Sept. 17 - Macy’s stocks up on cloud | AI spend nears $1.5 trillion

Macy’s bets on automation to drive retail revival; AI agents will be ‘gatekeepers of loyalty’ in hospitality: study

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Global AI spending to approach $1.5 trillion this year: Gartner

Hyperscaler investments in GPUs and accelerators will nearly double the size of the AI server market, the analyst firm said Wednesday.

Macy’s bets on automation to drive retail revival

The retailer is moving workloads to the cloud, simplifying IT operations and adding AI to processes, executives said during an industry conference.

AI agents will be ‘gatekeepers of loyalty’ in hospitality: study

The rise of agentic systems could shift customer loyalty toward algorithms, not hotel brands, according to Florida Atlantic University researchers.

Forrester study shows why IT is key to building trust and scaling AI

New Forrester study of over 400 IT leaders finds they’re best positioned to lead AI orchestration.

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Integrated workflows boost visibility, savings and compliance across teams.

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