Friday Tech News

Good morning and Happy Friday! I’m off to the windy city for a fun trip with friends and didn’t think I’d get this out…but glad I am!

A nice week in tech with, you guessed it, a ton of AI related content and updates.

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 📰

CrowdStrike | Dell Technologies and CrowdStrike Partner to Deliver AI-Powered Cybersecurity

Veeam | Veeam and Microsoft develop AI solutions aimed at improving data protection

NetApp | NetApp turbocharges AI innovation with intelligent data infrastructure

Bitdefender | Bitdefender Intros GravityZone CSPM+ for Cloud Security Posture Management

PURE Storage | Pure Storage Emphasizes Intuitive, Rapid Self-Service and Automation in Latest Update

Cloudflare | Enhanced Protection for Large Language Models (LLMs) against Cyber Threats with Cloudflare for AI

F5 | F5 adds automated penetration testing to strengthen multicloud application security capabilities

Alation | Alation extends its Data Lineage capabilities

Aryaka | Aryaka's new service merges security and network performance in a single platform

ServiceNow | ServiceNow, Hugging Face, and NVIDIA Collaborate to Create Open-Access LLMs for Building Enterprise Applications

IBM | IBM Adds AI-Enhanced Data Resilience for Storage Solutions

Rubrik | Rubrik EPE secures enterprise data from cyberattacks

Komprise | Komprise and IBM Collaboration for Cost-Effective NAS to Cloud Solutions

VAST Data | Vast Data unveils new AI infrastructure with Nvidia and Supermicro partnerships

Torq | Stellar Cyber and Torq Partner to Deliver Automation-Driven Security Operations Platform

New Relic | New Relic Announces General Availability of IAST with Industry’s First Proof-of-Exploit Reporting for Application Security

Tenable | Tenable introduces groundbreaking visibility across IT, OT and IoT domains

One Identity | One Identity launches new SaaS solution for privileged access management

Google | Google to expand Google Cloud generative AI healthcare services

Microsoft | Microsoft to Release AI-Powered Cybersecurity Tool

CircleCI | CircleCI Launches Release Agent to Automate Release Orchestration

Cado Security | Cado Security Launches Collection and Analysis Support of SaaS Environments to Expedite Response to Microsoft 365 Compromises

Databricks | Databricks partners with Mistral AI to aid GenAI development

Nasuni | Nasuni Launches Nasuni Edge for Amazon S3 to Deliver High Performance at the Edge

Anthropic | Anthropic releases affordable, high-speed Claude 3 Haiku model

CrowdStrike | Crowdstrike Unveils Crowdstrike Sec Readiness Services, Providing Public Companies the Technology and Expertise Required to Mitigate Risk and Comply with the New Sec Breach Disclosure Rules

Microsoft | Newswire & Press Release / Microsoft and Oracle Expand Partnership to Satisfy Global Demand for Oracle Database@Azure - Software

Articles I Liked This Week 💡

CNBC | Microsoft says Russian hacking group is still trying to crack its systems

TechSpot | Surgeons perform UK's first operation using Apple's Vision Pro headset

CyberSecurity Dive | Cloud intrusions spiked 75% in 2023, CrowdStrike says

Tech Funding & M&A 💸

Tavus | Tavus Raises $18M in Series A Funding

• Tavus is Texas based AI-enabled video platform that allows brands to automatically generate customized videos.

Nozomi Networks | Nozomi Networks Secures $100 Million Investment to Accelerate Mission to Defend the World's Critical Infrastructure from Cyber Threats

• Nozomi Networks is a California based cybersecurity platform that offers solutions including threat intelligence and IoT security for businesses.

Wiz | Cyber decacorn Wiz acquiring Gem Security for $350 million

• Gem is an Israel based cybersecurity platform that provides solutions including incident response, automated investigation, and threat detection for enterprises.

Zscaler | Zscaler buys Israeli cybersecurity co Avalor for $350m

• Avalor is an Israel based cybersecurity platform that offers solutions such as data security, vulnerability risk management, and workflow automation for businesses.

Cyera | Cyber startup Cyera targeting over $200 million in funding at $1.5 billion valuation

• Cyera is an Israel based cybersecurity platform that provides solutions such as cloud data security and breach prevention for businesses.

Meme of the week 🤣

Recommendations 👉🏻

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