FINAL WORD

Technology is evolving at an ever-faster pace . From generative AI to Quantum Computing and beyond , the world has seen striking advances in the past year , with revolutionary technology and new use-cases demanding the adaptation of company strategies and the building of new infrastructure for the coming years . Dr Thomas King , CTO at DE-CIX , has identified five trends that will shape the connected business world , the further evolution of technology and the interconnection business in 2024 .

1 . AI interconnect services for optimised low-latency AI delivery

With several powerful generative Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) models becoming available for general use in 2023 , AI is finding a place in many companies and providing a competitive advantage for those that can leverage it effectively . However , many companies lack the internal computing resources to enable the development and operation of their own AI models . Here , AI from the cloud and AI-as-a-Service ( AIaaS ) providers offer convenient alternatives . For these , optimised connectivity to clouds and specifically to the AIaaS providers is an essential component for ensuring low latency and high bandwidth and thus better performance of chatbots , analytics and other tools .

In 2024 , the increasing utilisation of AI-supported services will mean that companies have no option other than to optimise data pathways and connect directly and securely with external AI models or service offerings . AI interconnect services , either direct connectivity to AI clouds or directly connecting to AI networks (‘ peering ’), will need to become a central pillar in AI strategies .

2 . AIOps for network operations

Network optimisation can support better performance of AI , but AI can also support better performance of networks . Although it ’ s still early days for AIOps ( AI for IT

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