Accelerating to the future of retail: Stratpoint Technologies, in partnership with AWS, joins the 2024 Smart Digital Retail Philippines 2.0 event

Philippine Information Technology Organization February 21, 2024 No Comments
Smart Digital Retail Philippines 2.0

In the fast-paced world of retail, staying up-to-date on the latest technologies is no longer an advantage – it’s a must. With consumer expectations evolving at lightning speed and technology constantly disrupting traditional business models, the need to accelerate digital transformation has never been more important. (more…)

Globe underscores need for ethical AI at Mapúa MCM Career Fair

Philippine Information Technology Organization February 19, 2024 No Comments
Globe Vice President for Operations Systems Support (OSS) Program Delivery Dennis Abella talks about the importance of ethical AI at the Mapúa MCM Career and Internship Fair.

Amid the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI), leading digital solutions platform Globe tackled the need for ethical practices and human oversight over the technology in an insightful discussion with students at the recent Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao (Mapúa MCM) Career and Internship Fair. (more…)

IBM study: Widespread discontent in retail experiences, consumers signal interest in AI-driven shopping amid economic strain

Philippine Information Technology Organization February 17, 2024 No Comments
  • Only 9% of respondents say they are satisfied with the in-store shopping experience; only 14% say the same for online shopping.
  • Roughly 80% of consumers surveyed who haven’t used AI for shopping expressed an interest in using the technology for various aspects of their shopping journey.

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Microsoft Tech Brief: Get Ready for the Future of Work with AI

Michael Lance February 9, 2024 No Comments

Join us at Microsoft Tech Brief: Get Ready for the Future of Work with AI, a free event, to learn how to help your business thrive with artificial intelligence (AI) tools that empower workers to advance their creativity, boost productivity, and create a culture of collaboration.

During this event, you’ll be able to

  • Deep dive into Copilot for Microsoft 365 with use cases, live demos and how it is enabled via Microsoft 365 and Semantic Index
  • How to handle and protect your data to avoid oversharing of information
  • Learn basic technical requirements and specifications to use Copilot

Who should attend

  • IT decision makers
  • Change management team
  • IT managers

Technical level

  • This is a foundational-to-intermediate-level course. Attendees should have a basic understanding of the technology and be able to discuss and offer perspective from minimal experience.

Note: Once registered, you will be added to the waitlist. After your registration is confirmed, you will receive a confirmation email.

Click here for the Microsoft Event Code of Conduct.

Disclaimer: Microsoft Tech Brief: Get Ready for the Future of Work with AI is open to the public and offered at no cost. Prior to registering for this event, government employees must check with their employers to ensure that their participation is permitted and in accordance with applicable policies and laws.

Agenda
09:00 AM 09:30 AM Registration
09:30 AM 09:45 AM Keynote: Will AI fix Work? A first look at the impact on productivity, creativity, and time
09:45 AM 09:55 AM How to build a proactive AI strategy via Access, Devices and Data
09:55 AM 10:30 AM Introducing Copilot for Microsoft 365: Explore use cases with live demos
10:30 AM 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM 11:15 AM Deep dive on data protection, privacy and security
11:15 AM 11:45 AM Jumpstart your journey to Copilot for Microsoft 365
11:45 AM 11:55 AM Question and Answer Session
11:55 AM 12:00 NN Closing Remarks
12:00 NN 12:30 NN Lunch and networking

Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
9:00 AM to 12:30 NN

Ascott Hotel, Makati
Glorietta 4, Ayala Center
San Lorenzo, Makati 1224

msevents.microsoft.com/event?id=231697652

Red Hat on Azure Discovery Session: Be AI Ready

Michael Lance February 8, 2024 No Comments

Migrating Linux workloads on Azure provides organizations with the path to fully embrace artificial intelligence (Al) and cloud-native applications, maximizing return on investment, achieving high performance and resilience, thus benefiting from comprehensive code to cloud security.

With more than 60% of 3rd party virtual machines on Azure run Linux-based workloads, Red Hat workloads run great on Azure thanks to a close engineering collaboration, Integrated customer support, flexible licensing options, while paving your way to gain competitive advantage through Al innovations.

Join us in this session to discover the possibilities and innovation values powered by Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Azure!

Register Now: intelph.typeform.com/to/ZPH6rbRl

Monday, February 26th, 2024
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

28F Function Room
Makati Diamond Residences
118 Legazpi Street, Legazpi Village
San Lorenzo, Makati 1229

intelph.typeform.com/to/ZPH6rbRl

Globe Group’s Cascadeo: 2024 insights on tech; businesses to ride or perish in generative AI wave

Philippine Information Technology Organization January 22, 2024 No Comments
Globe Group's Cascadeo on tech in 2024: Generative AI wave coming, take the ride or get left behind

The coming year will see a generative artificial intelligence (AI) wave – a period of greater AI use across many industries– and enterprises will have to adopt or get swept away, Globe Group’s AI-first cloud services firm Cascadeo has said. (more…)

Snowflake Data for Breakfast Manila

Michael Lance January 19, 2024 No Comments

The power of the data cloud is coming to you

Your future depends on using data in ways you’ve never imagined. Join us for a morning of insights, inspiration, value—and breakfast—where you’ll learn how to set a data strategy to unlock artificial intelligence (AI) innovation. The Snowflake Data Cloud is the starting point: a global network where you can mobilise your data in a multitude of ways with near-unlimited scale, concurrency, simplicity and performance.

Cost to Attend: Free

At Data for Breakfast, you’ll learn how to

  • Unite your siloed data across data types, business units, workloads, clouds, languages and tools
  • Protect your data with unified and consistent security and governance
  • Create simplicity in your architecture and reduce total cost of ownership without compromising on performance
  • Maximize access and distribution of live, ready-to-query data, while also building cross-cloud resiliency
  • Get access to out-of-the-box AI/ML capabilities in seconds and build custom AI apps in minutes
Agenda at a glance
Start time Session name
8:30 AM Registration, networking and breakfast
Check in, grab some breakfast, talk with your peers and chat with our Snowflake experts.
9:30 AM Build a data foundation with the Snowflake Data Cloud
Discover the building blocks for an effective data strategy to help you unlock AI, ML and apps innovation. See how you can eliminate data silos, govern access to all your data across your company and ecosystem, and empower all teams with isolated, instantly elastic compute resources for the languages of their choice (Python, SQL, Java, Scala and more). Plus, see a live Snowflake demo on stage.
10:30 AM Extend the value of Snowflake with partners
Hear how customers tap into the extensive partner ecosystem to get even more from the Snowflake platform.
10:45 AM Expert panel
Ask the event presenters your questions about the Data Cloud.
11:20 AM Demos and networking
Talk with your peers, learn about partner offerings and see more of Snowflake in action with live demos at the Snowflake genius bar.
11:50 AM Lunch
Lunch will be offered to participants staying on for Hands-On Labs.
12:30 NN Prep session for hands-on labs (set-up guide)
1:00 PM Hands-on labs 1
2:30 PM Tea break
3:00 PM Hands-on labs 2

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024
8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Marquis Events Place
Rizal Drive, Bonifacio Global City
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig 1634

snowflake.com/events/data-for-breakfast/manila

Data suggests AI enterprise adoption growth due to widespread early adopter deployment, but barriers keep 40% in early phases

Philippine Information Technology Organization January 17, 2024 No Comments
  • About 42% of enterprise-scale companies surveyed (> 1,000 employees) report having actively deployed AI in their business.
  • An additional 40% are currently exploring or experimenting with AI but have not deployed their models.
  • However, 59% of those companies surveyed already exploring or deploying AI say they have accelerated their rollout or investments in the technology.
  • The top barriers preventing deployment include limited AI skills and expertise (33%), too much data complexity (25%), and ethical concerns (23%).

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