Friday Tech News

Good morning and Happy Friday! Welcome back after a short break from last week. I'm excited to bring you this weeks' edition of FTN ahead of #RSA2023.

Thank you so much for making this a part of your Friday morning coffee time. I'm Phil Moroni, and I'm an Account Executive in the Information Technology Services Industry here with another edition of Friday Tech News!

What is this?This is a newsletter that provides updates and insights on the latest trends and developments in the technology industry. I am a professional who specializes in supporting IT leaders in evaluating, investing, and managing people, processes, and technology tools that support their businesses.

Each week, I summarize relevant industry updates from popular Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM's), software publishers, and managed providers. The goal of my research and newsletter is to keep you informed about current trends and events that may impact your business from a trusted and reputable source. It's just information I'm sharing, and, I follow and work with hundreds of partners in the industry, keeping track of their growth, changes, and evolution so that you don't have to.

Bottom Line:As you focus on improving your business through digital initiatives, my commitment is to keep you informed of the fast-paced changes and trends taking place so that you can plan ahead and stay ahead of the game.

Key areas of focus for me are:

1. Cloud Computing, Security, Trends

2. Developer & Security Tools

3. Networking & Infrastructure Tools

4. End User Tools & Workspace Tech

5. Emerging Technologies and Future Concepts

If you have any questions, would like information about any specific vendors I follow, or would like to have a conversation about any topic that is challenging you, I invite you to engage with me! I value feedback immensely and would love to know what you find valuable about this newsletter so feel free to reach out!

Thank you for reading, and stay digitally and physically safe!

Phil

OEM News & Updates 📰

NICE | NICE announces the Spring 2023 release of CXone

HPE | HPE Transforms Data Lifecycle Management with Expanded Alletra Portfolio

Wasabi | IBM Cloud and Wasabi Collaborate to Power Data Insights Across Hybrid Cloud

Akamai | Akamai Technologies Offers Enhanced Cybersecurity with New Managed Security Service Program

GitGuardian | GitGuardian Launches Honeytoken

PagerDuty | PagerDuty launches AIOps solution to reduce noise for incident response

Cohesity | Cohesity Collaborates with Microsoft to Simplify How Businesses Protect and Secure Their Data from Cyber Threats Including Ransomware Attacks

Recorded Future | Recorded Future launches OpenAI GPT model for threat intel

Alation | Alation Extends Partnerships with Databricks and dbt Labs to Power Data Intelligence

Netskope | Netskope launches faster, more secure software service

Microsoft GitHub | GitHub Launches Copilot X to Advance Its Coding Process

CrowdStrike | CrowdStrike introduces protection for xIoT devices

ThreatX | ThreatX Runtime API & Application Protection Introduced

Orca Security | Finesse and Orca Security team up to secure operations in the cloud

ExtraHop | ExtraHop Report Finds 83% of Organizations Paid up in Ransomware Attacks

Claroty | DirectDefense and Claroty Partner to Secure Customers’ Cyber-Physical Systems

Legit Security | Legit Security Announces New Partnership with Snyk

Satori | Satori Wins Data Security Solution of the Year in 2023 Data

Cyera | Cyera Named "Data Security Platform of the Year" in 2023 Data Breakthrough Awards Program

Privacera | Privacera Wins Data Breakthrough Awards Two Years in a Row

Fiddler | Alteryx Ventures Announces Strategic Investment in Fiddler to Boost Machine Learning Operations for Customers

Snowflake | Snowflake launches data cloud designed for manufacturers

AWS | Amazon joins generative AI race, targets cloud customers, Companies & Markets

Wiz | SentinelOne and Wiz Announce Exclusive Partnership to Deliver End-to-end Cloud Security

Palo Alto | Netskope, Zscaler, Palo Alto Networks Lead Gartner’s SSE Magic Quadrant For 2023

SentinelOne | SentinelOne Integrations Include Fortinet & Palo Alto Networks

Adobe | Adobe launches AI-powered text-based video editing

Appian | Veriday & Appian Announce New Partnership, Taking Digital Transformation to New Heights

Zoom | StreamShark Teams Up with Zoom to Help Enterprises Create and Scale Interactive Meetings and Unlock Virtual Production Possibilities

Snyk | Snyk Cuts 128 as Industry Layoffs Continue

Sumo Logic | Votiro collaborates with Sumo Logic to provide analytics on file-borne threats

UiPath | UiPath Brings Data Integration to Snowflake Manufacturing Data Cloud

Commvault | Commvault partners with Microsoft to help customers save costs through ESG efforts

Wiz | Wiz is on the FedRAMP Marketplace

Prosimo | Prosimo unveils application-driven multicloud orchestration suite

PandaDoc | DynaFile and PandaDoc take Document Management to the Next Level with a Powerful Integration Partnership

Imperva | Imperva collaborates with Fortanix to provide end-to-end data security

AWS | AWS Launches AWS Elemental MediaConnect Gateway

Spectro Cloud | Spectro Cloud Launches the Secure Edge-Native Architecture (SENA) for Securely Deploying and Managing Edge Computing Environments at Scale

Veracode | Veracode Introduces Intelligent Software Security With Launch of Veracode Fix

GitLab | GitLab and Oracle Expand Strategic Collaboration With AI/ML

JAMF | Jamf Expands Collaboration with Microsoft and Joins the

Immuta | Immuta Awarded Snowflake Healthcare and Life Sciences Competency Badge for Accelerating Innovation in the Healthcare and Life Sciences Data Cloud

Swimlane | Swimlane collaborates with AWS to accelerate investigation and response when threats occur

AWS | AWS Enters the Generative AI Race with Bedrock and Titan Foundation Models

LogRhythm | LogRhythm Announces Partnership with Zscaler to Address Cloud Access Security Challenges Faced by the Modern SOC

Microsoft | Microsoft and Epic partner to bring GPT-4 and generative AI to healthcare providers

Knowbe4 | KnowBe4 Launches How-To Guide To Help Organizations Strengthen Security Culture

BigID | BigID and SPHERE Join Forces to Remediate Identity Hygiene Risks

Infoblox | Infoblox Leads the Industry to Unite Networking and Security Teams to Better Protect Against Cyber Attacks

VMware | VMware Cross-Cloud managed service provider benefits

Securonix | Securonix Launches Unified Defense SIEM Platform

F5 | Software firm F5 to lay off 9% staff, trims fiscal revenue guidance

Binary Defense | Binary Defense Launches New “Phishing Response” Service with Built-In Intelligence Correlation and Threat Hunting Capabilities

NICE | NICE Recognized as Best Digital Transformation Partner Company by 2023 Global Banking and Finance Awards

Anomali | Anomali and Cybermindz Join Together to Help Cybersecurity Professionals Suffering from Burnout and Fatigue Rebuild their Cognitive and Emotional Health

JAMF | Jamf Launches Jamf Executive Threat Protection to Defend

Wiz | Israeli cyber unicorns Wiz and Noname Security launch partnership to secure cloud

CrowdStrike | CrowdStrike (CRWD) Extends MDR Capabilities With MXDR Launch

Zoom | SuccessKPI and Zoom Partner to Deliver Advanced Analytics for Contact Centers

Atlassian | Atlassian infuses generative AI into Confluence and Jira collaboration platforms

Cisco | Cisco warns of attacks on network routers, firewalls

Articles I Liked This Week 💡

ComputerWorld | Global cloud spending expected to jump 21.7% as IaaS leads the way

CIO Dive | Google Cloud launches consulting unit to ease enterprise cloud adoption, expansion

CIO Dive | Lured by emerging technology, CIOs aim for balance

• I liked the term "shiny object syndrome" here.

CSO Online | Most interesting products to see at RSA Conference 2023

• Looking forward to next week and the subsequent RSA Recap to come!

InfoWorld | Repatriating cloud apps and data? Think it through

InfoWorld | How to succeed with cloud computing during an economic downturn

CIO | 5 hot digital transformation trends — and 2 going cold

DevOps | AI Chatbots: Game Changers for DevOps Transformations

Tech Funding & M&A 💸

NetBox | NetBox Labs Closes $20 Million Series A

• NetBox is a New York based SaaS platform that provides solutions such as open source network management and process automation for enterprises.

Cybersyn | Data startup Cybersyn raises $63m from Snowflake, Sequoia Capital, others

• Cybersyn is a New York based DaaS platform that offers solutions such as decision making and data analytics.

Workvivo | Zoom acquires Ireland-based employee communications platform Workvivo

• Workvivo is an Ireland based SaaS platform that offers solutions such as employee engagement and communication.

ZeroFox | ZeroFox to Acquire LookingGlass, Broadening Global Attack Surface Intelligence Capabilities

• ZeroFox is a Maryland based firm that provides solutions such as digital risk protection, threat intelligence, and account takeover for businesses.

Semgrep | Semgrep Raises $53M in Series C Funding

• Semgrep is a California based open source static code analysis platform that offers solutions such as bug finding and vulnerability detection for developers.

Akamai | Akamai acquiring API security startup Neosec

• Neosec is a California based API security platform that provides solutions such as behavioral analytics and threat hunting for businesses.

Meme of the week 🤣

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