Heard on the Street – 11/2/2023

Welcome to insideBIGDATA’s “Heard on the Street” round-up column! In this regular feature, we highlight thought-leadership commentaries from members of the big data ecosystem. Each edition covers the trends of the day with compelling perspectives that can provide important insights to give you a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Generative AI Report – 11/1/2023

Welcome to the Generative AI Report round-up feature here on insideBIGDATA with a special focus on all the new applications and integrations tied to generative AI technologies. We’ve been receiving so many cool news items relating to applications and deployments centered on large language models (LLMs), we thought it would be a timely service for readers to start a new channel along these lines. The combination of a LLM, fine tuned on proprietary data equals an AI application, and this is what these innovative companies are creating. The field of AI is accelerating at such fast rate, we want to help our loyal global audience keep pace.

Kickstart Your Business to the Next Level with AI Inferencing

The need to accelerate AI initiatives is real and widespread across all industries. The ability to integrate and deploy AI inferencing with pre-trained models can reduce development time with scalable secure solutions that would revolutionize how easily you can capture, store, analyze, and use data to be more competitive.

The Time is Now for Green AI

Our friends over at Booz Allen, are strategizing about what organizations can do now to start making a positive environmental impact, while maintaining the same level of efficiency with AI models. This and many other topics are covered in the latest edition of Velocity, a Booz Allen publication.

Generative AI: Redefining the Economics of Software Development

Generative AI technology offers a wide range of vertical use cases for software companies, high-tech firms, ISVs, and DNBs to meet efficiency demands and expedite workflows. In fact, a new research study, “Generative AI: Redefining the Economics of Software Development,” from our friends at SoftServe shows Open AI’s Generative AI can increase productivity for development teams across the SDLC (software development life cycle) by up to 45%.

Three Next-Generation Data Architectures: How Cloud, Mesh, and Data Fabrics Impact your AI Deployments

In this contributed article, Mohan Rajagopalan, vice president and general manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, discusses how the ideal solution to siloed data is implementing a single data plane across a business. This unified system allows enterprises to realize the grand vision they have been promised: One where data from all sources and apps can be used together for the benefit of the business. Understanding the role of cloud, mesh and fabric architectures is the first step toward a truly contemporary data-driven enterprise.

How Can Platform Engineers Thrive in the Age of AI?

In this contributed article, lead systems and DevOps engineer Manish Sharma discusses how platform engineering is a constantly developing field, and the advent of AI will likely accelerate the pace of change. Engineers can prepare for and adapt to the coming shifts by keeping up to date with developments in AI, including the increasing number of available AI tools and their applications for platform engineering.

The insideBIGDATA IMPACT 50 List for Q4 2023

The team here at insideBIGDATA is deeply entrenched in keeping the pulse of the big data ecosystem of companies from around the globe. We’re in close contact with the movers and shakers making waves in the technology areas of big data, data science, machine learning, AI and deep learning. Our in-box is filled each day with new announcements, commentaries, and insights about what’s driving the success of our industry so we’re in a unique position to publish our quarterly IMPACT 50 List.

Keeping a Level Head during AI Implementation

In this contributed article, Frank Laura, Chief Technology Officer at EngageSmart (NYSE: ESMT), discusses why CIOs and CTOs need to bring AI into businesses safely, securely, and legally. AI will enable CIOs and their teams to shift focus away from tactical and/or repetitive work towards creating innovative solutions for their teams and customers.

Unleashing the Power of AI in Paid Search Marketing: Insights from Industry Expert

In this contributed article, Amy McClain, Group Director, Performance Media at BCM, delves into the ways AI is transforming paid search marketing, from automating manual tasks and improving targeting capabilities to optimizing bidding strategies for better performance. She also highlights the benefits of AI-powered paid search marketing, including increased cost savings, enhanced conversion rates, and more efficient campaign management.