Enterprise Technology News for the Week of August 23rd
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The editors at Solutions Review have curated a "greatest hits" collection of noteworthy enterprise technology news from the week of August 23rd.
Keeping tabs on the most relevant enterprise technology news can be time-consuming. To help, the Solutions Review editorial team has summarized some of the week's top headlines in the marketplace from various categories, including cybersecurity, data management, ERP, marketing technology, and more.
Enterprise Technology News for the Week of August 23rd
Accenture Partners with AWS on Responsible AI Scaling
Accenture has announced it is expanding its strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to create the Accenture Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform. The new platform, powered by AWS, will help organizations adopt and scale AI rapidly while maintaining trust throughout the enterprise. It will integrate the core elements of responsible AI to help users assess their organization's readiness for AI, perform risk screenings, and create ongoing cycles of monitoring, testing, and remediating for compliance throughout their organization.
ActiveCampaigns Details the New Features Coming to its Platform
ActiveCampaign, a marketing automation platform, has revealed a preview of the new feature it will launch during its product keynote on September 12th, 2024. For example, the keynote will showcase new AI-powered tools that provide marketers with personalized recommendations, refined navigation tools for building automations, a new action search experience, and a deeper reporting experience that gives users access to performance insights that illustrate how to run their campaigns. Those who tune in for the keynote webinar will get a "firsthand look" at these new features.
Alteryx Partners with Udacity
Alteryx, a leading provider of AI for enterprise analytics, has detailed its strategic partnership with digital education provider Udacity. Together, the companies will launch a comprehensive course that focuses on the fundamentals of data preparation with Alteryx Designer. This will help active and aspiring professionals improve their data preparation experience, get hands-on experience with Alteryx Designer, and equip themselves with the knowledge they need to harness AI in their company's data capabilities.
Aptean Acquires SSG Insights
Aptean, an AI-driven ERP solution provider, has acquired SSG Insights, an enterprise asset management solution provider. The acquisition will help Aptean increase its EAM geographic footprint and bolster its enterprise asset management (EAM) capabilities for manufacturers, distributors, logistics providers, and other asset-intensive industries. The team at SSG will also enhance Aptean's expertise in core focus areas, including food manufacturing, retail distribution, light rail, industrial manufacturing, and healthcare facilities.
Aptean Enhances its Food and Beverage ERP with AI
Aptean also announced the delivery of new AI functionalities in its cloud-native ERP solution for food and beverage organizations. Built on Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, Aptean's Food & Beverage ERP uses advanced machine learning algorithms to analyze large data sets, extract valuable insights, and automate tasks. Some of the platform's AI-driven features allow users to create sales lines on sales documents, use natural language to instruct AI, map e-documents that match vendor invoices, analyze historical data to predict sales or stock, forecast the likelihood of late payments, and more.
Cloudera Secures PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance
Cloudera—a hybrid platform for data, analytics, and AI—has achieved Level 1 compliance with the Payment Card Industry's (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) for Service Providers, showcasing the company's to cybersecurity and compliance. PCI DSS standards define rigorous security controls and processes for entities involved in the payment ecosystem, as well as requirements for developers and solution providers to build and securely manage payment devices, software, and solutions for the payment industry. With this certification, Cloudera's Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Private Cloud (PVC) are both PCI DSS v4.0 compliant.
Constellation Research Releases its 2024 ShortList for Cloud Identity & Access Management
Strategic advisory and analyst firm Constellation Research recently released its Constellation ShortList for Cloud Identity & Access Management. The report from Steve Wilson spotlights five cloud IAM solutions that companies should know about. These include Apple, Google, Microsoft, Okta, and Ping Identity. Constellation selected these companies based on market share, internal research, client inquiries, customer references, partner conversations, and more.
Creatio and Workato Announce a New Partnership
Creatio, a global no-code platform provider, has partnered with Workato, an AI-driven enterprise orchestration platform. The partnership will combine Creatio's no-code platform with Workato's integration solution to help companies across industries improve their business efficiency at scale without compromising on security and governance. For example, Creatio customers can use the power of Workato's platform to connect Creatio with essential applications, utilize a collection of ready-to-use integration templates, and benefit from a global team of integration specialists.
Critical Start Debuts the Next Edition of its Cyber Threat Intelligence Report
Critical Start—a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Managed Cyber Risk Reduction (MCRR) cybersecurity solution provider—has released its biannual Cyber Threat Intelligence Report. The report spotlights some of the most significant threats observed in the first half of 2024 and tracks emerging cybersecurity trends in the manufacturing, healthcare, technology, professional services, engineering, and construction industries. Critical Start also shares actionable insights to help organizations improve their security posture and mitigate potential cyber risks.
Databricks Announces PyCharm Integration
Databricks, a data intelligence platform, has announced the PyCharm Professional Integration with Databricks, a new addition to the Databricks developer experience. This plug-in—developed by JetBrains—will allow Databricks users to leverage their favorite IDE features while developing on Databricks. It will make it easier to process large data sets, train machine learning models, and deploy jobs to production so anyone in an organization can use data to make informed decisions.
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Deltek Expands its Software with New Tools for Government Contractors
Deltek, a global software provider for project-based companies, has released new enhancements for its industry-specific solutions for government contractors. These updates include a new AI-powered digital assistant titled Ask Dela, an integration between Costpoint and Microsoft Teams, updated compliance with government security requirements, and a "reimagined" time and expense entry experience for users. Deltek will also incorporate Dela's capabilities into its other solutions to give users more efficiency and automation throughout their project lifecycles.
Grafana Labs Secures $270 Million in New Funding
Grafana Labs, a leading provider of open and composable operational dashboards, has successfully completed a primary and secondary transaction totaling approximately $270 million in proceeds for the company and some of its stockholders. The transaction was an extension of its Series D financing at a valuation of over $6 billion and was led by existing investor Lightspeed Venture Partners, with additional participation from existing institutional investors, including GIC, Sequoia Capital, Coatue, Lead Edge Capital, J.P. Morgan, and K5 Global.
Percona Appoints?Two New Independent Directors
Percona, a global provider of enterprise-grade open-source database software, had added two technology business leaders as independent directors to its board. John Newton, co-founder of Alfresco and Documentum, and Rob Young, a veteran of the open-source software ecosystem, will help Percona continue to expand the business strategy, industry expertise, and strategic counsel the Percona board can offer to CEO Ann Schlemmer and her leadership team. The addition will also help Percona position itself for accelerated growth and support its efforts to empower clients with reliable and scalable open-source database solutions.
Rubrik Unveils Data Protection for Salesforce
Rubrik, a cloud data management and data security company, has announced Salesforce Data Protection, a backup and recovery solution for Salesforce Core Platform data. The new offering is powered by the data security capabilities of Rubrik Security Cloud and can help organizations simplify their data protection and management efforts across SaaS, cloud, and on-premises environments. The new solution is the latest addition to Rubrik’s existing data protection for SaaS tools like M365 and Jira.
Salesforce Reveals Two AI-Powered Sales Agents
Salesforce has announced two new fully autonomous AI sales agents to help sales teams accelerate their growth initiatives. The Einstein Sales Development Rep (SDR) Agent and Einstein Sales Coach Agent are built on Salesforce's Einstein 1 Agentforce Platform and will be generally available to users in October. The Einstein SDR Agent can automatically engage with inbound leads by using natural language to handle objections, answer questions, and book meetings for human agents. Meanwhile, the Einstein Sales Coach will engage in "role-plays" with sellers by simulating a buyer during discovery, pitch, or negotiation calls to help agents improve their skills.
Insight Jam Updates
Watch this space each week as our editors will share the best written and video resources from Insight Jam, Solutions Review's enterprise tech community for business software pros. The goal? To help you gain a forward-thinking analysis and remain on-trend through expert advice, best practices, trends and predictions, and vendor-neutral software evaluation tools.
Insight AI - Multi-Agent Frameworks: Vision for AI in Enterprise
In this episode of Insight AI, Doug and Doug explore the fascinating world of AI and robotics. They cover everything from Sony's venture into elder care robots to multi-agent frameworks for autonomous enterprises. Other topics covered in the discussion include the challenges of implementing AI into a business, the potential impact on jobs, and the importance of maintaining a human-centric approach. Doug Shannon ?? also outlines his approach to the multi-agent framework as a path forward for enterprises.
Information Risk with David Loshin - It Ain't Easy Staying Green
David Loshin returns with another episode of his Information Risk show and dives into the thorny world of deforestation data and its global impact. He discusses how satellite imagery, conflicting measurements, and international politics collide in the quest to save our forests while maintaining high living standards. David and host Doug Atkinson unpack the challenges of creating trustworthy data in a high-stakes environmental showdown. From the Amazon to the EU and beyond, learn more about how data can shape the future of our planet.
Insight Jam Podcast - Ann Schlemmer
This week on the Insight Jam podcast, host Doug Atkinson is joined by Ann Schlemmer, the CEO of Percona, for a conversation about the state of open-source databases and the challenges facing the tech industry. They discuss the evolution of database technology, the impact of AI on various industries, and the future of remote work. Ann also shares her personal journey in the tech industry and offers insights on being a woman in a leadership role in technology.
Self-Service is the Outcome, Not the Driver, of a Data-Driven Organization
Wayne Eckerson shared a thoughtful deep dive into how self-service analytics tools are not the driver for a company's data-driven success but the outcome of doing everything else right in your data environment. His article explains what self-service looks like when done right (and wrong) and what components are essential to fostering self-service initiatives and creating a data-driven organization.
Data Governance Interview with Danielle Titheridge
Nicola Askham recently shared an interview she conducted with Danielle Titheridge, a data governance analyst. Their conversation covers everything from how Titheridge got into the field to why she chose it in the first place, what characteristics make someone successful (or not) in data governance, and whether there are any resources aspiring professionals should consider.