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Wedbush表示，微软和Salesforce近期的抛售与新兴人工智能商业化机遇无关。

-- Wedbush周一在一份报告中指出，微软(MSFT)、Salesforce(CRM)和ServiceNow(NOW)近期在更广泛的软件抛售潮中遭遇的抛售，与未来几年人工智能(AI)带来的机遇并无关联。企业正将AI集成到其技术堆栈中，并将其列为优先事项。 该券商表示，其技术团队在过去几周内观察到企业AI采用速度显著加快，这得益于与包括亚洲在内的多家客户和合作伙伴的交流，进一步印证了其关于企业软件领域AI货币化的观点。 Wedbush还指出，AI的广泛应用也降低了执行复杂网络攻击所需的成本和技能。此外，网络安全领域的AI应用并不会减少对终端及其供应商的需求，反而会随着更多企业部署基于LLM的代理而倍增，这意味着需要进行更多的运行时监控和身份治理。 在此背景下，Wedbush 表示其最看好的公司包括 CrowdStrike (CRWD)、Palo Alto Networks (PANW)、Zscaler (ZS)、Check Point Software (CHKP) 和 Rubrik (RBRK)。

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