Alibaba's cloud unit shows AI traction in Q2
Alibaba's cloud unit is now approaching a $17 billion annual revenue and the company said it will continue to invest in AI services.
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Quantum computing all in on hybrid HPC with classical computing
Quantum computing vendors are all bullish on hybrid supercomputing approaches that'll play well with the generative AI boom.
Cisco Q1 shows better demand, networking struggles continue
Cisco reported better-than-expected first quarter results and said it saw "acceleration in product orders reflecting normalizing demand."
IBM launches Qiskit services for quantum computing
IBM launched a series of Qiskit software services to go along with its IBM Quantum Heron-based systems. The effort comes as IBM aims to meld quantum computing and classical computing today while aiming for quantum advantage later.
ServiceNow launches AI governance tools, contract management, Five9 partnership
ServiceNow launched a series of AI governance features across its Now Platform, generative AI contract management tools and an expanded Five9 partnership.
Softbank Corp. first to land Nvidia Blackwell systems in bid to be genAI provider in Japan
Softbank Corp will be among the first to build out an AI supercomputer using Nvidia's Blackwell platform. Softbank will get Nvidia's first Nvidia DGX B200 systems with plans to build out a Nvidia DGX SuperPOD supercomputer.
Shopify increasingly becoming enterprise commerce OS, replaces incumbents
Shopify is getting enough traction as an enterprise commerce platform that can deliver a real-time customer case study in two conference calls.
Red Hat acquires Neural Magic
For Red Hat, a unit of IBM, Neural Magic will enable the company to align its open platform to AI workloads.
Akamai launches Akamai App Platform as it scales cloud business
Akamai launched its Akamai App Platform, which aims to make it easier for developers to deploy cloud native applications on Kubernetes. Akamai's App Platform highlights how the company continues to transition to a security and cloud infrastructure company.
BT150 Spotlight: Jewelers Mutual John Kreul on Human-Centric AI, CX, Returns and Future-Proofing
John Kreul, Chief Information Officer at Jewelers Mutual, said the company's AI experiments and investments will revolve around personalizing customer experiences. Kreul also said the company is building a data strategy and architecture that can adapt to new technologies.
Enterprise software 2025: Three big shifts to watch
Enterprise software will be volatile in 2025 as customers increasingly question value, complain about upsells and added charges and assess whether agentic AI provides an abstraction layer to their existing applications.
Freshworks plans employee experience push to land midmarket companies
Freshworks is winning more mid-market and enterprise deals and plans to double down on its employee experience business as it builds out its IT service management, IT operations and service management products.
