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What International Customers Should Know About Microsoft’s Sovereign Cloud Offerings

Dario Maisto 5 hours ago
During its latest online briefing on digital sovereignty, Microsoft confirmed that customers are requesting more details on the company’s digital sovereignty posture. Given the increasingly volatile geopolitical environment, these requests are now more focused, more urgent, and more frequent than in the past. Consequently, Microsoft has now updated its sovereign cloud offerings to include details […]
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Fujitsu Executive Analyst Day: Key Takeaways

Alvin Nguyen 4 days ago
Fujitsu’s Executive Analyst Day in Santa Clara, California, sparked conversations with technologists and business leaders that helped attendees learn about the state of their business and products/services. Topics Covered Corporate strategy Discussion of Fujitsu’s corporate strategy and how it has performed Technology strategy Discussion of Fujitsu’s research and commercialization of its technology AI business strategy […]
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AI Race: Can Huawei Close The AI Gap?

Naveen Chhabra 6 days ago
Huawei Just Raised The Stakes For those just tuning in, NVIDIA has been driving much of the AI infrastructure conversation. Huawei has been, not so loudly, building its own AI stack, right from the silicon to systems to AI models. CloudMatrix ups Huawei’s play in the market considerably. The CloudMatrix-Infer system is no ordinary cluster. […]
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Telecom Costs Are Creeping Up — Here’s How To Push Back

Octavio Garcia Granados June 23, 2025
Despite years of investment in optimization tools and network modernization, many firms are still seeing their telecom bills rise. Find out what's behind this uptick and how to manage it in this preview of a new report.
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Datadog DASH: A Revolving Door Of Operations And Security Announcements

Carlos Casanova June 20, 2025
Datadog’s 2025 keynote showcased a bold vision for AI-driven observability and security, unveiling a sweeping array of autonomous agents and tools designed to transform IT operations. From Bits AI SRE and Security Analyst to LLM Observability and Code Security, Datadog is trying to position itself as a central hub for operational intelligence in an increasingly algorithmic tech landscape.
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Key Takeaways From Cisco Live 2025: Cisco’s Big Bets For Unified Security And AI

Jitin Shabadu June 18, 2025
Cisco Live 2025 Focused On Three Main Themes: AI, Simplification, And Security At its annual Cisco Live event, the company delivered a clear message: It’s operationalizing AI across the core pillars of networking, security, and observability. Building on last year’s momentum with innovations like Hypershield and Splunk integration, the company has framed its vision around […]
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Silicon, Substations, And Sovereignty — Infrastructure Is Critical For AI Success

Naveen Chhabra June 11, 2025
The artificial intelligence revolution isn’t just about algorithms — it’s also fundamentally reshaping the IT infrastructure. Learn three major impacts from these trends and what choices CIOs and enterprise architects are faced with as a result.

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The Public Sector Must Navigate The “Everything Everywhere All At Once” Efficiency Conversation With Portfolio Rationalization

Linda Ivy-Rosser June 2, 2025
We’re in an era defined by constant disruption and rapid shifts — a true “everything everywhere all at once” scenario.
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Red Hat Summit 2025: AI, Virtualization, Hybrid Cloud, And The Future Of Enterprise IT

Devin Dickerson May 29, 2025
The big question at Red Hat Summit 2025: Will customers continue to embrace more complexity in exchange for openness and flexibility? Get five key points coming out of the event.
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From Legacy ITSM To Proactive Service Management: Why 2025 Is The Year To Rethink Your Strategy

Julie Mohr May 26, 2025
The Legacy of IT Service Management Is Holding You Back For more than twenty years, IT Service Management (ITSM) has served as the operational backbone for managing incidents, problems, and changes. Yet in 2025, the complexity of enterprise IT environments has outpaced the frameworks and processes once deemed cutting-edge. Despite improvements in incident response, asset […]
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Are Emergency Systems Safe From DOGE Cuts?

Octavio Garcia Granados May 22, 2025
Are emergency communications services dodging the DOGE cuts? Learn some of the direct and indirect impacts as well as the collateral-impact angles in this post.
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Eaton’s Solutions By The Sea Data Center Vision And Partner Conference: Predicting The Future Of Data Centers

Alvin Nguyen May 19, 2025
Get a quick review of some of the sessions and topic covered at Eaton’s Solutions by the Sea data center vision and partner conference.
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Agentic AI And IT Maturity: Bridging The Gap Between ServiceNow’s Vision And The IT Reality

Julie Mohr May 19, 2025
The ServiceNow Knowledge 2025 event unveiled ambitious advancements in AI-driven enterprise technology, with a focus on autonomous workflows, unified data platforms, and human-machine collaboration. Key announcements included the launch of the AI Control Tower for managing AI agents, the expansion of Workflow Data Fabric to unify disparate data sources, and the intent to acquire data.world […]
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The Future Is Now With AIOps: Transforming IT Operations In Volatile Times

Carlos Casanova May 14, 2025
AIOps is changing the game for IT teams — helping them make smarter decisions, bounce back faster from issues, and keep customers happy. Find out how businesses are using it to stay ahead in today’s fast-moving world.
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S3NS Summit Highlights Sovereignty And Trusted Cloud Progress

Stéphane Vanrechem May 13, 2025
S3NS, established three years ago, is a cloud hosting company that aims to deliver a sovereign and secure cloud solution for the French market. Formed as a joint venture between Google and Thales, S3NS adheres to strict governance rules to ensure compliance with French sovereignty requirements.
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Driving IT Excellence With AIOps: Key Insights For Future Success

Carlos Casanova May 5, 2025
Discover how AIOps revolutionizes IT operations with essential functionalities, advanced capabilities, and strategies to overcome adoption challenges, as detailed in Forrester’s “Drive IT Excellence with AIOps” report.
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Transforming Enterprise Business Apps With Powerful AI Ecosystems And Marketplaces

Linda Ivy-Rosser April 18, 2025
We can’t emphasize enough the importance of interconnected networks and ecosystems to the enterprise application software market. Industry cloud providers and hyperscalers possess several key advantages in nurturing and leading these innovation networks. So what does this acceleration of AI software and services on industry cloud and hyperscaler marketplaces mean? Well, it depends on the […]
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The Rise Of Digital Coworkers: Moveworks Bets Big On AI Agents

Julie Mohr April 18, 2025
Moveworks’ global event in San Jose marked a major inflection point in enterprise AI with the announcement of Agent Studio, Plugin Workspace, and an AI Agent Marketplace — all part of its strategy to become the go-to platform for building business-ready AI agents. Analysts Julie Mohr and Rowan Curran provide their insights on the announcements. […]
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Atlassian’s AI Offensive Is Changing Work Forever

Julie Mohr April 16, 2025
Atlassian has launched a sweeping upgrade to its platform, and the message is crystal-clear: AI isn’t just a feature; it’s the foundation. If you’re working in tech, managing teams, or even just part of a business using Jira or Confluence, this isn’t a subtle shift; it’s a tectonic one. Atlassian dropped a full suite of […]
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NVIDIA GTC 2025: Reasoning And Robotics Converge

Naveen Chhabra March 28, 2025
San Jose was abuzz with excitement as AI enthusiasts gathered for the 2025 NVIDIA GTC AI conference. Find out what the key announcements were and what they could mean for your technology roadmap in this review.
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