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Cisco launches agentic AI-powered Splunk Observability

September 10, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco launches agentic AI-powered Splunk Observability
Splunk Observability is an AI-native approach to observability that sets a new standard for how customers can strengthen their resilience, by unifying observability across environments, exposes actionable business context, and deploying AI-powered agents across the full incident response lifecycle.

Artificial Intelligence

NetApp unveils object storage for unstructured data with StorageGRID 12.0

September 10, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp unveils object storage for unstructured data with StorageGRID 12.0
The new StorageGRID capabilities in their software-defined S3-compatible object storage solution boost performance for AI workloads and simplify cyber resiliency.

APIs

Portnox, SentinelOne integrate to enable dynamic, real-time access control

September 9, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Portnox, SentinelOne integrate to enable dynamic, real-time access control
This integration of the Portnox cloud-native unified access control platform and SentinelOne’s autonomous endpoint security lets organizations enforce dynamic, machine-speed access policies based on real-time threat detection and behavioral analysis.

Artificial Intelligence

Log analytics provider Hydrolix posts major financial and channel momentum

September 5, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Log analytics provider Hydrolix posts major financial and channel momentum
Hydrolix, the streaming data lake company transforming the economics of log data for observability, security, and media performance, has also done extremely well in its channel business.

Cloud

Auvik releases Smart Alert Compression capability, streamlined Saas management dashboard

September 5, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Auvik releases Smart Alert Compression capability, streamlined Saas management dashboard
Auvik has released Smart Alert Suppression for Auvik Network Management, in order to reduce noise and reduce alerts, and has added a streamlined client dashboard for Auvik SaaS Management that efficiently maps out relevant information into a single, unified view.

Artificial Intelligence

Palo Alto Networks adds AI-driven Prisma SASE 4.0 solution

September 5, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Palo Alto Networks adds AI-driven Prisma SASE 4.0 solution
Prisma SASE 4.0 and innovations in the Prisma Browser protect against highly evasive threats that assemble inside the browser, offers AI-augmented data classification, and secures today’s dynamic private applications.

Artificial Intelligence

SentinelOne launches Managed AI Defense for SMBs through Pax8

September 4, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on SentinelOne launches Managed AI Defense for SMBs through Pax8
Managed AI  Defense is designed to make SMBs more competitive, in a cost-effective package that is supported by cloud commerce close the cybersecurity gap for that market.

Artificial Intelligence

Thrive unveils Managed AI Services tailored for every stage of AI adoption

September 3, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Thrive unveils Managed AI Services tailored for every stage of AI adoption
Thrive’s new NextGen platform lets customers increase business efficiencies through AI, standardization, scalability, and automation, delivering oversized technology returns on investment

Artificial Intelligence

Sage launches Workforce Intelligence, a new analytics engine for Sage People

September 2, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage launches Workforce Intelligence, a new analytics engine for Sage People
Workforce Intelligence is a new analytics engine for Sage People and an integrated part of it, designed to give HR leaders deeper visibility, anticipate challenges and drive strategic impact through data, while empowering HR leaders with new tools to build smarter, stronger global workforces.

Big Data

Hitachi Vantara expands hyperscaler support with Azure, Google relationships

August 27, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hitachi Vantara expands hyperscaler support with Azure, Google relationships
An initial deal with Google was followed up by one with Azure, although many of the strategies and principles of both agreements are similar.