"Tying devices together across the net is super, super hard," said Allchin, group vice president for Microsoft's Platforms Group. "We're just at the beginning. We're just getting started on this path."
Gates said Microsoft is making "breakthroughs" in connecting systems with its Plug-N-Play technologies, Smart Key wireless technology and other wireless networking advances that will essentially "hide" from end users the USB, 802.11, UltraWide Band and DSL/Cable underpinnings.
To realize the benefits of cloud-native software, an application must actually be cloud-native—designed to run in the cloud, interacting with disaggregated cloud services, fully manageable as code—to deliver the expected benefits.
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
