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VENDORiQ: Google Ironwood: A driver for Cost Efficiency in AI?
Google’s Ironwood TPU targets AI inference cost/efficiency, vital for scaling complex models amidst fierce competition.
How Safe is your AI? Rating Popular Large Language Models
A comprehensive analysis of safe AI models, how current LLM products such as OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and Deepseek stack up and testing recommendations.
VENDORiQ: Infosys Acquires The Missing Link – A Bid for Scale in Australia’s Booming Cyber Market?
Infosys’s acquisition of The Missing Link signifies a trend of major IT providers consolidating cyber security expertise to address market demand and talent gaps in Australia. CIOs and CISOs must carefully evaluate integration impacts on service delivery, pricing, and sovereign capabilities.
VENDORiQ: Veo 2 – A Creative Catalyst or a Time Sink for Business?
AI video generation tools offer rapid content creation; however, strategic alignment, skilled users, and clear guidelines are crucial for realising tangible business value.
Safe AI Usage Policy Template
AI adoption needs a robust policy framework addressing ethical, privacy, and security risks, ensuring compliance with Australian regulations and fostering responsible innovation.
VENDORiQ: Betting on Cloud Desktops – Nerdio Secures USD500 Million
Nerdio’s $500m investment signals cloud management market maturation amidst on-premise shifts. Delivery challenges require global expansion and enhanced partner enablement.
VENDORiQ: Industrial AI Agents – The Battle for Enterprise Workflow Automation Intensifies
Enterprise platforms now embed industrial AI agents, shifting from bespoke solutions. ServiceNow focuses on governance; Salesforce on proactive automation, simplifying deployment and impacting various enterprise roles.
VENDORiQ: Salesforce’s Embedded Industrial AI Agents – The Silent Revolution in Enterprise Workflow Automation
Salesforce’s Agentforce 2dx introduces autonomous AI agents for background tasks, boosting workforce productivity by proactively preparing and processing information, streamlining workflows.
VENDORiQ: Aussie Atturra’s Acquisition of US Kitepipe Boomi Specialist
Atturra’s Kitepipe acquisition expands its North American footprint, bolstering Boomi integration, crucial for TechnologyOne and Microsoft ecosystems, with Philippine support enhancing scalability.
VENDORiQ: Diffusion LLMs Hit the Market – What You Need to Know
dLLMs’ parallel processing offers tenfold speed gains, reducing costs and enabling sovereign AI on standard GPUs, a key strategic shift for ICT.
IBRS Framework for Enterprise SaaS Solution Before and After Benchmarking
SaaS implementation benchmarking reveals tangible improvements across twelve key areas, from cost savings to enhanced decision-making, validating cloud investment success.
Calculating the Economic Impact of Emerging Technology: Practical Insights and Actions to Prepare Your Business for 2035 – Webinar and Presentation Kit
Explore the limitations of conventional ROI and TCO models in the current technological landscape
VENDORiQ: Workday Agentic AI: Industrial AI Agents are Coming to Your Core Systems!
Workday’s latest development for seamless integration into core systems.
VENDORiQ: Zoho Reveals the Shape of Things to Come with Agentic AI for Tier-Two ERP
Analysis of Zoho’s agentic AI for tier-two ERP vendors.
VENDORiQ: Google’s Gemini 2.0 Series: Smaller and More Efficient Models Challenge AI Giant LLMs
Uncover the paradigm shift in AI models with Google’s Gemini 2.0 Series, offering efficiency and performance tailored to specific business needs.
VENDORiQ: AWS’s Federal Deal Signals Trend in Australian Government ICT Strategy
Discover how AWS’s federal contract with the Australian government is reshaping ICT strategies and driving innovation in the public sector.
VendorIQ: Google’s Workspace AI is the Shape of Things to Come, Even for Microsoft 365 Customers!
AI integration race accelerates as Google bundles Gemini into Workspace
VENDORiQ: Impact of Trump’s Stargate Program
How will President Donald Trump’s Stargate program impact Australia?
VENDORiQ: Google is making Space for its AI Agents
Explore the evolving landscape of AI technologies and vendor ecosystems with a deep dive into Google’s AI Agent Space program.
VENDORiQ: Salesforce’s Agentforce Testing Center Addresses an Urgent Need for AI in 2026
Explore how Salesforce’s Agentforce Testing Center is reshaping AI agent lifecycle management with cutting-edge testing capabilities.
The A to Z of AI: How to Build and Implement an AI Strategy Your Board Will Love – Webinar and Presentation Kit
A comprehensive guide to developing an AI strategy that resonates with your board, focusing on realistic expectations, quick wins, service evolution, and best practices for transitioning from pilot to production.
Presenting AI to the Board – Webinar and Presentation Kit
To present AI effectively to the board, emphasise its role in augmenting rather than replacing existing capabilities.
VENDORiQ: Graph-Based Retrieval-Augmented Generation: Business Impact of GraphRAG Release
Earlier this year, GraphRAG transformed retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) with its graph-based approach for question-answering over private datasets. Now, Microsoft has made GraphRAG available on GitHub, offering a user-friendly API on Azure—ready to enhance your AI-powered RAG projects. Interested in exploring its capabilities?
VENDORiQ: Oracle-Google Cloud Partnership: Friends with Benefits
Uncover how the Oracle-Google Cloud partnership revolutionises application migrations and modernisation, providing cost advantages and open integration opportunities.
VENDORiQ: Google Acquires Cameyo: Why Virtualise the Entire Desktop for Just a Handful of Legacy Apps?
Explore the evolving landscape of legacy application management post-Google’s Cameyo acquisition. Stay ahead in the tech world.