Research Notes
Research Note: Dell and Red Hat Collaboration on APEX/OpenShift
Dell Technologies and Red Hat announced a deepening of their partnership. The companies will focus on the convergence of virtualization, containerization, and AI to simplify enterprise IT operations.
The collaboration integrates Red Hat’s OpenShift container orchestration platform into Dell’s APEX Cloud Platform, enabling virtual machines (VMs) and containerized applications to coexist within the same architecture.
Research Note: The Hammerspace Appliance
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 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 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 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 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.