Hitachi Vantara names HPE alum CTO
Hitachi Vantara named Ayman Abouelwafa as its new chief technology officer as it continues to build out its executive team.
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First-party data combined with customer actions rewire ad business, CMO priorities
Walmart's purchase of smart TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion to expand its Walmart Connect advertising business highlights how CMOs have more options than ever,
Nvidia's uncanny knack for staying ahead
Nvidia's ability to stay ahead of the curve is fascinating. Nvidia has dominated generative AI with GPUs that until recently were the only game in town for accelerated computing, but should a new buzzword turn up CEO Jensen Huang will be riding that wave too.
VMware mansplains to customers about model changes, subscription pricing, account upheaval
VMware tried to address the elephant in the ecosystem--the pricing and model changes since Broadcom closed the VMware deal have rattled customers.
Google Cloud rolls out Gemini models to Vertex AI customers, Gemini 1.5 in private preview
Google Cloud said Google's new Gemini 1.0 models, Gemini 1.0 Pro and Gemini 1.0 Ultra are generally available to enterprises and a private preview is available for Gemini 1.5.
For Informatica, 'Switzerland of data' approach paying off
Informatica is planning on riding digital transformation, which is still a work in progress for enterprises, a need to integrate data across vendors, clouds and on-premises and generative AI in 2024.
Twilio Q1 outlook light as new CEO takes over
Twilio projected first quarter revenue growth of 2% to 3% to $1.025 billion to $1.035 billion, below expectations of $1.05 billion.
Cisco to cut 5% of workforce, Q3 outlook weak
Cisco said it will cut 5% of its global workforce in a bid to "realign the organization and enable further investment in key priority areas."
How Uber's tech stack, datasets drive AI, experience, growth
Uber has leveraged its technology stack and data architecture to create a flywheel that can expand into multiple new markets. Uber is data incorporated and likely a glimpse into future business models.
Akamai launches Gecko, aims to combine cloud compute, edge networks
Akamai announced plans to embed cloud computing across its edge network via an initiative called Gecko (Generalized Edge Compute) in a bid to grab AI inferencing, multiplayer gaming, streaming media, analytics and spatial computing workloads.
Shopify eyes offline, B2B markets for commerce growth
Shopify is best known for its online commerce platform, but future growth is increasingly coming from offline brick-and-mortar merchants and point-of-sale terminals as well as new channels such as business-to-business companies.
Otter.ai's Meeting GenAI aims to turn meetings into knowledge repositories
Being able to summarize and transcribe meeting across the enterprise and multiple platforms is a savvy move by Otter.ai because it leans into its biggest advantage—it's vendor and platform agnostic.
