David Weldon

Massachusetts

Business and Technology Writer at Tech Target

Writer, Researcher and Analyst at Freelance

Articles

As Artificial Intelligence Gains Steam, the Power Grid Heats Up

1 week ago | garp.org | David Weldon

The costs of artificial intelligence are rising. It’s not only the investments in business transformation and Big Tech companies’ capital spending, now climbing into trillions of dollars. AI is also power-hungry. For electricity, that is. Demand from all those hyperscale computing clusters and data centers is pushing the limits of power grids.
IDC PeerScape: Practices for AI Vendor Partnerships

3 weeks ago | my.idc.com | David Weldon

target audience: TECH BUYER Publication date: Apr 2025 - Document type: IDC PeerScape - Doc Document number: # US52932925 Content Table of Contents (14 pages) Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment. Related Links Web Rights Referencing Documents Do you have questions about this document or available subscriptions?
IDC PeerScape: Data Management and Governance Practices to Boost Modernization

1 month ago | idc.com | David Weldon

target audience: TECH BUYER Publication date: Mar 2025 - Document type: IDC PeerScape - Doc Document number: # US51833824 Content Table of Contents (14 pages) Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment.
IDC PeerScape：数据管理和治理现代化实践

1 month ago | idc.com | David Weldon

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A Strong Security Technology Emerges Out of Crypto

2 months ago | garp.org | David Weldon

If there is one certainty about information security, it is that there are no silver bullets. Any set of solutions – from access controls to firewalls to data encryption – can be highly effective. Because there are no airtight guarantees, the defenses must be deployed in proportion to the perceived risks. Now gaining prominence as part of the cybersecurity arsenal is secure multiparty computation, MPC for short.
CIO hiring on the rise: How to land a top tech exec role in 2025

2 months ago | cio.com | David Weldon

Job opportunities are picking up for CIOs and other IT leaders in 2025, but so are expectations, with AI, change acceleration, and business transformation at the top of most companies’ wish lists.
IDC PeerScape: Best Practices for Reducing Total Cost of Ownership

Jan 21, 2025 | idc.com | David Weldon

target audience: TECH BUYER Publication date: Jan 2025 - Document type: IDC PeerScape - Doc Document number: # US52020824 Content Table of Contents (11 pages) Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment.
The Six-Letter Word That Unites AI Factions

Jan 9, 2025 | garp.org | David Weldon

If the stakes for effectively deploying artificial intelligence were not so high, then the technology would not be a front-burner strategic priority throughout the corporate world; the Big Tech sector would not be allocating billions of capital-expenditure dollars to it; and rivalries would not be breaking out over goals and principles like the one between Sam Altman and Elon Musk.
The business case for AI-driven network orchestration

Dec 10, 2024 | techtarget.com | David Weldon

Organizations that are considering AI-driven network orchestration will find it has many business cases -- chief among them are reduced Opex and efficient resource use.
States of Confusion: Despite Much Discussion - and Hundreds of Legislative Proposals - AI Policy Lacks Clarity

Nov 26, 2024 | garp.org | Jeffrey Kutler |David Weldon

On both the supply and demand sides of artificial intelligence, there is consensus that technology so powerful and transformative needs governing principles and ethics, operational guardrails and sound risk management. Yet corporate leaders must try to chart their courses while legal clarity and certainty are still lacking. The open regulatory and governance questions may be contributing to some mixed messaging in executive ranks.