Five Minute Briefing - Information Management
October 31, 2024
Five Minute Briefing - Information Management: October 31, 2024. A concise weekly report with key product news, market research and insight for data management professionals and IT executives.
News Flashes
Backblaze, Inc., the cloud storage innovator providing a modern alternative to traditional cloud providers, is announcing a partnership with Opti9, an international leader in hybrid cloud solutions, aiming to ease the challenges of traditional cloud storage. By combining the high performance of Backblaze's B2 Cloud Storage with Opti9's suite of managed cloud services, customers benefit from low-cost, robust cloud storage without limitations, according to the companies.
At its latest developer conference, GitHub unveiled a series of new innovations that emphasize developer choice, control, and ease of use for the AI era. Culminating in three key announcements—the now multi-model GitHub Copilot, the introduction of GitHub Spark, and additional updates across Copilot and GitHub Models—GitHub continues to innovate, motivated by its ambition to reach 1 billion developers.