Industrial AI shifts from demos to tightly controlled use
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Zendesk launches Outcome AI Platform with unlimited seats
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Everpure adds AI & VM storage tools for Kubernetes
Enterprises running mixed AI, container and VM workloads on Kubernetes may gain faster start-ups and simpler storage management from the new Portworx features.
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