Q1 Earnings and another busy week in Tech! - Infrastructure Matters, Episode 39
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In this episode of Infrastructure Matters, hosts Steven Dickens and Camberley Bates cover the Rubrik IPO, Oracle’s positioning in the cloud market, plus IBM’s Storage announcements.
Key topics covered:
Rubric IPO: Rubric, a data protection company, went public with a $5.6 billion valuation, emphasizing its scale-out data protection capability and its focus on cybersecurity.
IBM Earnings and Acquisition: IBM reported solid earnings, with notable growth in software and hybrid cloud, and announced the acquisition of HashiCorp for $35 a share, enhancing its open-source support model.
IBM Storage Announcements: IBM introduced Storage Assurance Perpetual, a program aimed at keeping customers' storage infrastructure current over an eight-year period, and unveiled enhancements to its virtualized storage product, SVC, focusing on replication and mirroring capabilities.
Google Cloud Growth: Google Cloud's revenue surged 28% year-on-year, nearing $10 billion for the quarter, signaling strong sales execution and growth momentum in the enterprise market.
Oracle Developments: Oracle showcased its Exadata platform's cloud connectivity and cost-effectiveness, positioning itself as a competitive player in the IaaS space. Larry Ellison's involvement highlighted the company's AI strategy and its integration with the Cerner acquisition for healthcare innovation.
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