Latest articles by Rory Bathgate
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
Can green tech meet surging energy demands?
ITPro Podcast Tech firms are pinning hopes on the rapid adoption of renewables and more efficient data centers to tackle energy-intensive AI workloads and ballooning data generation
Dell Technologies World 2024: Bringing AI to the edge
ITPro Podcast Leaders could benefit from bringing AI to where data is created – but will need a strong strategy for how to do this and a firm use case in mind
Dell Technologies doesn’t know where AI is headed – but it might be the honesty its partners need
Analysis Backed by a strong infrastructure and services portfolio, Dell Technologies aims to enable enterprise AI advancements as fast as they're discovered
Global AI agreement “impossible” and companies should avoid tech-specific policies, experts warn
News A technology-agnostic approach rooted in mitigations against bias is one route to safer AI systems, while leaders wait for legislation to meet their concerns
"The big obstacle isn't anything technical": Dell CTO John Roese on why companies are failing on AI adoption
Interview With a proper strategy and clean data, Dell CTO John Roese believes firms can circumvent issues such as hallucinations and unlock clear AI benefits
Dell Technologies World 2024 live: All the news and announcements from day-two
Live blog It's day-two at Dell Technologies World 2024 and we're live on the ground in Las Vegas - follow our rolling coverage for all the latest news, updates, and announcements
Dell doubles down on Nvidia partnership with ‘AI factories’ and models at the edge
Analysis Alongside closer ties with Nvidia, Dell also unveiled a turnkey solution for digital assistants, rooted in servers that utilize the chipmaker's newest GPUs
Dell Technologies expands AI ecosystem with Microsoft, Hugging Face support
News Dell aims to lower the barrier to adoption through open source integration and turnkey solutions
What is Dell Apex?
In-depth The anything as a service (XaaS) platform comprises not just cloud but storage, servers, and a lot more besides
Three things we expect to see at Dell Technologies World 2024
Opinion Infrastructure advancements and a continued Apex expansion are high on the list at this year’s Dell Technologies World event
LockBit leader revealed: What it means for ransomware
ITPro Podcast With LockBit's founder having been unveiled publicly and with international law enforcement still digging into detailed attack stats, the group is on high alert
Embracing soft skills for AI integration
ITPro Podcast As leaders look to integrate more AI tools, support for soft skills could decide how successfully their workforce engages with the new technology
April rundown: Ransomware revenants and ‘open source’ AI
ITPro Podcast As AWS was hit with $525 million in damages, April also saw leaders hit with difficult choices over ransomware and AI
How Barnsley Council is delivering better lives for workers with Microsoft Copilot
Case study In its organization-wide adoption of Microsoft’s AI tool, Barnsley Council hopes it can save its social workers hours spent on admin that could be better spent serving the community
Is the UK’s AI approach working?
ITPro Podcast Better public and private sector collaboration is needed if the UK’s AI approach is to match the ambition of other nations
Why AI could be a legal nightmare for years to come
In-depth Development for AI has gone largely unchallenged so far, but all that is about to change
