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Insight News
April 08, 2025

IBM launches z17 mainframe, eyes AI workloads

Data to Decisions
While many folks think of mainframes as creaky old systems designed to process transactions without downtime, the z systems are big business for IBM and a strong upgrade cycle. In ...
Larry Dignan
Insight News
April 07, 2025

Vint Cerf on AI, critical thinking, the internet's future

Data to Decisions
Vint Cerf said the introduction of AI is about much more than technology so much so that it may make sense to have a few sociologists, psychologists and anthropologists to help wit...
Larry Dignan
Analyst Blog
April 07, 2025

Monday's Musings: The Great Reset - Looking Beyond The Tariffs

Data to Decisions
UNDERSTAND THE METHOD TO THE MADNESS The shock and awe from tariffs represent just one part of the Great Reset that’s being led by a President that has a once in a lifetime opportunity to transform America's standing and shape the POTUS legacy. Hampered by a failing WTO and short-term thinking that plagues the Western world, tariffs provide the biggest leverage point to both political and economic bilateral negotiations for access to the US $29 trillion economy.
R "Ray" Wang
Insight News
April 07, 2025

IBM acquires Hakkoda

Data to Decisions
IBM said it has acquired data and AI consultant Hakkoda in a deal that will give it data migration platform services. Hakkoda is a big partner for Snowflake. ...
Larry Dignan
Insight News
April 04, 2025

Microsoft updates Copilot, Azure AI Foundry

Data to Decisions
Microsoft added a bevy of new features for Copilot to enhance memory, ability to take action and conduct research and also updated its Azure AI Foundry with tools to build AI agent...
Larry Dignan
Insight News
April 03, 2025

ServiceNow acquires Logik.ai, as it steps up CRM efforts

Data to Decisions
ServiceNow said that the purchase of Logik.ai will expand its reach into CRM. Salesforce said Logik.ai will also accelerate its efforts in sales and order management processes. ...
Larry Dignan
Orbits Blog
April 03, 2025

The Shifting Sands of AI: Why Enterprise Leaders Need to Look Beyond OpenAI

Data to Decisions
The AI Landscape's Tectonic Shift: OpenAI's dominance is crumbling under the weight of technical missteps, unsustainable economics, and intensifying competition from both established players and newcomers. With Microsoft testing rival models, Apple reconsidering partnerships, and Chinese innovations accelerating, the quot;simply partner with OpenAIquot; strategy has become dangerously outdated. The next 18 months will transform the AI ecosystem—and only organizations with flexible, sophisticated approaches will emerge as winners.
Dr. David Bray
R "Ray" Wang
Insight News
April 01, 2025

AI infrastructure becomes one big leveraged bet

Data to Decisions
OpenAI's move to raise another $40 billion at a $300 billion valuation is being funded by Softbank, which in turn is paying for its bet with a lot of leverage. ...
Larry Dignan
Insight News
March 31, 2025

Cognizant eyes multiyear plan to 'agentify the enterprise'

Data to Decisions
Cognizant is betting that it can embed agentic AI across enterprises. The strategy will be driven by the ability to design enterprise AI agents that work across systems, create ind...
Larry Dignan
Insight News
March 28, 2025

Randstad Digital’s Renganathan on data, AI, CX challenges

Marketing Transformation
Raja Renganathan. Chief Growth Officer at Randstad Digital, said enterprises have invested heavily in various platforms, but need to focus on transformation—technical and cultural—...
Larry Dignan
Insight News
March 28, 2025

CoreWeave's IPO: What you need to know

Data to Decisions
CoreWeave filed to go public and it's unclear whether the company's debut on the stock market will be a signal of an AI infrastructure top or just a milepost on a multi-year buildo...
Larry Dignan