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IT chiefs pursue automation, productivity in AI adoption plans
Nearly three-quarters of businesses currently use AI within the IT department, according to a Celigo report published this month.
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AWS flexes data center muscles as AI workloads increase cloud use
The battle for AI workloads is intensifying and, to keep its lead, Amazon's cloud division is investing more than $50 billion in U.S. infrastructure.
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AI startups are growing up — thanks to the enterprise
Low-code platform provider Creatio reached a $1.2 billion valuation Wednesday. It's the latest provider to benefit from generative AI's grip on enterprise tech.
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Microsoft runs afoul of EU antitrust rules, authorities say
Although the software company decoupled Teams from its SaaS-based productivity suite, the European Commission deemed the move insufficient to restore competition.
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VMware doubles down on private cloud, pushes back against post-Broadcom flak
After a portfolio reassessment, the software company narrowed its focus to “the minimal critical products” confined to a “single, consistent platform,” VMware VP Prashanth Shenoy said.
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Cloud security becoming top priority for companies worldwide
The sensitivity of data placed in the cloud and application sprawl are two factors complicating security, Thales found.
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KPMG partners with Microsoft to deploy Copilot, upgrade internal ChatGPT tool
The firm’s Advisory Content Chat tool was built using Microsoft’s OpenAI Service and Azure AI Search.
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Tech workplaces haven’t caught up to new work patterns, research shows
Return-to-office policies don’t appear to increase office utilization as much as previously thought.
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What CIOs can learn from the first 30 days of an AI copilot trial
Tech leaders can gain critical information to help support wider adoption plans.
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How the NHL modernized its draft app in the cloud
“We didn’t copy one single bit of code,” the league’s SVP of Technology Grant Nodine said. “We reimagined the database, too.”
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Target to roll out generative AI chatbot for store employees
The new tool, dubbed Store Companion, is designed to answer on-the-job process questions and support store operations.
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Cyber, AI and data dominate upskilling priorities, Skillsoft finds
The three categories align with the positions businesses are having the greatest difficulty filling, according to the report.
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PayPal fills CTO position with former Walmart exec
Former Walmart EVP Srini Venkatesan will replace Archie Deskus, who joined the payments firm in 2022.
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Accenture banks $2B in AI deals as enterprises double down on data
“Every other GenAI project is now leading to some data project,” Accenture CEO Julie Sweet said Thursday.
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EY plans Microsoft Copilot rollout for 100K workers
The professional services firm will deploy Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales and Copilot for Sales, making the company one of Microsoft’s largest customers.
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IT pros worry over the data that fuels AI
More than 2 in 5 technologists have already had a negative AI experience, according to a SolarWinds survey.
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Gap taps former Mattel exec for CTO role
CEO Richard Dickson, who also joined the retailer from Mattel last year, announced Sven Gerjets' appointment in a memo to employees.
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McDonald’s ends IBM drive-thru voice order test
The fast food chain still sees a future for automated order taking at the drive-thru and expects to make a decision about the technology by year’s end.
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Enterprises prioritize tech spend over cost-cutting, PwC says
More than half of C-suite leaders said their organization is investing in new technologies, such as generative AI, according to a PwC survey.
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FinOps targets SaaS as software audit costs spike
The number of organizations that paid $10 million-plus on vendor audits over the last three years nearly doubled since 2023, according to Flexera.
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Llama 3 earns early enterprise wins as open-source AI expands
More than three-quarters of companies turn to open-source large language models, Databricks said in a report.
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Northwestern Mutual revamps senior tech leadership
CIO Jeff Sippel will become chief strategy officer, effective July. He'll be succeeded by Christian Mitchell, previously chief customer and digital officer.
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AWS expands cloud-based AI training portfolio, adds 2 pro certifications
The new learning programs focus on technical and non-technical proficiencies, business use cases and prompt engineering.
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Snowflake-linked attacks are testing the cloud’s shared responsibility status quo
Assigning responsibility for missing security controls is tricky. The burden is collective but cloud providers need to raise minimum standards, experts say.
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How CIOs can ease the generative AI transition for developers
Software developers require clear goals, training and open communication as the technology becomes part of work processes, according to Forrester research.