David Linthicum

Technological advancements that shape competition and operational efficiency in today’s business environments require enterprises to make cost optimization of AI a critical strategic goal.

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“AI is almost free.” I hear this a lot when people promote the exciting aspects of AI. Artificial intelligence is not free; it’s actually quite costly. That fact remains the same whether you run your AI systems on-premises or on a public cloud. The vast amount of storage and computing power required doesn’t vary if […]

A trend of my career is that I typically gravitate toward examining the downsides of a particular technology when everyone else is looking at the upsides. Cloud computing is the latest example, where everyone is looking at the advantages while few consider the disadvantages. Thus, I am a cloud computing subject matter expert at the […]

The funny thing about artificial intelligence and AI derivatives such as machine learning, deep learning, and now generative AI is that they’ve been around for so long. While those entering the IT market have a renewed understanding of AI, its core mechanisms pretty much remain the same. The cost and the ease of building very […]

Global artificial intelligence investment surged from $12.75 million in 2015 to $93.5 billion in 2021, and the market is projected to reach $422.37 billion by 2028. Digital transformation projects and the expansion of public cloud computing will continue to drive this growth, along with net-new AI capabilities. AI’s focus now turns toward Generative AI, such […]

IBM recently announced the results of a global study which found that data breaches in 2021 cost the companies studied $4.24 million per incident on average. For those of you keeping track, this is the highest cost in the 17-year history of the report. Are these hoody-wearing bad-actors sitting in some evil country, working overtime […]

IT costs are complex and difficult to figure out. First consider traditional IT, better known as on-premises. On one hand you have the cost of the hardware, the software, and the data center space. We all know that’s just the beginning. There are operating and administrative costs, including the cost of the many humans needed […]

Cloud native is one of those terms that caught the wave of tech press hype. The term is so hot right now that some companies are “cloud native washing” their products and services to ride the cloud native wave. Unfortunately, many of them don’t understand what cloud native is, or truly understand its core benefits. […]

Also see: Deloitte’s David Linthicum on Optimizing Your Multicloud  First, a quick refresher: cloud native means we leverage services and systems found only on a specific cloud provider. When developers and architects refer to “cloud native,” they are typically referring to specific cloud services that won’t be found on other clouds or traditional platforms. These […]

Multicloud is one of those topics that most cloud providers would rather not discuss. Why? Well, you’re admitting that their cloud is not the only destination for your applications and data. Also, and most important, they will be forced to work and play well with other cloud providers and do so as a stated policy. […]