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Amdocs Survey Says: Telecom Slow to Embrace Generative AI
Amdocs, one of the giants in the telecommunications industry, together with analytics company Analysys Mason, released the results of a global survey of communications service providers to understand how generative AI impacts those CSPs. The results were surprising.
While the IT industry rapidly embraces generative AI to understand and manage infrastructure, telecom is moving much more slowly. The Amdocs survey showed that less than a quarter of CSPs use GenAI today. The surprising statistic is that nearly half of the respondents haven’t even begun exploring the technology.
Nvidia And Dell Build An AI Factory Together
At last month’s Nvidia GTC conference, Dell Technologies unveiled the Dell AI Factory with Nvidia, a comprehensive set of enterprise AI solutions aimed at simplifying the adoption and integration of AI for businesses.
Dell also announced enhancements to its flagship PowerEdge XE9680 server, including options for liquid-cooling, which allows the server to deliver the full capabilities of Nvidia’s newly announced AI accelerators.
AWS And Nvidia Expand AI Relationship
At the Nvidia GTC event in San Jose, Nvidia and Amazon Web Services made a series of wide-ranging announcements that showed a broad and strategic collaboration to accelerate AI innovation and infrastructure capabilities globally.
The joint announcements included the introduction of Nvidia Grace Blackwell GPU-based Amazon EC2 instances, Nvidia DGX Cloud integration, and, most critically, a pivotal collaboration called Project Ceiba.
Google Cloud Transforming Healthcare With AI
At the recent HIMSS24 event in Orlando, Google Cloud unveiled a set of new solutions designed to enhance interoperability, establish a robust data foundation, and deploy generative AI tools within the healthcare and life sciences sectors, all of which promise to improve patient outcomes.
Quick Take: SPDX 3.0 Release
The SPDX community, in collaboration with the Linux Foundation, recently released SPDX 3.0, marking a significant milestone in the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) communication format.
SPDX 3.0 provides a comprehensive set of updates, including an overhauled model, specification, and license list and the addition of SPDX profiles designed to handle modern system use cases. This release improves the versatility and adaptability of the SBOM format.
What Microsoft’s FQ3 2024 Earnings Reveal About Azure
Microsoft announced its fiscal Q3 2024 results, demonstrating robust growth. The company reported a total revenue of $61.9 billion, a 17% increase year-over-year, primarily driven by the cloud segment.
Microsoft’s Cloud business, which includes Azure and other cloud properties such as LinkedIn, generated over $35 billion in revenue, up 23%. During its earnings call, Microsoft said that Azure’s expansion and the increasing demand for AI infrastructure propelled much of its growth.