Even companies eager to jump on the GenAI bandwagon have struggled to organize their data and get past deployment hurdles, and nobody likes to spend all that time, effort, and money to build technology that can't be shipped because it can't be trusted.
Happy New Year! Today: after years of hype and investment, enterprise generative AI applications are still awaiting their breakout moment, the data-center investment boom continues, and the latest funding rounds in enterprise tech.
This year marked a turning point for enterprise tech as spending recovered and the economy stabilized following years of rising interest rates and supply-chain disruption. While no one knows what lies ahead, here are five things we thought summed up a pivotal year.
Today: an interview with Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy, the U.K. signals that Microsoft could be force to make some pricing changes, and the latest enterprise moves.
Snowflake will outline a plan to require all customers to use additional security protections "within the coming days" after a spate of high-profile security breaches involving customers that didn't take that step.
Today: Snowflake targets another layer of the data stack after embracing open formats, why hackers targeted Snowflake customers and stole a massive amount of data, and the latest funding in enterprise tech.
Today: how the rapid adoption of open-source storage formats is upending the Databricks/Snowflake rivalry, Salesforce warns that enterprise software is in for a slow summer, and the latest enterprise moves.
Today: how business–process automation is changing thanks to generative AI, Adobe tries to thread the needle between AI serendipity and brand safety, and the latest funding rounds in enterprise tech.
RPA is reaching an inflection point as enterprises increasingly look to get more than just productivity gains from their previous investments, and AI enters the chat.
Today: How Expedia balances the tech needs of its consumer travel business and B2B customers, Cisco takes a step back, and the latest enterprise moves.
Like many companies that have grown through acquisitions over the years, Rajesh Naidu's job involves integrating those acquisitions onto a common tech stack, which requires taking a hard look at the SaaS applications used by those companies.
Today: why a shakeup in the fast-growing observability market could be underway as businesses start to think differently about data, the early returns for Microsoft Copilot are in, and the latest funding rounds in enterprise tech.
The rise of OpenTelemetry coupled with the separation of application data from observability tools could shake up this fast-growing market right as more companies realize they need help managing their cloud apps.
Today: Google rolls out its most powerful LLM to date, U.S. companies form a task force to endlessly debate AI risks, and this week's enterprise moves.
Today: Why Weaveworks' decision to shut down could be a canary in the coal mine for a generation of enterprise tech startups, HPE detected another breach, and the latest funding rounds in enterprise tech.
