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Data challenges persist as companies rush AI adoption
10+ hour, 22+ min ago (465+ words) While 79% of organizations face data-centric AI challenges, 92% are already using their data to train LLMs despite readiness concerns, Snowflake and Omdia found. In a joint report by Snowflake and Omdia, 79% of respondents cited multiple technical and data-centric challenges they face…...
Data analysts invest in AI for internal workflows
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (318+ words) Snowflake and Omdia report that the intersection of business and data is a natural fit for generative AI investments. Data analytics teams rank second (59%) in generative AI investments according to a report by Snowflake and Omdia. ITOps is ranked first…...
Poor data infrastructure begets increased AI distrust
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (263+ words) Putting less time and money into governance and guardrails has amplified the AI trust issues enterprises are experiencing. Ensuring quality data infrastructure " including governance, guardrails and cloud optimization " would help increase AI trust. Fewer than half of survey respondents -- 47.7% -- currently…...
NVIDIA and DDN collaborate to change AI factory architecture
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (316+ words) The continued partnership helps to increase data efficiency and governance for companies looking for insights. DDN and NVIDIA announced a collaboration to build a new AI factory architecture. The collaboration joins NVIDIA platforms and products with DDN's AI data storage…...
Companies focus on unstructured data to scale AI
1+ week, 1+ day ago (329+ words) IBM and NVIDIA's data capabilities could help scale AI, but they may not solve underlying data concerns. IBM and NVIDIA announced an expansion of their collaboration last week, with part of their focus being on GPU-native data analytics, intelligent document…...
3 execs on the difference context makes in customer data
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (363+ words) Context" seems like a necessary quality to improve data " and agentic AI efficacy. But how do you define it? We asked the pros. Data has always been important to AI, and now the word context" is starting to be used....
Integration platforms are key to AI project success
2+ week, 1+ day ago (341+ words) MIT and Celigo released a report that shows the link between tools that manage unruly data and success in AI adoption. MIT and Celigo " an AI integration platform provider " recently released a report on the operational AI gap, which details…...
Sprawls vs. silos: Each disrupts better data use
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (352+ words) Enterprise communications depends on good data management. Meet the two big challenges impeding effectiveness. Two of the biggest issues organizations face when it comes to data management are data sprawls and data silos. Data sprawls happen when organizations have a…...
Voice AI: Come to the dark side
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (305+ words) With voice and AI together, enterprises could capture their employees" informal voice conversations and perhaps automate even more workflows. Conversational AI and voice AI have clear customer experience use cases, which could pertain in either business-to-business or business-to-consumer settings. But…...
End Users Prefer People to AI Agents – Unless They’re in a Hurry
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (176+ words) Sinch's recent research confirms consumers tend to dislike AI-powered bots " except when those bots save them time. Sinch's research highlights the ongoing disconnect between business emphasis on AI-powered service/support versus what customers say they want, which an October 2024 Sinch…...