NEWS DEALS &WINS

SUSE LAUNCHES TELCO-OPTIMIZED PLATFORM ATIP

SUSE has launched a new telco-optimized edge computing platform called SUSE Adaptive Telco Infrastructure Platform (ATIP), developed in collaboration with Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telecom Italia and Telefonica and more.

Built for the telco edge, ATIP enables faster rollouts with a scalable and programmable management solution for telco-grade infrastructure. The platform allows Telco operators to leverage Linux infrastructure, lightweight Kubernetes distributions, security for devices in regulated environments, telecom management tools and a modular design for multi-vendor environments.

With Walmart and Salesforce, retailers are able to: enable buy online and pick up in-store with Store Assist, manage local deliveries and drive efficiency and profitability across the omnichannel shopping journey using Commerce Cloud and Order Management.

Red Hat Unveils Openshift For Microsoft Azure Government

Walmart Commerce Technologies has entered into a partnership with Salesforce to provide retailers with technologies and services that power frictionless local pickup and delivery for shoppers everywhere.

Walmart Store Assist technology and Walmart GoLocal delivery solutions will be available through AppExchange to help retailers thrive in the existing hybrid shopping world.

Tyler Prince, executive vice president, alliances and channels, Salesforce, said: “Salesforce is thrilled to partner with Walmart as it transforms its business and further expands into the digital technology market.

“Through this partnership with Salesforce, Walmart can grow its business in new ways by productizing its proven retail processes – empowering other retailers to create new and personalized experiences for their customers.”

Red Hat has unveiled the general availability of Azure Red Hat OpenShift on Microsoft Azure for Government, combining a leading enterprise Kubernetes platform with the power and scale of Microsoft Azure to US government agencies. With OpenShift, agencies can build and deploy applications in a dedicated cloud designed to address stringent federal security and compliance requirements for highlysensitive workloads.

Streamlining modernization efforts, agencies can focus on providing value for users rather than maintaining complex infrastructure OpenAI Service will also come soon.

Google sights on AI as Q4 misses mark

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has announced its Q4 financial results, revealing missed targets with total revenue at

$76.05bn against an expected $76.53bn, prompting stocks to drop four percent.

Google Cloud brought in $7.3bn, less than expected, although up 32 percent. Cloud losses almost halved from $890m to $480m year-on-year. Ad revenue dropped from $61.2bn to $59bn year-on-year.

Going forward, Google’s sights are set on developing its AI search engine in competition with the Microsoft ChatGPT investment.

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Servicenow Q4 Results Chime With Leadership Optimism

ServiceNow has announced a positive Q4, with results exceeding GAAP guidance.

Revenues saw 20 percent year-on-year growth to

$1.9bn, and subscription revenues were $1.8bn, rising 22 percent.

Customer numbers increased to 1,637, equalling over $1m in annual contract value, and current remaining performance obligations (cRPO) were $6.9bn as of Q4 2022, seeing 22 percent YoY growth. Net new annual contract value

(NNACV) contribution to cRPO also outperformed company expectations in Q4, driven by over 30 percent NNACV growth YoY from new logos.

ServiceNow has additionally announced a program aimed at tapping into the estimated $500bn market opportunity for the Now Platform and associated partnerships.

For 2023, subscription revenues are projected to see another 23 percent growth, to $8.5bn.

ServiceNow chairman and CEO, Bill McDermott said: “ServiceNow continues to perform as a beyond-expectations company. Our Q4 surge in new business shows that the secular tailwinds of digitization aren’t going anywhere.”

Uber unlocks the power of cloud, AI and edge with Google

Google and Uber have expanded their partnership to support Uber’s modernization of its data cloud infrastructure and reimagine the customer experience for users, drivers and merchants.

Uber will migrate some of its most critical infrastructure onto Google Cloud and will leverage additional Google capabilities, such as Ads and Google Maps Platform, to modernize its architecture, create an engaging experience for users, earners and partners, and accelerate application development.

The migration will also enable Uber to access cloud services including data cloud technologies, artificial intelligence, machine learning, security and microservices. Additionally, the companies plan to deepen their engineering collaboration to deliver new innovations.

Moving to the cloud will enable increased flexibility and scalability for Uber and is secure by design, supporting the firm’s goal of a fast, secure and efficient user experience around the world.

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google said: “We look forward to expanding our collaboration with Uber to deploy our cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence, data analytics and edge networking solutions.

“ This partnership is bringing together the best of Google technology across Cloud, Maps, Ads and more to help Uber continue to improve the customer experience for their users.”

Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, said: “Our partnership with Google centers around a shared commitment to putting customer experience at the forefront of everything we do.

“It is our job to continually improve and reimagine. We’re excited to deepen our work with Google to deliver new innovations that push the boundaries of what’s possible for transportation, delivery and more.”

Salesforce has announced it will purchase 28,000 MWh of renewable energy certificates from small, distributed energy projects over the next eight years.

The purchase aims to accelerate clean electricity access in emerging markets and help maintain the company’s commitment to match 100 percent of the electricity it uses with renewables.

Contracting with Canada’s Powertrust, Salesforce can leverage Distributed Renewable Energy Certificates (D-RECs), as a financial mechanism to enable organizations to accelerate development of capita for small-scale distributed renewable projects and drive the new clean energy supply.

Salesforce’s purchase of D-RECs will help drive critical social and environmental benefits, focusing on procuring projects in non-traditional markets to communities in Brazil, India, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia. These projects will be located in schools, hospitals, public service facilities, or in disadvantaged communities and hope to deliver on UN sustainable development goals.

Additionally, Salesforce has joined forces with nine other leading companies in launching the Emission First initiative, which calls for a shift in accounting standards to focus on decarbonization.

Megan Lorenzen, lead for the power sector decarbonization for Salesforce and co-author of the More than a Megawatt report, said: “Nearly 95 percent of corporate renewable energy purchases today take place in North America and Europe. We need to ensure the rest of the world isn’t left behind.

“Small, decentralized renewable energy projects can, in many cases, deliver greater impact than large utility-scale facilities. Especially in regions where energy access is limited, these projects can positively transform lives and communities around the globe.”

Aws Mdc Launched To Assist Us Department Of Defense

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled the availability of AWS Modular Data Center (MDC) to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

AWS MDC allows DoD agencies to deploy modular data centers managed by AWS in infrastructure-limited locations. Available as a selfcontained unit, the MDC is an environmentally controlled physical enclosure that can host racks of AWS Outposts or AWS Snow Family devices.

The data center allows customers to use familiar AWS services, APIs and tools in edge locations, converting data centers from fixed infrastructure to a more manageable and flexible service. With AWS MDC, DoD agencies can run low-latency applications in infrastructure-limited environments for scenarios like large-scale military operations, crisis response and security cooperation.

Liz Martin, director of the defense business at AWS, said: “We are converting data centers from fixed infrastructure to a comprehensive service that can respond to large-scale compute and storage needs wherever the mission demands.”