This special Breaking Analysis outlines a bold plan for spinning out Intel’s foundry business, relying on multi-stakeholder investments from tech giants, private equity, and government funding, coupled with strategic partnerships with industry leaders like TSMC or possibly Samsung. Because only TSMC (or Samsung) has the necessary expertise to design, build and operate modern foundries and get to profitability in a reasonable timeframe.

In this Breaking Analysis we look at the security landscape and unpack the multi-dimensional relationship between IBM and Palo Alto Networks to better understand how industry collaboration can improve cyber defenses and modernize security operations. With us are two senior executives from each firm, Mohamad Ali, SVP and Head of IBM Consulting and BJ Jenkins, the President of Palo Alto Networks.

In this Breaking Analysis, Dave Vellante, chief analyst at theCUBE Research, reviews the changes Microsoft made to its financial reporting with a special focus on Azure impacts. He shares how it affects the cloud data and gives his thoughts on Microsoft’s AI reporting.

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Microsoft recently updated its Azure financial reporting, aligning with AWS to better reflect consumption-based revenue, which led to increased growth rates but lowered overall revenue due to the removal of slower-growth segments such as enterprise mobility and security and Power BI per-user pricing. 

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AI services now contribute significantly to Azure's growth, with up to 11% in the most recent quarter, driving investor confidence. However, this change also highlights that Azure’s market share had been overstated in prior reports. As Microsoft positions itself as a leader in AI, this shift is expected to push competitors to disclose their AI revenue, intensifying market competition.

Read the full article https://siliconangle.com/2024/10/16/microsofts-financial-disclosures-reveal-azures-market-position/

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