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Augmedix and SADA Forge Partnership to Scale Ambient Documentation and Structured Data Products to Health Systems Nationwide

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

The collaboration is focused on leveraging the companies’ combined technology expertise and expanding their reach to provide greater product and service value to health systems seeking high-quality ambient documentation and structured data products.

Key Points: 
  • The collaboration is focused on leveraging the companies’ combined technology expertise and expanding their reach to provide greater product and service value to health systems seeking high-quality ambient documentation and structured data products.
  • “Together, we can accelerate efforts to bring ambient medical documentation and data solutions to benefit more patients and clinicians.”
    SADA provides cloud, data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and intelligent edge solutions and services.
  • "Augmedix's partnership with SADA will help bring ambient documentation to more healthcare organizations around the country," said Amy Waldron, global director of Healthcare Strategy & Solutions, Google Cloud.
  • This collaboration underscores our commitment to empowering organizations like Augmedix and SADA to drive meaningful change in the healthcare industry."

Internet Webpages Newspaper, Inc. (IWN) Joins Forces with RaveVenn App to Empower Young Voters and Fight Fake News

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Monday, April 1, 2024

Internet Webpages Newspaper, Inc. (IWN), an Illinois-based, minority-owned business, is joining forces with the game-changing RaveVenn app.

Key Points: 
  • Internet Webpages Newspaper, Inc. (IWN), an Illinois-based, minority-owned business, is joining forces with the game-changing RaveVenn app.
  • This is a match made in election heaven, designed to empower young voters and kick fake news to the curb.
  • This app is about giving young voters reliable info and the tools to spot the lies, so they can cast informed ballots.
  • Their tech skills and passion for Black businesses are why RaveVenn is ready to help young people own their power."

ManageEngine Simplifies Cloud Cost Management for Enterprises Across Multi-Cloud Environments

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

ManageEngine , a division of Zoho Corp. and leading provider of enterprise IT management solutions, today announced that CloudSpend , its cloud cost management tool, has extended its support to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Key Points: 
  • ManageEngine , a division of Zoho Corp. and leading provider of enterprise IT management solutions, today announced that CloudSpend , its cloud cost management tool, has extended its support to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Furthermore, CloudSpend has been enhanced with a cost anomaly detection capability, which helps monitor and manage cost blind spots across multiple cloud service providers.
  • Consequentially, investments into public cloud adoption are expected to reach $679 billion in 2024, entailing an efficient cloud cost observability and optimization platform to maintain cloud finances.
  • "ManageEngine estimates that organizations operating in a multi-cloud environment often under-utilize their cloud resources, with their cloud usage topping at 55%.

Cleveland Guardians Gain Competitive Advantage by Selecting Windstream to Modernize its Network Services

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Windstream Enterprise (WE), a leading IT managed services provider, has been selected by the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise Cleveland Guardians for its managed software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) services to achieve a dedicated and simplified cloud network connection.

Key Points: 
  • Windstream Enterprise (WE), a leading IT managed services provider, has been selected by the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise Cleveland Guardians for its managed software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) services to achieve a dedicated and simplified cloud network connection.
  • Guardians’ front office staff, coaches, scouts and players are dispersed among eight locations, including Progressive Field and their affiliated minor league team stadiums.
  • Under their previous network, limited bandwidth was disrupting the team’s ability to disseminate real-time information such as players’ statistics, team performance metrics and videos.
  • “The Guardians are hitting a home run with Windstream solutions, and we’re thrilled about this new partnership.”
    To learn more about cloud-optimized connectivity solutions from Windstream, please visit windstreamenterprise.com .

Datometry Announces Support for Oracle Workloads on Native Google Databases

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Datometry, the pioneer in database system virtualization, announced today support for Oracle workloads with Datometry Hyper-Q. Using Hyper-Q, enterprises can rapidly move complete workloads from legacy Oracle databases, including Exadata, to native databases on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), such as BigQuery, AlloyDB, or open-source PostgreSQL.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Datometry , the pioneer in database system virtualization , announced today support for Oracle workloads with Datometry Hyper-Q.
  • Using Hyper-Q, enterprises can rapidly move complete workloads from legacy Oracle databases, including Exadata, to native databases on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), such as BigQuery, AlloyDB, or open-source PostgreSQL.
  • The current industry trend of utilizing managed databases, coupled with the resurgence of PostgreSQL, has IT leaders enthused about the possibility of replacing Oracle databases with cloud-native systems.
  • "We're excited to extend our Oracle support for GCP-native database systems," said Mike Waas, CEO of Datometry.

Wizeline Announces Strong Q1 Momentum with New Clients, Expansion to Argentina and Job Creation

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

Wizeline experienced a surge in service demand, securing over $60 million in new clients and new project engagements across various industries.

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  • Wizeline experienced a surge in service demand, securing over $60 million in new clients and new project engagements across various industries.
  • Expanding Latin America Delivery Capabilities: Building upon its nearshoring expertise, Wizeline is expanding its global delivery network with plans to open a new delivery center in Argentina.
  • “We are thrilled to start the year off on such a strong note,” said Bismarck Lepe, CEO and Founder, Wizeline.
  • Wizeline also empowers its customers to leverage AI through workshops and training in the AI Digital Skills Accelerator program at Wizeline Academy.

Dataiku Launches Generative AI Cost Monitoring Solution to Give Enterprises Real-Time Oversight of Their Spend

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Responding to this challenge, Dataiku today announced the launch of its dedicated cost monitoring solution, LLM Cost Guard, a new component of the Dataiku LLM Mesh.

Key Points: 
  • Responding to this challenge, Dataiku today announced the launch of its dedicated cost monitoring solution, LLM Cost Guard, a new component of the Dataiku LLM Mesh.
  • LLM Cost Guard enables effective tracing and monitoring of enterprise LLM usage to better anticipate and control Generative AI costs.
  • With Generative AI forecasted to capture 55% of AI spend by 2030, ensuring that Generative AI initiatives are backed by a strong financial justification presents a critical area of investment.
  • Attend the next Generative AI Bootcamp on March 18, 2024 : Using LLMs for Enterprise Use Cases: How Much Does It Really Cost?

Flexera 2024 State of the Cloud: Managing Cloud Spending is the Top Challenge of Cloud Computing, while AI, FinOps, Security and Sustainability Demand Attention

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

The thirteenth annual Flexera State of the Cloud Report explores the thinking of 753 respondents from a survey conducted in late 2023.

Key Points: 
  • The thirteenth annual Flexera State of the Cloud Report explores the thinking of 753 respondents from a survey conducted in late 2023.
  • Organizations are navigating economic uncertainties by investing in generative AI, security and sustainability while prioritizing cost management,” said Brian Adler, Senior Director, Cloud Market Strategy at Flexera.
  • FinOps practices and cloud centers of excellence are growing as companies move toward centralized, strategic cloud management.”
    Managing cloud spending remains the top challenge over security: This year marks the second year in which managing cloud spending is the top challenge facing organizations.
  • In contrast, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, IBM and Alibaba Cloud usage is substantially lower and relatively unchanged compared to the previous year.

Aiven Achieves Sustainability Goals with Thoughtworks

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

Together, they conducted an internal sustainability assessment for Aiven and are helping Aiven customers manage their environmental impact, all in strong support of open-source.

Key Points: 
  • Together, they conducted an internal sustainability assessment for Aiven and are helping Aiven customers manage their environmental impact, all in strong support of open-source.
  • For example, the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) stipulates the disclosure of sustainability indicators.
  • Aiven collaborated with Thoughtworks to fulfill this transparency obligation as efficiently as possible by helping its customers to visualize and manage their cloud emissions.
  • In cooperation with Aiven, Thoughtworks laid the foundation for the company and its customers to achieve their strategic climate targets.

Tufin Enhances Visibility and Control Capabilities, Streamlining Management of Network and Cloud Security From a Single Platform

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Tufin® , the leader in network and cloud security policy automation, today announced the release of Tufin Orchestration Suite (TOS) version R24-1 .

Key Points: 
  • Tufin® , the leader in network and cloud security policy automation, today announced the release of Tufin Orchestration Suite (TOS) version R24-1 .
  • The latest additions to Tufin’s solution enhance customers’ ability to manage cloud security controls from a centralized interface, making security policy management more effective.
  • With TOS R24-1, Tufin enables complete visibility across today’s complex hybrid enterprise networks, helping teams maintain security and compliance.
  • “Security teams need tools to deliver the same visibility and management capabilities across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid networks.