AMD Says It's Laying Off 4 Percent Of Workforce Amid AI Chip Push
Hello, and welcome back. In this edition, we take a look at AMD's plans to reduce its global workforce by 4 percent, the companies recognized on CRN's 2024 Stellar Startups list, the top eight cloud platform service providers in Gartner's new Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services and more.
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AMD Says It's Laying Off 4 Percent Of Workforce Amid AI Chip Push
AMD said this week that it's laying off roughly 4 percent of its global workforce to focus on its "largest growth opportunities," which include its effort to challenge Nvidia's AI chip dominance.
Breaking The Boundaries Of Innovation: Stellar Startups You Need To Know In 2024
In our annual Stellar Startups special report, we recognize some of the most exciting channel-focused startup vendors with leading-edge technologies that are creating new opportunities for solution providers.
The startups selected for the 2024 edition include AI , big data , business applications , cloud , data center , internet of things/edge computing , networking and unified communications and collaboration (UCC) , security and storage companies. You can learn about them all here .
Top 8 Cloud Platform Services Ranked: Azure, AWS, Google Lead Gartner Magic Quadrant
In its new Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services, Gartner has assessed the eight top cloud platform service providers—accounting for 97 percent of the global cloud services market—which include Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle, Alibaba Cloud, IBM, Huawei and Tencent.
Here's a look at Gartner's take on each of the vendors , including their strengths and weaknesses.
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