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Google claims quantum leap with new Willow chip

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In addition, the quality of qubits aka quantum bits, the basic units of information for quantum computing is not yet sufficient for longer calculations. Second, Willow can perform a standard benchmark calculation in less than five minutes. In other words, an exponential reduction in the error rate was achieved.

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CIO metrics are failing digital transformation; it’s time to radically rethink success

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Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders OR subscribe today to receive industry-leading research directly to your inbox. Daniel Saroff is group vice president of consulting and research at IDC, where he is a senior practitioner in the end-user consulting practice. Contact us today to learn more.

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Benchmarks without context are meaningless: The pitfalls of data without insight

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This is a common scenario: A client reaches for benchmarks and metrics without fully grasping the larger context. But benchmarks, while useful in certain cases, are often misleading when taken out of context. Executives and boards want hard data, and benchmarks offer an easy way to provide seemingly objective metrics.

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Salesforce debuts gen AI benchmark for CRM

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Salesforce today announced a first-of-its-kind gen AI benchmark for CRM, which aims to help businesses make more informed decisions when choosing large language models (LLMs) for use with business applications. Enter the new gen AI benchmark. Speed assesses responsiveness and efficiency in processing and delivering information.

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Bridging the IT skills gap, Part 1: Assessing current strategies and introducing GenAI as a unified solution

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Knowledge management: GenAI helps organize and retrieve organizational knowledge, making it easier for IT professionals to access the information they need to solve problems and learn new skills. Learn more about IDCs research for technology leaders OR subscribe today to receive industry-leading research directly to your inbox.

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5 top business use cases for AI agents

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At the time, the best AIs couldnt pass the 5% mark on the SWE-bench, a challenging benchmark designed to see how well AI can solve real-world coding problems. Theres also a separate research project thats looking at 50-year-old mainframe code, and using AI to extract the business logic and rewrite it for a cloud-native framework, he says.

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Competition is stiff, but retailers know what it takes to compete

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Challenge: Consumers want to shop on their own terms Recent research shows that 77% of consumers today buy through a mix of digital and physical shopping, while just 17% buy only online or only in physical stores (IDC Retail Insights: Consumer Sentiment Survey, 2024 — Findings and Implications, July 2024). And they are making progress.

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