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Big Data, People and the SMB

Eric D. Brown

Additionally, those large organizations are well ahead of their small and medium business (SMB) counterparts. There are a number of reasons for the lag between large organizations and SMB. In the world of the SMB, the ability to bring in new people just isn’t there. To me, this levels the playing field a bit for the SMB.

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More SMB Love Needed

Cloud Musings

In a recent post, titled “ 10 Surprising Facts About Cloud Computing and What It Really Is ”, Zac Johnson highlighted some interesting facts about cloud computing in the SMB marketplace: Cloud Computing is up to 40 times more cost-effective for an SMB, compared to running its own IT system.

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Level the playing field with GenAI: Top SMB use cases

CIO Business Intelligence

Coupled with the leanness and agility of SMBs, centering GenAI in their long-term strategy is an increasingly compelling move for many businesses. Driving innovation by easing content creation Yet even as GenAI is transforming the dynamics of business, not every SMB has seized this opportunity.

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Does your SMB have the foundation in place for GenAI?

CIO Business Intelligence

Dell Technologies devices are produced with a three-pronged approach to cyber defense—software security, built-in hardware and firmware security, and supply chain security—that can mitigate threats as they happen. At the same time, companies are free to scale dynamically their use based on business needs.

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Tapping into the power of others

Eric D. Brown

I’ve argued in the past that big data can level the playing field for the small and medium business (SMB). SMB’s have been able to take advantage of the various resources available in the cloud for computing and storage, but they’ve rarely had access to computing power like Watson.

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Five Key Trends in DCIM » Data Center Knowledge

Data Center Knowledge

Prior to joining Nlyte, Matt worked at IBM for more than ten years, helping to launch multiple products in their Information Management and SMB groups. For sourcing, they make decisions, and thus own the hardware budgets. Product and Corporate Marketing Manager. MATT BUSHELL Nlyte. Why is this important to DCIM?

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At risk of being left behind on AI, SMBs focus on the art of the possible

CIO Business Intelligence

The barrier to entry The big issue for SMBs is the cost of the computing power and related expenses needed to run modern AI models, says Tony Fernandes, CEO and chief AI officer at HumanFocused.AI, an AI consulting firm. SMBs are particularly vulnerable to these cost increases.”

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