AI & Future Tech: Page 18

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    DeepSeek called a net positive for data centers despite overcapacity worries

    More efficient AI models could accelerate adoption, boosting the industry’s long-term fortunes, experts say.

    By Brian Martucci • Feb. 21, 2025
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    Global tech spend to approach $5 trillion this year: Forrester

    The U.S. market is expected to exceed $2 trillion for the first time, with financial services and insurance leading the charge, the analyst firm said.

    By Matt Ashare • Feb. 20, 2025
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    IT Upgrades

    CIOs must help their businesses address maintenance needs while keeping an eye on future innovation.

    By CIO Dive staff
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    Walmart doubles down on AI with broader rollout of coding tools

    Coding assistance and completion tools saved developers around 4 million hours last year, the retailer said during an earnings call Thursday. 

    By • Feb. 20, 2025
  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displays the company's latest AI-optimized hardware at the Nvidia GTC Artificial Intelligence Conference at SAP Center on March 18, 2024 in San Jose, California.
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    AI hardware spending soared last year, thanks to cloud

    Hyperscalers and digital service providers will push global AI infrastructure spending past $200 billion by 2028, according to IDC.

    By Matt Ashare • Feb. 19, 2025
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    General Mills attributes millions in cost savings to AI

    The food industry giant doubled its digital, data and technology investments since 2019 as it pursues enhanced capabilities and supply chain optimization.

    By • Feb. 19, 2025
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    Wendy’s hits the gas on drive-thru AI, digital menu boards and kiosks

    The technology has simplified ordering and helped free up employees to enhance the customer experience, CEO Kirk Tanner said.

    By Julie Littman • Feb. 19, 2025
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    Why enterprises are turning to small AI models

    Large language models are all the rage, but small language models have gained traction and business use is set to rise this year, according to analysts.

    By • Feb. 18, 2025
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    AI drives up compute costs as cloud inflation slows

    Competition among hyperscalers AWS, Microsoft and Google has given CIOs an opening to lock in lower infrastructure service rates.

    By Matt Ashare • Feb. 18, 2025
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    Workers worry over AI agent accuracy, quality

    Employees are open to using the technology, but many have reservations about relying on it at work, a Pegasystems survey found.

    By • Feb. 13, 2025
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    SAP leans on Databricks to unify business analytics in the cloud

    The ERP giant rolled out its SAP Business Data Cloud platform along with four Joule copilot agents Thursday.

    By Matt Ashare • Feb. 13, 2025
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    Snowflake launches AI agents, powered by Anthropic’s Claude

    The company's Cortex Agents can identify fiscal year start dates, explain internal naming conventions and prioritize key tables during SQL generation. 

    By • Feb. 12, 2025
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    C-suite at odds over responsibility, innovation as AI tools mature

    Leaders agree there's a significant gap between innovation and safety as a global debate over the technology's regulation plays out.

    By • Feb. 12, 2025
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    Financial firms plan to increase software spending this year

    Despite buyer’s remorse, most organizations intend to boost investments in AI, IT management and security solutions this year, Capterra found.

    By Matt Ashare • Feb. 11, 2025
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    Vance promotes AI deregulation strategy overseas

    The vice president said excessive oversight could kill the rapidly growing industry during the AI Action Summit in Paris on Tuesday. 

    By • Feb. 11, 2025
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    Enterprise data woes lead to poor outcomes

    Nearly 3 in 5 business leaders say key decisions are made based on inaccurate or inconsistent data, a SoftServe report found. 

    By • Feb. 10, 2025
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    Generative AI fueled $60B boost in enterprise cloud spend last year

    “The technology might be expensive, but it is creating new services that are bringing in tens of billions of dollars for the cloud providers,” Synergy Research Group Chief Analyst John Dinsdale said.

    By Matt Ashare • Feb. 10, 2025
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    How Mondelēz laid the groundwork for a major digital overhaul

    The snack maker spent 18 months gearing up for transformation, which will include data center exits, workload migrations, generative AI exploration and an ERP upgrade.

    By • Feb. 10, 2025
  • Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during a keynote address at AWS re:Invent 2024, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, at The Venetian Las Vegas on December 3, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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    Amazon to boost AWS capacity with $100B investment

    The company will keep fueling infrastructure spend to support AI and cloud, amid what CEO Andy Jassy described as a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity.

    By Matt Ashare • Feb. 7, 2025
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    Stuck in the pilot phase: Enterprises grapple with generative AI ROI

    Most businesses will invest more in the technology while struggling to prove the value of initiatives, according to Informatica.

    By • Feb. 6, 2025
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    AI success hinges on data sovereignty, compliance

    Data challenges are the top reason AI projects miss the mark, a Lenovo report found.

    By • Feb. 5, 2025
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    Google plans $75B investment to build out cloud AI capacity

    The majority of the spending will target technical infrastructure, including servers and data centers, CFO Anat Ashkenazi said Tuesday.

    By Matt Ashare • Feb. 5, 2025
  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address during the Nvidia GTC Artificial Intelligence Conference at SAP Center on March 18, 2024 in San Jose, California.
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    Data center spend on chips nearly doubled last year: Gartner

    Despite the banner year for semiconductors, downstream effects of Trump tariffs on the industry remain unclear.

    By Matt Ashare • Feb. 3, 2025
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    How Arlington County used AI to improve emergency preparedness

    The Virginia county’s Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management worked with George Mason University researchers to develop AI-enhanced video games for skills building.

    By • Feb. 3, 2025
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    IBM gears up to roll out AI-ready mainframe midyear

    “We see more opportunities ahead as our infrastructure solutions play a crucial role in helping clients bring AI workloads closer to their data,” IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna said Wednesday.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 31, 2025
  • The DeepSeek app is seen on a phone on January 28, 2025 in Hong Kong, China.
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    What CIOs should know about DeepSeek

    The latest model from the Chinese startup challenges existing AI cost structures, but analysts warn against overreacting and changing course.

    By • Jan. 30, 2025