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Microsoft invests €3.2 billion in AI and the cloud in Germany

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The company also wants to train more than 1.2 When building the new data centers, Microsoft is also paying attention to the sustainability aspect and investing in renewable energies. “We Microsoft’s education offensive When it comes to digital training, Microsoft is relying on its partner network. Microsoft will invest €3.2

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4 paths to sustainable AI

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Concerns that AI contributes to global warming stem from estimates that GPUs used to develop and keep AI models running use four times as much energy as those serving conventional cloud applications, and that AI could be on track to use as much electricity as Ireland. All those 13,000 new models didn’t require any pre-training,” he says.

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Dr. Pankaj Setia on the challenges that will redefine CIOs’ careers

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He feels “in these present contexts, CIOs must reflect on their role deeply because, going forward, they may have to provide vision, guidance, strategies, foresight, and entrepreneurial energy to the enterprise.” Inadequate budgets, silos, and the fear of taking risks are the biggest roadblocks for going digital.

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What CIOs need to become better enablers of sustainability

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A question of time Thomas Kiessling, CTO with Siemens Smart Infrastructure, part of the German engineering and technology conglomerate that makes trains, electrical equipment, traffic control systems, and more, understands that time is running out. And if the world’s temperatures rise by or above 1.5

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Private 5G networks are sparking innovation at the edge

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The shift is underway Most notably, the survey suggests that majority of organizations (95%) have formally quantified or are in the process of quantifying the value of private 5G networks, with 89% already allocating the budget needed for private 5G investment.

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Full Steam Ahead: CIO Kopal Raj of WABTEC on staying ‘on-track’ with AI, IoT and sustainability goals

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For instance, the IRCTC online booking portal came into India well before tech giants like Amazon and was responsible for many of the mainframes that started the planning and scheduling of trains. India’s Vande Bharat trains are powered by WABTEC’s technology. We’re using generative AI use cases to train the drivers to fix problems.

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Schneider Electric leverages AI to help develop employees’ careers

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The global energy equipment and solutions provider’s Online Talent Management (OTM) platform, launched in early 2020, gives employees more agency around identifying mentorship opportunities, upskilling, and growing their networks within the organization. Artificial Intelligence, IT Training , Staff Management