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Capital One’s Slingshot enhancements target cloud cost visibility for Snowflake users

Mark Albertson — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 23:44:46 +0000

The software division for Capital One Financial Corp. has released enhancements for a tool designed to track cost, performance and usage for Snowflake accounts. The product, Slingshot, is a set of templates, custom workflows and controls that Capital One developed originally for internal use. The financial services giant decided to bring Slingshot to market last […]

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Customer choice shapes HPE’s Ezmeral strategy for cloud-to-edge data and analytics

Mark Albertson — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 21:04:51 +0000

Modern data tools and analytics workloads may be the key focus for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s Ezmeral software platform, but the primary driver is customer choice. By building a software portfolio of open-source solutions to help organizations capitalize on an edge-to-cloud strategy, HPE believes it is providing options that enterprises value in today’s data-driven world. […]

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Integration of Red Hat services with HPE GreenLake offers optimization at the edge

Mark Albertson — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 20:33:41 +0000

Last year, during HPE Discover 2022, Red Hat Enterprise Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. announced a plan to combine services on HPE GreenLake, including OpenShift, Ansible and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. One year later, those Red Hat services have been integrated into the HPE GreenLake platform, a key step for both companies in the […]

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Intel and HPE build new architectures to meet enterprise needs in the cloud-to-edge continuum

Mark Albertson — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 20:20:10 +0000

The evolution of hybrid platforms for enterprise IT has led to a rethinking of the architecture needed for handling various use cases. The journey from on-premises to cloud and out to the edge requires technology that can deliver across the stack, especially as businesses migrate workloads and applications to the edge. “The number one thing […]

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Collaboration between AMD and HPE results in more sustainable technologies for enterprise IT

Mark Albertson — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:58:49 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. have partnered on a number of joint initiatives over the years, including finding new ways to support sustainable use of technology. Seven years ago, HPE announced that it would increase the energy performance of its product portfolio by 30x. AMD quickly extended its support. “When HPE […]

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Learn about cybersecurity and AI at the Supercloud 3 event: Join SiliconANGLE and theCUBE July 18-19

Mark Albertson — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 14:45:37 +0000

The rise of supercloud, a hybrid and multicloud abstraction layer that sits above and across hyperscale infrastructure, reflects the key dynamics that drive enterprise tech today. Two of the most significant of those drivers, generative artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, will be the central focus of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s next supercloud event. Running July 18 and […]

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Veeam and HPE partnership powers GreenLake solutions for global customers

Mark Albertson — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 20:00:51 +0000

Over the course of more than a decade, the partnership between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. and Veeam Software has encompassed a range of solutions to reduce risk, simplify data management and provide resilience. More recently, the collaboration has involved GreenLake, HPE’s edge-to-cloud platform. As IT customers increasingly embrace hybrid operating models, the two firms are […]

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HPE helps orgs meet sustainability goals as it strives to meet its own net-zero targets by 2040

Mark Albertson — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:59:32 +0000

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Co. has been working with its customers for a number of years to deploy sustainable IT solutions and create a more efficient environmental footprint. Much of HPE’s work with its customers in sustainability is being driven by an increased focus on finding effective IT solutions. “Our customers have these really ambitious sustainability goals, […]

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What to expect during MongoDB.local NYC: Join theCUBE June 22

Mark Albertson — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 19:24:21 +0000

When it’s time to cut cloud costs, businesses make tough decisions on technology investments. In a post-earnings call Dev Ittycheria, president and chief executive for MongoDB Inc., noted that customers were continuing to analyze these investments to determine the must-haves. Based on the blowout earnings quarter reported by MongoDB at the start of this month, the […]

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Three insights you might have missed from the ‘Analytics and Cost Optimization’ AWS Startup Showcase event

Mark Albertson — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 21:55:27 +0000

Saving money is very much on the agenda for companies in the current economic climate, as a number of firms are taking a closer look at ongoing cost optimization in the cloud. This has led to interest in startup companies offering innovative ways to reduce IT expenses. In partnership with Amazon Web Services Inc., theCUBE, […]

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Beyond routers and switches: Exploring Cisco’s new tech frontier

Mark Albertson — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:20:46 +0000

As it moves from a product culture to a platform culture, Cisco Systems Inc. is also reshaping a common perception of the 39-year-old firm as purely a networking business. It is playing a broader role in key elements of the enterprise, from silicon development and hybrid work to security and application deployment in the cloud. […]

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Capacity optimization and cost controls drive Pepperdata’s solutions in a big data world

Mark Albertson — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 20:30:56 +0000

From its origins in a Silicon Valley basement over a decade ago, Pepperdata Inc. has grown to become a cloud cost optimization solution for major companies such as Citibank N.A. and T‑Mobile USA Inc. The company specializes in helping enterprises manage big data performance using technology created originally to handle on-premises workloads, many of which […]

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Three insights you might have missed from theCUBE’s coverage of Dell Technologies World

Mark Albertson — Tue, 30 May 2023 21:23:43 +0000

It was an eventful week for Dell Technologies Inc. in Las Vegas this month. The company made a series of major announcements, including broad upgrades to its APEX as-a-service portfolio, introduction of new technologies for the edge, and the launch of a generative AI initiative called Project Helix. Another key focus of the event highlighted […]

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Software drives PowerStore adoption through latest security and efficiency enhancements from Dell

Mark Albertson — Fri, 26 May 2023 20:54:54 +0000

Software-driven storage enhancements played a central role in the announcements made by Dell Technologies Inc. this month. Recent advances in PowerStore, Dell’s intelligent all-flash storage portfolio, highlighted security upgrades and new features for operational efficiency and power savings. “Over the last year, since the last time we sat down with you, we’ve delivered over 2,000 […]

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As generative AI accelerates coding for developers, the long-term impact is just beginning

Mark Albertson — Fri, 26 May 2023 15:50:06 +0000

In the select world of elite computer programmers, could artificial intelligence reach a place where it will write a significant amount of their code? For one such developer, it already has. One of the founders of ChatGPT’s OpenAI, Andrej Karpathy, left in 2017 to lead the computer vision team for Tesla Autopilot. Karpathy recently rejoined […]

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Broadcom storage adapters drive microsecond latencies in Dell’s PowerEdge RAID

Mark Albertson — Fri, 26 May 2023 14:55:22 +0000

The launch of Broadcom Inc.’s 9600 series of storage adapters in January introduced a new level of IO processing power and latency reduction. Through integration of Broadcom’s 9600 technology in the Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 12, enterprise customers have been able to realize significant performance gains from a solution that plays a central role in […]

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Partnership with ‘Avatar’ director James Cameron finds common ground with Dell’s sustainability goals

Mark Albertson — Thu, 25 May 2023 18:53:53 +0000

It turns out that the Na’vi and the technology world have a lot in common. The fictional species of extraterrestrial humanoids at the center of the popular “Avatar” movie series come to life on the screen through a decade-long partnership with Dell Technologies Inc. As part of that relationship, film director James Cameron, owner of […]

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APEX enhancements help define Dell’s multicloud strategy for cross-platform storage

Mark Albertson — Thu, 25 May 2023 16:18:26 +0000

The evolution of a “multicloud-by-design” approach became clearer this week, as Dell Technologies Inc. unveiled upgrades to its APEX as-a-service product portfolio. First introduced a year ago as Project Alpine, Dell’s APEX portfolio of hardware and software offerings was enhanced with the addition of APEX Block Storage and APEX File Storage. The latest products were […]

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Project Helix highlights how Dell and Nvidia support customers in the generative AI journey

Mark Albertson — Wed, 24 May 2023 21:53:21 +0000

The launch this week of Project Helix, a joint initiative between Dell Technologies Inc. and Nvidia Corp., signaled a new twist in the evolving saga of generative artificial intelligence. Both companies believe that a combination of Dell’s servers with Nvidia’s newest and fastest GPUs will appeal to customers interested in leveraging AI for business results. […]

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New technologies for the edge and AI highlight day two at Dell Technologies World

Mark Albertson — Wed, 24 May 2023 04:42:42 +0000

Generative artificial intelligence continued to be a major theme at Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas on the conference’s second day with the announcement of Project Helix, a new initiative in collaboration with Nvidia Corp. Project Helix is designed to bring a series of full stack AI solutions to the enterprise, including technical expertise based […]

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Projects become products: Dell unveils its long-term game plan for the edge

Mark Albertson — Wed, 24 May 2023 02:49:34 +0000

When Dell Technologies Inc. places the word “project” in front of a new initiative, it’s sending up a signal flare that starts the clock toward emergence of a new product or platform the next year. Project Alpine, announced last year, transformed into a new set of storage offerings for APEX on Monday with a focus […]

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AI, edge and multicloud lead the conversation in Las Vegas as Dell embraces role as enterprise collaborator

Mark Albertson — Tue, 23 May 2023 01:58:22 +0000

Dell Technologies Inc. kicked off its Dell Technologies World conference in Las Vegas today with a number of additions to its APEX product portfolio. Yet it was artificial intelligence that captured much of the interest in a news conference following the opening keynotes. In a meeting with members of the media this morning, founder and […]

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Three insights you might have missed from the ‘Navigating the Road to Cyber Resiliency’ event

Mark Albertson — Fri, 19 May 2023 18:02:13 +0000

Organizations can’t protect against everything. They can’t predict what will happen next or how severe the attack may be. This places a great deal of focus on resiliency, an ability to recover from a damaging breach. While some organizations may feel that the cybersecurity gap is being closed, a startling number lack confidence in preparedness […]

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What to expect during the ‘Analytics and Cost Optimization’ AWS Startup Showcase event: Join theCUBE June 8

Mark Albertson — Fri, 19 May 2023 14:00:28 +0000

Optimization has emerged as a defining trend within the cloud industry in 2023. Evidence of this can be seen in SiliconANGLE’s recent analysis of comments made by the chief financial officers of the three largest hyperscale cloud companies last month. All three noted that customers were seeking ways to optimize cloud spending, which has contributed […]

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Momento believes in serverless to solve database caching headaches

Mark Albertson — Thu, 18 May 2023 20:30:40 +0000

When users visit Momento Inc.’s website, the message is hard to miss. Right from the opening screen, the company’s motto, “Believe in Serverless,” conveys the startup’s approach. Momento believes in serverless because it drives the company’s mission to automatically optimize, scale and manage cache for businesses large and small. “Serverless just means that we, as […]

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Pepperdata and AWS join forces to tackle big data cost challenges

Mark Albertson — Wed, 17 May 2023 18:53:06 +0000

Founded in 2012, Pepperdata Inc. is a big data infrastructure management company that has grown by moving its cost-savings solutions from on-premises to the cloud. In doing so, Pepperdata has formed a partnership with Amazon Web Services Inc., which leveraged the startup’s technology so that customers can realize savings while using its vast array of […]

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nOps leverages AI to optimize cloud costs in pay-for-savings-only model

Mark Albertson — Wed, 17 May 2023 16:17:00 +0000

In a traditional business model, a vendor provides a service for a fee whether success is realized or not. At the cloud management platform provider nOps Inc., no one gets paid until a customer saves money. This unusual approach is based on optimizing cloud commitments for customers, where savings are compared to on-demand usage and […]

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Archera.ai takes aim at controlling cloud costs through optimized commitment plans

Mark Albertson — Wed, 17 May 2023 15:44:49 +0000

A simple error can lead to costly, wasted cloud resources. One example can be found in the customer whose keystroke mistake led to the spin-up of a cloud instance much larger than was required. No one noticed, the job ran all weekend, and the result was $300,000 in unnecessary charges. Tales such as these are […]

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Vulnerability of business lines to attack drives new conversations around cyber resilience

Mark Albertson — Tue, 16 May 2023 18:00:37 +0000

The cyber-resilience conversation is shifting into a new phase, one where the focus is now on core engines that drive a business. “I’ve been talking to our customers now about cyber resilience and recovery from ransomware destruction for eight years,” said Jim Shook (pictured), director of cybersecurity and compliance practice at Dell Technologies Inc. “We’ve […]

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Data protection moves to the forefront as cyber threats and AI usage expand

Mark Albertson — Tue, 16 May 2023 17:30:34 +0000

The enterprise IT world has moved into a new phase. Until recently, most organizations were rapidly growing infrastructure to meet escalating business demand. However, as the economy cooled and as cyber threats grew, the focus has shifted more toward protecting infrastructure than growing it. “Now when we’re seeing companies reconfigure for what will be the […]

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