Week 8 - This Week in Enterprise Tech

Welcome to This Week in Enterprise Tech! Five big topics for the CIO Office to consider this week by Amalgam Insights' Hyoun Park and the DX Institute's Charles Araujo. Oracle and Palantir team up in the cloud, Cybersecurity issues, EU Regulations for AI, Google is interested in Hubspot, and we wonder if every cloud must become an enterprise app platform.

1. Oracle and Palantir Team Up in the Cloud: Oracle and Palantir partner up to bring AI to every cloud. How should CIOs think about Oracle as a cloud provider based on this new announcement?

Oracle announcement: https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-and-palantir-join-forces-to-deliver-mission-critical-ai-solutions-to-governments-and-businesses-2024-04-04

2. Security Issues: Microsoft, AT&T, and Social Security: This has been a wild few weeks for security between the XZ Utils data-compression tool compromise, the Cyber Safety Review Board review of the Microsoft Exchange Online hack, AT&T having 73 million accounts hacked, and even Social Security numbers getting stolen! How can CIOs prepare when even the largest tech giants are under attack?

- Tom Krazit's Runtime looks at the XZ Utils hack
- CSRB's review of the Microsoft Exchange Online
- BGR reports on 73 million AT&T accounts hacked
- Techcrunch covers 340,000 Social Security numbers getting stolen

3. EU Regulation Complicates Global AI Standards: European Union Regulations have effectively been setting global governance standards for AI. How should CIOs prepare for the future of AI legislation?

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/somethings-got-to-give-european-regulators-crack-down-on-ai-as-u-s-tech-companies-plunge-into-the-market-23fffd87

4. Will Google Acquire Hubspot? Alphabet is rumored to be looking at Hubspot at a potential $40 billion+ purchase price. Hubspot has been successfully expanding and gaining market share in a variety of markets. Is this a good idea for Google Cloud and what potential obstacles exist in an acquisition?

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/google-parent-alphabet-weighs-offer-hubspot-sources-say-2024-04-04/

5. Must Every Cloud Become an Enterprise App ~*~PLATFORM~*~: PLATFORM PLATFORM PLATFORM! TWIET discusses whether every public cloud has to also be an enterprise application platform.

- Process and service platforms are hot
- Rex Woodbury explores Distribution vs. Production, a challenge that every cloud platform faces

This Week In Enterprise Tech is hosted by:

Charles Araujo of The DX Report and

Hyoun Park of Amalgam Insights