Intelligent CIO North America Issue 01 | Page 31

LATEST INTELLIGENCE CANADA Aerodyne Measure, a US-based DT3 (Drone Tech, Data Tech, and Digital Transformation) company, has entered into a joint venture agreement with The Sky Guys, Canada’s top drone operator for inspections, surveying and mapping. With this agreement, Aerodyne Measure will extend its bespoke portfolio of AI-driven enterprise drone solutions to potential customers in Canada. Specializing in automating complex, recurring operations that are required for compliance and growth, the UAV company employs more than 300 drone pilots in its network across Canada and the United States. NEW YORK Dataiku, a leading global Enterprise AI and Machine Learning platform which has an office in New York, has announced a US$100 million Series D investment round led by Stripes. The funding comes as Dataiku continues to drive AI within the enterprise, serving over 300 customers who understand that a collaborative and end-to-end AI strategy is critical to their success. Dataiku was founded with the mission to take Machine Learning and AI projects out of experimental labs and put them into everyday operations. WISCONSIN Madison-based IT company, 5NINES, and Captain Scott Singer, a defense industry expert and former CIO at PaR Systems, have partnered to create a new cybersecurity company called CyberNINES. Captain Scott Singer, President of CyberNINES, said: “Our focus is two phased to help small and mid-size manufacturers in Wisconsin and Minnesota that process, transmit or store Controlled Unclassified Information, meet mandatory federal government compliance for cybersecurity known as NIST SP 800- 171, and guide them through new regulations that are coming, including the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standard announced in January.” INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 31 31