Creating and Deploying Conversational Artificial Intelligence Interfaces

Apr 2021 | IDC Perspective | Doc # US47571221

By: David SchubmehlResearch Director, Conversational AI and Intelligent Knowledge Discovery, Hayley SutherlandSenior Research Analyst, Conversational AI & Intelligent Knowledge Discovery

This IDC Perspective provides an overview on conversational AI interfaces and the platforms used to build these interfaces as well as guidance for organizations considering these tools. "Conversational interfaces are being increasingly used...

Five Open Source Projects to Watch Carefully in 2021

Mar 2021 | IDC Perspective | Doc # US47527321

By: Al GillenGroup Vice President, Software Development and Open Source, David SchubmehlResearch Director, Conversational AI and Intelligent Knowledge Discovery, Jim MercerResearch Director, DevOps & DevSecOps, Mary Johnston TurnerResearch Vice President, Future of Digital Infrastructure, Dave McCarthyResearch Vice President, Cloud and Edge Infrastructure Services, Gary ChenResearch Director, Software Defined Compute, Brad CasemoreResearch Vice President, Datacenter Networks, Sriram SubramanianResearch Director, Infrastructure Systems, Platforms and Technologies Group

This IDC Perspective looks at five open source software project areas that have the potential to impact the industry broadly: Kubernetes, observability, natural language processing, continuous delivery enhancements, and a new Linux kernel t...

Microsoft Ignite 2021: Creating the Future Today

Mar 2021 | Market Perspective | Doc # US47545621

By: Al GillenGroup Vice President, Software Development and Open Source, Kuba StolarskiResearch Director, Infrastructure Systems, Platforms and Technologies Group, Andrew SmithResearch Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Services, David SchubmehlResearch Director, Conversational AI and Intelligent Knowledge Discovery, Amita PotnisResearch Director, Future of Trust, Dave McCarthyResearch Vice President, Cloud and Edge Infrastructure Services, Tom MainelliGroup Vice President, Device & Consumer Research, Sriram SubramanianResearch Director, Infrastructure Systems, Platforms and Technologies Group, Wayne KurtzmanResearch Director, Social and Collaboration, Ritu JyotiProgram Vice President, Worldwide Artificial Intelligence and Automation Research Practice Global AI Research Lead, Nancy GohringResearch Director, Future of Digital Innovation, Frank Della RosaResearch Director, SaaS and Cloud Software, Arnal DayaratnaResearch Director, Software Development, Stacy CrookResearch Director, Internet of Things, Amy Loomis, Ph.D.Research Director, Future of Work

This IDC Market Perspective discusses Microsoft's second Ignite conference in six months, which was held March 2-4, 2021. As would be expected, Microsoft used the event to introduce a wide variety of new technologies as well as technology p...