Research Note: The Hammerspace Appliance

Hammerspace

Hammerspace recently expanded its offerings by introducing a new line of appliances. Delivering Hammerspace’s data management technology as an appliance simplifies deployment and streamlines the process of purchasing and configuring its solutions.

Research Note: ServiceNow AI-rich ‘Xanadu’ Release

ServiceNow Xanadu

ServiceNow announced its most comprehensive AI innovations with the Xanadu release of its Now Platform. The new release introduces hundreds of new AI capabilities to increase customer agility, enhance productivity, and improve employee experiences. It also expands the Now Assist generative AI portfolio into critical enterprise functions, including Security Operations and Sourcing & Procurement Operations.

Research Note: IBM DS8000 Mainframe Storage

IBM DS8000

IBM introduced its tenth-generation DS8000 mainframe storage, designed to store more data and access it faster. The new lineup includes the DS8A10 entry-level product and the larger DS8A50, which succeed previous models like the DS8910F, DS8950F, and DS8980F.

Research Note: GenAI Enhancements to Oracle Autonomous Database

Oracle SIgn

Oracle recently introduced significant Generative AI enhancements to its Autonomous Database to simplify the development of AI-driven applications at enterprise scale. The enhancements leverage Oracle Database 23ai technology to empower organizations with tools that make integrating AI, streamlining data workflows easier, and modernizing application development.

Research Note: Oracle Database@Google Cloud

Oracle SIgn

Oracle and Google announced Oracle Database@Google Cloud, offers Oracle Exadata Service and Oracle Autonomous Database on Google Cloud, enabling organizations to run mission-critical database workloads with improved performance, reduced latency, and streamlined management.

JFrog Introduces Comprehensive Runtime Security Solution & Nvidia Integration

JFrog

Announced this week at its annual swampUp event, the new JFrog Runtime is a robust runtime security solution that offers end-to-end protection for applications throughout their lifecycle. Alongside this launch, JFrog also revealed a new product integration with NVIDIA, which will enable users to secure and manage AI models more effectively using NVIDIA’s AI infrastructure.

Research Note: Juniper Expands AIOps Portfolio

Juniper

Juniper Networks expanded its AI-driven networking portfolio by introducing new Ops4AI initiatives. These solutions integrate AI-driven automation and optimization to enhance network performance, particularly focusing on the growing demands of AI workloads within data centers.

Research Note: Oracle Q1 FY2025 Earnings

Oracle SIgn

Oracle’s fiscal Q1 2025 results beat Wall Street expectations, reporting $13.3 billion in total revenue, an 8% increase year-over-year. More impressively, its cloud revenue surged 22%, hitting $5.6 billion, a key driver of its overall growth. Oracle’s multi-cloud strategy, coupled with cutting-edge AI capabilities, has expanded its market reach and enhanced its profitability.

Research Note: Cerebras Inference Service

Cerebras Inference

Cerebras Systems recently introduced Cerebras Inference, a high-performance AI inference service that delivers exceptional speed and affordability. The new service achieves 1,800 tokens per second for Meta’s Llama 3.1 8B model and 450 tokens per second for the 70B model, which Cerebras says makes it 20 times faster than NVIDIA GPU-based alternatives.