Chambers With A View

Gaining An Edge With AI

Those who follow former Cisco Executive Chairman John Chambers’ annual predictions and regular commentary on LinkedIn know that he has been very vocal about how AI is going to disrupt every industry, and at a scale and speed the world has never seen before. But amid this transition, how does AI technology run and store data, to deliver at the high speed and wide scale needed?

AI is transforming business operations by moving from centralized Cloud systems to the edge, enabling real-time decision-making and greater efficiency. In doing so, this shift is revolutionizing industries and unlocking new opportunities for businesses to innovate and stay competitive. In his 39th exclusive column for The Innovator Chambers explores some of the startups driving this change and highlights other key industry trends impacting the future of networking.

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About the author

Jennifer L. Schenker

Jennifer L. Schenker, an award-winning journalist, has been covering the global tech industry from Europe since 1985, working full-time, at various points in her career for the Wall Street Journal Europe, Time Magazine, International Herald Tribune, Red Herring and BusinessWeek. She is currently the editor-in-chief of The Innovator, an English-language global publication about the digital transformation of business. Jennifer was voted one of the 50 most inspiring women in technology in Europe in 2015 and 2016 and was named by Forbes Magazine in 2018 as one of the 30 women leaders disrupting tech in France. She has been a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneers judge for 20 years. She lives in Paris and has dual U.S. and French citizenship.