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IBM to buy Apptio for $4.6B to help companies optimize IT spend

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billion to help enterprises optimize their IT expenditure, particularly cloud costs, as they try to navigate uncertain macroeconomic conditions. The acquisition, which IBM said will be completed with available cash on hand, is expected to close in the second half of 2023. IBM is acquiring software provider Apptio for $4.6

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AWS shifts focus to LLMs, generative AI as growth continues to taper

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) posted a 16% year-on-year growth for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 on the back of a revenue of $21.4 The slowdown in growth, according to top executives of the company, can be attributed to enterprises optimizing cloud spend due to uncertain macroeconomic conditions. “We