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growth this year, with datacenter spending increasing by nearly 35% in 2024 in anticipation of generativeAIinfrastructure needs. Datacenter spending will increase again by 15.5% in 2025, but software spending — four times larger than the datacenter segment — will grow by 14% next year, to $1.24
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With that as a backdrop, Gartner analysts offered a number of takes on AI throughout the symposium. The reality of what can be accomplished with current GenAI models, and the state of CIO’s data will not meet today’s lofty expectations.” CIOs will begin to spend on GenAI, beyond proof-of-concept work, starting in 2025.
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based datacenter expansion with the opening of two new centers this year, CEO Mike Intrator said. But it pivoted within the last several years to general-purpose computing as well as generativeAI technologies, like text-generatingAI models. CoreWeave currently operates five in North America.
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The resulting infrastructure of choice — a combination of on-premises and hybrid-cloud platforms — will aim to reduce cost overruns, contain cloud chaos, and ensure adequate funding for generativeAI projects. I send data back to the cloud where I can afford a 5-10 millisecond delay of processing. “
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