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Sep 11, 2024 | 
futurumgroup.com | Krista Macomber
Analyst: Krista CasePublication Date: September 11, 2024Document: MCNKC202409Salesforce, a global leader in customer relationship management (CRM) software, has agreed to acquire Own Company for approximately $1.9 billion. This strategic acquisition would mark a significant move by Salesforce to further strengthen its data protection and cybersecurity offerings, especially in the rapidly evolving SaaS (Software as a Service) ecosystem.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
futurumgroup.com | Krista Macomber
Analyst: Krista CasePublication Date: SeptemberOriginal Document #: AIESKC202409Key Points:The CrowdStrike outage has highlighted the need for organizations to prioritize cybersecurity and re-evaluate their security strategies. Key takeaways include the importance of rigorous testing, human oversight, contingency planning, vendor diversification, and increased investment in cybersecurity solutions.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
futurumgroup.com | Mitch Ashley |Krista Macomber |Keith Kirkpatrick |Mitch Lewis
The News: More than 20,000 security professionals attend Black Hat 2024 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from August 5–8, 2024. Please visit this website for more information on Black Hat events.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
futurumgroup.com | Paul Nashawaty |Krista Macomber |Keith Kirkpatrick |Steven Dickens
The News: VMware by Broadcom’s recent announcement of Tanzu Platform 10 at VMware Explore 2024 is an enhanced development in the cloud-native landscape. This platform aims to streamline the development and deployment of modern applications, offering a comprehensive suite of tools and services. For businesses looking to leverage the power of cloud technologies, Tanzu Platform 10 presents a compelling opportunity to accelerate their digital transformation.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
futurumgroup.com | Camberley Bates |Krista Macomber |Keith Kirkpatrick |Steven Dickens
Camberley brings over 25 years of executive experience leading sales and marketing teams at Fortune 500 firms. Before joining The Futurum Group, she led the Evaluator Group, an information technology analyst firm as Managing Director.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
futurumgroup.com | Krista Macomber |Daniel Newman |Dion Hinchcliffe
The News: Cisco announces intent to acquire Robust Intelligence, developer of a platform that protects AI models across their lifecycle, providing capabilities such as automation and risk mitigation from development through production. Cisco Bolsters AI Security with Planned Acquisition of Robust IntelligenceAnalyst Take: AI applications are increasingly driving critical business processes. However, these models themselves can be vulnerable to manipulation, bias, and even adversarial attacks.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
futurumgroup.com | Keith Kirkpatrick |Paul Nashawaty |Krista Macomber |Steven Dickens
In this episode of Enterprising Insights, Futurum Group Enterprise Applications Research Director Keith Kirkpatrick provides a preview of his fall conference schedule, focusing on the events he will be attending, the key items he hopes to learn, and how these developments may impact the enterprise applications market. He will then move to the Rant or Rave segment, where he picks one item in the market, and either champions or criticizes it.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
futurumgroup.com | Camberley Bates |Krista Macomber
The News: Solidigm introduced two new SSDs—the D7-PS1010 and D7-PS1030—to its D7 product in August. The new SSDs are engineered to accelerate a wide range of workloads, particularly in AI data pipelines, with up to 50% better performance than their predecessors. The new additions are designed to support PCIe 5.0, providing a significant leap in bandwidth and latency reduction, which is crucial for handling massive data sets in AI and enterprise environments.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
futurumgroup.com | Krista Macomber |Camberley Bates
The News: Accenture has announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to create the Accenture Responsible AI Platform. This new platform aims to help organizations adopt and scale AI technologies while maintaining ethical standards and complying with evolving regulations. The platform focuses on providing a comprehensive suite of tools and services, including AI governance, risk assessment, and compliance management, all specifically designed for AWS environments.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
futurumgroup.com | Krista Macomber |Daniel Newman |Olivier Blanchard
The News: AWS has unveiled new details about tracking and mitigating some of the most significant security threats to cloud infrastructure. The company’s latest blog post outlines several sophisticated techniques and strategies it is using to protect customers from various threats, including Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, ransomware, and data breaches.
