Data to decisions examines the enablement of data-driven decisions across organizations. Holistic, data-informed decisions require a multi-disciplinary approach that combines performance monitoring with traditional business intelligence and analytic technologies. In addition, data-driven decisions are increasingly delivered in the context of business applications rather than in separate, analytic interfaces.
SoundCommerce Co-Founder and CEO Eric Best said retail winners will increasingly be determined by how they leverage data and artificial intelligence to drive customer lifetime value.
Alphabet's Google Cloud business is now pushing a $40 billion annual revenue run rate as the company overall delivered strong first quarter results.
Microsoft reported a strong third quarter with revenue growth was 17% with Microsoft Cloud revenue up 23% from a year ago. Azure and other cloud services revenue growth was 31% driven by AI services.
As long as the ad revenue continues to flow into Meta properties such as Facebook and Instagram, CEO Mark Zuckerberg is going to invest aggressively in an AI buildout. "I think it makes sense to go for it," he said.
ServiceNow posted strong first quarter results and said its genAI offerings are the "fastest selling in the company’s history."
IBM said it will acquire HashiCorp in a deal valued at $6.4 billion as it builds out its infrastructure and security lifecycle management tools to go along with its hybrid cloud and AI portfolio.
The Moderna example is an illustration of how OpenAI is scaling its enterprise efforts beyond the reach it has with Microsoft.
Run.ai's platform is Kubernetes-based and will help Nvidia customers distribute workloads across cloud, edge and data center infrastructure.
Snowflake launched Arctic, an open-source large language model (LLM) optimized for enterprise workloads and efficiency. The move highlights how data platforms are increasingly launching LLMs to combine with their data platforms.
The ability to import custom models and evaluate them plays into the broader themes of generative AI choice and orchestration. AWS' Bedrock bet is that enterprises will use multiple models and need a neutral platform to orchestrate them.
SAP reported a first quarter loss due to a restructuring charge but said its cloud revenue was up 24% with cloud ERP revenue growth of 32%. SAP said its cloud backlog was €14.2 billion, up 27% from a year ago.