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Gartner projects major IT spending increases for 2025

CIO Business Intelligence

The software spending increases will be driven by several factors, including price increases, expanding license bases, and some AI investments , says John Lovelock, distinguished vice president analyst at Gartner. “We We have companies trying to build out the data centers that will run gen AI and trying to train AI,” he says.

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Nvidia’s silicon photonics switches bring better power efficiency to AI data centers

Network World

The Ethernet switches are coming to market in 2026. Nvidia will licensing the innovations created to its partners and customers with the goal of scaling this model. Nvidias partner ecosystem includes TSMC, which provides advanced chip fabrication and 3D chip stacking to integrate silicon photonics into Nvidias hardware.

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Transform your technology and accelerate business outcomes with NTT DATA’s Technology Solutions

CIO Business Intelligence

Without access to the expertise and insights you need to manage fast-evolving hardware and software infrastructure as efficiently as possible, it can be an uphill battle to keep the lights on – even before you embark on new initiatives. And hardware cannot simply be replaced with software-driven infrastructure or hardware as a service.

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Salesforce mulls consumption pricing for AI agents

CIO Business Intelligence

28, Morgan Stanley Analyst Keith Weiss noted that with Salesforce promising big productivity gains from AI agents — deflecting up to 90% of calls from human agents — investors are worried that Salesforce customers will need to license fewer seats. During the CRM giant’s 2QFY25 earnings call on Aug.

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CIOs See A Need For Data In Their Factories

The Accidental Successful CIO

Companies can use data—produced by shop-floor scanners and other hardware tools—to more accurately measure and improve the performance of production-line machinery. CIOs will be more quickly adopting new software and hardware, with many rolling out new tech projects in a matter of months, rather than years.

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From skills to performance: How hands-on learning is preparing IT teams for digital transformations

CIO Business Intelligence

Data from IDC’s 2024 North American IT Skills Survey reports the impacts of IT skills gaps: 62% report impacts to achieving revenue growth objectives 59% report declines in customer satisfaction 60% are dealing with slower hardware/software deployments. With traditional training programs, we’re seeing the problem only get worse.

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Amazon satellites are placed atop Atlas V rocket for milestone launch on October 6

GeekWire

Project Kuiper’s two prototypes — Kuipersat 1 and 2 — are meant to test the hardware and system operations in advance of the expected production ramp-up. Amazon is readying a 172,000-square-foot facility in nearby Kirkland to start turning out production models of its satellite by the end of the year.

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