Mark Albertson
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IBM Corp. has built an extensive artificial-intelligence practice with Watson and a portfolio of cognitive tools. The company has also taken major steps to drive AI and data analysis within IBM itself. IBM has created an internal mobile app that leveraged Cognos Analytics …
Asset management firm turns to UiPath’s RPA for back-office help
When Bayview Asset Management LLC, a Florida-based firm focused on a variety of mortgage-related assets, confronted efficiency challenges with its mushrooming back-office functions, the firm wondered if robotic process automation could offer a viable solution. Bayview turned to the business process automation …
Analyst forecasts job displacement through AI and ‘invisible robots’
Artificial intelligence is not only exposing a digital skills gap, but it’s also threatening to turn a lot of jobs into software. That’s according to Craig Le Clair (pictured), vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research Inc., whose new book, “Invisible Robots in the Quiet …
Senior executive recalls building Commvault around data and customer support
Commvault Systems Inc. may have made significant changes in its executive ranks since 2018, but the company hasn’t lost its institutional memory. Although Commvault’s longtime Chief Executive Officer Bob Hammer stepped away in March, the man who served with him as chief operating …
Show him the light: How customer feedback led UiPath CEO Daniel Dines to RPA success
With a funding valuation of $7 billion and a spot in the top five on the Forbes Cloud 100 list, UiPath Inc. is generally viewed today as the leader in the robotic process automation market. Like a freight train emerging from a long, …
Acquisition of Hedvig enhances Commvault’s complete solutions approach
When Commvault Systems Inc. acquired Hedvig Inc. in September, the official company announcement positioned the purchase as an opportunity to address the challenges that companies face with data management in multicloud environments. Customers want unified solutions, not fragmented applications that only solve …
Commvault moves toward speed, agility and scale; analyst weighs in
When technology companies change leadership, the shift in corporate direction can mirror transformation taking place within the industry itself. For some analysts who are paid to observe companies in specific market segments, the change in the top leadership earlier this year at …
Microsoft takes realistic view of customer cloud options in Commvault software release
When Commvault Systems Inc. launched its new Metallic software-as-a-service venture this week, it also announced that backup capabilities would be hosted on Microsoft Azure cloud. The news added another chapter to a longtime partnership between the two companies, with a relationship that …
New CEO at Commvault raises table stakes to help customers become ‘data ready’
Prior to becoming chief executive officer for Puppet Inc. and now Commvault Systems Inc., Sanjay Mirchandani held senior leadership positions with Microsoft Corp., EMC and VMware Inc. He knows the value of data for the enterprise, and he’s bringing that expertise straight to …
Hedvig’s integration and Metallic’s SaaS offering capture attention at Commvault GO
After buying scale-out storage provider Hedvig for $225 million in September, Commvault Systems Inc. has followed up with the announcement this week that it would position the newly acquired technology to unify multicloud storage and data management. With new software-defined storage capabilities …