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Cost, security, and flexibility: the business case for open source gen AI

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The main commercial model, from OpenAI, was quicker and easier to deploy and more accurate right out of the box, but the open source alternatives offered security, flexibility, lower costs, and, with additional training, even better accuracy. Finally, in addition to security and flexibility, cost is a key factor.

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AI dominates Gartner’s 2025 predictions

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Artificial Intelligence continues to dominate this week’s Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo, as well as the research firm’s annual predictions list. “It It is clear that no matter where we go, we cannot avoid the impact of AI,” Daryl Plummer, distinguished vice president analyst, chief of research and Gartner Fellow told attendees. “AI

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10 top priorities for CIOs in 2025

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Tay notes that Accenture research shows that enterprises with digital core investments accelerate their reinvention and innovation, achieving up to 60% higher revenue growth rates and a 40% boost in profits. According to our own research , organizations believe it will take an average of four years to transition to PQC, he notes.

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Research: Businesses optimistic as they deploy generative AI

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More about the research For our primary research, we interviewed more than 2,300 executive and senior IT and business leaders from organisations in 34 countries across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa. The report identifies that most CEOs view GenAI as transformational.

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Can you have too many security tools?

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A member of your organization’s security team reads about a new kind of security tool and brings it to the CISO’s attention, who decides that it’s a good investment. The CISO sees a new kind of security threat that requires a different security tool. A colleague recommends a security tool she says is indispensable.

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7 signs it’s time to modernize your IT systems

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When addressed properly , application and platform modernization drives immense value and positions organizations ahead of their competition, says Anindeep Kar, a consultant with technology research and advisory firm ISG. Thorogood reports that his organization’s recent research shows that it takes 7.2

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AI & the enterprise: protect your data, protect your enterprise value

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The premise was that enterprises needed to secure their critical data more stringently in the wake of data hacks and emerging AI processes. I wrote, “ It may be even more important for the security team to protect and maintain the integrity of proprietary data to generate true, long-term enterprise value.