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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. They had a series of use cases sales, marketing operations, field services, he says.

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AI Sales Assistants: The Next Great Sales Software Tools

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And in the age of AI-assisted sales, what was once a long process of research, targeting, and crafting outreach has now become remarkably fast. But today’s top AI sales assistants don’t just help sales teams work faster — with the right data, AI helps sellers make smarter decisions. What is AI Sales Assistant Software?

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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.

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9 IT resolutions for 2025

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I am excited about the potential of generative AI, particularly in the security space, she says. The opportunity to further leverage AI to enhance our security infrastructure, address threats, and enable fraud detection is immense, she says. One of them is Katherine Wetmur, CIO for cyber, data, risk, and resilience at Morgan Stanley.

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Document Security is More than Just Password-Protection

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In fact, it is estimated that more than three (3) trillion PDFs – from confidential business strategies and insights to sales agreements to legal contracts – are shared every day worldwide. No matter what types of documents your business works with, securing those documents against adversarial attacks should be a top priority.

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Companies look to sell off assets to pay for AI investments

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In May, electronic design automation firm Synopsys announced a sale of its security testing software business for $2.1 The sale allows the company to focus on AI-driven engineering, the company said. The company used the sale to reduce debt and to focus on innovation in cloud, security, and AI markets, it said.

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8 ways IT can help supercharge your sales team

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Without revenue from sales of products or services, a business becomes little more than a hobby or a charitable organization. Building sales requires a well-equipped sales team, and in today’s digital world, that means IT must become a strong support partner. Data should be both insightful and actionable.

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