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U.S. Public Sector Seeks Partners as Cloud Use Expands

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Friday, December 15, 2023

The 2023 ISG Provider Lens™ Multi Public Cloud Services report for the U.S. public sector finds that public cloud adoption is still rising among state, local and educational (SLED) organizations, many of which moved to the cloud to support remote work and digital constituent services when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

Key Points: 
  • The 2023 ISG Provider Lens™ Multi Public Cloud Services report for the U.S. public sector finds that public cloud adoption is still rising among state, local and educational (SLED) organizations, many of which moved to the cloud to support remote work and digital constituent services when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
  • “Most public agencies need strong support from partners to make the most of the cloud, but they can choose from more providers than ever.”
    The report also explores other public cloud trends in the U.S. public sector, including the rise of cooperative contracting among agencies and SLED organizations’ increasing reliance on states’ cloud-based IT environments.
  • The 2023 ISG Provider Lens™ Multi Public Cloud Services report for the U.S. public sector evaluates the capabilities of 37 providers across four quadrants: Consulting & Transformation Services, Managed Services, Hyperscale Infrastructure & Platform Services and SAP HANA Infrastructure Services.
  • The 2023 ISG Provider Lens™ Multi Public Cloud Services report for the U.S. public sector is available to subscribers or for one-time purchase on this webpage .

Nordic Firms Seek New Ways to Make Multicloud Pay

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

According to Eurostat, although Finland saw significantly lower electricity prices, non-household consumers in Sweden, Norway and Denmark experienced price rises of 60 percent, 75 percent and 100 percent, respectively.

Key Points: 
  • According to Eurostat, although Finland saw significantly lower electricity prices, non-household consumers in Sweden, Norway and Denmark experienced price rises of 60 percent, 75 percent and 100 percent, respectively.
  • “To help Nordic firms keep a lid on cloud expenditures, service providers are turning their attention toward interoperability and cloud-agnostic capabilities,” said Ola Chowning, ISG partner, North Europe.
  • “A scalable and truly cross-functional multicloud environment should substantially reduce cloud costs and improve sustainability as well.”
    For many enterprises in the Nordics and elsewhere, FinOps may hold the key to achieving the cost-efficiency they seek, the ISG report says.
  • In addition, Infosys and LTIMindtree are named as Rising Stars — companies with a “promising portfolio” and “high future potential” by ISG’s definition — in one quadrant each.

U.K. Firms Turn to Services to Help Optimize Cloud

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

“Companies in the U.K. that have established hyperscaler environments are looking for help,” said Ola Chowning, ISG partner, North Europe.

Key Points: 
  • “Companies in the U.K. that have established hyperscaler environments are looking for help,” said Ola Chowning, ISG partner, North Europe.
  • A few tools, such as those that handle cloud governance, enhance visibility and flag noncompliance issues across multiple cloud environments, run more effectively inside a microservices architecture, the ISG report says.
  • The 2023 ISG Provider Lens™ Multi Public Cloud Services report for the U.K. evaluates the capabilities of 53 providers across seven quadrants: Consulting and Transformation Services for Large Accounts, Consulting and Transformation Services for Midmarket, Managed Services for Large Accounts, Managed Services for Midmarket, FinOps Services and Cloud Optimization, Hyperscale Infrastructure and Platform Services and SAP HANA Infrastructure Services.
  • The 2023 ISG Provider Lens™ Multi Public Cloud Services report for the U.K. is available to subscribers or for one-time purchase on this webpage .

U.S. Firms Seek Multiple Public Clouds for Power, Agility

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

“Companies need efficient, scalable computing resources without significant upfront investment,” said Bernie Hoecker, partner, Enterprise Cloud Transformation leader, ISG.

Key Points: 
  • “Companies need efficient, scalable computing resources without significant upfront investment,” said Bernie Hoecker, partner, Enterprise Cloud Transformation leader, ISG.
  • “Service providers are helping them realize those benefits through public clouds.”
    Most U.S. enterprises that have adopted public clouds work with more than one hyperscaler, which allows them to take advantage of the strengths of each and avoid vendor lock-in, ISG says.
  • The complexity of multi-cloud management is driving more firms to seek services.
  • The 2023 ISG Provider Lens™ Multi Public Cloud Services report for the U.S. is available to subscribers or for one-time purchase on this webpage .

Drone Logistics and Transportation Market worth $16.1 billion by 2030 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Friday, December 15, 2023

Based on the platform, the freight drone from the platform segment is estimated to lead the drone logistics and transportation market from 2023 to 2030.

Key Points: 
  • Based on the platform, the freight drone from the platform segment is estimated to lead the drone logistics and transportation market from 2023 to 2030.
  • The drone logistics and transportation market is experiencing a surge in demand for freight drones, propelled by several growth factors.
  • The hardware segment in the drone logistics and transportation market is projected to have the highest CAGR in the forecast period.
  • The hardware segment in the drone logistics and transportation market is experiencing robust growth driven by several key factors.

Drone Logistics and Transportation Market worth $16.1 billion by 2030 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

Retrieved on: 
Friday, December 15, 2023

Based on the platform, the freight drone from the platform segment is estimated to lead the drone logistics and transportation market from 2023 to 2030.

Key Points: 
  • Based on the platform, the freight drone from the platform segment is estimated to lead the drone logistics and transportation market from 2023 to 2030.
  • The drone logistics and transportation market is experiencing a surge in demand for freight drones, propelled by several growth factors.
  • The hardware segment in the drone logistics and transportation market is projected to have the highest CAGR in the forecast period.
  • The hardware segment in the drone logistics and transportation market is experiencing robust growth driven by several key factors.

Oracle Recognized as a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Strategic Cloud Platform Services

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle has been named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services, previously known as Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services.

Key Points: 
  • Customers use Oracle's hyperscale cloud for all workloads, including distributed deployments, multicloud, and generative AI
    AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle has been named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services, previously known as Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services.
  • Gartner defines strategic cloud platform services as standardized, automated, public cloud offerings integrating infrastructure services (e.g., computing, network and storage), platform services (e.g., managed application and data services) and transformation services (programs/resources that help customers adopt cloud-oriented IT delivery models).
  • OCI recently introduced several powerful distributed cloud offerings to the market, including Oracle Database@Azure , Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud , and MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse on AWS .
  • Additionally, customers can also run OCI cloud services in their own data centers while partners can customize their own branded cloud services using Oracle Alloy.

DoorDash Releases Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

In our U.S. marketplace, Y/Y growth in Total Orders accelerated in Q3 2023 compared to Q2 2023 in both our restaurant and non-restaurant categories.

Key Points: 
  • In our U.S. marketplace, Y/Y growth in Total Orders accelerated in Q3 2023 compared to Q2 2023 in both our restaurant and non-restaurant categories.
  • Y/Y growth in Total Orders also accelerated in Q3 2023 compared to Q2 2023 in our international marketplaces1 and in our Platform Services.
  • Y/Y growth in order frequency accelerated slightly in Q3 2023 compared to Q2 2023.
  • As a percentage of Marketplace GOV, GAAP cost of revenue was 6.9% in Q3 2023, compared to 6.9% in both Q3 2022 and Q2 2023.

Eptura's Latest Archibus Updates Supercharge Space and Asset Management with Usability, Security Enhancements

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Eptura , the global worktech leader, today announced the latest update to its Integrated Workplace Management System, Archibus .

Key Points: 
  • Eptura , the global worktech leader, today announced the latest update to its Integrated Workplace Management System, Archibus .
  • Interface improvements and feature enhancements included in this release will boost usability, security, and empower organizations to get the most out of the Archibus BIM Viewer.
  • Users can now also identify space and assets updated within a particular time period by filtering Revit space and asset properties by date or number intervals.
  • Migrating to the more advanced authentication standard also provides maximum network security protection, helping to safeguard sensitive information and mitigate potential security risks with ongoing cloud platform security scans, updates, and remediation.

IBM Expands Relationship with AWS to Bring Generative AI Solutions and Dedicated Expertise to Clients

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

ARMONK, N.Y., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced an expansion of its relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help more mutual clients operationalize and derive value from generative artificial intelligence (AI). As part of this, IBM Consulting aims to deepen and expand its generative AI expertise on AWS by training 10,000 consultants by the end of 2024; the two organizations also plan to deliver joint solutions and services upgraded with generative AI capabilities designed to help clients across critical use cases.

Key Points: 
  • IBM Consulting and AWS already serve clients across a variety of industries with a range of AI solutions and services.
  • Now, the companies are enhancing those solutions and services with the power of generative AI designed to help clients integrate AI quickly into business and IT operations building on AWS.
  • Additionally, for clients looking to modernize on AWS, IBM Consulting plans to integrate AWS generative AI services into its proprietary IBM Consulting Cloud Accelerator to help accelerate the cloud transformation process.
  • AI expertise and a deep understanding of AWS capabilities are critical for clients looking to implement generative AI, and IBM is already providing mutual clients with access to professionals from IBM Consulting's Center of Excellence for Generative AI with specialized generative AI expertise.