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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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Compound aims to be a one-stop shop for tech employees to manage their finances

TechCrunch

Gonen and Schein helped advise these individuals on a range of topics, from whether to exercise their stock options, to how to set up an estate plan, to diversification after an IPO. . Jordan Gonen and Jacob Schein had both worked in the tech industry for a few years when they realized they lacked a clear understanding of their own finances.

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5 questions CIOs must ask after Southwest Airlines’ failure

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In 2017, Fast Company wrote that Southwest Airlines’ digital transformation “takes off” with an $800 million technology overhaul, but only $300 million was dedicated to new technology for operations. While weather may have been the root cause, the 16,000 flights canceled between Dec. 19-28 far exceeded any other airlines’ operational impacts.

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Motivated Team Of Mission Focused Technologists From Software AG Wins Rapid Integration Challenge of Plugfest

CTOvision

By ChrisScott Plugfest is a new phenomenon in the national security technology community, where participants compete in judged evaluations showing how well (and fast) they can create trusted situational awareness in a chaotic/realistic scenario using off the shelf software and existing data sets/streams. Precious time is wasted.

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5 Things Government Agencies Need to Know About Zero Trust

Tenable

A zero trust architecture can be implemented using commercial off-the-shelf technology. In most organizations, it can be implemented using existing off-the-shelf cybersecurity products. Here are some considerations to keep in mind as you begin your journey. All traffic is inspected and logged.

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Building a digital future for settlement services

CIO

I focused this exercise on three primary areas: Business support. Over the past 30 years, I’ve had the privilege of working across a wide range of sectors — non-profit, public and private. The experience underscored the critical need for innovative solutions that bridge the gap between newcomers and the support systems designed to help them.

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Getting specific with GenAI: How to fine-tune large language models for highly specialized functions

CIO

The challenge, as many businesses are now learning the hard way, is that simply applying black box, off-the-shelf LLMs, like a GPT-4, for example, will not deliver the accuracy and consistency needed for professional-grade solutions. The key to this approach is developing a solid data foundation to support the GenAI model.