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WEKA Launches Sustainable AI Initiative

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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CAMPBELL, Calif., Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WekaIO (WEKA), the data platform provider for performance-intensive workloads, unveiled a new Sustainable AI Initiative today. The initiative aims to raise awareness of the rapid growth in global data center energy consumption and carbon emissions being driven by next-generation computing technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and high-performance computing (HPC). Though these technologies power critical research, discoveries, and innovation, their use is inadvertently contributing to the acceleration of the world's climate and energy crises.

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  • Company Addresses AI's Sustainability Challenges Head-On with New Initiative That Aims to Raise Awareness, Ignite Conversations, and Identify Solutions to Mitigate AI's Energy and Carbon Impact
    CAMPBELL, Calif., Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WekaIO ( WEKA ), the data platform provider for performance-intensive workloads, unveiled a new Sustainable AI Initiative today.
  • Through its Sustainable AI Initiative, WEKA is committing to making climate-positive investments, igniting industry and societal conversations, and engaging and collaborating with leaders in the political, scientific, business, and technology communities worldwide to problem-solve and promote more efficient and sustainable use of AI.
  • "We are excited to be working with WEKA to support global reforestation and reduce the harmful effects of climate change as part of its sustainable AI initiative," said One Tree Planted founder and Chief Environmental Optimist Matt Hill.
  • To learn more about WEKA's Sustainable AI Initiative, visit www.weka.io/sustainability .

WEKA Launches Sustainable AI Initiative

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Carbon, WEKA, Climate change, Graphics processing unit, System, Artificial intelligence, Climate, Ethics, Tree, Partnership, Software, Biodiversity, HPC, Sustainability, AI, Growth, Acceleration, Machine learning, Carbon footprint, Nature, Deep learning, Energy, Health, Mitigation, ML, Medical device, Renewable energy, Agriculture

CAMPBELL, Calif., Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WekaIO (WEKA), the data platform provider for performance-intensive workloads, unveiled a new Sustainable AI Initiative today. The initiative aims to raise awareness of the rapid growth in global data center energy consumption and carbon emissions being driven by next-generation computing technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and high-performance computing (HPC). Though these technologies power critical research, discoveries, and innovation, their use is inadvertently contributing to the acceleration of the world's climate and energy crises.

Key Points: 
  • Company Addresses AI's Sustainability Challenges Head-On with New Initiative That Aims to Raise Awareness, Ignite Conversations, and Identify Solutions to Mitigate AI's Energy and Carbon Impact
    CAMPBELL, Calif., Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WekaIO ( WEKA ), the data platform provider for performance-intensive workloads, unveiled a new Sustainable AI Initiative today.
  • Through its Sustainable AI Initiative, WEKA is committing to making climate-positive investments, igniting industry and societal conversations, and engaging and collaborating with leaders in the political, scientific, business, and technology communities worldwide to problem-solve and promote more efficient and sustainable use of AI.
  • "We are excited to be working with WEKA to support global reforestation and reduce the harmful effects of climate change as part of its sustainable AI initiative," said One Tree Planted founder and Chief Environmental Optimist Matt Hill.
  • To learn more about WEKA's Sustainable AI Initiative, visit www.weka.io/sustainability .

Lenovo and WEKA Announce Global Collaboration to Accelerate Next-Generation AI and Analytics with New Hybrid Cloud Data Management Solutions

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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Today, Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) and WEKA announced a new global agreement focused on offering solutions for next-generation data management architectures and performance-intensive workloads for delivery in more than 160 markets worldwide.

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  • Today, Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) and WEKA announced a new global agreement focused on offering solutions for next-generation data management architectures and performance-intensive workloads for delivery in more than 160 markets worldwide.
  • Modern data management solutions need to be reliable, security enhanced, and able to meet the performance and scalability demands of next-generation workloads.
  • As part of Lenovo’s expanding data management investments and momentum, Lenovo will combine WEKA’s ultra-high-performance, hybrid cloud data platform software with its industry-leading Lenovo ThinkSystem servers to deliver an exceptionally powerful, high-performance and scalable data management solution for AI and data analytics.
  • Equipped with the WEKA-integrated ThinkSystem SDS Ready Nodes, enterprises can leverage hybrid on-premise and cloud resources for cloud bursting and scaling.

Clari Leads the Evolution and Growth of Revenue Operations

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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Clari , the Revenue Leader, spent the last decade creating the new software category of Revenue Operations, purpose-built to help companies inspect and control their revenue process.

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  • Clari , the Revenue Leader, spent the last decade creating the new software category of Revenue Operations, purpose-built to help companies inspect and control their revenue process.
  • According to LinkedIn’s 2023 Jobs on the Rise report , Head of Revenue Operations tops the list of the most in-demand jobs in the U.S, with over 500,000 open Revenue Operations jobs available across the country.
  • Clari’s own product usage data affirms this growth in Revenue Operations roles, as the company now counts more than 10,000 Revenue Operations professionals using the Clari platform to run revenue, growing at a rate of more than 100% year-over-year.
  • Revenue Operations pros are uniquely suited to help companies manage costs as well as master revenue, because in tough economic times every drop of revenue matters.

WEKA Launches New Global Channel Partner Program: WEKA X

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
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CAMPBELL, Calif., Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WekaIO (WEKA), the data platform provider for performance-intensive workloads, today announced the launch of its new global channel partner program, WEKA X, renewing its commitment to a channel-led, partner-first sales strategy. The new program gives value-added resellers (VARs), system integrators (SIs), and managed service providers (MSPs) a comprehensive toolkit of training, certifications, exclusive pricing, and incentives to streamline deal registration and help them build a profitable business with WEKA.

Key Points: 
  • The WEKA X Partner Program delivers an optimized partner experience to help resellers take advantage of its game-changing WEKA Data Platform technology.
  • "Empowering our global channel partner network is a top priority for WEKA," said Jeff Echols, vice president of channel and strategic partnerships at WEKA.
  • The WEKA X Partner Program provides accelerated deal registration, tools, resources, support, and the exclusive benefits they need to optimize for profitability and success."
  • For more information about the WEKA X Partner Program for channel partners, visit: https://www.weka.io/partners/channel .

WEKA Launches New Global Channel Partner Program: WEKA X

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
Cloud, Artificial intelligence, ML, Enablement, Investment, Organization, Research, VARS, Member of the Scottish Parliament, Titans All Access, Marketing, Sis, The, Machine learning, Data management, World Premiere (Partners-N-Crime album), WEKA, AI, HPC, Medical device, Video game

CAMPBELL, Calif., Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WekaIO (WEKA), the data platform provider for performance-intensive workloads, today announced the launch of its new global channel partner program, WEKA X, renewing its commitment to a channel-led, partner-first sales strategy. The new program gives value-added resellers (VARs), system integrators (SIs), and managed service providers (MSPs) a comprehensive toolkit of training, certifications, exclusive pricing, and incentives to streamline deal registration and help them build a profitable business with WEKA.

Key Points: 
  • The WEKA X Partner Program delivers an optimized partner experience to help resellers take advantage of its game-changing WEKA Data Platform technology.
  • "Empowering our global channel partner network is a top priority for WEKA," said Jeff Echols, vice president of channel and strategic partnerships at WEKA.
  • The WEKA X Partner Program provides accelerated deal registration, tools, resources, support, and the exclusive benefits they need to optimize for profitability and success."
  • For more information about the WEKA X Partner Program for channel partners, visit: https://www.weka.io/partners/channel .

Micron Delivers High-Performance Data Center SSD to Power the Most Demanding Workloads

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Monday, January 9, 2023
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The Micron 9400 is designed to manage the most demanding data center workloads, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) training, machine learning (ML) and high-performance computing (HPC) applications.

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  • The Micron 9400 is designed to manage the most demanding data center workloads, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) training, machine learning (ML) and high-performance computing (HPC) applications.
  • A standard two-rack-unit 24-drive server loaded with 30.72TB Micron 9400 SSDs provides total storage of 737TB per server.
  • By doubling capacity per SSD, Micron is enabling enterprises to store the same amount of data in half as many servers.
  • Mixed workloads are prevalent in many data center applications, including caching, online transaction processing, high-frequency trading, AI, and performance-focused databases requiring extreme performance.

WEKA Raises $135M to Fuel Hypergrowth and Global Expansion

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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CAMPBELL, Calif., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WekaIO (WEKA), the global data platform provider for next-generation workloads, announced today that it raised $135 million in an oversubscribed Series D funding round led by Generation Investment Management. Several notable new and existing investors also contributed, including 10D, Atreides Management, Celesta Capital, Gemini Israel Ventures, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hitachi Ventures, Key1 Capital, Lumir Ventures, Micron Ventures, Mirae Asset Capital, MoreTech Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, NVIDIA, Qualcomm Ventures, and Samsung Catalyst Fund. Despite recent volatility and uncertainty in the global financial markets that have widely impacted startup valuations and investments, the company also doubled its previous valuation in the round.

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  • It will also allow WEKA to reach profitability, fuel significant global expansion, and rapidly scale its cloud, customer success, sales, marketing, operations, and human resources teams.
  • The need to unleash the potential of next-generation workloads has never been greater," said Jonathan Martin, president at WEKA.
  • WEKA is fueling research and discovery breakthroughs and accelerates business outcomes for leading global enterprises including eight of the Fortune 50.
  • WEKA and the WEKA logo are registered trademarks of WekaIO, Inc. Other trade names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

WEKA Raises $135M to Fuel Hypergrowth and Global Expansion

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Vision, Growth, LLP, Uncertainty, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Security (finance), Qualcomm Ventures, Generation Investment Management, WEKA, Partnership, Adam, Carbon, United Kingdom, Data management, Name, Marketing, Research, Distributed file system for cloud, Investment, Norwest Venture Partners, Generation, Artificial intelligence, HPC, CEO, Financial Conduct Authority, Registered investment adviser, AI, Creativity, Machine learning, Cryptocurrency, Medical device, NVIDIA

CAMPBELL, Calif., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WekaIO (WEKA), the global data platform provider for next-generation workloads, announced today that it raised $135 million in an oversubscribed Series D funding round led by Generation Investment Management. Several notable new and existing investors also contributed, including 10D, Atreides Management, Celesta Capital, Gemini Israel Ventures, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hitachi Ventures, Key1 Capital, Lumir Ventures, Micron Ventures, Mirae Asset Capital, MoreTech Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, NVIDIA, Qualcomm Ventures, and Samsung Catalyst Fund. Despite recent volatility and uncertainty in the global financial markets that have widely impacted startup valuations and investments, the company also doubled its previous valuation in the round.

Key Points: 
  • It will also allow WEKA to reach profitability, fuel significant global expansion, and rapidly scale its cloud, customer success, sales, marketing, operations, and human resources teams.
  • The need to unleash the potential of next-generation workloads has never been greater," said Jonathan Martin, president at WEKA.
  • WEKA is fueling research and discovery breakthroughs and accelerates business outcomes for leading global enterprises including eight of the Fortune 50.
  • WEKA and the WEKA logo are registered trademarks of WekaIO, Inc. Other trade names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

WEKA Names Jeffrey Giannetti Chief Revenue Officer

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Monday, November 7, 2022
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CAMPBELL, Calif., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WekaIO( WEKA ), the global data platform provider for next-generation workloads, today announced that it has appointed Jeffery Giannetti as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

Key Points: 
  • CAMPBELL, Calif., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WekaIO( WEKA ), the global data platform provider for next-generation workloads, today announced that it has appointed Jeffery Giannetti as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
  • Reporting to WEKA President Jonathan Martin, Giannetti will be responsible for scaling and driving the company's global sales organization to support its revenue and growth objectives.
  • Earlier in his career, Giannettiworkedin NetApp's sales organizationfor over a decade, helping to grow the company's annual revenue from $700million to over $6billion.
  • WEKA and the WEKA logo are registered trademarks of WekaIO, Inc. Other trade names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.