Research Notes

Research Note: Rubrik Expanded Cyber-Resilience Capabilities

Rubrik recently announced new cyber-resilience features to strengthen data protection across public cloud, SaaS, and on-premises environments. The latest enhancements focus on threat detection, data protection, identity recovery, and automated recovery processes to mitigate cyberattack risks.

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Research Note: Check Point & Wiz Enter Strategic Partnership

Wiz and Check Point recently announced a strategic partnership to integrate cloud network security with cloud-native application protection. The collaboration will merge Check Point’s AI-driven cloud security and networking capabilities with Wiz’s Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP).

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Research Note: NVIDIA & Cisco Partner on Spectrum-X

Cisco and NVIDIA announced an expanded partnership to unify AI data center networking by integrating Cisco Silicon One with NVIDIA Spectrum-X.

The companies will create a joint architecture that supports high-performance, low-latency AI workloads across enterprise and cloud environments.

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Research Note: IBM to Acquire DataStax

IBM recently announced its intent to acquire DataStax, which specializes in NoSQL and vector database solutions built on Apache Cassandra.

The acquisition aligns with IBM’s broader strategy to enhance its watsonx enterprise AI stack by integrating advanced data management capabilities, particularly for handling unstructured and semi-structured data.

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Research Note: OpenText Core Threat Detection & Response

OpenText recently announced its new Core Threat Detection and Response, an AI-driven cybersecurity solution that will become generally available with its Cloud Editions 25.2.

The new platform integrates with Microsoft security tools, including Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Entra ID, and Microsoft Security Copilot, to enhance threat detection and response capabilities.
The solution operates as an Open XDR (Extended Detection and Response) platform, enabling enterprises to integrate telemetry from multiple security tools and applications.

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Research Note: IBM Granite 3.2 Models

IBM recently introduced Granite 3.2, bringing significant new capabilities to its AI model lineup that brings enhanced reasoning, multimodal capabilities, improved forecasting, and more efficient safety models.

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