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Who Wins the AI Race as Databases Increasingly Commoditize?

April 23, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET | Virtual

Agenda:

How we got here

• 2024 - 2025: Database Management Market Share Update
• Changes in Enterprise Adoption
• Competition for Growth Dollars

Current View

• Rise of the Lakehouse
• Pricing Model Evolutions
• Buyer Sentiment and Contract Trends

Outlook:

• Competitive Dynamics of Snowflake/Databricks vs CSPs vs OpenAI/Anthropic
• Tailwinds & Headwinds
• Forward-Looking Signals Investors Should Track

Q&A


Cerebras | Cool Vendor to IPO – What’s Next for Cerebras and the AI Hardware Market?

April 28, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET | Virtual

This session will provide critical insights into Cerebras’ strategic partnership announcements, competitive positioning, and market outlook - along with what these developments mean for the future of AI hardware.

Agenda:
• Why Gartner recognized Cerebras as a Tech Innovator in 2024 and a Cool Vendor in 2025.
• Strategic Partnerships: Significance of recently announced partnerships including OpenAI.
• Customer Acquisition Announcements: Meaningful & necessary revenue diversification?
• Competitive Positioning: How defensible is Cerebras’ competitive moat?
• Competitive Dynamics: Anticipated shifts and responses from AI hardware competition.
• Growth Projections: What our latest forecast tells us about Cerebras’ market opportunity.
• Underlying Growth Drivers: Head and tailwinds influencing market growth expectations.
• IPO Readiness: Thoughts on Cerebras’ announced IPO and investor implications.
• Closing thoughts: What lies ahead for Cerebras and the AI Hardware sector?

Hosts:
• Gaurav Gupta | Gartner - Semiconductor Analyst
• Kumar Dhir | Gartner Invest - Infrastructure Software Analyst

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