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Level the playing field with GenAI: Top SMB use cases

CIO

And with its ability to create diverse new content such as articles, code and even videos, generative AI (GenAI) is no exception. But what makes this tool notable is its capacity to level the playing field for small and medium businesses (SMBs) . Many are concentrating their use of GenAI on content creation to score early wins.

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Does your SMB have the foundation in place for GenAI?

CIO

The extraordinary potential of generative AI (GenAI) has seen businesses scrambling to adopt the technology and realize untapped opportunities. But building an AI strategy is more than just deploying the newest GenAI tools.

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Deploy DeepSeek-R1 Distilled Llama models in Amazon Bedrock

AWS Machine Learning - AI

Open foundation models (FMs) have become a cornerstone of generative AI innovation, enabling organizations to build and customize AI applications while maintaining control over their costs and deployment strategies. You can access your imported custom models on-demand and without the need to manage underlying infrastructure.

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Revolutionize trip planning with Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Location Service

AWS Machine Learning - AI

This is where AWS and generative AI can revolutionize the way we plan and prepare for our next adventure. With the significant developments in the field of generative AI , intelligent applications powered by foundation models (FMs) can help users map out an itinerary through an intuitive natural conversation interface.

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Why your business is never too small for an AI factory

CIO

For instance, 95% of SMB IT professionals feel confident in their generative AI (GenAI) skills, as compared to 81 percent of enterprise IT professionals. As a result, these will lead to increased operational costs for SMBs—expenses that these businesses could not afford.

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Where’s the ROI for AI? CIOs struggle to find it

CIO

Experimenting with the novelty Despite the heavy adoption, CIOs’ concerns about the value of AI doesn’t surprise Ryan Kane, owner of IT managed services provider Soaring Towers. Once you’ve gotten over that first hurdle and that first learning curve, there are a lot of problems that AI can solve for you.”

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At risk of being left behind on AI, SMBs focus on the art of the possible

CIO

When companies like Google and Microsoft can afford to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on AI, some IT experts have questioned how SMBs can tap into the revolution. Many AI projects have huge upfront costs — up to $200,000 for coding assistants, $1 million to embed generative AI in custom apps, $6.5

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