AI and machine learning - data centres need to differentiate themselves to survive

Peter Ruffley, chairman at Zizo, discusses how we can best use artificial intelligence and what its role is within the data centre. The interest in adding AI and machine learning to business models is fast gaining momentum as organisations look to find patterns within their data that can deliver greater business and customer intelligence, and predict future trends. As Gartner highlights, the number of enterprises implementing AI tripled in the past year. However, Gartner also claims that more than 30% of data centres that don't deploy AI and machine learning won't be operationally and economically feasible by 2020. At present, the IT industry is doing itself no favours by promising the earth with emerging technologies, without having the ability to fully deliver them.