David Linthicum

David Linthicum is the Chief Cloud Strategy Officer at Deloitte Consulting.

Is AI Worth the Investment?

“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...

Generative AI’s Drawbacks: IP to Ethics

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 Rise of AI Orchestration

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...

Finding a Business Case for Generative AI

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...

How to Guard Against the Biggest Cloud Security Threats

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...

Latest Posts

Komprise President Krishna Subramanian on Generative AI and Unstructured Data

I spoke with Krishna Subramanian, President of Komprise, about new findings from a survey of IT professionals about unstructured data management; the survey responses provide...

How Cisco is Addressing the Widening Skills Gap

Cisco takes a multifaceted approach to helping IT pros learn skills relevant to an increasingly digital world

What Are Large Language Models?

Large language models (LLMs) are advanced artificial intelligence models that use deep learning techniques, particularly a subset of neural networks known as transformers. Large language...

AI and Privacy Issues: What You Need to Know

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly pervasive in our lives. Learn about the privacy and AI concerns and issues that you should be aware of.

Why Cloud Will Remain Dominant: 4 Reasons

Cloud computing is having a moment. No longer an emerging trend, Gartner predicts public cloud service and user spending to grow nearly 22%, totaling...