Rob Enderle

Because of Microsoft’s leadership in AI, Ignite is one of the few places to get the critical information you need to make better choices and ensure your expensive AI deployment is successful.

Microsoft Ignite starts on November 19 th this year. While there will be a lot of product updates and status reports on Microsoft Copilot and other Microsoft AI tools, the real benefit of this show will likely have far less to do with products and services and far more to do with the vendors and peers who are at the show.

Nvidia Blackwell is a high-performance processor that generates significant heat, requiring advanced cooling solutions. (Image Credit: Nvidia)

Online security is a priority for many as more services switch to online. This helps businesses streamline operations and reduce costs, which can help consumers save money. It also provides a convenient way for people to shop, bank, and carry out other day-to-day tasks.

Ever since PCs came out, IT (back then it was called Management Information Systems) has been trying to get back to terminals. Back then, you didn’t worry about endpoint updates, user viruses or malware much at all. From an IT perspective, terminals were heaven, but for users, terminals were hell.

Nvidia’s Blackwell processor is a game changer. It is also incredibly dense and it runs hot.

As a December surprise, Intel launched its Battlemage GPU cards. Priced at a very affordable $249 and $219, these discrete graphics cards will make great gifts for the sweet spot of general-purpose gaming. Intel has struggled with discrete graphics for decades, going back to its first failed attempt at the beginning of the century, which was code-named Larrabee.

Qualcomm’s entry into the PC market is struggling at the moment, largely due to the fact they still require an X86 emulator. One place Qualcomm isn’t struggling is in smartphones because its new Snapdragon 8 Elite processor for smartphones is potentially a game changer. It is in the top performing phones from Samsung, Xiaomi, ASUS, Honor, IQOO, OnePlus and Realme, among others.

Learn from Ric Smith, Chief Product and Technology Officer at SentinelOne, about the evolution of automation into agentic AI and its profound implications.

In today’s interconnected world, the integrity of software has never been more critical. With the increasing reliance on open-source components and the complexities introduced by containerized applications, ensuring trust in software has become a cornerstone of modern security practices.