CIO Influence presents a curated collection of insights from the forefront of IT leadership, covering the period from September 23rd to 27th. Explore groundbreaking advancements in cloud computing, data management, cybersecurity, and transformative technologies. Gain valuable perspectives from industry experts and stay updated on key trends, upcoming IT events, and essential terminology that can elevate your understanding of the ever-evolving tech landscape.
Key IT Stories Making Waves This Week
Latest Innovations in Cloud Services
DoiT, a global multicloud innovator that provides intelligent technology and unrivaled expertise to cloud-driven organizations, today launched DoiT Cloud Build. The new offering builds upon DoiT’s deep technical expertise and 10+ years of experience helping companies navigate cloud migrations, delivering a hands-on-keyboard approach that helps customers realize their migration faster while avoiding common pitfalls.
“There’s no reason organizations should settle for solutions that fail to live up to expectations,” said Vadim Solovey, chief executive officer at DoiT. “DoiT Cloud Build helps customers realize their ambitions as planned, without compromises on functionality or performance. Customers will receive direct support from DoiT’s engineers to guide migrations that are frictionless and future-proofed.”
Supermicro, a Total IT Solution Provider for AI/ML, HPC, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge, adds new maximum performance GPU, multi-node, and rackmount systems to the X14 portfolio, which are based on the Intel Xeon 6900 Series Processors with P-Cores (formerly codenamed Granite Rapids-AP). The new industry-leading selection of workload-optimized servers addresses the needs of modern data centers, enterprises, and service providers.
Three distinct, workload-specific categories:
- GPU-optimized platforms designed for pure performance and enhanced thermal capacity to support the latest technology and highest-wattage GPUs.
- High compute-density multi-nodes including all-new FlexTwin, SuperBlade, and GrandTwin, which leverage resources such as shared power and cooling to increase efficiency, as well as direct-to-chip liquid cooling on specific models to maximize density without compromising on performance.
- Market-proven Supermicro Hyper rackmounts combine single or dual socket architectures with flexible I/O and storage configurations in traditional form factors to help enterprises and data centers scale up and out as their workloads evolve.
Key Data Advancements You Should Know
SafePaaS, the leading Policy-based Active Governance platform, released DataPaaS, an advanced data management tool to improve data flow and governance across the organization.
In today´s complex IT landscapes, data transformation and governance of that data remain a key. Access and identity security is fragmented across legacy and cloud applications, leading to the misalignment of security data attributes. Identities have different levels of access in different systems, making effective access control agonizingly painful.
IBM Expands Poughkeepsie Quantum Data Center to Enhance Global Algorithm Discovery
IBM announced the completion of its latest expansion of the IBM Quantum Data Center in Poughkeepsie, New York, which operates the highest number of available utility-scale quantum computers at a single location in the world. These systems are a part of the more than a dozen quantum computers offered to global clients via the IBM cloud.
“Since IBM made the first quantum computer available on the cloud in 2016, we have broken barriers across quantum hardware and software to build our largest and highest-performing fleet of globally accessible quantum systems,” said Jay Gambetta, Vice President at IBM Quantum.
Recent Innovations in Cybersecurity Solutions
ReliaQuest Launches First Autonomous, Self-Learning AI Agent for Security Operations
ReliaQuest has introduced the first autonomous AI agent for security operations, significantly enhancing threat detection, containment, investigation, and response capabilities.
- This AI advancement automates 98% of security alerts, aiming to reduce the mean time to contain threats for customers to under five minutes.
- The AI agent is integrated into ReliaQuest’s GreyMatter platform, leveraging over a decade of expertise and data to streamline security operations and improve efficiency.
- Unlike traditional Generative AI, the new AI agent can understand, solve problems autonomously, and continuously self-learn, allowing for real-time decision-making to address security incidents.
- The AI agent is trained on extensive incident response data and updates its knowledge in real-time, enhancing its ability to automate mundane tier 1 and tier 2 security tasks effectively.
Query, a patented federated search solution for security data, today announced a strategic investment from Cisco Investments. The investment will drive the development and adoption of the Query federated search platform and Query Splunk app, advancing Query’s mission to equip security teams with data driven answers for faster, more informed decisions that reduce cybersecurity complexity.
“The best security teams run on data. Cisco Investments’ support affirms the value of our approach to turn data into a strategic advantage for cybersecurity operators,” says Query CEO, Matt Eberhart. “Security practitioners told us that they need data-driven answers fast. Working with these users, we designed Query to solve the data challenges they face every day.”
Top IT Insights: Your Must-Read Guide
The Role of SmartNICs in AI-Centric Datacenters
The article discusses the evolving landscape of data centers in response to the growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, highlighting the role of SmartNICs (Smart Network Interface Cards) in optimizing these environments. Unlike traditional network interface cards, SmartNICs possess advanced processing capabilities that allow them to offload and accelerate various tasks, reducing the burden on central processing units (CPUs). This transformation is essential for AI-centric data centers, where high throughput, low latency, and adaptable network configurations are crucial.
The staff writer here aims to convey that SmartNICs are a pivotal innovation for modern data centers, enabling them to handle the enormous data volumes generated by AI workloads more efficiently. It details how SmartNICs help reduce latency by offloading network processing tasks, support programmability for adapting to evolving workloads, and enhance security through dedicated encryption and traffic inspection functions.
Key Takeaways for Readers
- Advantages of SmartNICs over traditional NICs and their role in enhancing data center performance.
- How SmartNICs enable faster data processing and reduce latency, crucial for real-time AI applications.
- Programmability of SmartNICs, allowing data centers to quickly adapt to new workloads, and their ability to improve security without taxing CPU resources.
- Businesses investing in AI infrastructure can benefit from adopting SmartNICs to enhance operational efficiency and meet the complexities of AI-driven workloads.
2024 DDoS Attack Patterns: What Businesses Need to Know
Key points include:
- Increasing Frequency and Scale: a staggering 46% increase in DDoS incidents in the first half of 2024 compared to 2023, with peak attack rates reaching unprecedented levels.
- Financial and Operational Impact: DDoS attacks result in substantial financial losses due to downtime, decreased productivity, increased remediation costs, and potential damage to brand reputation.
- Emerging Trends: It highlights the alarming trend of ransom DDoS attacks and the sophistication of attackers who now have access to tools previously reserved for state-level actors, aided by advancements in AI.
- Global and Industry-Specific Insights: Provides an analysis of DDoS attack data, revealing China as the most targeted nation and identifying the Information Technology and Telecommunications sectors as the primary victims of these cyber threats.
Top Insights from Industry Thought Leaders This Week
CIO Influence Interview with Serge Lucio, VP and GM of Agile Operations Division at Broadcom
In this engaging Q&A, Serge Lucio, VP and GM of the Agile Operations Division at Broadcom delves into the company’s strategies for accelerating digital transformation, highlighting key software solutions and the future intersection of DevOps and enterprise software.
Interview Highlights:
- The Agile Operations Division (AOD) emphasizes enabling organizational agility and enhancing digital transformation across large enterprises. Serge outlines the AOD’s three main product areas: ValueOps, NetOps, and Automation. Each area is designed to tackle business and infrastructure transformation.
- ValueOps facilitates business transformation by helping organizations rethink their operating models. It promotes a shift from project-centric approaches to digital product management, fostering alignment across business cycles and investments.
- Broadcom’s Automation solutions extend beyond traditional workflow automation to include end-to-end process automation and data pipeline creation for generative AI in private cloud settings.
- Serge emphasizes the importance of integrating AI and automation to enhance agility and operational efficiency.
CIO Influence Interview with Tomer Shiran, Founder and Chief Product Officer of Dremio
In this insightful interview, Tomer Shiran, Founder and Chief Product Officer of Dremio, shares his perspectives on the evolving landscape of data management and analytics, particularly in the context of cloud migration and emerging technologies.
Overall Interview Insights:
- How to navigate the complexities of hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
- The strategic importance of adopting data mesh architectures.
- Practical advice for overcoming common cloud migration challenges.
- Emerging trends that will shape the future of data platforms.
Understanding IT Buzzwords: What to Keep in Mind
Anonymous FTP – Anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP) enables remote users to use the FTP server without an assigned user ID and password.
Degauss – Degaussing is a method of permanently erasing data from working and non-working hard drives, tape, and floppy disks.
Kerberos – A Kerberos is a system or router that provides a gateway between users and the internet.
CIO Influence Brand Focus of the Week
Trellix is a global leader in cybersecurity, focused on extended detection and response (XDR) and threat intelligence. Formed in 2022 through the merger of McAfee Enterprise and FireEye, Trellix provides organizations with comprehensive security solutions to detect, protect, and respond to threats across multiple environments. Its innovative XDR platform integrates machine learning, automation, and advanced analytics to empower security teams with greater visibility and faster threat response.
CEO – Bryan Palma
Recent Announcement– Trellix announced Trellix Email Security Cloud with integrated Trellix Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capabilities
What’s Coming Up: IT Events and Conferences to Note
Generative AI Summit
Date: 3rd October
Location: Berlin, Germany
This Generative AI summit will allow the participants to tackle the strategic and technical challenges that your organization is facing. It will cover about generative systems that are required to go from boardroom concept to business impact.
TECHSPO Singapore 2024
Date: 3rd October
Location: Singapore
TECHSPO Singapore brings together some of the best developers, brands, marketers, technology providers, designers, innovators, and evangelists looking to set the pace in our advanced world of technology.
Computer Vision Summit
Date: 4th October
Berlin, Germany
Computer Vision Summit is all about the knowledge and solutions needed to accelerate vision systems in production.
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