The Top Enterprise Technology News From the Week of April 19th
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The editors at Solutions Review have curated a "greatest hits" collection of noteworthy enterprise technology news from the week of April 19th.
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.
Top News From the Week of April 19th, 2024
Altair Acquires Cambridge Semantics
Altair, a computational intelligence provider, has acquired Cambridge Semantics, a modern data fabric provider. The acquisition will bring Cambridge Semantics' transformational knowledge graph technology together with Altair's leading tools for data analytics and data science, offering organizations a solid foundation for building advanced analytics ecosystems that inject artificial intelligence (AI) into day-to-day business operations.
Cisco Launches Cisco Hypershield Data Center Protection Platform
This week, Cisco Systems has introduced what the tech giant's executives are touting as its "most consequential" security announcement in the company's four decades in business. Cisco Hypershield, a brand-new approach to security architecture, centers on securing data centers and clouds to protect AI workloads. Introduced on Thursday, Hypershield, which is entirely software-based, protects applications, devices, and data across public and private data centers, clouds, and physical locations.
Deltek Announces Dela, a Suite of AI-Powered Technologies
Deltek, a global solution provider for project-based businesses, has launched Dela, a new AI-powered business companion. Dela is a suite of AI-powered technologies built into Deltek's solution portfolio, allowing customers to generate smart content, automate simple tasks, find information faster, and predict potential project performance. For example, Deltek's GovWin IQ and Vantagepoint solutions already use Dela's smart content capabilities, while the Costpoint platform currently uses its generative AI functionalities. The company also plans to bring Dela to its other ERP solutions to help companies improve their labor forecasting.
Hitachi Vantara Announces Availability of Virtual Storage Platform One
Hitachi Vantara—a data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi—today announced the availability of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform One. Virtual Storage Platform One will simplify infrastructure for mission-critical applications, with a focus on data availability and strong data resiliency and reliability measures, including mitigation of risks such as downtime, productivity losses, and security threats.
Microsoft Offers its Vision of the Open Data Lake Ecosystem
This vision of the future of analytics is at the heart of OneLake design in Microsoft Fabric. The company has designed it to be the “one place to bring all data for analytics,” which will make it easy to virtualize and aggregate data from all sources. Fabric itself then democratizes access to the wealth of insights that can be unlocked, thanks to a Microsoft 356-like simplicity in bringing analytic tools to bear on the data through intelligent Software as a Service.
Netskope Named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge for Third Year in a Row
Netskope, a leader in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), announced that Gartner, Inc. has recognized the company for the third year as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge (SSE). The 2024 Magic Quadrant for SSE report shows Netskope to have the highest Ability to Execute and to be furthest in Completeness of Vision. Netskope was also shown to have the highest Ability to Execute and to be furthest in Completeness of Vision in the 2023 Magic Quadrant for SSE report.
Pegasystems Launches the Pega Infinity 24.1 Release
Pegasystems, an enterprise AI decisioning and workflow automation platform provider, has announced the general availability of Pega Infinity 24.1, the latest release of its product suite. This update introduces new enterprise-grade AI and automation enhancements designed to help organizations optimize their sales, marketing, service, and operations. The additions include additional generative AI capabilities, an integration with Tealium AudienceStream, updated digital messaging tools, real-time audience segment performance tracking, and two new accelerator bundles, Pega GenAI Analyze and Pega GenAI Automate.
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Qlik Announces New AI Accelerator
Qlik—a data integration, analytics, and AI provider—has announced a new AI Accelerator. This service is designed as an initial foray for companies looking to explore the possibilities AI can offer, acting as an entry point into the broader landscape of AI-driven analytics. The impact of Qlik's AI solutions demonstrates the practical benefits and strategic value of deploying AI on top of solid data foundations.
Rivos Raises $250 Million for Data Analytics & Gen AI
Rivos, a RISC-V accelerated platform provider targeting data analytics and generative AI, has raised more than $250 million in an oversubscribed Series A-3 funding round. The round was led by Evolution Equity Partners with participation from existing investors. Anvilogic plans to use the funding to expand its generative AI features and scale up its go-to-market efforts, with an eye on becoming a major player in the competitive Silicon Valley cybersecurity landscape.
Salesforce Announces New Features for Slack AI
Salesforce has announced that Slack AI is now available to all paid Slack customers with expanded language support. This will enable businesses of all sizes to access a generative AI experience built natively on their existing platform. Additionally, Slack AI now includes a new recap feature, conversation summaries, and a search answers tool that delivers personalized, intelligent responses to conversational questions. The Slack AI functionality is available as a paid add-on for all customers with a paid Slack plan.
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