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VMware outlined deployment and management options for VMware Cloud to address private, public and hybrid use cases.
At VMware Explore in Las Vegas, the company, which is in process of being acquired by Broadcom, is addressing enterprise demand for multicloud workloads. A Constellation Research report by Dion Hinchcliffe recently outlined how companies were rebalancing their public and private cloud workloads. See:
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IBM has launched watsonx generative AI tools to speed up translation from COBOL to Java on its IBM Z mainframes.
The watsonx Code Assistant for Z, which will be generally available in the fourth quarter, is aimed at its mainframe customer base that's looking to modernize its COBOL applications. IBM said that it will preview watsonx Code Assistant at its TechXchange conference Sept. 11-13.
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Zoom Video Communications said Zoom Contact Center has passed the 500-customer mark in the second quarter as the company tries to expand past its core video collaboration tools. The company raised its fiscal year outlook based on enterprise demand.
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Constellation Insights Editor-in-Chief Larry Dignan sits down with Cenlar Chief Digital Officer Josh Reicher to hear how Cenlar is handling AI and innovation as a midmarket company.
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DisrupTV Episode 333: Unlocking Cloud Efficiency & Government Transformation
In this dynamic episode of DisrupTV, hosts R "Ray" Wang and Vala Afshar explore the cutting edge of AI, cloud optimization, and public sector reform with four distinguished guests:
Rahul Ponnala – Co-founder & CEO, Granica
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Today in Mountain View, California, my Constellation Research colleague Holger Mueller and I attended the Wipro Ventures Showcase, their first-ever confab around the enterprise investments they've made since their founding in 2015.
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We are thrilled to reveal the latest updates to the Constellation ShortList™ portfolio.
The Constellation ShortList™ portfolio highlights the key players when considering investments across all of our coverage areas, including HR tech, healthcare, AI, marketing, customer experience, analytics, machine learning, and more. We update the lists once per year to every six months depending on the category. Our goal is to match the rapidly changing requirements with customer needs and demands.
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Cenlar is the largest mortgage and servicing company in the US. The company essentially offers mortgage servicing as a service for clients. Some clients outsource servicing to Cenlar, and other customers use the company's services behind the scenes under their own brands.
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Hear from SuperNova finalist Dr. Tammy Malloy about how Futures Health Recovery is using AI technology to transform the approach and focus around mental health patients.
Vote for Dr. Malloy or other SuperNova finalists here: https://www.constellationr.com/events/supernova/2023
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On ConstellationTV episode 63, co-hosts analyst Dion Hinchcliffe and Doug Henschen talk #tech news trends, then CR Insights Editor-in-Chief Larry Dignan shares his top 5 takeaways from Q2 #earnings, Andy ThurAI discusses hype around #GenerativeAI & the episode concludes with previews of new Q3 Shortlists.
00:00 - Introduction
01:17 - Tech News Updates - cloud spending, AI trends and more
13:15 - Generative AI: Hype or Reality?
20:15 - 5 Lessons from Q2 Earnings
35:30 - 2023 Q3 ShortLists preview
35:55 - Bloopers
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5 takeaways from technology Q2 earnings with Larry Dignan, Constellation Insights Editor in Chief.
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F5 has been on a digital transformation journey that has changed its product portfolio, revenue mix and focus from hardware to software and services. The company's customer experience had to evolve with the transformation.
Speaking on F5's third quarter earnings conference call, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou noted that demand is stabilizing, and its transformation is paying off. Locoh-Donou said:
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DisrupTV Episode 332: “The Career Gym, 2050 & the Semiconductor Industry”
In this illuminating episode of DisrupTV, hosts R "Ray" Wang and Vala Afshar sit down with two visionary leaders:
Richie Etwaru — Co-Founder & CEO, Mobeus
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I recently wrote about the inaugural Confidential Computing Summit, a milestone in the development of this new field.
In this piece I provide more context on the Confidential Computing movement and reflect on its potential for all computing.
Acknowledgement and Declaration: I was helped in preparing this article by Manu Fontaine, founder of new CCC member Hushmesh, who did attend the summit.
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Every Enterprise and Brand Is Focused On Revenue Growth While Trying To Achieve Operational Efficiency
There has never been a greater focus on revenue, however, Chief Revenue Officers (CROs) face a dual mandate. On one hand, they must continue to find growth and revenue, on the other hand, leaders must balance operational efficiency and reduced budgets. Constellation's recent CXO Business Confidence Survey highlights how all CXO's face this dual mandate over the next 18 to 24 months.
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Mike Fitzsimmons, Cofounder & CEO of Crosschq, has started four companies and his biggest headache across industries was the same: Making good hires.
Speaking on DisrupTV Episode 331, Fitzsimmons said:
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One of the most consequential fields in digital technology saw its first major public event recently, with the inaugural Confidential Computing Summit held in San Francisco on June 29. I was not able to attend but I have been following closely the emergence of this vital industry and the Confidential Computing Consortium (CCC). Here I offer some observations and reflections on what should become the foundational to the digital economy.
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Chegg is betting that a partnership with Scale AI can provide a new student experience over the next two semesters and develop proprietary large language models (LLMs) that can create personalized study tools. The goal: Develop generative AI tools that leverage Chegg's differentiated data and get to market fast.
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Nvidia at Siggraph outlined an AI vision where developers will create, test and optimize generative AI models and large language models (LLMs) on a PC and workstation and then scale them via data centers or the cloud.
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RingCentral launched RingCX, a native contact center platform currently in beta, in a strategy shift that minimized partner NICE. RingCX is a native platform that will include RingCentral's unified communications tools with contact center capabilities as well as generative AI.
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Five9 said it will acquire Aceyus, which ingests data from multiple customer experience systems and provides insights and analytics. Separately, Five9 reported second quarter earnings and projected $908 million to $910 million in 2023 revenue.
Aceyus provides call center analytics, customer journey data, omni-channel reporting and multiple integrations. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.
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