“Every innovation that ever existed in the world was at some point considered impossible,” observed Cisco’s Dave West, “until someone said, ‘let’s go!’ ” Speaking at a Cisco Live Melbourne keynote this week, West opened discussions on the once seemingly impossible innovations that Cisco is unleashing today. Designed with security, simplicity, and sustainability top of mind, […]
AWS Announces IBM Winner of the 2023 Global Systems Integrator Partner of the Year Award
AWS recognises AWS Partners in UK and Ireland as leaders in helping customers drive innovation Dec 5, 2023 LONDON, UK, 5 December, 2023 – Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company, today announced the 2023 UK and Ireland AWS Partner Award winners, recognising leaders around the globe playing a key role helping customers drive […]
Cisco Doubles Down on Network Assurance with AWS
News Summary: Cisco delivers seamless integration between ThousandEyes and Amazon CloudWatch Internet Monitor. ThousandEyes’ unmatched cloud and Internet visibility combined with AWS’s Internet health and performance insights will allow a complete view of an application’s entire service delivery path, across private environments, the public Internet and into AWS’s network. Customers benefit from […]
Security and simplicity, in a multicloud world
In a multicloud world, security threats and complexity are mounting exponentially. That leaves IT and security teams struggling just to do their jobs. Cisco has been tackling these problems on multiple fronts. And its latest entry is Multicloud Defense, an advanced network security solution that cuts through layers of complexity to ensure cloud infrastructures and […]
IBM Commits to Train 2 Million in Artificial Intelligence in Three Years, with a Focus on Underrepresented Communities
•Learners will benefit from a new generative AI course roadmap and collaborations with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) worldwide. •Dublin City University (DCU) and Fast Track into Information Technology (FIT) are the first partners to lead the initiative in Ireland Nov 22, 2023 DUBLIN, 22 November, 2023 – To help close the global artificial intelligence (AI) skills gap, […]
Partnerships built on values and powerful innovation
At Cisco’s Partner Summit event in Miami this week, a key theme was “Greater Together.” And that core message was confirmed over and over. As Cisco’s EVP and chief customer and partner officer Jeff Sharritts shared, fully 92 percent of Cisco’s business last quarter came through partners. And that was up from around 50 percent […]
New IBM Study Explores the Changing Role of Leadership as UK Businesses Embrace Generative AI
•IBM launches new European study of 1600+ senior business executives to explore how leadership is changing in the age of AI •79% of UK leaders surveyed have already deployed generative AI or intend to deploy generative AI in the next year, driven primarily by management and to remain competitive •97% are prioritising governance and ethics […]
IBM Expands Relationship with AWS to Bring Generative AI Solutions and Dedicated Expertise to Clients
LONDON, UK, October 18, 2023: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced an expansion of its relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help more mutual clients operationalise and derive value from generative artificial intelligence (AI). As part of this, IBM Consulting aims to deepen and expand its generative AI expertise on AWS by training 10,000 consultants […]
Cisco Named An Official Technology Partner of the New England Patriots
News Summary: Cisco has been named An Official Technology Partner of the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium. Cisco’s IP Fabric for Media solution allows for the secure and efficient delivery of 4K content to fans everywhere, both in-stadium and via broadcast. This announcement builds on Cisco’s existing relationship with the NFL […]
Companies’ Reliance on IT Managed Services Increases in 2023, Sector Valued at US$472 Billion Globally
News Summary: IT channel partners selling managed services are poised for robust growth in 2023, with a new forecast predicting global expansion of 12.7 percent, up from US$419 billion in 2022. Growth in managed services is projected to surpass growth in overall IT spending, fueled by a rising demand for cybersecurity services and […]