Chris Ehrlich

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. and SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Verizon and Google Cloud are working together to “bring the power of the cloud” closer to devices at the edge of Verizon’s network.  Through Verizon 5G Edge and Google Distributed Cloud Edge, Verizon plans to bring Google’s compute and storage services to the edge of the local network, […]

STAMFORD, Conn. — A new report says that by 2025, 30% of “critical infrastructure” organizations will experience a security breach. The breach will result in the halting of an operations- or mission-critical cyber-physical system, according to the market research firm Gartner last month. Critical infrastructure security has become a “primary concern for governments around the […]

AMSTERDAM — Amplitude is opening a data center presence in Frankfurt, Germany to support its software for enterprises to optimize their digital products across departments. Amplitude selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) to host Amplitude’s presence at AWS’ data center in Frankfurt, according to Amplitude in November. The infrastructure investment by Amplitude supports its growing European […]

AUSTIN, Texas and KANSAS CITY, Mo. —  Oracle is buying the health care digital information services provider Cerner for $28.3 billion. Oracle made Cerner an all-cash tender offer for $95.00 per share, according to the companies last month.  Cerner systems are used within hospitals and health systems to help medical professionals deliver better care to […]

LAS VEGAS — AWS is introducing its managed cloud wide-area network (WAN) service for enterprises to build, manage, and monitor a unified global network that connects cloud and on-premises environments.  AWS Cloud WAN is designed to provide a central dashboard that enterprises can use to connect their on-premises branch offices, data centers, and Amazon Virtual […]

MADRID — The digital transformation consulting firm Minsait and Google Cloud are working together on a sovereign cloud in Spain. Minsaid and Google Cloud formed an expanded strategic alliance to jointly offer Spanish public and private sector organizations sovereign cloud solutions, according to the companies last month.  The sovereign cloud will be intended to allow […]

STAMFORD, Conn. — A new report shows that by 2025, 75% of B2B sales organizations will augment their efforts with selling guided by artificial intelligence (AI). Many sales leaders are being driven to invest in AI, including machine learning (ML), to analyze data and the recommend next best actions, due to pressure created by the […]

STAMFORD, Conn. — A recent report shows that new software made 56% of users wish management would bring back the old platform. Sixty percent of workers also said new software had occasionally or frequently frustrated them within the past 24 months, according to the market research firm Gartner last month.  The findings are from a […]

CARY, N.C. — SAS is extending its flagship data analytics software to support open-source users. SAS Viya is intended to improve confident decisions by application developers and data scientists by automating model development, deployment, and governance, according to SAS last month. For instance, open-source users can develop an API-first strategy, fuel a data preparation routine […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. and LITTLETON, Colo. — DISH Wireless and Cisco are teaming up to “accelerate” 5G services in the United States.  Ciso and DISH Wireless entered into a multi-layered agreement designed to enable businesses to capitalize on DISH’s 5G network and application infrastructure to support new hybrid work models, according to the companies last […]