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Cost, security, and flexibility: the business case for open source gen AI

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Both types of gen AI have their benefits, says Ken Ringdahl, the companys CTO. For example, he says, Metas Llama is very large, which impacts inference time. Weve developed our software such that the LLM open source or proprietary can be swapped in or out via configuration. Too many to choose from?

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HP Awarded $32.4 Million Cybersecurity Contract by U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded the company a cybersecurity contract worth up to $32.4 HP captured the largest portion of the first task order awarded under the DHS CDM program to provide software security product licenses for 33 U.S. HP Enterprise Security Solutions to help 33 U.S. PALO ALTO, Calif. —

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Microsoft commits to AI integration, but delivers no particulars to differentiate from rivals

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In this world, Azure must become the infrastructure for AI, while we build our AI platform and developer tools spanning Azure AI Foundry, GitHub, and VS Code on top of it. Were still looking for what clear ROI Copilot licenses give organizations, for instance, Randall said.

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CIOs sharpen cloud cost strategies — just as gen AI spikes loom

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After being in cloud and leveraging it better, we are able to manage compute and storage better ourselves,” said the CIO, who notes that vendors are not cutting costs on licenses or capacity but are offering more guidance and tools. I strike this language from all my contracts.” It depends on what business model you’re in.

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

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Be strategic with reserve pricing Reserve pricing for cloud services can reduce resource usage costs by as much as 70%, says David McKee, who in his role as fractional CTO, tech founder, and digital twins thought leader at Counterpoint Technologies acts as a part-time CTO for nine companies in the US and Europe.

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3 tough decisions for IT leaders to achieve a successful digital transformation

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“As the new solution would cut down the time taken from several days to less than one day, I showed them how it could increase their efficiency, enable them to go home early, and make the entire process transparent.” To curtail costs, Pal froze new hiring. He also leveraged Heineken’s global contracts. “We

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Many CIOs are better equipped to combat rising IT costs. Are you?

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McKee, tech founder and digital twins thought leader at Counterpoint Technologies, acts as a part-time CTO for nine companies in the US and Europe. One client cut staff earlier this year, only to discover that another part of the business needed their institutional knowledge for a strategic project.