Indonesian telco Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has deployed Nokia Energy Efficiency, part of Nokia’s Autonomous Networks portfolio, to reduce energy demand across its nationwide radio access network (RAN).

The first program launched as part of the partnership is designed to develop industry-ready professionals across roles such as Data Scientists, AI Engineers, DevOps Engineers, and Software Developers

COMPANY NEWS: Addressing the growing demand for professionals trained in applied Artificial Intelligence, IIT Roorkee, through its Continuing Education Centre (CEC), has partnered with Scaler, a tech education soonicorn, to launch an Advanced AI Engineering Program. The initiative aims to equip learners with hands-on skills in AI and machine learning, preparing them for high-impact roles in an increasingly technology-driven workforce.

In an increasingly technology-driven world, more and more data is being gathered by the products and services that we use. Gone are the days of paper sign-ins - instead, digital check-in products are just one example of how computing has transformed how data is collected, collated, and stored.

This award underscores Medallia’s commitment to delivering seamless customer experiences at every touchpoint across Officeworks’ operations

COMPANY NEWS: Medallia, the global leader in customer and employee experience, has been named "Partner of the Year – Customer Experience" by Officeworks as part of their yearly internal event for suppliers, Partner Meeting, held recently.

In today's data-driven business landscape, the ability to harness and interpret vast amounts of information is crucial for maintaining a competitive edge. Recognising this imperative global tech company Zoho Corporation has launched a new version of Zoho Analytics—its self-service business intelligence (BI) and analytics platform. This latest release boasts over 100 enhancements, including powerful new artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities that enable diagnostic insights, predictive analysis, and automated report and dashboard generation.

Snowflake the data cloud is now Snowflake the AI data cloud; the cloud data company has announced new innovations and enhancements to Cortex AI to embed AI in more places, making life easier for developers, business analysts, and all users.

Superior detection efficacy, international expansion, and ongoing advances lead to double-digit growth

Highlights:

• Barracuda’s ongoing investment in machine learning delivers improvements in detection efficacy.
• New innovations deliver enhanced user experience, reporting, data loss engine, and data residency support for international customers.
• AI-enabled email protection helps Microsoft 365 customers to block 70% more business email compromise attacks than when relying on native security alone.
• Barracuda’s Email Protection SaaS business experienced double-digit growth, with MSPs representing the fastest growing channel segment.

COMPANY NEWS: Barracuda Networks, Inc., a trusted partner and leading provider of cloud-first security solutions, today announced increased efficacy with its Email Protection platform and additional AI innovation for better defenses against emerging threats.

Online ecosystem creator Linktree has announced it has kicked off the new year with the hiring of three new technology leaders to help take the company to the next level in 2024.

GUEST OPINION: It is a disruptive time in healthcare, with technological advancements driving many changes. Artificial intelligence (AI) holds particular promise in improving the patient and clinician experience, providing decision support, automating and accelerating tasks like clinical documentation, and aiding in planning and predicting organisational and patient futures.

Swedish telecommunications vendor Ericsson, AWS, and the research and development division of Hitachi America has conducted a 5G infrastructure trial to identify potential manufacturing defects at Hitachi Astemo Americas’ electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Berea, Kentucky US.

A Monash University-led research program into growing human brain cells onto silicon chips, with new continual learning capabilities to transform machine learning, has been awarded almost $600,000 in the prestigious National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grants Program.

GUEST OPINION: Artificial intelligence has been revolutionary for Australia’s IT operations, particularly within the cybersecurity domain. Through AI and machine learning, organisations can identify anomalous activities and maintain a secure environment.

Data cloud company Snowflake has unleashed a cornucopia of product updates aimed directly at the technologists who use its tools to inform and optimise their businesses.

The enterprise data cloud platform Snowflake has increased its investment in its Microsoft partnership, focusing on new product integrations across AI, low code/no code application development, data governance, and more. The two companies will also implement new joint go-to-market strategies and joint customer collaboration.

GUEST RESEARCH: Tata Consultancy Services’ latest survey of senior business leaders worldwide,Connected Future: How Cloud Drives Business Innovation reveals that cloud remains a long-term investment priority for 70% of major corporations globally, despite current macro headwinds and the recent slowing of growth of global cloud spending.

German open-source vendor SUSE has released enhancements to its enterprise Linux distribution, with the focus being on security.

Your business needs AI to stay competitive, says data and statistical analytics software provider, SAS, and that it is the fastest, lower-cost, and most trustworthy way to make it happen.

GUEST RESEARCH: A10 Networks today published research, titledGlobal communication service providers: Market growth fuels security investments, exploring how communication service providers (CSPs) worldwide are evolving as they expand services and infrastructure in response to changing customer demand and technology evolution.

GUEST OPINION: IT Ops is following the same trajectory as other internal data-driven domains, as the focus shifts from data analysis to the state of the data itself.

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