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How AI orchestration has become more important than the models themselves

CIO

As many companies that have already adopted off-the-shelf GenAI models have found, getting these generic LLMs to work for highly specialized workflows requires a great deal of customization and integration of company-specific data. Large language models (LLMs) just keep getting better. From Llama3.1 to Gemini to Claude3.5

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5 Things To Look For When Evaluating AI Startups

Crunchbase News

LLM customization Is the startup using a mostly off-the-shelf LLM — e.g., OpenAI ’s ChatGPT — or a meaningfully customized LLM? Different ways to customize an LLM include fine-tuning an off-the-shelf model or building a custom one using an open-source LLM like Meta ’s Llama. trillion to $4.4 trillion annually.

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How to evolve your DTC startup’s data strategy and identify critical metrics

TechCrunch

If you’re the founder of an e-commerce startup, there’s a pretty good chance you’re using a platform like Shopify, BigCommerce or WooCommerce, and one of the dozens of analytics extensions like RetentionX, Sensai metrics or ProfitWell that provide off-the-shelf reporting. Don’t rely on them after you’ve outgrown them.

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Downer’s digital journey to deliver consistency to customers

CIO

One of our innovations has been a solution called Fault IQ, which uses an off the shelf detection product. That was my first push into technology, and utilizing it to streamline processes, data, the way people worked, and have it fully integrated into a full stack solution, she says. No two days are the same, she says.

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SaaS leaders: Use customer insights to accelerate growth during a downturn

TechCrunch

To maximize growth at every stage of the buying journey, here’s what you need to know about how your potential customers are purchasing software: Understand why a business starts searching for software About 54% of businesses that bought software in the past year opted to pay more for a customized solution instead of buying an off-the-shelf product.

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5 top ERP trends for 2022 — and their implications for IT leaders

CIO

Customization gives way to standardization The traditional practice of enterprise technology leaders customizing an ERP solution to meet their specific enterprise or business needs is giving way to implementing an off-the-shelf solution. This is cumbersome and leads to additional cost.

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Putting @Platfora next to your Hadoop Cluster provides powerful #BigData analytical capability

CTOvision

By Bob Gourley It is very important for analysts to know what is possible when it comes to analytical tools. One of the best ways to know the realm of the possible with immediately available commercial off the shelf technology is to watch a demo. The Platfora Big Dat Analytics 3.0 Analytical Tools CTO DoD and IC'

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