Artificial Intelligence
CDW Executive SummIT: How AI and Hybrid Cloud Computing Are Making Small Businesses More Agile
At the CDW Executive SummIT in Chicago, IT leaders talked about the ways small businesses derive value from inhabiting a hybrid cloud environment enhanced by AI tools. IT leaders, including Red Hat's E.G. Nadhan and CDW's Roger Haney and Pete Johnson shared their thoughts on how the convergence of AI and hybrid cloud offers exciting new opportunities to small businesses and startups.
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Participants
Roger Haney, Chief Architect, Platform Engineering and Hybrid Cloud, CDW
Pete Johnson, Artificial Intelligence Field CTO, CDW
E.G. Nadhan, Field CTO Ambassador, Red Hat
Video Highlights
- For small businesses, the flexibility of the hybrid cloud model is crucial for managing resources efficiently and matching expenditures with revenue.
- Access to the large language models that drive AI solutions is democratized, which makes it flexible for all, from large enterprises to small businesses and startups.
- If AI is added to the hybrid cloud model, the AI algorithms can analyze data use patterns to predict resource demand, infusing agility and flexibility into cloud operations.