Topic: ai
RHEL AI 1.2 adds support for new hardware accelerators from Lenovo and AMD
Red Hat has announced the latest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI), its platform for developing, testing, and running LLMs. “Building on the success of our initial release of RHEL AI 1.1 on September 5, 2024, this version furthers our commitment to empowering developers, AI engineers and data scientists by lowering the … continue reading
ClearML’s GPU-as-a-Service provides multi-tenant access to AI infrastructure
The AI development platform ClearML is making it even easier for companies with multiple teams working on AI solutions to get the infrastructure they need. GPU-as-a-Service provides access to large on-premise or cloud computing clusters that are multi-tenant so that multiple teams can work off them. ClearML tracks compute consumption, data storage, API calls, and … continue reading
Simbian’s new AI Agents enable more efficient security operations
The AI-powered IT security company Simbian has announced a set of three new AI Agents that can “work alongside security teams to enhance the intelligence, speed, and coverage of their entire security program.” SOC Agent investigates and responds to security alerts, leveraging knowledge from security experts, the company’s playbooks, and user guidance to create responses … continue reading
DigitalOcean launches GPU Droplets to provide AI infrastructure as a service
DigitalOcean is launching GPU Droplets, which are NVIDIA H100 virtual servers for running AI infrastructures, allowing anyone to work with AI without needing to manage the underlying infrastructure. NVIDIA H100 GPUs are one of the most powerful GPUs available today, according to DigitalOcean, and they include 640 Tensor Cores and 128 Ray Tracing Cores, which … continue reading
ManageEngine creates Decision Intelligence platform for enhanced IT operations
ManageEngine today introduced Spotlight, an AI-driven contextual recommendations engine, as part of the company’s upgrade of its Analytics Plus solution to version 6.0. Spotlight is designed to spot inefficiencies in IT operations and offer remediation strategies. In its announcement, ManageEngine, a Zoho Corporation company, said Spotlight can give IT managers more immediate analysis of metrics … continue reading
ServiceNow’s Now Platform Xanadu release helps companies improve operational resiliency with AI
ServiceNow has released the latest version of its Now Platform, bringing improvements around operational resiliency and productivity, AI assistance, database performance, and more. The Now Platform Xanadu release introduces new automation capabilities to streamline application management, issue resolution, and operations, improving overall productivity and operational resiliency. Enterprise Architecture, which is an expansion of the company’s … continue reading
Report: AI may have benefits across enterprise, but it’s causing trouble for IT
A majority of IT leaders are worried about the cybersecurity implications brought on by the introduction of AI into their organizations. According to Flexential’s 2024 State of AI Infrastructure Report, 95% of IT leaders said that AI has made their organization more vulnerable to cyberthreats. About half of the respondents believe this is because the … continue reading
Red Hat brings AI to hybrid cloud with RHEL AI
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) is a foundation model platform for developing, testing, and running generative AI models that enterprise applications are utilizing. It comes as a single bootable image — complete with IBM’s open source Granite LLMs and the InstructLab model alignment tools — that can be easily redeployed to servers across … continue reading
SUSE: Cloud security incidents down this year, but companies remain vigilant
Companies are experiencing fewer cloud security incidents this year than in years past, yet they still have concerns related to cloud and edge. This is according to SUSE’s latest Securing the Cloud report, which surveyed 820 IT engineers, architects, developers, security managers, and directors across the US, Germany, UK, France, and the Netherlands. According to … continue reading
Report: C-suite doesn’t have a ton of confidence in IT teams currently
C-suite executives are losing confidence in the ability of their IT teams to deliver basic services, leading to concerns over how advanced technologies like generative AI can be implemented successfully. According to a new survey of 2,500 C-suite executives, conducted by IBM, only 47% of respondents believe their IT teams are effective at delivering basic … continue reading
AMD acquires hyperscaler ZT Systems for $4.9 billion
AMD has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire ZT Systems, a company that provides hyperscale server solutions. AMD says this purchase is part of its overall AI strategy, as ZT Systems’ offerings will help customers deploy AMD-powered AI infrastructure at scale. Over the last year, AMD has invested over $1 billion to … continue reading
Who’s going to pay for AI?
Enterprise AI is a broad topic, ranging from predictive analytics to generative AI, robotics, image recognition, natural language processing (NLP), chatbots and machine learning-based applications that perform complex tasks more efficiently and accurately than humans. Think AI on the manufacturing line to predict and prevent machine failures. Or AI in a nursing home to alert … continue reading
