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GaiaNet offers decentralized AI platform for model building and monetization
The surge in artificial intelligence is seeing a transformative shift with the advent of decentralized AI, spearheaded by innovative startups such as GaiaNet Inc. GaiaNet is revolutionizing AI applications through a distributed network of individually managed nodes. By leveraging Web3 blockchain technology, it decentralizes model inferencing. “Within centralized AI infrastructure there’s a lot of vendor lock-in, ...
Industry partnerships drive Supermicro’s storage approach for AI server solutions
Partnerships are playing a key role for Supermicro Computer Inc., as it develops AI server solutions that can meet the demands of graphics processing units or GPUs specifically tailored for artificial intelligence workloads. Supermicro’s contribution in this important area received a boost in June when the company introduced rack scale plug-and-play liquid-cooled AI SuperClusters for ...
Defense leads in race to secure AI, but threats to models and data could soon change that
The good news in the cybersecurity world is that wider deployment of artificial intelligence has not yet opened a massive security hole in the world’s computer systems. The bad news: Flaws and vulnerabilities are beginning to appear that could foreshadow major problems ahead. That was the prevailing sentiment expressed by numerous research analysts and industry ...
Big data gets a tailwind: Analysts see AI driving growth of next-gen data platforms
The era of big data has morphed into the era of generative artificial intelligence powered by data innovation. This was of one of the conclusions drawn from the Supercloud 7: Get Ready for the Next Data Platform event, as theCUBE Research Analysts looked back on the first day of discussion and prepared for Day Two. ...
Analysts foresee changes ahead as database vendors navigate shifting landscape in compute engines for AI
Data applications are now being built on different platforms for different use cases, and artificial intelligence is one of the key drivers behind which compute engines for AI an enterprise may want to use. Databricks Inc. and Snowflake Inc. are in the hurricane’s eye of this change as the point of control shifts from the ...
Enhancements for Microsoft Purview expand capabilities for data governance and security
Microsoft Corp. has announced general availability for its Microsoft Purview Data Governance solution, and it has deployed new innovations to help business users manage the growing challenges associated with a vast data landscape. “The approach that we’ve taken, and this is based on a lot of the customer feedback we received, is how do we ...
AI networking: Juniper Networks seizes the opportunity to broaden the conversation around AIOps
A decision by Juniper Networks Inc. to build its product offerings around artificial intelligence-native networking has positioned it to have a say in the future of AI infrastructure. The company’s expansion of AI across its Wi-Fi, switching and data center portfolio of offerings has allowed it to focus on customer deployments that are redefining networking ...
Supercloud 7 interviews highlight evolving impact of AI and data governance
As organizations build abstraction layers to create a more consistent cross-cloud experience and data governance, it’s impossible to ignore the major enterprises that are also following this path. These include firms such as Walmart Inc., which has built a massive data repository that spans the retail giant’s global operations, and TransUnion LLC, a financial services ...
Snowflake vs. Databricks: Analysts dissect survey results showing joint customer interest in open table formats
Survey results recently published by SiliconANGLE showed that enterprise customers remained conflicted on how to rationalize a need to balance data trust with a strong motivation to move fast and innovate. As key data management firms, such as Databricks Inc. and Snowflake Inc. compete for customers in this area, the end user could end up ...
Catalysts of change: How strategic procurement creates value in a data-driven business world
Can strategic procurement be a catalyst of change in business? Two enterprise practitioners believe it can, and they have seen how enabling and embracing data-driven procurement with a strategic mindset has generated results. This approach represents a change for procurement from a siloed, short-term, fragmented process to one that is longer-term and meaningfully integrated in ...