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Craziest thing in M&A? For Dr. Tianyi (TJ) Jiang, CEO of AvePoint, it’s all about integration. In a recent interview, TJ shared a story about a deal where the acquirer had to remind the acquired employees: “You realize we bought you, right?” Post-acquisition integration is where things get messy. Cultures clash, systems collide, and if people don’t buy into the vision, the deal can fall apart. Buying a company is one thing. Winning over its people? That’s where the madness—and the magic—happens. Want to hear more about navigating this chaos? Watch our podcast with TJ: https://hubs.ly/Q02XgsB50 What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen in M&A? Share your story in the comments. #MAScience #MergersAndAcquisitions #InvestorRelations #CapitalRaising #SustainableGrowth 

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@Traceable’s leadership in API security is undeniable, which is why we jumped at the chance to back @Jyoti Bansal and his team on their recent funding!  Traceable’s API security is transforming the way businesses operate. 

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Looking to break out of the slowdown in deal activity and exit values, venture capital firms are going all in on emerging AI opportunities that show the potential to deliver long-term growth. via @venturebeat

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Join Wiz and HashiCorp to learn how to use #Terraform run tasks to help reduce risk by: -- Applying Wiz runtime security learnings earlier into the pipeline for a consistent security approach -- Developers and cloud teams can integrate security checks within their existing workflows -- Known misconfigurations and policies in Wiz are applied to block the release of infrastructure at risk Register for the webinar here: https://bit.ly/45R3Zpa

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#Confluent Acquires #WarpStream: A Strategic Move in Data Streaming Confluent has made waves by acquiring WarpStream, a startup known for its Kafka-compatible streaming data solutions. This acquisition aims to bolster Confluent's product offerings by introducing a "bring your own cloud" model, which sits between their fully managed Confluent Cloud and self-managed Confluent Platform. As Co-founder and CEO Jay Kreps explains, this model addresses the needs of organizations requiring more control and customization without fully managing everything themselves. This strategic move highlights Confluent's commitment to providing a comprehensive portfolio for diverse data streaming use cases. With WarpStream's expertise in areas like IoT and observability, Confluent is poised to enhance its cloud-native solutions. As the demand for seamless data streaming grows, how will this acquisition impact the landscape of data architecture? #Confluent #WarpStream #DataStreaming #Kafka #CloudComputing #TechAcquisition #Saasverse

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Our latest Drake Star Global #DevOps Report just launched, and it outlines $81 Billion in disclosed M&A volume and $2.0 Billion of private capital invested in the sector over the past year ending June 30, 2024. Market highlights include a continued consolidation with multiple M&A deals over $1 Billion, and private placement dollar volume increasing sharply in Q2 2024 to $1.3 Billion. Key trends driving innovation and consolidation in DevOps include: ▶️ Growing Role of AI in DevOps: In the quest for faster release cycles, more automation and less human error, AI is increasingly being applied to the development and deployment of software applications.   ▶️ Increasing Reliance on Open-Source Code: While the proliferation of open-source code offers software engineers substantial savings in time and expense, security can be compromised by incorporating unknown vulnerabilities into otherwise secure applications.   ▶️ Low/No-Code Development: Democratization of writing code enhances the flexibility to augment features without extensive coding processes.   ▶️ Deployment via Serverless Computing: Traditional application deployments incur fixed recurring costs, irrespective of the processing activity – whilst in serverless deployments, customers only pay for consumed services.   To discover more of the trends we’ve outlined and analyzed, download the full report below. It also dives into DevOps’ sector taxonomy with multiple disciplines having created a fragmented market ripe for further consolidation, including AI applications, low- and no-code, blockchain apps, infrastructure management, service management and performance management. Finally, the report provides a market overview of private companies, analyzes capital market performance, valuation trends, and M&A and private placement activity: https://lnkd.in/dwu2Y7Nm James Turino  #DevOps #IT #Software #MergersAndAcquisitions #InvestmentBanking

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🚨 Heading to #ObservabilityDay on Nov. 12? Be sure to stop by Altinity #Developer Advocate Josh Lee's talk "Where's the auto in auto-instrumentation? A look at current automation strategies with #OTel." He will do a deep dive on how to achieve end-to-end #observability coverage with no custom code and minimal setup. 😎 https://hubs.la/Q02VG70t0

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Why has hybrid multi-cloud become the go-to strategy for enterprise storage deployments? Infinidat CMO Eric Herzog provides an excellent breakdown of this IT infrastructure trend in this piece from Solutions Review. https://okt.to/79AxIt

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Novel technology like #eBPF is a game-changer for cloud stacks, making it easier to deploy and safe by design, from kernel-level functions to runtime application call stacks. Watch Guy Kaplan and Avi Lumelsky in their #BSides session as they explore how eBPF-driven runtime security is leveraged to break down applications into individual library components for scaled monitoring. Learn how this approach detects deviations in real time and provides kernel-level tracing across the entire host. 🍿 https://lnkd.in/d6Jvhe4N

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"We believe that while mobile observability hasn't fully adopted OpenTelemetry yet, we believe OpenTelemetry is the future, and the two will inevitably converge." - Andrew Tunall 🎙️Check out this episode of the "What the Dev" podcast by SD Times where Jenna Barron dives into the world of mobile observability with Andrew Tunall, Head of Product at Embrace. Andrew shares insights on how OpenTelemetry is transforming the way we monitor mobile applications, offering a more modern and detailed approach to understanding user impact. 🚀 🎧 Key topics covered: • Differences between mobile and non-mobile observability • Challenges companies face in mobile visibility • The future of OpenTelemetry in mobile apps • Embrace's open source SDKs for Android and iOS 📍Whether you’re a mobile developer, SRE, or part of a DevOps team, this episode is packed with insights to help you modernize your observability stack. Listen now: https://ow.ly/HzgY50StoyZ #OTel #OpenTelemetry #SRE #DevOps #Observability #Android #iOS #TechNews #Mobile #MobileApps #MobileObservability

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Lookout's SSE platform takes the complexity out of deployment. With our guided workflows and guides, you're 60 minutes away comprehensive cloud data protection: https://bit.ly/4gArhV4

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CEO of Frame.io Emery Wells sold the company to Adobe in 2021 for nearly $1.3 billion. In our conversation, Emery shares his journey from NYC bartender to startup founder, including his work with Saturday Night Live that highlighted the pain points that led to Frame. We dive deep into his rejection of the lean startup concept, how he gets his team to obsess over design details, and the cultural reset at Frame that set the stage for its success. Some takeaways… → How to Get Your Team to Obsess Over Details In the early days, teams often presented unfinished work in demos, filled with caveats and incomplete elements. To address this, Emery introduced two types of weekly meetings: stakeholder reviews and build reviews. Stakeholder reviews allowed teams to present work in progress and gather feedback. Build reviews, on the other hand, required 100% finished, pixel-perfect work. Leadership pre-inspected presentations to ensure they met strict criteria, and if they didn’t, the meetings got canceled. While this process initially resulted in a lot of canceled meetings and friction, it ultimately established a culture of meticulousness, drastically improving product quality and polished demos. → Why Enterprise Software Sucks Enterprise software often lacks emphasis on brand, design, and quality of execution, traditionally leading to poor user experiences. However, with the consumerization of enterprise software, user expectations have shifted towards high-quality, intuitive experiences akin to consumer apps like Instagram. Today, end users within organizations can often influence purchasing decisions, making it more important for enterprise software to prioritize strong branding and user-friendly design. At Frame, building a strong user experience has greatly improved the brand and contributed to the company's success. → How to Get Your Team to 11/10 The hardest part about achieving 11/10 outcomes is pushing people beyond the point where they think they've done enough. The key is motivating the team to realize their full potential and surpass their perceived limits, but you must balance emotional boundaries and discomfort without causing burnout. If you do it right, the team will ultimately see they can achieve more than they initially thought possible. → How Emery Learned Culture Was Actually Important When 3 directors left and the VP of Engineering was replaced, Emery realized there was a cultural crisis at Frame. Previously, many different ideologies led to unhealthy internal debate, and they had no unified belief system. Emery then realized that culture is about shared decision-making approaches and a cohesive set of values, not just social norms. When Emery brought in new directors, they sat down to reset the culture and think hard about Frame’s cultural values, and it worked wonders. Full episode: https://lnkd.in/dVCx9S_Q

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Exciting to see this new #aviatrix capability come to fruition. It's tremendous value for Aviatrix customers and #observability vendors to tap into. Here, I highlight 3 key benefits of using this capability and in general, leveraging Aviatrix. I've added one bonus benefit for CSP sellers. For Cloud Infra Networking, Security, and App teams: [Both Customer and Partner software vendors]: 1. Use your existing tools in your tech stack to gain unprecedented visibility into your traffic flows. For example, New Relic, Grafana Labs, Datadog. #Cybersecurity vendors with a data lake should also jump onto leveraging this simple-to-integrate, API-driven capability. 2. Maximize your AI impact through Aviatrix "network data grid": The four-letter word on everyone's mind is DATA. As customers and vendors start to modernize their products and solutions, leveraging AI for better performance and effective security, data plays a crucial role. The Aviatrix platform is a "network data grid" that can now easily be tapped into to make sense out of your AI/ML innovations in the network/security area. This includes predictions on application performance, route optimizations, and preventive security capabilities such as anomaly detection and remediation. For example, wouldn't it be great if you received a Slack message or text in the morning stating, "Your Aviatrix/AI/Partner solution predicted a breach (based on the baseline network data profile the AI model has been trained on) and has automatically applied a security policy to block the breach from happening? Here are things for you to review and triage." 3. Save COST, modernize your cloud network infrastructure and redirect funds to C-level #GenAI initiatives. Every business is looking to dramatically improve productivity, but money is tight. Aviatrix has demonstrable cost tooling to show substantial savings from existing cloud services that can efficiently be repurposed to ramp up GenAI initiatives driving tangible outcomes. A great case study from a partner #SkyPurple showed how healthcare providers can tap into #AWS #bedrock and/or #Google #Vertex to get immediate recommendations on prognosis and precise treatment plans fueled by millions of patient data points worldwide. #Aviatrix is the key foundational network data grid to make it real. Bonus benefit for CSP: Help customers direct their spend on the most critical CEO-mandated GenAI or #modernization projects. All CSPs have a multiplier incentive for their sellers to help customers in this market shift. Aviatrix plays a key role in simplifying, modernizing, and amplifying productivity.

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Super interesting move by Joe Levy and the team at Sophos. The managed services market is still fragmented and chaotic, and far too many customers are underserved/unserved. Excited to see where they take this acquisition of Secureworks and lead out in the market. #sophos #cybersecurity #cyber #M&A #secureworks.

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We have to get smarter about what we do with our data. This is a great article explaining why and existing ways that service providers and resellers can be instrumental in helping companies be more efficient and avoid unnecessary carbon while exceeding backup security.

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✨ The rules of the game for runtime… just changed. ✨ Give your team the “unfair advantages” of complete visibility + clear focus + actionable context ➡️ instant response. … and watch how this offering evolves.

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🚀 Exciting News from ACAI Consulting! 🚀 We're thrilled to introduce our latest solution, 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐈 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎 — a Terraform-native solution designed to streamline AWS account hardening and baselining at scale. This tool enhances security and simplifies governance across your AWS accounts. 🔗 Read our detailed blog post (https://lnkd.in/esAPJP-h) to discover how 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐈 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎 can simplify the management of your AWS Organization. #AWS #Terraform #Cloud #Security #CloudGovernance

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