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Research Notes

Research Note: Red Hat AI 3.0

Red Hat released version 3.0 of its AI platform, introducing production-ready features for distributed inference, expanded hardware support, and foundational components for agentic AI systems.

Key additions include the generally available llm-d project for Kubernetes-native distributed inference, support for IBM Spyre accelerators alongside existing NVIDIA and AMD GPU options, and developer preview features for Llama Stack and MCP integration.

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Steve McDowell October 22, 2025

Research Note: Qualcomm Acquires Arduino, Extends IoT Reach

Qualcomm announced its acquisition of Arduino, an open-source hardware and software company with an estimated 33 million active users.

The acquisition arrives as Qualcomm accelerates diversification beyond smartphones through its Dragonwing brand, launched earlier in 2025, showing the strong organizational commitment to IoT and edge computing as primary growth engines, alongside automotive.

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Steve McDowell October 8, 2025

Research Note: Cloudera Adds Support for Dell ObjectScale

Cloudera announced the integration of Dell ObjectScale into its AI-in-a-Box offering, positioning the collaboration as a comprehensive Private AI platform for enterprise-scale deployments.

The new  integration allows Cloudera’s compute engines to operate directly against Dell’s object storage infrastructure, creating what the vendors characterize as a validated, integrated data platform.

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Steve McDowell September 28, 2025
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Research Reports

Research Brief: Oracle Globally Distributed Exadata Database on Exascale Infrastructure

August 7, 2025

Oracle announced the general availability of its Globally Distributed Exadata Database on Exascale Infrastructure, a managed cloud service that combines distributed database capabilities with serverless computing architecture. The platform automatically distributes and synchronizes data across multiple Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) regions, maintaining full SQL compatibility and support for Oracle Database features.

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Research Brief: Oracle Database@AWS

July 10, 2025

First announced in December 2024, Oracle and AWS have announced the general availability of Oracle Database@AWS. This strategic partnership positions Oracle Exadata Database Service and Oracle Autonomous Database on dedicated Oracle Cloud Infrastructure within AWS data centers.

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Research Brief: WEKA NeuralMesh, a Micro-Services-based AI Data Architecture

June 23, 2025

WEKA recently announced NeuralMesh, its software-defined, microservices-based storage platform engineered for high-performance, distributed AI workloads. NeuralMesh introduces a dynamic mesh architecture that departs from traditional monolithic or appliance-bound storage systems.

It addresses the requirements of emerging AI applications, including agentic AI, large-scale inference, and token warehouse infrastructure, by delivering consistent microsecond-level latency, fault isolation, and scale-out performance across hybrid environments.

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Research Report: Understanding VMware Alternatives

February 6, 2025

Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has left a lasting impact on the enterprise IT landscape. Promising simplification, Broadcom’s licensing and bundling changes have instead created confusion, increased costs, and led to widespread dissatisfaction among VMware customers. Many of these customers are actively exploring alternatives, driven by frustration and the need to future-proof their IT environments. This Research Report takes a look at how to best approach looking for a VMware alternative.

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Research Brief: Oracle Exadata X11M

January 10, 2025

Oracle recently launched of its latest Exadata platform, the Oracle Exadata X11M. Purpose-built to optimize the performance of Oracle Database, including Oracle Autonomous Database, X11M is a significant leap forward in speed and efficiency compared to previous generation Exadata systems for cloud, multi-cloud, and customer data centers.

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Blog
Michael McDowell

Cohesity Catalyst 1

The Cohesity Catalyst 1 announcements aren’t just about new features; they represent a cohesive strategy to simplify and secure the enterprise data landscape.

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Michael McDowell September 19, 2025
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