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August rundown: Who's afraid of remote work?
ITPro Podcast As Eric Schmidt claims Google’s hybrid schedules have lost the firm its AI crown, California eyes a shake-up of the AI market
Broadcom wants to unlock private cloud’s potential with VMware Cloud Foundation 9
News An emphasis on simplicity matched with improved customer controls underpins the latest VCF improvements
The state of enterprise connectivity
ITPro Podcast Network technology is continuing to evolve as IT teams work to enable edge computing, expanding IoT, and AI needs
Protecting the public sector from hackers
ITPro Podcast With the public sector facing increasingly sophisticated threat actors, leaders need centralized security plans and better communication
Dell UK CTO: “IT cannot afford to be seen as the innovation bottleneck” when it comes to AI
Collaboration across all teams, not just IT, could make all the difference when it comes to deploying AI across one’s entire supply chain
What is HPC really for?
ITPro Podcast High-performance computing HPC is often touted as an area of major tech breakthroughs – but what are these and who is leading the charge?
Why Aberdeen City Council turned to Juniper Networks to meet connectivity goals
Case study With a combination of improved access and better automation, Aberdeen City Council is aiming to radically improve the user experience across its estate
How cyber attacks damage mental health
ITPro Podcast As staff struggle to cope in the immediate aftermath of a cyber incident, leaders must do more to foster a culture of support
“We couldn't possibly have kept up”: How Novuna embraced Splunk to cut costs
Case study Leaning on Splunk Enterprise Security as well as Splunk Cloud, Novuna slashed toil for its SOC and reduced spend even as the firm grew
“We are influencing generations to come”: Improving the picture for women in tech through cultural changes
In-depth Encouraging the next generation of women into the tech sector will require major input from leaders, cultural changes, and better support for women already in the workforce
“Our cloud works”: Juniper Networks exec fires shots at Cisco’s networking architecture and explains HPE’s acquisition strategy in detail
News A strong AI foundation and different approach than competitors could put HPE and Juniper Networks on a trajectory to top the networking market
June rundown: AI and sustainability take center stage
ITPro Podcast As AI vendors begin to turn the spotlight on customers, tech giants line themselves up for sustainability recommitments in 2025
Five useful examples of generative AI in action in 2024
In-depth There are many promising examples of generative AI being used across a wide variety of industries – here are just some of the more compelling applications
VMware unveils first Cloud Foundation overhaul since Broadcom acquisition
News VMware is targeting better developer experience, improved resilience, and easier modernization as priorities with its new subscription-based approach
HPE Discover 2024: Can businesses finally turn AI hype into results?
ITPro Podcast Using AI to process data and improve sales could be a fast route to success for small and large businesses alike
Splunk .conf 24: Where now for Cisco's latest acquisition
ITPro Podcast At its annual conference, Splunk embraced AI for observability, unveiled new security products, and aimed to reassure customers over Cisco fears
Splunk knows what it’s worth – .conf24 showed Cisco does too
Analysis Leaning into its strengths and ranking its brand identity among them, Splunk has used its annual event to demonstrate that Cisco will accelerate it on its innovation journey rather than divert it
"Our job is not to screw up”: Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins vows to make Splunk ‘better’ following acquisition
News Former Splunk CEO Gary Steele has committed to keeping the firm's brand intact, even as the line between Cisco and Splunk services blurs
Splunk expands its AI Assistant in observability, security push
News Hailing its domain-centric and customizable approach to AI automation, Splunk has also emphasized its integration within Cisco as a boost for customer context
Splunk .conf24 live: All the news and announcements from the day-two keynote in Las Vegas
Live blog ITPro is live on the ground for day two of Splunk .conf24 – stay tuned for all the latest from the product keynote and more
Downtime costs enterprises $400 billion per year – and Splunk says AI and security are key to preventing this
Analysis The first companies to recover from downtime incidents were those that invested heavily in AI and observability, according to a report of executives at over 2,000 large firms
May rundown: Google Cloud’s nightmare and OpenAI’s ambition
ITPro Podcast After a pension fund had its entire cloud subscription deleted by accident, experts say enterprises should plan for the unthinkable
Splunk .conf24 is the firm’s best chance to spell out its continued worth at Cisco
Analysis Cisco thinks Splunk was worth $28 billion – in the age of AI, it’s on Splunk to explain why
