Application programming interfaces gave millions of developers instant access to powerful and complex software services, changing the world. As generative artificial intelligence enters that world, we’ll see new forms of access to data and services, machines talking to people and other machines in new ways, and an explosion of activity, collaboration and creativity. What should ...

In a world where the post-pandemic dust is beginning to settle, one thing has become increasingly clear: Data teams are in high demand. The driving force behind this demand is not just hype but the tangible impact of large language models or LLMs and the challenges of effectively using them — especially as LLMs become ...

What a difference a few months makes. If at the beginning of the year you asked anyone outside the artificial intelligence practitioner community about large language models and generative AI, they probably wouldn’t have known what you were talking about. When we had some first-quarter advance strategy briefings with various data and analytics vendors, the ...

At Cloud Next, Google LLC showcased its strong leadership position in data and artificial intelligence. In our view, Google’s messaging, demos and tech-centric narrative have broad appeal for developers and next-generation startups. As well, the company’s focus on solutions contrasts its strategy to the typically disjointed services we’ve seen from Amazon Web Services Inc. over ...

Google LLC today announced new capabilities for customers to harness their data in the cloud for use with generative artificial intelligence. The additions include new tools from the company’s Google Cloud unit with BigQuery Studio into a single interface that simplifies data workflows. Data has become the golden standard for generative AI, and companies are ...

Recent earnings prints from Amazon.com Inc. and Snowflake Inc., along with new survey data, have provided additional context on top of the two events that Snowflake and Databricks Inc. each hosted last June. Specifically, we believe that the effects of cloud optimization are still being felt but are nearing the end of peak negative impact ...

The Federal Trade Commission continues to drag its feet on approving Broadcom Inc.’s acquisition of VMware Inc. Ironically, in our view, these delays only hurt the very competitive environment the FTC claims to be protecting. The artificial intelligence era is accelerating at a breakneck pace and the Big Three hyperscale cloud vendors already have a ...

Dating from 1955, SHARE was the first enterprise information technology user group back when mainframes were the only game in town. Today, 68 years later, SHARE is still going strong, as it transforms itself to support a new generation of mainframe professionals. The crowd at this week’s SHARE conference in New Orleans nevertheless had its ...

As the global talent shortage continues, chief information security officers have grown concerned about the continuing deficit of cybersecurity talent. To attract and retain talent amidst today’s talent shortage, cybersecurity leaders are shifting their focus to more formal human-centric talent management tactics. Gartner has identified a cybersecurity talent management framework that CISOs and information technology ...

The evolution of cloud-native applications has become a topic of great significance to enterprises. The transition toward these applications, their deployment strategies and the choices organizations make regarding modernization are key factors shaping the digital landscape in a recent discussion I had with Paul Nashawaty, principal analyst from Enterprise Strategy Group, a TechTarget company. Paul ...