AI is starting to change the way large organizations use cloud data platforms. What started as a way to cheaply store information and scale analytics has become central to creating reports, dashboards, and business intelligence. The shift now is not where the data lives in the cloud, but who can work with it and how … Read more
Image generated by Google Gemini The U.S. military is looking to modernize and has turned to major technology ally Salesforce for support. Salesforce has been awarded a $5.6 billion, 10-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to accelerate digital modernization and operational readiness across the Department of War (DOW). The deal positions Salesforce as a … Read more
Source: IBM IBM has AI on its mind and plans to acquire Confluent, a data streaming company built on Apache Kafka, in an $11 billion deal. The deal announced today (Dec. 8) will see IBM buy all of Confluent’s remaining stock for $31 per share, bringing under its wing the platform used by thousands of … Read more
