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Research Notes

Research Note: DXC Technology and 7AI Partner on Agentic Security Operations

Announced earlier this month at Black Hat, DXC Technology has partnered with cybersecurity startup 7AI to launch the DXC Agentic Security Operations Center (SOC) for delivering managed security services.

The collaboration integrates 7AI’s autonomous AI agents into DXC’s global security operations workflow, covering alert ingestion, investigation, and remediation processes.

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Steve McDowell August 25, 2025

Research Note: CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security

CrowdStrike recently launched its new Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security, a unified platform that consolidates identity protection capabilities across human, non-human, and AI agent identities within hybrid environments. The solution integrates initial access prevention, privileged access management (PAM), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), SaaS identity security, and agentic identity protection into the existing Falcon platform architecture.

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Steve McDowell August 25, 2025

Research Note: F5 Acquires MantisNet

Application security player F5 announced its acquisition of real-time network observability company MantisNet for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition promises to enhance F5’s Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) with eBPF-powered observability capabilities, specifically targeting the monitoring of encrypted traffic in containerized infrastructures.

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Steve McDowell August 21, 2025

Research Note: Tenable Brings Exposure Management to Enterprise AI

Tenable recently expanded its Tenable One exposure management platform with AI Exposure, a comprehensive solution designed to address generative AI security risks in enterprise environments. Announced at Black Hat USA 2025, the platform addresses the growing visibility gap as organizations rapidly adopt AI tools, such as ChatGPT Enterprise and Microsoft Copilot.

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Steve McDowell August 12, 2025
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Research Reports

Research Brief: Oracle Globally Distributed Exadata Database on Exascale Infrastructure

August 7, 2025

Oracle announced the general availability of its Globally Distributed Exadata Database on Exascale Infrastructure, a managed cloud service that combines distributed database capabilities with serverless computing architecture. The platform automatically distributes and synchronizes data across multiple Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) regions, maintaining full SQL compatibility and support for Oracle Database features.

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Research Brief: Oracle Database@AWS

July 10, 2025

First announced in December 2024, Oracle and AWS have announced the general availability of Oracle Database@AWS. This strategic partnership positions Oracle Exadata Database Service and Oracle Autonomous Database on dedicated Oracle Cloud Infrastructure within AWS data centers.

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Research Brief: WEKA NeuralMesh, a Micro-Services-based AI Data Architecture

June 23, 2025

WEKA recently announced NeuralMesh, its software-defined, microservices-based storage platform engineered for high-performance, distributed AI workloads. NeuralMesh introduces a dynamic mesh architecture that departs from traditional monolithic or appliance-bound storage systems.

It addresses the requirements of emerging AI applications, including agentic AI, large-scale inference, and token warehouse infrastructure, by delivering consistent microsecond-level latency, fault isolation, and scale-out performance across hybrid environments.

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Research Report: Understanding VMware Alternatives

February 6, 2025

Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has left a lasting impact on the enterprise IT landscape. Promising simplification, Broadcom’s licensing and bundling changes have instead created confusion, increased costs, and led to widespread dissatisfaction among VMware customers. Many of these customers are actively exploring alternatives, driven by frustration and the need to future-proof their IT environments. This Research Report takes a look at how to best approach looking for a VMware alternative.

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Research Brief: Oracle Exadata X11M

January 10, 2025

Oracle recently launched of its latest Exadata platform, the Oracle Exadata X11M. Purpose-built to optimize the performance of Oracle Database, including Oracle Autonomous Database, X11M is a significant leap forward in speed and efficiency compared to previous generation Exadata systems for cloud, multi-cloud, and customer data centers.

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Blog
Michael McDowell

T-Mobile’s CBRS Bombshell

But now, they’ve pulled the rug out. They’re telling their partners to prioritize using T-Mobile’s own licensed mid-band spectrum for all new neutral-host projects.

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Michael McDowell August 26, 2025
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