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Transforming Business with AI: The CDW and Intel Partnership

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The Age of AI in Business

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Artificial intelligence (AI) represents more than just a technological advancement; it's a pivotal transformation reshaping the business landscape. This evolution is changing the way businesses operate, innovate, and interact with customers. In fact, 58% of CEOs from leading companies are actively investing in AI¹.

CDW and Intel: Pioneers in AI Integration

CDW, in partnership with Intel, is at the forefront of integrating AI into enterprise environments. This collaboration is focused on leveraging the power of AI to revolutionize all aspects of business operations

With the latest Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, CDW and Intel are expanding over a decade of partnership to provide enterprises with powerful and efficient platforms for AI applications from the datacenter to client device.  In addition, the companies have constructed a CPU-based Generative AI demo, showing how interacting with large-language models can be performed on 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors, with the goal of delivering GPU performance at CPU prices. This continues our history of delivering optimized customer experiences that streamline deployment and accelerate time-to-value. By leveraging AI acceleration features like Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX) native to 4th and 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors, enterprises have the opportunity to realize a lower total cost of ownership for domain-specific AI projects.

Delivering Customized AI Solutions to Every Corner of the Enterprise

Understanding that each business has unique challenges, CDW and Intel offer expert assistance to build and deploy tailor-made AI solutions, including the ground-breaking capabilities of generative AI. These solutions are crafted to address specific business needs, assisting teams in leveraging AI for innovative problem-solving and strategic decision-making. One such CDW capability is the “Mastering Operational AI Transformation” engagement, which seeks to programmatically address all aspects AI adoption, including the recognition of business value from AI, no matter where an enterprise is in the journey.

The partnership between CDW and Intel integrates AI across various facets of the enterprise ecosystem. This includes extending AI capabilities from client and edge devices to data centers and cloud environments. The goal is to make AI accessible and beneficial in all areas of business operations while reducing the friction between model development and deployment.

In summary, the collaboration between CDW and Intel is a significant step towards embedding AI into the core of enterprise activities, offering a range of solutions to meet the diverse needs of businesses in the AI era.


Please contact your CDW representative today to discuss your AI journey or reach out to ai@cdw.com to engage with CDW’s AI team! You can also learn more on the “Intel Data Center and CDW” landing page.

¹https://chiefexecutive.net/the-rise-of-the-ai-ceo

 

About the Author
I am fascinated by the potential for AI and ML to transform business and society, and occasionally say interesting things about it. My educational background includes a CS degree, AI/ML post-grad work, and AWS certifications. I have served in AI marketing roles at IBM, Lenovo, and now Intel.