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When it’s time to cut cloud costs, businesses make tough decisions on technology investments. In a post-earnings call Dev Ittycheria, president and chief executive for MongoDB Inc., noted that customers were continuing to analyze these investments to determine the must-haves. Based on the …
Three insights you might have missed from the ‘Analytics and Cost Optimization’ AWS Startup Showcase event
Saving money is very much on the agenda for companies in the current economic climate, as a number of firms are taking a closer look at ongoing cost optimization in the cloud. This has led to interest in startup companies offering innovative …
Beyond routers and switches: Exploring Cisco’s new tech frontier
As it moves from a product culture to a platform culture, Cisco Systems Inc. is also reshaping a common perception of the 39-year-old firm as purely a networking business. It is playing a broader role in key elements of the enterprise, from …
Capacity optimization and cost controls drive Pepperdata’s solutions in a big data world
From its origins in a Silicon Valley basement over a decade ago, Pepperdata Inc. has grown to become a cloud cost optimization solution for major companies such as Citibank N.A. and T‑Mobile USA Inc. The company specializes in helping enterprises manage big …
Three insights you might have missed from theCUBE’s coverage of Dell Technologies World
It was an eventful week for Dell Technologies Inc. in Las Vegas this month. The company made a series of major announcements, including broad upgrades to its APEX as-a-service portfolio, introduction of new technologies for the edge, and the launch of a …
Software drives PowerStore adoption through latest security and efficiency enhancements from Dell
Software-driven storage enhancements played a central role in the announcements made by Dell Technologies Inc. this month. Recent advances in PowerStore, Dell’s intelligent all-flash storage portfolio, highlighted security upgrades and new features for operational efficiency and power savings. “Over the last year, …
As generative AI accelerates coding for developers, the long-term impact is just beginning
In the select world of elite computer programmers, could artificial intelligence reach a place where it will write a significant amount of their code? For one such developer, it already has. One of the founders of ChatGPT’s OpenAI, Andrej Karpathy, left in …
Broadcom storage adapters drive microsecond latencies in Dell’s PowerEdge RAID
The launch of Broadcom Inc.’s 9600 series of storage adapters in January introduced a new level of IO processing power and latency reduction. Through integration of Broadcom’s 9600 technology in the Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 12, enterprise customers have been able to …
Partnership with ‘Avatar’ director James Cameron finds common ground with Dell’s sustainability goals
It turns out that the Na’vi and the technology world have a lot in common. The fictional species of extraterrestrial humanoids at the center of the popular “Avatar” movie series come to life on the screen through a decade-long partnership with Dell …
APEX enhancements help define Dell’s multicloud strategy for cross-platform storage
The evolution of a “multicloud-by-design” approach became clearer this week, as Dell Technologies Inc. unveiled upgrades to its APEX as-a-service product portfolio. First introduced a year ago as Project Alpine, Dell’s APEX portfolio of hardware and software offerings was enhanced with the …