CIOFirst’s Weekly Roundup: Discover the Most Recent News From IBM, Red Hat, Open AI and AMD!

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Here is CIOFirst’s Weekly Roundup of the top news from global markets. In this fast-paced world, breaking down information helps readers grasp the nuances that follow the news.

In Cybersecurity news this week…

IBM-Developed Algorithms Announced as NIST’s First Published Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards

Two IBM-developed algorithms have been officially published among the first three post-quantum cryptography standards, announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

In Cloud security news this week…

Skyhigh Security Announces New Cloud-to-Cloud Integration with Trellix

Skyhigh Security announced a powerful integration between Skyhigh Secure Web Gateway (SWG) for Cloud and Trellix Intelligent Virtual Execution (IVX) Cloud to strengthen enterprises’ security posture.

In Enterprise software news this week…

Focal Point Announces All-in-One Contract Management Solutions Designed to Streamline Approval and Minimize Risk

Focal Point, provider of an end-to-end enterprise procurement management platform, announced its contract lifecycle management solution for customers seeking an integrated intake-to-procure and CLM experience.

In Analytics news this week…

Provus Announces AI Revenue and Margin Goal Seek Capabilities for Services CPQ

Provus Inc., a leading provider of AI-powered Services CPQ solutions is announcing Provus AI, new AI capabilities anchored by AI Goal Seek.

In IT and DevOps news this week…

Globe Collaborates with Red Hat Open Innovation Labs to Modernize IT Infrastructure for Greater Agility and Scalability

Globe and Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, announced a collaboration to modernize Globe’s IT infrastructure with Red Hat Open Innovation Labs for greater agility, scalability and innovation that will help Globe improve operational practices to deliver a new and improved customer experience.

In PAAS news this week…

RapidScale’s Launches Cloud Observability to Monitor and Optimize Application Performance

RapidScale, a Cox Business company, announced the launch of Cloud Observability, which provides businesses with comprehensive monitoring capabilities across their cloud environments.

In Quantum Computing news this week…

Unveiling mimik ai: Connecting the Dots for Hybrid Edge AI

mimik, a pioneer in Hybrid Edge Cloud Computing, is thrilled to announce the launch of mimik ai, a groundbreaking universal operating environment that accelerates the integration of intelligent agents into solutions by bringing advanced capabilities directly to endpoint devices and computing nodes.

In Business Tech news this week…

Lumen Technologies Accelerates Cloud Modernization with Informatica’s AI-Powered Data Management Platform

Informatica, a leader in enterprise AI-powered cloud data management, announced that Lumen Technologies, a global integrated network solutions provider, has successfully modernized their on-premises PowerCenter workloads to Informatica’s Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) platform, accelerating time-to-value and minimizing migration costs and effort in its expansion to the cloud.

In Quickbytes this week…

Open AI Makes Fine-tuning Accessible for GPT-4o

Open AI announced the introduction of fine-tuning for GPT-4o, one of the most demanded features from developers. The company also revealed the offering of 1M training tokens every day for free for every enterprise through September 23.

AMD Acquires ZT Systems for $4.9 Billion in Bid to Compete with Nvidia

In a strategic move to enhance its position in the data center market, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has agreed to acquire server manufacturer ZT Systems in a deal valued at $4.9 billion. The acquisition, which combines cash and stock, aims to strengthen AMD’s capabilities in data center technology and intensify its competition with Nvidia Corp.
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