How to Design an Epic Cloud Integration Strategy

IT has a problem. The average enterprise today uses somewhere around 1,400 different cloud applications, many of which have not been procured or evaluated by IT. While some of the tools procured outside of IT are often considered innovative, this form of shadow IT can still be counterproductive for IT. And here’s why: For decades, business has been dealing with the challenge of existing data silos, and the cloud worsens the issue. Visibility, control, and data connectivity are significantly reduced. Inter-team processes and data communications suffer.

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Beyond the hype: A guide to understanding and successfully implementing artificial intelligence within your business

whitePaper | January 4, 2022

When people hear AI they often think about sentient robots and magic boxes. AI today is much more mundane and simple—but that doesn’t mean it’s not powerful. Another misconception is that high-profile research projects can be applied directly to any business situation. AI done right can create extreme return on investments (ROIs)—for instance through automation or precise prediction. But it does take thought, time and proper implementation. We have seen that success and value generated by AI projects is increased when there is a grounded understanding and expectation of what the technology can deliver from the C-suite down.

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Enterprise Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

whitePaper | September 19, 2022

The field of artificial intelligence (AI) traces back to the 1950s. More recently, the increased availability of both data and computing power has bolstered rapid adoption of AI and machine learning (ML) solutions (collectively, AI/ML)

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Implementation Challenges to Three Pillars of America’s AI Strategy

whitePaper | December 23, 2022

The transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) is a kind of truism. Seeking to capture the benefits of the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” or “third wave of the digital revolution,” countries are prioritizing efforts to reorganize their public and private sectors, fund research and development (R&D), and establish structures and policies that unleash AI innovation.

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Configure Application Insights Alert on Microsoft Teams

whitePaper | December 6, 2022

The impact of system downtimes is rapidly rising due to businesses’ increased dependency on data and technology. It can cause loss of opportunities, productivity loss, confidence erosion, SLA penalties, supply chain ripple effects, and most importantly, a damaged reputation.

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Generative AI and Stable Diffusion Image Generation on the Dell PowerEdge XE9680 Server

whitePaper | June 29, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting many aspects of the business community. ChatGPT and other similar large language models (LLMs) have captured attention for their amazing ability to create human-like prose.1,2 Additionally, generative AI can create visually captivating artistic content, encompassing images, videos, and audio. Langevin diffusion deep learning models are primarily employed to generate this content, with open-source image generation models, such as Stable Diffusion, being the most popular approach.

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How Financial Institutions Can Overcome 3 Obstacles to Innovation

whitePaper | August 10, 2020

Digital innovation is happening fast — and there’s no slowing it down. Financial institutions are shifting priorities as third-party apps and services become more prevalent among consumers. Now, staying connected is no longer just an option, it’s critical to achieving success and staying relevant. mx.com | 1 But moving fast isn’t as easy as it sounds. There’s a fine line that financial institutions have to balance when it comes to innovating quickly to give their customers the experiences they’ve come to expect and ensuring their data remains safe and secure. As data sharing and connected integration ecosystems become the new norm, here are three challenges many financial institutions are facing.

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Fast Switch, Ltd. - Right Talent. Right Time.

"Fast Switch, Ltd. is one of the fastest growing, privately-held, IT Staffing companies in the nation. Fast Switch was formed in December of 1996 and currently has over 725 associates working in 35 states in the US. Revenues for 2015 exceeded $80.0 million. 2016 revenue is projected to exceed $95.0 million. "

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