Event Report: AWS reInvents Itself for the Age of AI
Matt Garman Has Positively Impacted AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosted over 70,000 attendees at its 13th annual reinvent conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 2nd to 6th, 2024. Since its humble beginnings in 2012 when there were 6,000 attendees, this event has been on the must-attend list developer and innovation focused business and technology leaders. After losing three years of momentum, AWS finally found the right replacement for Andy Jassy with Matt Garman as the new AWS CEO. This year’s announcements showcase significant product investments that will provide a stronger roadmap of how AWS will support AI startups and enterprises moving fast into AI. Overall, announcements from reinvent reflect a deep customer understanding.
Zscaler plays platformization game amid strong Q1, mixed outlook for Q2
Jay Chaudhry, CEO of Zscaler, said the company's integration with competing cybersecurity platforms such as CrowdStrike, generative AI upsells and new executive additions will fuel growth in future quarters.
Monday's Musings: Seven Big Themes In Tech For The Next Presidency
Expect Regulations For National Security, But Overall Lighter Regulatory Framework
For the most part, tech has done well regardless of presidential administrations due to the light regulation of the overall industry. This has allowed large digital giants to emerge and dominate global markets across a multitude of industries. Amidst a national security backdrop and increasing capital required in the tech arms race, government has been hesitant to over regulate.
CrowdStrike Q3 strong, puts outage in rear view mirror
CrowdStrike reported a better-than-expected third quarter results and said it retained 97% of customers as it moved past its July outage.
Palo Alto Networks delivers strong Q1, says industry on platformization bandwagon now
Palo Alto Networks reported better-than-expected first quarter results and said that it is benefiting from enterprises looking to consolidate cybersecurity vendors. Palo Alto Networks focused on a "platformization" strategy designed to land more wallet share on its platform.
CrowdStrike buys Adaptive Security
CrowdStrike said it will acquire Adaptive Shield, a company focused on software-as-a-service security. The company said Adaptive Shield will be integrated into its Falcon platform.
ServiceNow posts strong Q3, launches Workflow Data Fabric, expands partnerships, hires Zavery as product chief
ServiceNow reported better-than-expected third quarter results, launched Workflow Data Fabric, outlined partnerships with Rimini Street and Cognizant and said it will step up agentic AI efforts with Nvidia. For good measure, ServiceNow also said Google Cloud executive Amit Zavery will be the company’s new president, chief product officer and chief operating officer.
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