Friday Tech News

Good morning and Happy Friday!

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 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 📰

Google | Eliminating data transfer fees when migrating off Google Cloud

• Shots have been fired for egress fees when switching CSPs. I wonder if MSFT and AWS will follow suit.

Intel | Intel Forms Generative AI Company With Investment Firm

McAfee | McAfee unveils Project Mockingbird to stop AI voice clone scams

AWS | AWS to Shut down Aurora Serverless v1, Their Sole Relational Database with Scaling Capacity to Zero

Broadcom | Broadcom dumps VMware partners.

Critical Start | CRITICALSTART® Launches Asset Visibility to Ensure Managed Detection and Response Has Full Signal Coverage for a More Effective Approach to Reducing Cyber Risk

OpenAI | OpenAI Launches GPT Store: Custom Chatbots for Crypto & Beyond

Wiz | Wiz AI-SPM now supports OpenAI platform

HackerOne | HackerOne and Semgrep Partner to Streamline Code Review for Modern Development

Kinetica | Kinetica Unveils Rapid and Accurate Natural Language to SQL Conversion Offering

Articles I Liked This Week 💡

Startup News | Alteryx releases AI trends for 2024: driving transformation and empowerment in the global business landscape

TechCrunch | YL Ventures details the challenges facing Israeli cybersecurity startups

Business Insider | AI Discovers New Material to Reduce Lithium Use in Batteries

CSA | 3 Breaches and the Role of Cloud Permissions

Tech Funding & M&A 💸

Rewst | Tampa Bay Inno - Tampa automation platform raises $31M Series B led by California firm Meritech Capital

• Rewst is a Florida based RPA platform that offers solutions such as workflow monitoring and onboarding automation for businesses.

Anecdotes | Anecdotes lands $25M to expand its governance, risk management and compliance business

• Anecdotes is an Israel based SaaS platform that offers solutions such as automated evidence collection and compliance management for businesses.

Authomize | Delinea Acquires Authomize to Strengthen Extended PAM by Detecting and Mitigating Identity and Access Threats in the Cloud

• Authomize is an Israel based AI platform that provides solutions including identity access management, and threat detection for businesses.

ExtraHop | ExtraHop Secures $100M in Growth Capital from Existing Investors and Strengthens Leadership Team to Accelerate NDR Market Growth

• ExtraHop is a Washington based cybersecurity platform that provides solutions such as ransomware mitigation and threat detection for businesses.

Juniper | Hewlett Packard Enterprises to buy Juniper Networks in $14 billion deal

• Juniper is a California based multinational networking firm that offers services including security assessment and data center deployments for businesses.

Harness | Harness acquires Armory

• Armory is a California based continuous deployment platform that provides solutions such as multi-tenant access control and deployment orchestration for software developers.

Meme of the week 🤣

Recommendations 👉🏻

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