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Harnessing generative AI for good

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2) Fast follow The Gartner Hype Cycle captures the euphoria new technologies tend to generate in the early days. Consider the persistent gender gap in access to both mobile phones and the internet. But training and running large language models is expensive.

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Does the Used IT Market Have a Future?

Tech Soup

During the intervening two years, we have entered the “post-PC” era in which laptop and desktop computers are being superseded by tablets, phones and other mobile devices. Citrix cites Gartner Device Shipment Forecasts that find that the business PC market will grow at a rate of about 10% per year for the next few years.

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The Bottom Line with Bitdefender BOX

Tech Soup

Gartner, a research firm, estimates that by 2020, the IoT will include 25 billion devices. In my house we have four computers (both Mac and Windows), four mobile phones (Android and iOS), a smart TV that is connected to the Internet, and our VoIP office phone. You download an iOS or Android app on your phone. No problem.

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Is the Used Computer Market Going Away?

Tech Soup

IT and telecom research firm Gartner Dataquest found that the secondary PC market is growing rapidly: 55 million PCs worldwide in 2004; and 86 million 2007. Gartner also found that of the nearly 200 million PCs that were retired by corporations and institutions in 2007, fewer than half found their way into the secondary PC market.

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What Is a CRM and Why Does Your Nonprofit Need One?

sgEngage

An advanced CRM software system is multifaceted, but its central purpose is to track every outbound communication—phone calls, emails, meetings, letters, and proposals—and every inbound response from constituents, such as purchases, donations, attendance at events, engagement, and correspondence.

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Join the AI Revolution: Build Your First Low-Code Fundraising App

sgEngage

Gartner predicts that by 2026, developers outside formal IT departments will account for at least 80% of those using low-code development tools. And how many apps do you have on your phone? There are now even natural language prompts powered by AI. Did you know you’re doing this stuff already?

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3 Steps to Making Data Protection a Priority at Your Nonprofit

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But nonprofits are also business enterprises, built on an underlying model that allows their programs and organizations to operate and succeed. According to research firm Gartner, 99% of cloud security failures and resulting data loss will be the customer’s fault through 2025. We see a similar trend within the Salesforce platform.

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