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Macquarie Cloud Services wins Managed Services Innovation of the Year for Azure
Macquarie Cloud Services ( part of Macquarie Telecom Group ) has won the Managed Services Innovation of the Year award at the annual Global Telecom ( Glotel ) Awards . The company was recognised for its Azure managed service , developed exclusively for the Microsoft Azure platform .
The ‘ Glotels ’ are a global awards ceremony recognising innovation in advancing and transforming today ’ s telecom industry . This year , the ceremony was held virtually from London and recognised leading companies from around the world including Ericsson , Digicel and NTT , alongside Macquarie Cloud Services .
The company was recognised for the benefits it has brought to Australian companies through Azure , including saving customers an average of 26 % off their public cloud costs and promoting a more advanced use of Azure services . The award also recognised Macquarie ’ s consistent Net Promoter Score ( NPS ) of + 87 , one of the highest in Australia and investment in its people , process and technology .
Macquarie was also acknowledged for being the first managed service provider ( MSP ) in the world to develop the VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN ‘ Virtual Edge ’ – delivering true hybrid network management into Azure .
“ We ’ re very proud of this industry award . To be recognised for both innovation and customer service on Azure is everything we ’ ve strived to achieve ,” said Naran McClung , Head of Azure , Macquarie Cloud Services .
Dataiku raises US $ 100 million investment to extend work in enterprise AI market
Dataiku , a leading global Enterprise AI and Machine Learning platform , has announced a US $ 100 million Series D investment round led by Stripes .
This includes major investment by Tiger Global Management and participation from existing investors Battery Ventures , CapitalG , Dawn Capital , FirstMark Capital and ICONIQ .
The funding comes as Dataiku continues to drive AI within the
enterprise , serving over 300 customers who understand that a collaborative and end-to-end AI strategy is critical to their success .
“ Our leadership in enterprise AI continues to attract world-class investors who understand that Dataiku ’ s solution and customer base are truly global and that we ’ re uniquely positioned to help businesses realise the untapped potential for AI to transform the enterprise ,” said Florian Douetteau , Cofounder and CEO of Dataiku .
“ In a global business market rocked by the changes 2020 has brought , AI has proven to be a critical element of organisational success driving business growth in every major vertical market .”
Dataiku was founded in 2013 with the mission to take Machine Learning and AI projects out of experimental labs and put them into everyday operations that are truly woven into the fabric of a company .
Our leadership in enterprise AI continues to attract world-class investors who understand that Dataiku ’ s solution and customer base are truly global and that we ’ re uniquely positioned to help businesses realise the untapped potential for AI to transform the enterprise .
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