Friday Tech News

2/2/2023 - Where Did January Go?

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Phil Moroni
February 02, 2024

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!

Some quick life updates on this end. If you’ve been following me, you’ll know that my wife recently gave birth to my son about 2 weeks ago, and we’ve been enjoying time at home with him ever since. I’m excited to get back to writing and it was nice to take a break from being glued to a computer. If you have family, you’ll know what I mean when you say that the moments aren’t long enough, and the time spent is just simply the best.

Here’s a quick photo of me and the new guy in case you care lol.

Anyway - I’m going to essentially recap all the major highlights of tech news from January in this section. If you’ve been paying attention, there’s been some great funding events and some interesting announcements particularly focused on AI security (and more marketing around productizing AI). Speaking of AI - I used #CoPilot to summarize missed messages in Microsoft Teams thru meetings and other chats etc. Let me tell you - it was a game changer to not have to scroll and filter and try and figure out what went down. Instead, I’m stress free coming back to getting after it.

Onto the 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

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Thank you for reading and stay digitally and physically safe!

Phil

OEM News & Updates 📰

Articles I Liked This Week 💡

  • Same group that was behind the SolarWinds hack back a few years ago. Crazy stuff.

Tech Funding & M&A 💸

  • Secret Double Octopus is an Israel based digital security platform that provides solutions such as MFA protection and workforce authentication for businesses.

  • Latest acquisition from Snyk in last 7 months

  • Helios is an Israel based applied observability platform that provides solutions such as runtime data collection and observability insights for Dev, Sec, and Ops teams.

  • Vicarius is a New York based vulnerability management platform that offers solutions such as patchless protection and network scanning for businesses.

  • Oleria is a Washington based cybersecurity platform that allows companies to manage employee access to applications and data.

  • Kyndi is a California based generative AI platform that provides compliance management and market intelligence research solutions for enterprises.

  • Calyptia is a California based SaaS platform that provides solutions such as data observability and pipeline log management for enterprises.

  • Chronosphere is a Washington based observability platform that offers solutions such as cloud native monitoring and distributed tracing for enterprises.

  • They had funding, an acquisition, and a new product announcement all last month

  • ElevenLabs is a New York based AI-powered voice research and deployment platform that offers solutions such as voice cloning and generation for video creators and developers.

  • Torq is an Oregon based AI powered hyperautomation platform that provides solutions such as threat hunting, email security, and incident response management for developers.

  • Crooze is an Illinois based content management platform that helps companies configure, manage, and deploy metadata, collaboration, and document management-based apps.

  • Reflect is a Pennsylvania based AI powered no-code testing platform for web applications allowing developers and testers to write tests.

  • Snorkel AI is a California based Generative AI platform that offers solutions such as data labeling and LLM fine-tuning for industries such as healthcare and insurance.

  • Runecast is an England based IT firm that provides services such as vulnerability management, container image scanning and compliance for businesses.

  • Einblick is a Massachusetts based Generative AI platform that enables businesses to write and fix code, plot charts and build models.

  • Kore.ai is a Florida based conversational and generative AI platform that automates customer and employee interactions for businesses.

Meme of the week 🤣

Bonus meme I created. Anyone else having just the worst luck with Chime desktop app for Macbook Pro?

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