Research Notes

Research Note: CyberArk/SentinelOne Partnership

Steve McDowell February 10, 2025

CyberArk and SentinelOne have formed a strategic partnership to integrate CyberArk’s Endpoint Privilege Manager (EPM) with SentinelOne’s Singularity XDR platform.
The collaboration enhances endpoint security by combining privilege management with advanced threat detection and response capabilities.

Research Note: AMG Systems’ New Hardened NTP Time Servers

Michael McDowell February 6, 2025

AMG Systems recently introduced its new line of NTP Servers aimed at closed industrial networks needing a secure and industrial hardened time synching solution. The product line consists of four models allowing for AC/DC power flexibility and both DIN Rail and 19-inch rack mounting options.

Oracle Database@Google Cloud Enhancements & Expanded Availability

Steve McDowell February 3, 2025

Oracle and Google Cloud announced a significant expansion of Oracle Database@Google Cloud, introducing eight new regions and enhanced capabilities aimed at bolstering database resiliency, optimizing costs, and increasing operational flexibility.

Research Note: ServiceNow Unveils New AI Agent Capabilities

Steve McDowell January 30, 2025

ServiceNow announced the expansion of its agentic AI capabilities by introducing the AI Agent Orchestrator and AI Agent Studio. The new capabilities provide centralized coordination of AI agents within enterprise workflows, integrating with the ServiceNow Platform to improve automation and task execution across IT, HR, customer service, and other business functions.

Research Note: Kioxia’s Open Source AiSAQ ANN Search

Steve McDowell January 30, 2025

Today, Kioxia announced the open-source release of All-in-Storage ANNS with Product Quantization (AiSAQ), an approximate nearest neighbor search (ANNS) technology optimized for SSD-based storage. AiSAQ enables large-scale retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workloads by offloading vector data from DRAM to SSDs, significantly reducing memory requirements.

Research Note: Komprise PII Protection Capabilities

Steve McDowell January 29, 2025

Komprise recently introduced new capabilities in its Smart Data Workflow Manager, enhancing its ability to detect and protect personally identifiable information (PII) within unstructured data environments.

The enhanced features are currently in early access and are expected to be generally available by the end of Q1 2025 as part of the Komprise Intelligent Data Management Platform.