AuthZed develops authorization software for enterprises, addressing challenges in building private Docker registries. Their software, AuthZed Materialize, simplifies complex authorization structures for low-latency access control and scalability. Their focus on user-to-user sharing, marketplaces, and AI access control distinguishes them in the data authorization space. AuthZed's solution provides accurate and fast access to data, crucial for AI models. With a recent $12 million funding round, led by General Catalyst, the company is expanding and hiring to support its growth. AuthZed, with 24 employees, offers individuals the opportunity to join a startup with equity and focus on pragmatic expansion.

John Furrier, the host of theCUBE, interviews Isabel, the CRO at Dun & Bradstreet. Dun & Bradstreet has been serving over 190,000 customers globally for 180 years. They provide business information through DUNS numbers and 585 million pieces of private company data. They focus on transforming data into business value using generative AI, trusted data, and ensuring accuracy. They cater to various industries and provide solutions for matching, data cleaning, and quality of data. Dun & Bradstreet has partnerships with big companies like IBM and Google to democratize data and knowledge. They offer services for matching data and helping customers be successful with their data. Isabel highlights the importance of fresh and accurate data, provenance, trust, and delegation in AI. Discussions with customers reveal innovative uses of Dun & Bradstreet data, such as correlating shipping data with company performance. Isabel is excited about new products coming to market and expanding into private markets. She emphasizes the value of Dun & Bradstreet data for growth and risk mitigation in the digital age.

The CUBE is in New York City with host John Furrier and guest Brian Harris, CTO of SAS. The NYSE studio is a hub for content and collaboration between Silicon Valley and Wall Street. SAS has invested heavily in generative AI, blending natural language interaction with quantitative analysis. Their platform unifies AI solutions, models, and services for efficiency and flexibility. Models are a key focus, allowing for easy integration and deployment in various environments. Synthetic data and quantum computing are also on the horizon. SAS's platform has been proven to be significantly faster and more productive than alternatives, providing cost savings and operational efficiencies for customers. The company is focused on creating a connected ecosystem with partners to enhance decision-making and drive business value through AI technologies. SAS is positioning itself as a leader in the data and AI space, offering fast, productive, and trustworthy solutions for businesses across various industries.
Customers want to do more faster with AI in production for their business. Innovate will showcase innovations like synthetic data and gaming engines. There will be a demo on using gaming engines to create simulated environments and synthetic data, leading to incredible outcomes. SAS Innovate promises to be a fun event. Transformation and productivity are key, with the focus on creating new value for customers. Generative AI is highlighted as having magic. John Furrier, the host of theCUBE, promises to have more updates soon.

OpsLevel, founded by John in 2019, addresses complexity in software development and operational responsibilities. The company's tooling helps developers navigate services, determine ownership, and ensure standards for reliability, security, and quality are met. OpsLevel assists platform engineering teams in setting standards and enabling self-service tools for developers. Customer deployments involve installing OpsLevel across integrations, code infrastructure, observability tools, and deployment stacks. Hootsuite and Duolingo are among the companies using OpsLevel for various purposes. OpsLevel has hundreds of customers, ranging from small ventures to larger enterprises, and around 40 employees. The company's vision focuses on addressing increasing complexity in software architecture, with a need for engineers who can solve complex problems and work full stack. OpsLevel is working on creating AI tools to explore code bases and understand complex architectures.

The CUBE is at the New York Stock Exchange for a media day in their new CUBE Studio East. John Griffin, Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of M3ter, explains their platform helps software companies focus on monetization, not just product development. They have raised about $32 million from various investors and are planning to expand. M3ter serves software companies with at least $100 million in annual recurring revenue, specializing in metering and rating data in real-time. By adapting to the shift towards usage-based pricing, M3ter aims to automate processes and turn usage data into insights for companies to identify upsell opportunities and prevent churn.

John Furrier, the host of theCUBE, spoke with Peter Tuchman about the recent election and market trends. The market saw a relief rally after the election, with record highs. Tuchman mentioned concerns about Trump's potential policies, such as tariffs on China. They also discussed the strong performance of companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and NVIDIA.

They touched on the history of the market and the potential for a dip followed by a Santa Claus rally in the coming months. Tuchman expected increased IPO activity and private equity action. The conversation highlighted the importance of truth in media and the rise of podcasts as sources of unvarnished information.

Overall, they expressed optimism about the market's resilience and potential for growth in the near future.