Earlier this month, I attended the SaaStr event for software-as-a-service providers. The event is geared toward smaller SaaS companies that want to share ideas to learn how to scale and grow. The biggest company, by far, in attendance was IBM Corp. I was surprised to see it there, given the show’s focus on smaller SaaS providers, so I talked to Raj Datta (pictured), vice president for software and AI partnerships, about IBM’s presence at the show.
In a surprise move, global communications provider NEC Corp. has decided to exit the cloud communications sector in most regions of the globe. Earlier this year, NEC announced it would exit the on-premises PBX business everywhere except Japan. It would shift its focus by reselling Intermedia’s Cloud Communication solution under the brand name of UNIVERGE BLUE.
Cloud networking and security company Infoblox Inc. today launched a new suite called the Universal DDI Product Suite with an aim to improve collaboration and efficiency among NetOps, SecOps and CloudOps teams. The new Infoblox suite should help remove operational silos and enhance the management of DNS, DHCP and IP address services, collectively known as DDI, in multicloud and hybrid environments.
Since it was founded in 2004, Arista Networks Inc. has been known as a company that makes great network switches. This has been done with great hardware and a single, open operating system that spans all its products. In 2015, the company launched “CloudVision,” which moved the management, orchestration, and automation capabilities into the cloud.
Generative artificial intelligence has the power to change almost every aspect of how we work, educate and entertain, and nearly every business is seeking to infuse AI into its business process to create new ways of engaging customers and employees. The sports and entertainment industry remains one of the most competitive vertical industries. Fans have many choices today and want an experience above and beyond the typical TV broadcast.