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MEXT: Predictive Memory Software to Control DRAM Costs

Steve McDowell April 10, 2026

MEXT, a Santa Clara-based startup founded just three years ago, recently launched Predictive Memory, a software-only solution that uses AI-driven prediction to extend effective server memory capacity by treating flash storage as a transparent extension of DRAM.

The company claims its product reduces infrastructure costs by 50% and increases usable memory capacity by 2x to 4x without requiring changes to hardware, operating systems, or applications.

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Dynatrace Extends Observability Platform with Bindplane Acquisition

Steve McDowell April 8, 2026

Dynatrace has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Bindplane, an OpenTelemetry-native telemetry pipeline vendor formerly known as observIQ. Bindplane closes a gap in the Dynatrace platform at the data ingestion layer, extending its capabilities to edge-level telemetry collection, processing, and routing across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

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IBM & Arm: Together Extending Arm Architecture into Enterprise Computing

Steve McDowell April 2, 2026

IBM and Arm announced a strategic partnership to support the Arm architecture on IBM’s enterprise computing platforms, IBM Z and LinuxONE. The collaboration aims to address two key enterprise needs: greater workload flexibility and infrastructure capable of handling AI- and data-heavy applications at a mission-critical level.

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WEKA: NeuralMesh AIDP & STX Integration (GTC 2026)

Steve McDowell March 31, 2026

At the recent GTC 2026, WEKA announced two major updates that enhance its position at the crossroads of AI storage and inference infrastructure. The company revealed the general availability of NeuralMesh AI Data Platform (AIDP), a ready-to-use appliance-style system based on the NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design

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Nutanix: Full-Stack Agentic AI Platform for Enterprise AI Factories (GTC 2026)

Steve McDowell March 31, 2026

At the recent NVIDIA GTC 2026 event, Nutanix announced Nutanix Agentic AI, a full-stack software solution designed to help enterprises build, operate, and govern AI factories at scale.

The announcement enhances Nutanix’s existing hybrid cloud platform — including its AHV hypervisor, Flow Virtual Networking, Nutanix Kubernetes Platform, and Nutanix Enterprise AI — with features specifically designed for the operational needs of production agentic AI workloads.

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