Google Cloud Next | The Gestalt IT Rundown: April 17, 2024

Our eyes were on Google Cloud Next last week, as the hyperscaler announced new ARM chips, lots of partnerships, and of course wall-to-wall AI. Google's Vertex AI Agent Builder allows no-code deployment of agents, Google Vids targets video editing, and the search giant is leaning into Retrieval-Augmented Generation or RAG. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 0:40 - BREAKING: The Futurum Group Acquires Techstrong Group 2:23 - Commvault Acquires Appranix 4:53 - IBM Invests in $150 Million Fundin Round for Cohesity 7:20 - Meta Introduces New Chips for AI Hyperscalers 10:08 - Zscaler Acquiring Airgap 12:51 - SK hynix Gets Packaging and Samsung Gets Their Share 17:13 - VMware's Perpetual License Support Extended 21:32 - Google Cloud Next 33:25 - The Weeks Ahead 35:38 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #GoogleCloudNext, #AIHyperscalers, @VMWare, @Broadcom, @Google, @GoogleCloud, @Commvault, @Appranix, @IBM, @Cohesity, @Meta, @Zscaler, @Airgap_it, @SKhynix, @Samsung, @TheFuturumGroup, @TechstrongGroup, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay,