We are in the last week of February, and while it was not jam-packed with business tech updates, there are some important announcements from giants like Microsoft, Cisco, and more. For example, Google Cloud and Salesforce joined hands to boost Enterprise AI, Microsoft unveiled its new Phi-4 AI Models and more.
If you have missed all these updates, don’t worry. I am at your rescue. In this story, I have compiled all the major happenings of the week. Let’s get started!
Microsoft’s New Phi-4 AI Models Are Here
More big updates today for our Phi family of SLMs: Phi-4 multimodal and Phi-4 mini. Can't wait to see what you build. https://t.co/yDrwmzcHKr
— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) February 26, 2025
Microsoft unveiled its latest Small Language Models (SLMs) as part of the company’s Phi family. It includes Phi-4-Multimodal and Phi-4-Mini models, which focus on enhancing AI capabilities without compromising efficiency and scalability. Here, the Phi-4-Multimodal is built on 5.6 billion parameters, and the Phi-4-Mini is built on 3.8 billion parameters.
Google Cloud and Salesforce Partner to Boost Enterprise AI
Your innovation shouldn't be limited by model availability.
— Salesforce (@salesforce) February 24, 2025
Our expanded @Google partnership will empower you to build your Agentforce using Gemini models—grounded in real-time Google Search insights—and expand our products to @GoogleCloud.
Learn more: https://t.co/Hypa8vWVx9
Google and Salesforce have expanded their partnership to offer businesses more flexibility in building AI-powered solutions. The new partnership allows Salesforce customers to use Google’s Gemini AI models within Agentforce, which is Salesforce’s AI agent platform, unlike the current situation where Salesforce customers are locked in with a single provider or model. The new partnership with Google will allow customers to use Gemini models to build agents.
Cisco and NVIDIA Unveil High-Performance AI Networking Solutions
Cisco has also made a new partnership with NVIDIA, which aims to provide more AI-focused solutions to enterprises. The collaboration aims to simplify the deployment of AI technologies by integrating Cisco’s networking expertise with NVIDIA’s AI advancements, particularly through the NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet networking platform.
Odoo Showcases Scalable ERP Solution for SMEs
Odoo recently held a business event in Hong Kong, highlighting its scalable ERP solution designed to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The event, themed “Explore Scalable Tech Solutions for SME Growth,” took place at the Renaissance Harbour View Hotel and featured strategic partnerships with Ricoh Hong Kong and sponsoring partners Aboutknowledge, Capsuite, and Zubbily.
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