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How to kick-start your generative AI strategy

CIO

Let AI take the first crack at it, edit it, fill in the blanks, and then let the human worker review it,” he says. This type of AI assistant can be delivered through a pre-built, off-the-shelf AI solution. How do you lose the AI race? By not entering. McAfee counters that such risks are manageable.

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What is Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Software

Openxcell

COTS stands for Commercial-Off-the-Shelf, and it refers to software targeted to a certain, specially defined range of business based on predetermined specifications. They’re utilizing it to replace proprietary systems with COTS Software. COTS softwares can be easily implemented in the existing systems.

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Understanding the Dynamics of Custom Software Development

The Crazy Programmer

Compared to commercial off-the-shelf software products (COTS), custom-developed software is built to meet a narrow, specific set of requirements. Commercial off-the-shelf products are obviously designed to appeal to the masses as they are commercially marketed and distributed. Why Choose Custom Software Development?

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IBM and AWS Create a Path to Modernization Via Industry-Specific Solutions

CIO

Modernization journeys are complex and typically highly custom, dependent on an enterprise’s core business challenges and overall competitive goals. Yet one way to simplify transformation and accelerate the process is using an industry-specific approach. Consider the critical area of security controls, for example.

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Low code/no code tools reap IT benefits—with caveats

CIO

Low-code/no-code visual programming tools promise to radically simplify and speed up application development by allowing business users to create new applications using drag and drop interfaces, reducing the workload on hard-to-find professional developers. So there’s a lot in the plus column, but there are reasons to be cautious, too.

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Deep tech startups in need of funding should consider federal grants

TechCrunch

Xipeng Shen is a professor at North Carolina State University and ACM Distinguished Member, focusing on system software and machine learning research. There are several SBIR/STTR programs. Even if you aren’t selected, the feedback you receive from the review committee is invaluable. He is a co-founder and CTO of CoCoPIE LLC.

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AI chip startup Mythic rises from the ashes with $13M, new CEO

TechCrunch

Air Force through its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, focusing on computer vision for high-altitude drones and GPS signal acquisition. Mythic , an AI chip startup that last November reportedly ran out of capital, rose from the ashes today with an unexpected injection of fresh funds. So what went wrong?