Topic: ai
Report: C-suite doesn’t have a ton of confidence in IT teams currently
C-suite executives are losing confidence in the ability of their IT teams to deliver basic services, leading to concerns over how advanced technologies like generative AI can be implemented successfully. According to a new survey of 2,500 C-suite executives, conducted by IBM, only 47% of respondents believe their IT teams are effective at delivering basic … continue reading
AMD acquires hyperscaler ZT Systems for $4.9 billion
AMD has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire ZT Systems, a company that provides hyperscale server solutions. AMD says this purchase is part of its overall AI strategy, as ZT Systems’ offerings will help customers deploy AMD-powered AI infrastructure at scale. Over the last year, AMD has invested over $1 billion to … continue reading
Who’s going to pay for AI?
Enterprise AI is a broad topic, ranging from predictive analytics to generative AI, robotics, image recognition, natural language processing (NLP), chatbots and machine learning-based applications that perform complex tasks more efficiently and accurately than humans. Think AI on the manufacturing line to predict and prevent machine failures. Or AI in a nursing home to alert … continue reading
Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed brings generative AI help to the platform
Using Red Hat OpenShift is about to get easier, because Red Hat is launching the developer preview of OpenShift Lightspeed, a generative AI assistant for the platform. Lightspeed can answer users’ questions about OpenShift, assist with troubleshooting, and can offer insights on building, deploying, and managing hybrid cloud applications. For instance, a user could ask … continue reading
IBM: Average cost of data breaches rises to $4.88 million
According to new research from IBM, in 2024, the average cost of a data breach rose to $4.88 million, which is a 10% increase from last year. IBM’s findings imply that the costs have risen because the collateral damage from a breach — lost business, post-breach customer costs, etc — is having a greater impact … continue reading
PagerDuty embeds generative AI across its Operations Cloud platform
PagerDuty has announced the availability of PagerDuty Advance, a series of generative AI capabilities embedded across the PagerDuty Operations Cloud. PagerDuty Advance Assistant for Slack allows users to get a summary of an incident from within Slack. The assistant anticipates common diagnostic questions and can also suggest troubleshooting steps to help enable faster incident resolution. … continue reading
Hitachi Vantara’s Hitachi IQ portfolio is now available with certification from NVIDIA
Hitachi Vantara is trying to help IT teams set their companies up for AI adoption with the general availability of the Hitachi IQ platform and the Hitachi Vantara AI Discovery Service. Its AI platform Hitachi IQ will enable customers to access the infrastructure needed to realize the value of AI, the company explained. In its … continue reading
Q&A: Is nuclear energy the key to meeting the demands of AI workloads?
AI requires a whole lot of power to run, and as more and more AI workloads are added, the power demand will just get greater. According to a report from Schneider Electric, in 2023 AI consumed 8% of the total power demanded by data centers, and this number is expected to grow to 15-20% by … continue reading
Cloudflare users can now block AI bots, scrapers, and crawlers by changing one setting
Cloudflare has added a new option in its settings to help its customers easily block AI bots, scrapers, and crawlers with a single click. Companies building generative AI models use web scrapers to get content to train their models with. “Google reportedly paid $60 million a year to license Reddit’s user generated content, Scarlett Johansson … continue reading
Empowering SMBs to compete with big brands using AI and SaaS technology
Business is moving fast. In today’s evolving landscape, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are facing unprecedented challenges. However, they also have more opportunities to get creative and leverage technologies more so than ever before. As they strive to compete with larger brands, SMBs are increasingly turning to advanced technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and … continue reading
Report: Open source will pave the way for intelligent networking
Telecommunications vendors are moving towards an innovative future, with many adopting technologies like open source software, cloud-native architectures, and network APIs. A recent report from the Linux Foundation explored how these companies are using these technologies today and how open source will be critical to adopting AI-based networking, or intelligent networking. “The future of intelligent … continue reading
Vega Cloud Announces Cosmoo, the AI FinOps Analyst
Vega Cloud announces a series of updates to its Enterprise FinOps platform, the most significant of which is an AI-powered chatbot named Cosmoo. In addition to Cosmoo, Vega Cloud has released new cost reporting and management tools, a data API, enterprise SSO enhancements, and various developer experience improvements. Macro-economic uncertainty and budget constraints are driving CIOs … continue reading
