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The big tent: Dell’s expanding partnerships demonstrate strategic shift in enterprise infrastructure

Mark Albertson — Sun, 17 May 2026 22:33:49 +0000

A significant reorganization is currently taking place within the enterprise infrastructure market, which means that Dell Technologies Inc. will play a prominent role in the outcome. To be successful, however, Dell must continue to expand its “big tent” of collaborators. Dell has made strategic partnerships a central part of its enterprise AI approach, forming key […]

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A $10T bet: Coupa leverages data to build its case for AI and autonomous spend management

Mark Albertson — Thu, 14 May 2026 23:12:05 +0000

At the tech world’s poker table, Coupa Software Inc. is betting that $10 trillion in cumulative spend gives it an edge in artificial intelligence. Who’s to say it’s wrong? That’s how much Coupa’s executives say has been run through the company’s platform for the 20 years it has been offering business spend management and supply […]

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Fuel for the AI factory: Data orchestration becomes Dell’s guiding star in the new age of machine intelligence

Mark Albertson — Thu, 14 May 2026 18:43:34 +0000

Dell Technologies Inc.’s launch of the AI Factory two years ago this month was positioned by the company as “advancements to manage and protect the data that fuels AI innovation.” This one phrase encapsulated what became Dell’s transformation from hardware infrastructure provider to a major supplier of data intelligence and orchestration layer solutions, and it […]

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Inside Freshworks Refresh 2026: theCUBE’s analyst-led coverage airs May 21

Mark Albertson — Thu, 14 May 2026 15:37:41 +0000

In 2010, an engineer at a cloud-based business software company in India became enamored with an idea to build uncomplicated service software to deliver valuable customer and employee experiences and founded Freshdesk as a result. Freshdesk became Freshworks Inc. and evolved into a $12 billion IPO on NASDAQ. Today, it is one of the leading […]

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What to expect during Dell Technologies World: Join theCUBE May 18-20

Mark Albertson — Tue, 12 May 2026 20:27:54 +0000

Following a multiyear journey to advance its artificial intelligence agenda, Dell Technologies Inc. is arriving at a moment it has long been preparing for: the AI factory as the next model for enterprise infrastructure. Dell has been building toward this moment based on a belief that artificial intelligence would lead to a fundamental shift in […]

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Dell and Intel advance secure AI factories with trust-first infrastructure

Mark Albertson — Wed, 06 May 2026 20:10:08 +0000

The general-purpose data center computing environment is taking on a new role as the AI factory, transforming data into intelligence at industrial scale. The rise of the AI factory has captured the attention of leading enterprise players, yet there is another aspect of this new dynamic that is perhaps underappreciated – security. There is a […]

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Inside IBM Think: theCUBE’s analyst-led coverage airs May 20

Mark Albertson — Wed, 06 May 2026 14:23:53 +0000

When it comes to artificial intelligence, enterprises want speed, lower cost and security. For IBM Corp., these are the value points it wants to provide for its hybrid AI customers. The computing giant has wrapped this strategic approach in a model that is designed to deliver outcomes at the workflow level across regulated, complex environments. […]

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Agentic opportunity: OpenAI and Stripe build for rising tide of new entrepreneurial firms

Mark Albertson — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:55:32 +0000

In corporate parlance, any metric on a chart that shows rapid, significant growth over a short period of time is known as a “hockey stick.” On Wednesday, Stripe Inc. Chief Executive Patrick Collison shared a slide at his firm’s annual conference that looked like a promotional poster for the National Hockey League. The data reported […]

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What to expect during the Dell and Intel ‘Securing the AI Factory’ event: Join theCUBE May 7

Mark Albertson — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:54:48 +0000

Dell Technologies’ AI Factory is emerging as a core building block for enterprise AI deployment, delivering full-stack infrastructure for training and inference since its 2024 launch. Yet as AI moves at warp speed, organizations are finding that the challenges of governance and security can slow the ability for AI tools to achieve meaningful outcomes. “The […]

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Putting AI to work: AWS unveils agentic enhancements for Connect and Quick alongside new alliance with OpenAI

Mark Albertson — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:30:49 +0000

In an indication of how rapidly the world of artificial intelligence is evolving, Amazon Web Services Inc. today unveiled an expanded portfolio of offerings designed to move agentic AI up the software stack, while forging a new partnership with OpenAI Group PBC. The cloud giant released new customer support services for Amazon Connect that focused […]

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Geopolitical pressures and AI initiatives drive enterprise adoption of a sovereign-first cloud strategy

Mark Albertson — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:37:06 +0000

When a company such as Google LLP demonstrates leadership in large-scale data systems, advantages can begin to accrue in areas not readily apparent from the keynote speeches and press releases. One of these involves the sovereign cloud. Google itself made no major announcements during Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas this week specifically on the […]

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Maximizing Gemini: Google Cloud makes its bid to build the operating system for enterprise AI

Mark Albertson — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:22:24 +0000

Google LLC has emerged as the only cloud “hyperscaler” with a leading frontier artificial intelligence large language model – Gemini – and today it issued a raft of announcements designed to capitalize on that current advantage. The search giant’s cloud unit launched the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform as its new hub for building AI agents. […]

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Three insights you may have missed from theCUBE’s coverage of the Oracle Data Deep Dive event

Mark Albertson — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:04:29 +0000

Database powerhouse Oracle Corp. is making its case that database architecture must serve as a trusted foundation for the AI that gets built on top. The company’s major step into the AI database as a foundational element has been accompanied by a redesigned Oracle Database and the unveiling of the AI Data Platform. Oracle’s releases […]

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Boomi builds a role for agents and guardrails in the data-connected enterprise

Mark Albertson — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:21:58 +0000

Artificial intelligence and machine learning have been a central focus for Boomi LP over much of its 26 years as a data activation company. The organization began storing anonymized metadata from customer integrations when it launched its multi-tenant platform for the cloud in 2005. In 2010, Boomi added a wizard to its platform that relied […]

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Mythos remains a mystery as security world faces rising threats, agentic attacks and concerns about AI integrity

Mark Albertson — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:58:30 +0000

Anthropic PBC’s Claude Mythos model has emerged as the most widely discussed artificial intelligence solution without being fully released. Information about the model, which reportedly has the ability to analyze software at large scale, find bugs in hardened software ecosystems, and identify vulnerabilities, has been tightly controlled by Anthropic. That situation did not change much on Monday […]

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What to expect during the Phi Moments @ Next event: Join theCUBE April 22-23

Mark Albertson — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:32:51 +0000

Advances in the use of artificial intelligence by major providers such as Google Cloud are not confined solely to the hyperscaler’s own customers. Partners, such as the AI-first digital engineering company Quantiphi Inc., are leveraging the cloud company’s offerings to develop new AI opportunities for enterprises around the world. In one example, Quantiphi’s collaboration with […]

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What to expect during Google Cloud Next: Join theCUBE April 22-24

Mark Albertson — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:23:43 +0000

Among the three companies that dominate the global cloud infrastructure market, Google Cloud remains in third place — behind Amazon Web Services Inc. and Microsoft Corp. — with 12% to 14% market share. That story may be about to change. Google parent Alphabet Inc. reported 48% revenue growth year-over-year for its cloud operations in the fourth […]

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Is a backlash brewing? Rapid innovation in AI coding and agents may force push for enterprise order and control

Mark Albertson — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:47:47 +0000

Artificial intelligence is proving to be a big bet for many companies across the enterprise landscape, and the gamblers are getting nervous. A survey of 2,400 global employees and C-suite leaders released this week by the agentic AI platform Writer Inc. found that 79% of executives acknowledge struggling with AI-related issues such as lagging ROI, […]

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Solidigm targets the AI bottleneck with advanced storage tech and ecosystem partnerships

Mark Albertson — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:56:24 +0000

The far-reaching impact of the artificial intelligence revolution has spilled over into many parts of the stack, where memory bottlenecks can slow AI inferencing and other key tasks. As SiliconANGLE’s analysts have noted in recent weeks, the “memory supercycle” is upon us, and how the technology world responds will affect much of AI’s future progress. The […]

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Building for AI: Hybrid cloud strategy and partnerships power Nutanix’s ISV edge

Mark Albertson — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:04:56 +0000

There is a massive investment underway in building digital infrastructure for the AI era, and enterprises are on the hunt for IT providers who offer complete solutions. This scenario sets up well for independent software vendors such as Nutanix Inc. who can offer packaged solutions that integrate with existing systems and provide advanced orchestration for […]

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Deepfakes and malware: AI menu grows longer for threat actors, causing headaches for defenders

Mark Albertson — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:36:33 +0000

Artificial intelligence has dramatically improved a number of technologies in a short period of time. Unfortunately, these technologies are also being weaponized by an assortment of malicious actors. One example of how this is becoming a significant problem can be found in the burgeoning field of voice phishing, fraudulent phone-based or video scams where attackers […]

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Three insights you may have missed from theCUBE’s coverage of RSAC 2026

Mark Albertson — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:44:06 +0000

The theme of this year’s RSAC gathering in San Francisco was “The Power of Community.” Based on the presentations and dialogue that took place over four days, the cybersecurity community is increasingly autonomous and under AI attack. Survey results provided to SiliconANGLE from Enterprise Technology Research show that as organizations turn to stronger hygiene and […]

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What to expect during the Oracle Data Deep Dive NYC event: Join theCUBE April 15

Mark Albertson — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:42:53 +0000

At Oracle World in Las Vegas in October, Oracle Corp. founder and CEO Larry Ellison got right to the point. “AI changes everything,” Ellison told attendees, and his company’s recent releases have reflected the transformation taking place in the AI database world. Oracle has taken a major step into AI database architecture, with a redesigned […]

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What to expect during the ‘HPE World Quantum Day’ event: Join theCUBE April 14

Mark Albertson — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:58:23 +0000

If two things can be true at the same time, then quantum computing is here today and will become a major factor in a few years as well. Quantum computing has evolved from theoretical concepts in the 1980s to a computing architecture that can process vast amounts of data simultaneously. The technology uses qubits or […]

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Adversaries log in: Speed and strength of AI-fueled attacks have cybersecurity industry playing catch-up

Mark Albertson — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:22:39 +0000

At this time last year, the cybersecurity world appeared to be successfully balancing the use of artificial intelligence to prevent attacks and defending against adoption of the same tools by hostile nation-states and malicious actors. The story is different now. Strong winds are buffeting the tightrope and there is legitimate concern that protection of global […]

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Agents and quantum: Cybersecurity world confronts AI vulnerabilities and data risks amid an expanding threat landscape

Mark Albertson — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:01:45 +0000

Since OpenAI’s ChatGPT burst onto the scene near the end of 2022, the past three years have been a time of all gas and no brakes. As the enterprise world begins to deal with the security challenges of unchecked AI adoption, it may finally be time to slow down the speeding car. Signs of trouble […]

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reveals chip sales in China are about to restart

Mark Albertson — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:47 +0000

After surprising the tech world on Monday with a prediction that his company would see at least $1 trillion in chip orders through 2027, Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang spent today discussing the global dynamics and market forces that could make this a reality. Huang met with the media for nearly two hours today during […]

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AI inflection point: As Nvidia’s Jensen Huang outlines vision for agents and the AI factory, he forecasts big jump in revenue

Mark Albertson — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:35:19 +0000

Artificial intelligence inference, the processing of getting answers from AI models, has reached an inflection point and the AI factory is now poised to drive much of the global economy, Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Jensen Huang declared today. During the AI chipmaking giant’s GTC gathering in San Jose today, Huang (pictured) said he believes Nvidia will see $1 […]

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Intelligent service: Salesforce, Zoom and RingCentral unveil AI agents to drive a transformed customer experience

Mark Albertson — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:44:01 +0000

One of life’s many irritations is calling a service number, reciting account details with a reason for calling to a chatbot, and then being transferred to a human agent and having to repeat everything again. Thanks to the adoption of AI agents for call centers, this teeth-grinding customer experience may soon be a thing of […]

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What to expect during the RSAC 2026 Conference: Join theCUBE March 23-26

Mark Albertson — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:21:09 +0000

Artificial intelligence is expected to dominate discussion as the world’s top cybersecurity experts gather later this month at the RSAC 2026 Conference in San Francisco. The technology is reshaping both sides of the cyber battlefield. Security teams are increasingly turning to AI to automate defense and analyze massive volumes of threat data, while adversaries are […]

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