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New Disaster Recovery Masterclass Helps MSPs Work Smarter and More Secure

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Monday, March 18, 2024

In an era where cyber threats and unforeseen disasters are rising, Cove’s ‘Master of Disaster Recovery’ Class stands out as an invaluable resource.

Key Points: 
  • In an era where cyber threats and unforeseen disasters are rising, Cove’s ‘Master of Disaster Recovery’ Class stands out as an invaluable resource.
  • “Cove’s ‘Master of Disaster Recovery’ Class is a live, hands-on, and immersive learning experience designed to equip MSPs with the confidence and expertise they need to implement best practices including how to design and deliver proactive disaster recovery as a service.”
    Cove’s ‘Master of Disaster Recovery’ Class also helps MSPs establish a recovery environment in local Hyper-V, VMware ESXi, or in Microsoft Azure.
  • Key Highlights of Cove’s ‘Master of Disaster Recovery’ Class include:
    Educational Focus: Cove’s ‘Master of Disaster Recovery’ Class focuses on providing participants with the fundamentals of disaster recovery and gaining hands-on experience in setting up a recovery environment using Cove.
  • MSPs can learn the fundamentals of disaster recovery and how to set up a Cove recovery environment in less than an hour.

Weights & Biases Delivers New Platform Integrations with NVIDIA Technologies to Empower Developers to Build and Deploy LLM Applications at Enterprise Scale

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Monday, March 18, 2024

Weights & Biases , the AI developer platform, today announced multiple new platform integrations at NVIDIA GTC, a global AI conference running from March 18 to 21.

Key Points: 
  • Weights & Biases , the AI developer platform, today announced multiple new platform integrations at NVIDIA GTC, a global AI conference running from March 18 to 21.
  • These new platform integrations are an addition to the existing Weights & Biases integrations with other software included with NVIDIA AI Enterprise, such as the NeMo framework for large language model (LLM) development, NVIDIA MONAI for training medical imaging models for healthcare AI applications, and NVIDIA TAO Toolkit.
  • Weights & Biases is a DGX-Ready Software partner, NVIDIA AI Enterprise partner and a member of NVIDIA Inception.
  • Additionally, Weights & Biases and CoreWeave, an NVIDIA Partner Network Elite Cloud Partner, have collaborated to integrate the Launch platform with the CoreWeave Cloud.

Unstructured Raises $40M Series B From Menlo Ventures, Databricks Ventures, IBM Ventures and NVIDIA to Make Enterprise Data LLM-ready

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

Tim Tully of Menlo Ventures joined the board of directors as part of the investment, which brings the company’s total capital raised to $65 million.

Key Points: 
  • Tim Tully of Menlo Ventures joined the board of directors as part of the investment, which brings the company’s total capital raised to $65 million.
  • Unstructured will leverage this new injection of capital to grow its team and accelerate its development of data preprocessing tooling for LLMs.
  • This includes files such as emails, documents, images, videos, and other data organizations historically haven’t been able to use at scale, in conjunction with machine learning.
  • Addressing this critical gap, Unstructured is the first and only company that can ingest and pre-process all unstructured data into formats ready for use with foundation models.

Everfox Partners with Microsoft to Advance Cloud Solutions for National Security

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Global high-assurance cybersecurity leader, Everfox, formerly Forcepoint Federal , and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership agreement whereby Microsoft will integrate Everfox’s cross domain technology into Azure’s cloud service offerings.

Key Points: 
  • Global high-assurance cybersecurity leader, Everfox, formerly Forcepoint Federal , and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership agreement whereby Microsoft will integrate Everfox’s cross domain technology into Azure’s cloud service offerings.
  • Everfox's portfolio of accredited, defense-grade cross domain solutions is built to meet the most stringent security requirements of data access and transfer.
  • “When the power of Microsoft Azure is combined with Everfox’s defense-grade cybersecurity solutions, we enable improved security and a real-time experience for our government users and coalition partners worldwide."
  • Consequently, Everfox and Microsoft will be able to deliver enhanced value creation for the consumer by prioritizing an on-demand cloud service with built-in cybersecurity features.

Confluent Extends Confluent Cloud Access With Completion of IRAP PROTECTED Assessment

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFLT), the data streaming pioneer, today announced that Australian Government agencies with an Information Security Manual PROTECTED level requirement can now use Confluent Cloud across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

Key Points: 
  • Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFLT), the data streaming pioneer, today announced that Australian Government agencies with an Information Security Manual PROTECTED level requirement can now use Confluent Cloud across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
  • Assessed by an independent third-party under the Australian Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP), Confluent has completed the assessment of Confluent Cloud according to the PROTECTED standards set by the Australian Signals Directorate.
  • “With the successful completion of the IRAP assessment at the PROTECTED level, government agencies can now transform fragmented internal systems and workflows with Confluent.
  • For further information or to obtain Confluent’s IRAP Letter of Assessment, visit our Trust Center or contact us.

Altera Digital Health Unveils Paragon® Denali on Microsoft Azure, a Cloud-Native Electronic Health Record, at HIMSS24

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Altera Digital Health (HIMSS booth #2546), a global health IT leader, today announced the development of Paragon Denali , an electronic health record (EHR) natively deployed in the cloud, specifically designed for rural, critical access and community hospitals.

Key Points: 
  • Altera Digital Health (HIMSS booth #2546), a global health IT leader, today announced the development of Paragon Denali , an electronic health record (EHR) natively deployed in the cloud, specifically designed for rural, critical access and community hospitals.
  • Paragon Denali is targeted to be generally available by the end of 2024.
  • From rising labor and supply costs to shrinking reimbursements, hundreds of U.S. hospitals are at risk of closure.
  • The evolution to Denali reflects our clients’ evolving needs, and this investment in the product will really drive long-term value,” said Mark Bruno, Executive Vice President for Paragon, Altera Digital Health.

Nordic Consulting Launches Cloud Innovation Lab to Accelerate Health System Digital Transformation in Collaboration with Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Monday, March 11, 2024

Nordic Consulting , a global health and technology consulting company, announced today the opening of its Cloud Innovation Lab at the HIMSS Global Health Conference.

Key Points: 
  • Nordic Consulting , a global health and technology consulting company, announced today the opening of its Cloud Innovation Lab at the HIMSS Global Health Conference.
  • Developed in collaboration with Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) , the cloud innovation digital simulation lab demonstrates Nordic’s commitment to helping health systems prove the value of and accelerate the adoption of cloud solutions to enable digital transformation in healthcare.
  • Nordic plans to introduce virtual reality elements to further enrich client interaction with the technologies showcased within the Cloud Innovation Lab.
  • “Our priority is helping health systems take digital transformation from theory into practice,” said Kevin Erdal, Managing Director and Global Practice Leader, Digital Health at Nordic Consulting.

Generative AI Contracting Copilots Drive Icertis Above $250 Million in Annual Recurring Revenue

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Icertis , the global leader in AI-powered contract intelligence, today announced that the launch of Icertis Copilots and continued adoption of contract intelligence worldwide have driven the company above $250 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR).

Key Points: 
  • Icertis , the global leader in AI-powered contract intelligence, today announced that the launch of Icertis Copilots and continued adoption of contract intelligence worldwide have driven the company above $250 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR).
  • Icertis Copilots are now the fastest growing products in the history of the business, marking a new milestone following their introduction as the first generative AI applications for enterprise contract management in July 2023.
  • Global leaders such as ALPLA, Krones, and Genpact have selected Icertis Copilots to responsibly leverage generative AI in contract-driven operations, enabling increased efficiency, reduced risk, and substantial cost savings across their enterprises.
  • In 2023, three out of every four deals included Icertis AI products, pointing to increasing trust and measurable value delivered through its reliable, innovative AI models designed for complex contracting.

CueZen Selected to Participate in Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program

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Monday, March 11, 2024

CueZen, an AI-based personalization engine for health, proudly announces its selection to the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program.

Key Points: 
  • CueZen, an AI-based personalization engine for health, proudly announces its selection to the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program.
  • With its selection to the Pegasus Program, CueZen gains access to invaluable resources and support.
  • Ankur Teredesai, CEO of CueZen and Professor at the University of Washington Tacoma, shares, “CueZen’s selection to the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program is a testament to our commitment to delivering personalized healthcare solutions.
  • For further information on CueZen's involvement in the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program and its contributions to personalized healthcare, please visit www.CueZen.com .

Data Center Construction Market in Africa to Witness Investment Opportunities of $2.53 Billion by 2029 - Arizton

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

The South African data center construction market is one of the major data center markets in the African region.

Key Points: 
  • The South African data center construction market is one of the major data center markets in the African region.
  • The major data center companies involved in development include NTT DATA, Vantage Data Centers, Africa Data Centres, Equinix, Digital Realty (Teraco), and Open Access Data Centres (OADC).
  • Several major data center operators, such as 21st Century Technologies, Africa Data Centres, IXAFRICA DATA CENTRE, Digital Realty, Raxio Data Centres, Rack Centre Equinix, and others, are among the major investors in the Africa data center market.
  • The Africa Data Center Construction Market Report Encompasses Crucial Data, including:
    CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) during the forecast period: This metric provides insights into the annual growth rate of the Africa data center construction market over the specified time frame.