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AI as a catalyst for ESG: Empowering CIOs to drive sustainable innovation

CIO

Companies seeking to align their technology investments with ESG goals can draw inspiration from global frameworks like the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , which offer a blueprint for addressing environmental and social challenges worldwide.

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AI market evolution: Data and infrastructure transformation through AI

CIO

The majority (91%) of respondents agree that long-term IT infrastructure modernization is essential to support AI workloads, with 85% planning to increase investment in this area within the next 1-3 years. While early adopters lead, most enterprises understand the need for infrastructure modernization to support AI.

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Cloudera and AWS Partner to Deliver Cost-Efficient and Sustainable Infrastructure for AI and Analytics

Cloudera

As organizations adopt a cloud-first infrastructure strategy, they must weigh a number of factors to determine whether or not a workload belongs in the cloud. Today, energy efficiency is gaining importance, not only for cutting costs but also as a vital step toward sustainable business practices.

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Balancing latency and sustainability

CIO

Today’s enterprises face a mandate to make their operations more sustainable, from customers and regulators alike. In the Equinix 2023 Global Tech Trends Survey (GTTS), 68% of global IT leaders said that the environmental impact of their IT equipment and infrastructure is something they measure and actively try to limit.

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Getting infrastructure right for generative AI

CIO

But while the payback promised by many genAI projects is nebulous, the costs of the infrastructure to run them is finite, and too often, unacceptably high. Infrastructure-intensive or not, generative AI is on the march. IDC research finds roughly half of worldwide genAI expenditures in 2024 will go toward digital infrastructure.

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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

CIO

Customer sentiment, evolving corporate values, and government regulation have converged to make sustainability a strategic priority for nearly every business. 1] Preparing for long-term sustainability has become a fundamental part of future-proofing your organization.

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Color raises $167 million funding at $1.5 billion valuation to expand ‘last mile’ of US health infrastructure

TechCrunch

This brings the total raised by Color to $278 million, with its latest large round intended to help it build on a record year of growth in 2020 with even more expansion to help put in place key health infrastructure systems across the U.S. including those related to the “last mile” delivery of COVID-19 vaccines.