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DDN and Nvidia partnership powers the AI data center
Businesses confronted with rolling out an artificial intelligence project often stare at the assembled pieces and wonder what kind of engine will be needed to power the car. Data scientists? Check. AI initiative? Check. Deployment infrastructure? Uh-oh. DataDirect Networks Inc. has announced a partnership with Nvidia Corp. to make AI deployments simpler. DDN’s new reference ...
EY applies robotic learning in-house, saves 2M hours per year
Global professional services firm Ernst & Young Global Ltd has become one of the leading users of robotic process automation, or RPA, technology, and that’s not by accident. The company has embarked on a deliberate strategy, in cooperation with UiPath Inc., to use more than 1,000 robots in support of the firm’s internal processes so it can ...
AI tools could push RPA to the forefront of enterprise automation
For years, companies in the robotic process automation, or RPA, space flew under the radar. Software that can automate repetitive, rules-driven, back-office tasks was not exactly an attention-grabber. Yet, companies in the RPA field, such as UiPath Inc., are gaining more visibility, in part because the field’s artificial intelligence potential could make a major difference in ...
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Amid the digital chaos, Splunk CEO embraces the world’s data
When the modern, high-end automobile has more lines of data-generating code than Facebook, it’s time to face a stark reality: Today’s world is awash in a sea of information and the explosion of data will require very robust tools to process it all. That’s precisely the scenario driving Splunk Inc.’s business. With more than 20 product ...
UiPath’s CEO thinks big, builds aggressively, and feels the joy
After decades of stops and starts, unmet expectations, and continued public concern over whether machines will replace people, it’s difficult to imagine anyone in the robotics field expressing joy over what they do. The founder of UiPath Inc. is a notable exception. “I started UiPath to have joy at work, to do what I like, ...
Does UiPath’s ‘triple unicorn’ status signal arrival of the automation age?
The robotic process automation company UiPath Inc. made news this month when it raised $225 million, pushing the firm into “triple unicorn” or $3-billion startup valuation territory. As the RPA company leads its UiPathForward Americas conference in Miami, Florida, this week, the central focus will be on whether the age of automation and robotics has finally ...
‘Viral’ success status gives Smartsheet an edge in work applications
It’s one thing when cute babies or playful cats draw major audiences on YouTube. It’s quite another when customers flock to a video post in order to learn about office software. Yet, that’s exactly the position Smartsheet Inc. found itself in not long ago when a major financial company’s employees discovered the work application’s YouTube channel ...
Back from the brink: Tech CEOs face down sharks, losses and near-failure
Multiple species of sharks navigate the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California and, on a bleak day five years ago, one of the area’s tech entrepreneurs swam with the sharks, figuratively speaking. It did not go well. Appearing on the hit ABC TV series “Shark Tank,” Jamie Siminoff (pictured) brought his idea for ...
Splunk’s focus on enterprise data tools could power new wave of growth
Splunk Inc. opened its major annual conference on Tuesday with a series of announcements that included new features for the firm’s machine data processing platform. The news involved expanded artificial intelligence and container support, technologies that could position the company for growth in its total addressable market. “Today, the whole conversation was about expanding into line ...
Infor OS brings enterprise AI and business applications under one tent
The evolution of Infor OS mirrors Infor Inc.’s growth as a company. OS, or Operating Service, is the unifying foundation on which Infor users run cloud-based, user-friendly enterprise tools, and the company has steadily enhanced the platform over several years as it has announced new features in its product portfolio. A key element of Infor ...
