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Cohesity Acquires Veritas: A Data Resilience Behemoth Emerges

Brent Ellis December 17, 2024
Cohesity and Veritas’ merger just completed last week, creating the single largest data resilience provider in the market by revenue. Learn the details of the merger and find out what it could mean for customers and the market at large.
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Balancing AI And Humanity: Insights From Knowledge Management’s Biggest Events In 2024

Julie Mohr November 27, 2024
Knowledge management is experiencing an exciting transformation fueled by the merging of generative AI and human-centered practices.
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Navigating The Convergence Of Edge Computing, IoT, And OT With AIOps

Carlos Casanova October 31, 2024
By providing contextualization within the larger IT estate, AIOps ensures seamless performance, enhanced security, and operational efficiency. Learn more in the final blog in this series.
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Embracing AIOps: Revolutionizing DevOps And Agile Methodologies

Carlos Casanova October 30, 2024
Learn how AIOps can significantly enhance the efficiency, speed, and reliability of software development and deployment processes.
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Transforming Enterprise Networks With AIOps: A New Era Of Intelligent Connectivity

Carlos Casanova October 29, 2024
Learn how AIOps provides real-time contextualization and insights across the IT estate, ensuring that network infrastructure operates at peak efficiency in serving business needs.
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Embracing AIOps: Transforming IT Operations In The Digital Age

Carlos Casanova October 28, 2024
AIOps is rapidly gaining traction across enterprises and industries. Learn how AIOps can enhance efficiency, reduce downtime, and drive innovation in this new blog series.
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Predictions 2025: Accelerated Demand For AI-Powered Infrastructure And Operations

Michele Pelino October 22, 2024
The normally slow-moving technology infrastructure space will see significant disruption in 2025, driven by accelerated appetite for all things AI. Find out more in our 2025 predictions for technology infrastructure and operations.

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Gone Are The Days Of Networking Infrastructure Choice

Andre Kindness October 1, 2024
One outcome of internal developments or acquisitions is that networking infrastructure choice has evaporated — even if vendors claim otherwise. HPE's recent acquisition of Juniper brings this into focus.
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IBM Vies For Positioning As The De Facto FinOps Solution

Tracy Woo September 19, 2024
On Tuesday, IBM announced its acquisition of Kubernetes cost management solution Kubecost. This acquisition follows a series of FinOps-focused companies in recent years with Apptio (TBM/FinOps), Turbonomic (FinOps/resource automation), Nordcloud (FinOps services), and Instana (observability). Answers To Your Top Questions About The Kubecost Acquistion What should I know? Kubecost enhances an already market-leading solution. In […]
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CIOs: Get Tech Sprawl Under Control

Biswajeet Mahapatra September 17, 2024
According to Forrester’s Q2 2024 Tech Pulse Survey, 77% of US technology decision-makers report moderate to extensive levels of technology sprawl. Find out what the impacts of tech sprawl can be and how to get it under control in this preview of a new report.
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The Rise Of Agentic Process Management

Craig Le Clair September 16, 2024
Learn the benefits and risks of agentic AI as well as the requirements for agentic process management.
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Key Insights And Recommendations From VMware Explore 2024

Naveen Chhabra September 4, 2024
Get six key takeaways from the annual VMware Explore 2024 conference and find out what they mean for technology leaders.

2025 Tech Predictions: Your Must-Have Guide

From AI’s impact to cloud evolution and smarter workflows for the SDLC and AIOps, 2025 is set to be a big year for tech. Download our Predictions guide to see if you’re on track to make the most of these changes.

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HPE Seeks To Bolster Its Hybrid Cloud Management Capabilities And Credibility With Morpheus Acquisition

Tracy Woo August 16, 2024
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recently announced an agreement to acquire Morpheus Data, a multicloud management solution. Find out what this means for the two firms and their customers in this blog.
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The 10 Most Important Cloud Trends For 2024

Tracy Woo August 15, 2024
Curious about the top cloud trends in 2024? Learn three of the top 10 cloud trends for 2024 in this preview of a new report.
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The CrowdStrike Moment Calls For A Redefinition Of Business Resilience

Charles Betz July 26, 2024
Crises such as the one triggered by CrowdStrike's global outage shine a bright light on many aspects of business and technology. Our new report provides a thorough overview of recommended actions for tech leaders as they face the unfolding long-term repercussions.
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GitLab Customers Hope To Stay Out Of The Doghouse If Acquired By Datadog

Christopher Condo July 23, 2024
GitLab is a leading platform for version control, continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), and collaboration. With its robust features and security focus, GitLab has gained a loyal user base and has become a go-to solution for enterprise developers worldwide. A recent rumor, however, suggests that Datadog, a popular monitoring and analytics platform, is eyeing a […]
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AIOps Drives Observability And Business Outcomes In IT

Carlos Casanova July 10, 2024
AIOps is a critical tool for IT leaders aiming to run high-performance organizations and drive business outcomes. Learn more about the benefits of AIops in this preview of our upcoming Technology & Innovation Summit North America.

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Watch our on-demand technology budget planning webinar. Get benchmarks for strategic investments, divestments, and experiments to maximize business value from 2025 tech and security spending.

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Greeking Out: Aristotle’s Guide To AIOps Mastery

Carlos Casanova July 3, 2024
Aristotle’s wisdom nails it: mastering precision, appropriateness, timeliness, intentionality, and methodology isn’t just for anger management — it's crucial for AIOps too. In the chaotic world of IT, we need to separate the signal from the noise and act with clear intention.
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Unleash The Potential Of Knowledge Management And Generative AI

Julie Mohr June 24, 2024
To stay ahead of competition, organizations must enable seamless information-sharing across departments. But how? Learn how combining knowledge management and generative AI can unlock a new level of knowledge-sharing and collaboration in your organization.
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Navigating The Disruption Of Broadcom’s Acquisition Of VMware

What It Means June 20, 2024
The broad changes Broadcom made in the wake of the deal have technology executives reviewing their technology roadmaps closely. In this episode Principal Analyst Naveen Chhabra walks through the changes and discusses the choices available to VMWare customers.
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