Palo Alto Networks Completes IBM QRadar Deal; CEO Touts Cortex Adoption Ahead
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora.

Palo Alto Networks Completes IBM QRadar Deal; CEO Touts Cortex Adoption Ahead

Hello, and welcome back. In this edition, we take a look at Palo Alto Networks' completed acquisition of IBM's QRadar assets and its implications for the cybersecurity vendor, 10 major AWS executive hires and departures, TD Synnex's soon-to-be new North America president's plans for partners and monetizing AI and more.


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Palo Alto Networks Completes IBM QRadar Deal; CEO Touts Cortex Adoption Ahead

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora smiles at the camera. He is wearing a gray plaid blazer and a white button-down shirt with a collar. This is the same image as the featured image in this edition of CRN Weekly.
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora.

With its $500 million acquisition of IBM's QRadar Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) assets this week, Palo Alto Networks is now focused on enabling customer migrations to its Precision AI-powered Cortex XSIAM platform and speeding up its ability to become a larger player in the security information and event management (SIEM) market. Learn more about the deal here.

More M&A News This Week: Verizon CEO: $20B Acquisition Of Frontier Makes Us 'More Competitive,' Adds $500M In Cost Synergies


10 Huge AWS Exits And Hires From Google, OpenAI And Nvidia

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Amazon Web Services?is snatching up major AI talent, including CEOs from AI startups and executives from OpenAI, Microsoft and?Google Cloud.

However, some serious executive talent has also left AWS, including distinguished engineers, AI leaders and its global head of startup ecosystems, who departed for a role at Nvidia.

Here's what you need to know about five new significant AWS hires and five of its recent executive exits.


TD Synnex Names 'Game Changer' Reyna Thompson As New North America President As Peter Larocque Steps Aside

TD Synnex's Reyna Thompson smiles at the camera. She is wearing a long-sleeve, black button-down shirt with a collar.
Reyna Thompson, TD Synnex's soon-to-be new North America president.

CRN's Steven Burke has been covering the news announced this week that TD Synnex North America's Advanced Solutions Chief Reyna Thompson will become North America president in December, replacing 40-year TD Synnex sales and distribution icon Peter Larocque, who is moving into an advisory role.

In today's episode of CRN In Depth with CRN Senior Associate Editor Wade Tyler Millward , Steve discusses how Thompson will work on AI adoption and monetization with the $55 billion IT behemoth. You can watch it here.

You can learn more about what Thompson had to say about the opportunity to define the partner of the future and lead the charge in the AI era here.


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