Steven Vaughan-Nichols

2 weeks ago | thenewstack.io | Steven Vaughan-Nichols

SAN DIEGO — At FinOps X, the FinOps Foundation‘s annual conference last week, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Microsoft all had things to say about their AI FinOps offerings. AWSJohn Phillips, Director of AWS Insights, emphasized the integration of AI-driven cost optimization features into its developer tools, notably through Amazon Q for developers.

2 weeks ago | lemondeinformatique.fr | Steven Vaughan-Nichols

Je ne sais pas ce qu'il en est pour vous, mais, quant à moi, je suis déjà fatigué de tout ce battage autour de la GenAI. Cela fait un certain temps que j'utilise cette technologie et j'ai constaté que si elle pouvait être utile, essentiellement pour remplacer les moteurs de recherche, elle ne jouait pas tout le rôle qu'elle était censée jouer. D'ailleurs, je ne suis pas le seul à le penser.

3 weeks ago | zdnet.com | Steven Vaughan-Nichols

Pgiam/Getty ImagesThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) moved toward government transparency by open-sourcing its Direct File software code. Direct File is a free, user-friendly tax filing tool developed in partnership with the U.S. Digital Service and 18F. So, who doesn't like free services and open source? The current Trump administration and tax preparation powerhouses, Intuit and H&R Block. Also: The best tax software for a stress-free tax seasonDirect File was launched as a pilot program in 2024.

3 weeks ago | sgtreport.com | Brian Shilhavy |Martin Peers |Steven Vaughan-Nichols

by Brian Shilhavy, Health Impact News:When I began writing about the AI bubble and the future Big Tech collapse at the end of 2022 with the launch of ChatGPT’s first LLM (Large Language Models) AI app, I was just one of a handful of writers who have worked in Technology that was warning the public about the dangers of relying on this “new” technology.

3 weeks ago | zdnet.com | Steven Vaughan-Nichols

zhengshun tang/Getty ImagesSAN DIEGO -- At its annual FinOps X meeting, the FinOps Foundation announced the launch of "FinOps Certified: FinOps for AI." The new training and certification program is designed to equip FinOps practitioners with the skills needed to manage and optimize the rapidly growing costs associated with artificial intelligence (AI) in cloud environments. This skillset is important now, and will be more important soon.