Dave Vellante
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The investor community is realizing that the return on invested capital for the artificial intelligence buildout is going to take some time. The payback period for enterprise AI investments is not akin to the dopamine rush from completing a great workout. This …
CrowdStrike incident sounds an alarm on critical infrastructure
The chaos caused by yesterday’s content update by CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. shows that even the most successful cybersecurity firms with great management, award-winning products and a growing business, are exposed to unexpected events. What’s even more important is that it underscores the …
Harnessing AI as information technology spending gradually improves
Artificial intelligence continues to lead all enterprise information technology sectors by a wide margin in terms of spending momentum. But that momentum has not led to an across-the-board boost in productivity or meaningful revenue gains for firms. Specifically, the adoption of generative …
AI servers are on fire, but cloud continues to win the day
Earnings prints from the likes of Dell Technologies Inc., Super Micro Computer Inc. and more recently Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. have shown the artificial intelligence server trend is not just benefiting cloud hyperscalers but also firms with large on-premises installed bases. Oracle …
Power play in hybrid AI: IBM and Dell in focus
The Microsoft-OpenAI partnership has catalyzed a massive capital spending buildout and a run on graphics processing units. To give you a sense of the scale, in the last quarter alone, Amazon Web Services Inc., Google LLC, Microsoft Corp. and Meta Platforms Inc. …
RSA Conference 2024 goes beyond AI-powered security to securing AI itself
The past week’s RSA Conference 2024 was crowded, buzzy, vibrant and chaotic, underscoring the very nature of the cybersecurity industry. This market has a kind of self-propelling energy with a dynamic that blends tons of money, an ever-present and capable adversary, technical …
How chasing AI shifts tech spending patterns
In another big week, we saw the artificial intelligence battles continue to escalate. Google LLC reorganized to better focus on AI, Meta Platforms Inc.’s Llama 3 was released, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is doubling its manufacturing capacity for Nvidia Corp. high-end chips, Samsung Electronics Co. …
Enterprises seek deeper AI value beyond chat
Enterprises are fighting a dual mandate of operating inside a tight information technology budget envelope while at the same time transforming their organization into an AI-first company. Navigating macroeconomic headwinds while driving innovation is an exciting challenge for IT decision makers. To …
AWS’ AI blueprint emphasizes optionality, trust and scalable industry solutions
This week we spent a day in New York City reviewing Amazon Web Services Inc.’s artificial intelligence strategy and progress with several AWS execs, including Matt Wood, vice president of AI at the company. We came away with a better understanding of …
Nvidia, Broadcom and the expanding breadth of AI momentum
We attended both Nvidia Corp.’s GTC conference and Broadcom Inc.’s investor day this week where the artificial intelligence platform shift was on full display. In our view, GTC24 was the most important event in the history of the technology industry, surpassing Steve …