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To mark the 20th anniversary of Amazon S3, I had the chance to sit down with Andrew Warfield (VP & Distinguished Engineer at @awscloud (AWS)) to talk about how @amazon S3 evolved from object storage into a core data substrate for modern applications. Then on AnalystANGLE with David Vellante, we unpacked the bigger story. This article wraps up that discussion and adds some other thoughts I had. 🎥 Both videos premiered today and are listed at the bottom of the article 👇 linkedin.com/pulse/amazon-s…

Happening NOW 🚨 Amazon S3’s 20th Birthday on Pi Day! 🥧 x.com/i/broadcasts/1… #theCUBE is LIVE from the AWS Pi Day 20th Year Celebration. Join our analysts @dvellante & @RealStrech with @awscloud’s @andywarfield as we dive into the future of cloud-scale data, #AI + #scientific discovery. 📺 Tune in NOW! #PiDay #AmazonS3 #CloudComputing #TechNews

Everyone is talking about AI models. But after spending time at @VAST_Data's VAST Forward, one thing became very clear: Agentic AI isn’t a model problem. It’s a data platform architecture problem. As organizations move beyond copilots into AI systems that take action, the real bottleneck isn’t the LLM. It’s the platform underneath: • governed data access • high-speed data platform services • persistent AI memory • GPU-accelerated data services • distributed infrastructure that can manage fleets of AI systems At VAST Forward, the conversation wasn’t about bigger models. It was about how the data platform becomes the runtime for AI agents. That shift is huge. The companies that win in the next wave of enterprise AI won’t just deploy better models; they’ll build data platforms designed for agentic systems. I break down the four architectural shifts emerging from VAST Forward and what they mean for platform teams, CTOs, and data engineers. 👇 Short video (6 min) and Full article below linkedin.com/pulse/agentic-…

Enterprise AI isn’t stuck because of models. It’s stuck partially because of fragmentation. Red Hat is positioning itself as the knitting layer of the AI stack, binding NVIDIA silicon, hybrid infrastructure, and lifecycle management into a standardized AI control plane. The real shift? ➡️ From coding AI ➡️ To deliver AI ROI With ~67% of enterprise data still on-prem or hybrid, hybrid consistency is the real battleground. I break down: • Why this is a real challenger in AI infrastructure • What it means for @DellTech @Lenovodc @HPE Broadcom @VMware & @Azure • The migration implications for GKE/AKS/EKS users • Where observability gaps still exist Full analysis 👇linkedin.com/pulse/red-hat-…

@sarbjeetjohal @dvellante @PureStorage @Pure_Giancarlo @furrier When it went from Network Appliance to @NetApp, much less of a rebrand. everpure from Pure is going to be a major lift. Throw in the acquisition and the intent behind it and this is a whole lot of work to be done.

@dvellante @PureStorage @Pure_Giancarlo @furrier @RealStrech Yep! Minor changes are ok. Name change is big, they changed name in 2008 :)

As storage vendors expand their wings into data part of AI, calling them storage vendors does a disservice to them. In that spirit, @PureStorage rebrands to Everpure!

@sarbjeetjohal @IBM Totally agree! The GSIs @TCS @deloitte @Accenture @PwC have had this capability for years now aided by AI, along with hyperscalers like @awscloud

.@IBM falling 13% after Anthropic said its Claude Code tool could be used to modernize legacy systems that run COBOL. My POV: COBOL modernization is not a new phenomenon, this selloff is an overreaction!

Storage is becoming an intelligence layer. IBM just pushed agentic AI closer to the disk - not just the controller. Why that matters for skills gaps, ransomware, and AI workloads 👇 Full analysis on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/pulse/agentic-…

@PeterGodden2 Wish I knew you were over! Cheers!

Great week in Boston. Celebrating our success and accelerating into 2026. twitter.com/SkyhighSecurit…

@sarbjeetjohal @Polymarket @Kalshi @Novig @cryptocom @ForecastEx Its fun but @kalashi is getting shutdown by @maura_healey administration in Massachusetts in next 30 days - state by state regulation is tough for these companies!

Prediction Market Platforms are all the craze! Here are the top few: @Polymarket (Overall) @Kalshi (Best for US Users) @Novig (Sports & Efficiency) @Cryptocom (Accessible) @ForecastEx (Institutional): A CFTC-regulated exchange targeting finance-focused users.

@sarbjeetjohal @dvellante @furrier @Craw Using vibe coding to build all your productivity apps and maintain them narrative is jumping the shark a bit!

Goddamn, SaaS is getting slaughtered out there… #NarrativeEconomics gets hold of the Wall Street. cc @dvellante @furrier @craw

Check out my latest article: Kubernetes Isn’t the Problem. Data Pipelines Are. linkedin.com/pulse/kubernet… via @LinkedIn @theCUBE @SiliconANGLE

Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Lessons from CES 2026: Built-In Trust and AI as the New Customer Experience linkedin.com/pulse/lessons-… via @LinkedIn

Join @theCUBE’s @RealStrech & @SavIsSavvy at #CES2026 to discuss transcending #AIcontrols with @EYNews’ Whitt Butler & Kapish Vanvaria. 💡 Get insights: thecube.net/events/ces/ces… #AI #ReverseMonitoring #DecisionMaking #EnterpriseAI

#CES2026 keynote analysis 🔍 Join @theCUBE’s @SavIsSavvy & @RealStrech with @zkerravala, as they discuss how @nvidia failed to build a #consumerconnection in their presentation. 💡 Get more insights! thecube.net/events/ces/ces… #AI #AgenticAI #ConsumerConnection #EnterpriseAI

In this wide-ranging #ITOps Query #podcast, @RealStrech speaks with @PariseauTT about how AI #DataManagement evolved in 2025, and makes predictions on trends for 2026. youtube.com/watch?v=kNJLJt…

It has been a crazy start to 2026 with the loss of Bob Weir - a musical influence on so many - and now Scott Adams - who made me think. The note he left, written on Jan 1st, explains so much about him eloquently. RIP both of you!

Check out my latest article: From Digital to Physical: How End-User-Centered AI Is Transforming Industrial Work linkedin.com/pulse/from-dig… via @LinkedIn with @oshkoshcorp CTO Jay Iyengar @theCUBE @SiliconANGLE @SavIsSavvy @sarbjeetjohal

This could even be conservative based on AI being "inside" applications and consumer products. Folks might not even know they are interacting or touching AI, which could be a CX win!

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