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Seattle startup Esper raises $30M to grow DevOps platform for IoT device fleets

GeekWire

The software: Founded in 2018, Esper is a DevOps platform for customers that manage fleets of company-owned Android devices. The 100-person startup helps companies with development, deployment, and maintenance of devices such as point-of-sale tablets, connected-fitness devices, and ticketing kiosks.

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Esper lays off 21% of workforce due to ‘unpredictable business environment in 2023’

GeekWire

. “Despite strong customer and revenue growth in 2022, we felt it necessary to optimize the efficiency of the company’s operating costs, given the unpredictable business environment in 2023,” the company said in its statement. The startup operates a DevOps platform for customers that manage fleets of company-owned Android devices.

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ServiceNow boasts industry-first gen AI general availability with Vancouver release of Now

CIO Business Intelligence

For Stephen Elliot, IDC’s group VP for cloud operations and devops, cost isn’t a major stumbling block, as there are many other aspects of gen AI to consider first. Availability The Vancouver release of Now Platform and its Now Assist add-ons is scheduled for release on September 29, 2023.

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