8 top industries for private 5G
Manufacturing, transportation and logistics lead the way among the top industry verticals for private 5G deployments.
What is a managed service provider? Strategic outsourcing for IT services
MSPs are increasingly being turned to as strategic outsourcing partners that remotely manage or deliver IT services, thanks to talent and technologies most enterprises lack.
5 ways to deploy your own large language model
Building a new large language model (LLM) from scratch can cost a company millions — or even hundreds of millions. But there are several ways to deploy customized LLMs that are faster, easier, and, most importantly, cheaper.
Data loss prevention vendors tackle gen AI data risks
Businesses are using DLP tools to help secure generative AI and reduce risks of ChatGPT and similar applications.
Do traditional data stacks have a use versus modern options?
Traditional data stacks differ from modern data stacks in the use of cloud and advanced analytics tools. Update on-premises data stacks to gain niche advantages over cloud options.
Hot (and not hot) networking skills
Flexibility and willingness to learn are prized over specialization. SASE, SD-WAN and ZTNA skills are in demand.
Eleventh Annual OpenSimulator Community Conference set for December
It’s that time of year again when the open metaverse community comes together to share developments at the annual OpenSimulator Community Conference. The organizers have put out the call for presentation proposals for the 2023 event happening December 9 and 10. This will be the eleventh year for the community-run conference, which spotlights the latest …
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4 reasons why gen AI projects fail
Data issues are still among the chief reasons why AI projects fall short of expectations, but the advent of generative AI has added a few new twists.
NFT crash wipes out nearly all collections, and the metaverse won’t save them
Well, the NFT craze certainly crashed and burned quickly. According to a new report by DappGambl, 95 percent of NFT collections now have zero value. That’s not a typo. Zero. Out of over 73,000 collections, only around 3,500 still have any market cap at all. And only a tiny fraction of those are worth more …
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The year’s top 10 enterprise AI trends — so far
In 2022, the big AI story was the technology emerging from research labs and proofs-of-concept, to it being deployed throughout enterprises to get business value. This year started out about the same, with slightly better ML algorithms and improved data pipelines. But that seems so long ago now. And in the few months left of 2023, change could further offset what we’ve come to expect.
How companies are putting embedded genAI to good use
Enterprise software vendors of all stripes are beginning to add generative AI features to their applications. Here’s how Stream Financial, NFP, and Thomson Reuters are (cautiously) taking advantage of the technology.
Army orders more AR goggles post-pukegate
(Image courtesy Microsoft.) Remember those mixed reality combat goggles that Microsoft was building for the Army that made soldiers nauseous? (See our previous story here.) Well, they’re back. Microsoft got its hands slapped and had to go back to the drawing board after reports came out last year that its new AR goggles were making …
OSFest 2023 starts Friday, runs 16 days
(Image courtesy OSFest.) The annual OpenSimulator Community Conference, known as OSFest, will take place September 15 through September 30 inside the OSFest virtual world grid. The three-day event features live music, exhibits, talks, tours, social spaces, and shopping for attendees across the hypergrid metaverse. This year’s OSFest offers 94 hours of 94 hours of non-music …
5 areas where zero trust can’t protect your organization
With growing adoption of zero trust, CISOs must look at all possible blind spots across the organization, be that unmonitored IoT devices or third-party systems, to ensure attackers can’t find a way in.
GenAI in productivity apps: What could possibly go wrong?
In addition to controlling the use of ChatGPT and other standalone tools, companies now have to grapple with generative AI being built into the productivity apps their employees use every day