Usage of generative AI (GenAI) moving from theory to practice and an increase in zero-trust infrastructure are among the trends Dell Technologies predicts for the coming year.
At its Visions 2024 media briefing for Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ), Dell's global CTO John Roese predicted that enterprises will shift from broad experimentation with GenAI to a top-down strategic focus on picking the few GenAI projects with most potential.
Dell predicts "a shift from training infrastructure and cost to inference and cost of operation."
“While GenAI has sparked incredibly creative ideas of how it will transform business and the world, there are very few real-world, scaled GenAI activities," Roese said.
"As we move into 2024, we will see the first wave of GenAI enterprise projects reach levels of maturity that will expose important dimensions of GenAI not yet understood in the early phases."
Dell's APJ president Peter Marrs said the region is in a strong position, with the potential for deploying and implementing a variety of AI use cases.
“Through partnership and leading our clients forward in the data era, we also need to help our customers avoid the ‘first mover disadvantage,’" Marrs said.
Quantum computing and GenAI will become "entangled"
Looking further into the future, Roese noted that quantum computing addresses the extreme demand for computing resources required for GenAI and most large-scale AI.
He anticipates quantum computing will bring about a massive leap in the ability of AI systems.
The computing foundation of modern AI will eventually become a hybrid quantum system where the AI work is spread across a set of diverse compute architectures, including quantum processing units, Roese said.
The expansion of modern edge and continued reign of multi-cloud
Roese said that enterprises will recognise there are two ways to build a modern edge – the proliferation of mono-edges or as a multi-cloud edge platform.
He argued that choosing the latter to adopt an “edge platform” approach, where modern edge becomes an extension of the multi-cloud infrastructure, is the way forward.
“AI is the centre of the universe and edges are the way that you'll put it into production," said Roese.
"Zero-trust is the way that you'll end up securing it, and ultimately quantum will be the thing that powers it over the long term for the performance and efficiency needed to scale it into a global system.”
“Actively think of AI but do not do it independent of other architectures – this is how you’ll make sure your visions and actions align for long-term success.”
Zero-trust will be mandated
Dell predicts zero-trust will be mandated in 2024 across a wide range of industries.
“2023 has been filled with dialog about zero-trust and its importance in the cybersecurity efforts of the world," Marrs said.
"As we move into 2024, we will move from a world where zero-trust is a 'buzz word' to a world where real technology, real standards, and even certifications emerge to clarify what zero-trust really means."
Roese also noted that Dell’s project Fort Zero will be delivered to the market in 2024 as the first commercial full zero-trust private cloud system in the industry, paving the way for zero-trust adoption across various industries.
Collaboration key to realising GenAI potential
Marrs predicted that an ecosystem approach will allow the technology industry to collectively learn the best practice for deployment.
"GenAI is an example of where we see this need to collaborate as an industry to achieve more together," Marrs said.
“That is why we need to build towards a digital unity – it is only when we work together that we can make these digitally empowered ideas a reality."
Marrs positioned Dell as "a unifier at the forefront of these technology and business growth opportunities – bringing together expertise, solutions and partners, to enable our customers to build their data-driven future.”
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