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Cloud storage startup Wasabi raises $250M to reach unicorn status

TechCrunch

The cloud services sector is still dominated by Amazon and the other so-called “hyperscalers” — e.g. the Microsoft Azures, Google Cloud Platforms and IBM Clouds of the world. ” Friend and Flowers joined forces in 2015 to start Wasabi, when Friend was still the CEO of cloud backup company Carbonite. .

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Mainframe data: hybrid cloud object store vs. tape

CIO

Meanwhile, enterprises are rapidly moving away from tape and other on-premises storage in favor of cloud object stores. Any organization that currently stores its mainframe data on tape or VTL should prioritize migrating that data to a hybrid cloud object store.

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Accelerating generative AI requires the right storage

CIO

In generative AI, data is the fuel, storage is the fuel tank and compute is the engine. All this data means that organizations adopting generative AI face a potential, last-mile bottleneck, and that is storage. Novel approaches to storage are needed because generative AI’s requirements are vastly different.

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Scaling AI? First—get your data storage right

CIO

As the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, Beane used data and analytics to find undervalued baseball players on a shoestring budget. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the analytics vehicle that extracts data’s tremendous value and translates it into actionable, usable insights.

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The Reason Many AI and Analytics Projects Fail—and How to Make Sure Yours Doesn’t

CIO

Many companies have been experimenting with advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) to fill this need. Yet many are struggling to move into production because they don’t have the right foundational technologies to support AI and advanced analytics workloads. Some are relying on outmoded legacy hardware systems.

Analytics 323
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The hybrid approach: Get the best of both mainframe and cloud

CIO

As more businesses push forward with digital transformation projects, cloud computing has stood out as a powerful tool capable of fueling the analytics that drive new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)—two capabilities that are quickly becoming a must-have in nearly every organization.

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DIY cloud cost management: The strategic case for building your own tools

CIO

Cloud cost management remains a critical CIO priority. With questions around ROI, increasing outlay, and corporate scrutiny on IT cost savings on the rise, CIOs must know not only what contributes to their organization’s overall cloud spend but also how to optimize it.

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