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Splunk CEO Merritt: Splunk opportunities riding the crest of a technology explosion

Doug Merritt, Splunk’s President and CEO, kicked off the Splunk .conf18 event in Orlando by emphasizing the congruence between the company’s greatest wave of innovation ever, and the time in the market when the pace of change and the ability to tap into the monstrous mess that is contemporary data are at their peak of importance.

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Microsoft Ignite Preview: Security, AI and the Edge

Microsoft is making literally dozens of announcements at the event, with Microsoft Authenticator, which the company says will end the era of passwords, and a new Microsoft Search at the top of all 365 apps likely to catch the most headlines.

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Microsoft challenges Salesforce with emphasis on greater out-of-box ease of use with new Dynamics 365 applications

Microsoft previewed two major components of the October 2018 release for Dynamics 365, with three new AI applications and two mixed reality business applications, with a strong emphasis on their being easier to deploy and use than their competition.

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NaaS provider Meta Networks looks to support select channel with first partner program

Meta Networks, whose network-as-a-service offering appeals to a variety of solution providers across the security, networking and managed services spaces, wants to start with a limited number of initial partners, and make them successful before expanding the program.

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Pax8 creates Director of Community position to spearhead new road show tours

VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger at VMworld 2018
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VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger at VMworld 2018
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