting-edge AI technology, but the internet company is currently employing new tech to help small businesses compete with tech giants. → Read More
Google launches Enterprise Dialogflow chatbot platform out of beta
Google announced today that Dialogflow Enterprise Edition, its platform for companies looking to run their own intelligent chatbots, has launched out of beta. → Read More
Docker embraces Kubernetes with Enterprise Edition 2.0
Docker today unveiled the next version of its Enterprise Edition software for running containerized applications with support for using the Kubernetes open source orchestrator. The new release will… → Read More
Microsoft doubles down on IoT security with Azure Sphere
Microsoft announced a new program called Azure Sphere today aimed at better securing the millions of devices coming online as part of the internet of things (IoT) that are powered by microcontrollers. And it includes a previously unthinkable move: Microsoft is launching a custom Linux kernel. → Read More
Microsoft brings fresh intelligence to its security products
Microsoft is updating its security products with a slew of features that are supposed to make customers safer without sacrificing productivity. It’s part of the company’s overall push t… → Read More
AI Weekly: Facebook fiasco proves we need a better approach to personal data
Recent revelations about Cambridge Analytica’s use of Facebook data have a lot of people rightfully concerned about how their personal information is collected and used online. But while Face… → Read More
Microsoft launches Windows Admin Center out of beta
Microsoft launched a new management tool for Windows Server and Windows 10 management out of beta as part of a push to simplify work for IT administrators. The Windows Admin Center brings several k… → Read More
Google Sheets fills major feature gap with macro support
Google Sheets now supports one of its biggest missing features as part of an update announced today: macros. These short snippets of code allow users to program and complete repetitive tasks on data stored in a spreadsheet, in a manner that retains the service’s multi-user cloud backbone. → Read More
Why and how GitLab abandoned Microsoft Azure for Google Cloud
When companies talk about moving to the cloud, they’re usually bringing their workloads from an on-premises datacenter to a public cloud environment, not switching clouds. But GitLab, a start… → Read More
AWS Secrets Manager plugs a major cloud security hole
Amazon Web Services announced a new service today that could solve one of the biggest security headaches facing users of the cloud platform. The AWS Secrets Manager will allow developers to program… → Read More