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Quick Take: IBM Acquires Kubecost for Kubernetes Cost Monitoring & Optimization
IBM announced its acquisition of Kubecost, a leading provider of Kubernetes cost monitoring and optimization software. The move aims to expand IBM’s FinOps capabilities and address the growing need for cloud infrastructure cost management.
Quick Take: Veeam Acquires Alcion
Veeam, the world’s largest provider of enterprise backup and recovery solutions, announced its acquisition of Alcion, a startup focused on protecting Microsoft 365 environments from data loss. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
Quick Take: Confluent Acquires WarpStream
Confluent announced the acquisition of WarpStream, a Kafka-compatible streaming solution with a unique architecture. The acquisition adds a new cloud-native, bring-your-own-cloud (BYOC) product to Confluent’s portfolio, complementing its existing offerings: Confluent Cloud, a fully managed, serverless platform, and Confluent Platform, a self-managed software solution.
Quick Take: Intel Gaudi 3 on IBM Cloud
IBM and Intel announced a partnership to integrate Intel’s Gaudi 3 AI accelerators into IBM Cloud, which will be available in early 2025. This collaboration
Quick Take: Rubrik Estimate-Beating Q2 Earnings
Rubrik reported impressive financial results for its Q2 FY2025, significantly outperforming key metrics and analyst expectations while raising its full-year guidance.
JFrog Introduces Comprehensive Runtime Security Solution & Nvidia Integration
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.