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In the Age of Cloud Computing, the IBM mainframe is locked into its role in the enterprise and still seeking commitments for investment. Charles and Hyoun discuss how the cost of AI ironically may make mainframe use necessary even longer than expected. https://lnkd.in/gq-cNKwA

Hyoun Park and Charles Araujo discuss how the hype of AI has even entered the Nobel Prize! While the Chemistry prize was about AI in protein design, the Physics one was more of a headscratcher as it went to computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield, who trained as a physicist, but is best known for his neuroscience and neural network research. How can #CIOs stay sane in this extreme hype cycle? https://lnkd.in/gYSjG8_4

This Week in Enterprise Technology, Hyoun Park and Charles Araujo critically assess last week's biggest tech news: [01:16] The IBM Mainframe Is Locked Into the Enterprise [06:17] Can SAP Joule Actually Support 80% of Business Tasks? [12:41] #AI Gets the Nobel Prizes for Chemistry and Physics! [15:00] When to Call It Quits With AI [20:36] AI Ain’t Always The Answer [23:44] Everyday AI for Everyday People [27:00] Writer Beats Megavendors in AI Workflow Automation [31:23] Apple Researchers Refute Claims of #LLM Formal Reasoning [35:14] #LinkedIn Says It’s Your Fault for Trusting Them

A recent The Wall Street Journal article discussed how Microsoft is now spending 23% of revenue on #CapEx. The big lesson here for CIOs is that the entry cost of training and investing in #AI requires a fundamental shift in spend. Charles Araujo and Hyoun Park discuss how the #CIO office should consider this potential budget breaker. https://lnkd.in/gHzXRv-U

As a construction company, Renu Energy Solutions is admittedly not built as a data-first company, and had to teach its users how to take full advantage of Zoho Analytics capabilities. This video describes the training, direct Zoho support, and Zoho partner support that Renu Energy was able to use to maximize the value of their analytics investment. https://lnkd.in/gc44VbQX

This InfoWorld article in Databricks Apps by Taryn Plumb features both our Chief Analyst Hyoun Park as well as Databricks VP Shanku Niyogi. https://lnkd.in/ecTym68e

This Week in Enterprise Technology, Hyoun Park and Charles Araujo critically assess last week's biggest tech news, including AI funding announcements, some CIO budgeting tips, and a fond fairwell to an augmented reality stalwart: OpenAI Raises a Record $6.6 Billion @Microsoft Digs Deep on #AI #CapEx Bling Who Are The “True” AI Leaders in the S&P 500? AUI™ (Augmented Intelligence) Raised $44M to Access Symbolic AI AI, You Don’t Know Tiger Woods! Two Weird Tips for Making AI Work Gartner IDs AI Challenges, Skimps on Solutions Is This The End of Enterprise #SaaS? Goodnight, Sweet HoloLens https://lnkd.in/esmFeRwx

Whatfix raises $125 million, an interesting development in the Digital Adoption Platform space that is seeing a lot of competition in light of software proliferation and the need to pass on internal knowledge. Hyoun Park and Charles Araujo discuss why this is an important milestone and how your IT department should respond. https://lnkd.in/gDR6z7p8

The United States Department of Justice changes its compliance guidance and enforcement guidelines for new technologies, including #AI. Charles Araujo and Hyoun Park discuss some of the new hurdles companies and executives may face in court in defending AI and other emerging technology usage. This is perhaps not the most exciting topic but probably the most important practical guidance for any #CIO who may be held liable for AI outputs. https://lnkd.in/eXysuggj

Goldman Sachs has been having some interesting bull-bear conversations on the future of AI. Charles Araujo and Hyoun Park look at the #cloudcomputing and dot-com eras to determine what lessons can be learned from these eras and how #AI will be different from past hype and innovation cycles. https://lnkd.in/eC8eR_3t