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Condé Nast is enhancing the reader experience through recommendation models – SiliconANGLE

Condé Nast is enhancing the reader experience through recommendation models – SiliconANGLE

Condé Nast is host to 60 publications, including many beloved and long-running magazines, such as The New Yorker, GQ and Vogue. But its readers may be less familiar with the data infrastructure fueling the media empire. Building on its relationship with Databricks Inc., Condé Nast is increasingly looking toward implementing artificial intelligence with recommendation models in an effort to engage readers who may not be interested in print offerings. Condé Nast’s Tim Shokair highlights the company’s ongoing collaboration with Databricks. “What I get really excited about is thinking about how well these models have to understand content to make these predictions, and that’s generally what I like to exploit,”…
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Data + AI Summit focuses on Databricks’ open sourcing of Unity Catalog, AI development – SiliconANGLE

Data + AI Summit focuses on Databricks’ open sourcing of Unity Catalog, AI development – SiliconANGLE

The competition in the data industry is intensifying as Databricks Inc. vies for dominance. The company has thrown down the gauntlet by open-sourcing its Unity Catalog. Data giants Databricks and Snowflake Inc. hosted events within a week of each other. Last week’s Data + AI Summit showcased Databricks’ increasing momentum and emphasis on collaboration. More than 66% of the contributions to Spark are coming from outside Databricks, according to Rob Strechay (pictured, left), principal analyst at theCUBE Research. The company’s announcement that it was open sourcing Unity, a unified governance solution for data and artificial intelligence, follows news of Snowflake’s upcoming release of Polaris,…
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IBM aims to address rising business costs with AI – SiliconANGLE

IBM aims to address rising business costs with AI – SiliconANGLE

With groundbreaking technology such as artificial intelligence and quantum emerging over the past couple years, one recurring question is how to afford it. IBM Corp. is addressing that issue head on with a new product lineup that keeps costs low. The company’s recent announcements include IBM Concert, an automation platform that helps users manage their AI applications, as well as other AI-powered automation tools aimed at reducing company spending. Ajay Patel  and Bill Lobig of IBM discuss IBM’s new emphasis on financial operations practices in a conversation with theCUBE. “Cost is becoming a major constraint. IT budgets are competing for…
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BI-focused watsonx assistant makes its debut – SiliconANGLE

BI-focused watsonx assistant makes its debut – SiliconANGLE

Artificial intelligence should be a huge boon to the business intelligence software market, but according to IBM Corp., companies are struggling to use decision-making tools because they are too complex. IBM recently previewed its watsonx BI Assistant, which employs AI to help users make decisions about their business and simplifies the process of analyzing data systems to obtain insights. IBM’s Alvin Francis (left) and dbinsight’s Tony Baer (middle) discuss how AI is revolutionizing decision-making with theCUBE’s Dave Vellante. “Only 30% of users that actually need business insights to make business decisions are actually leveraging these BI tools,” said Alvin Francis…
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AI use cases having profound impact on how we do business – SiliconANGLE

AI use cases having profound impact on how we do business – SiliconANGLE

It’s now widely accepted that artificial intelligence will transform the tech industry, but which AI use cases will prove the most innovative and impactful remain to be seen. Generative AI’s potential to completely transform how companies operate at a base level is the core of the AI revolution, according to Alan Trefler (pictured), founder and chief executive officer of Pegasystems Inc. “We’ve worked since 2012 to bring [customers] statistical AI, the ability to do machine learning and digest numbers,” he said. “But generative AI opens up a couple of new dimensions, that … in addition to statistical AI, enable you…
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IBM Storage Perpetual offers long-term upgrades, low cost – SiliconANGLE

IBM Storage Perpetual offers long-term upgrades, low cost – SiliconANGLE

As the wave of artificial intelligence technology opens possibilities and constrains budgets, IBM Corp. is offering an IBM Storage Assurance Perpetual model, a price-protected subscription for businesses wanting modern storage without breaking the bank. “What’s really unique and awesome about this Perpetual model is that it’s on client-owned infrastructure … that’s what’s really exciting for clients here, is it’s assets that they own but still get that price protection flexibility on,” said Audrey O’Donnell (pictured), product manager of IBM FlashSystem at IBM Corp. IBM’s Audrey O’Donnell talks to theCUBE about new storage options and AI’s impact on company storage methods.…
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