Building AI Infrastructure for Enterprise Innovation

This technical report addresses the challenges and strategies enterprises face when adopting AI technologies. It outlines the key questions executives encounter, particularly regarding the initiation and implementation of AI systems. The report highlights the rapid evolution of AI, especially following the introduction of ChatGPT, which has significantly influenced enterprise AI adoption. It discusses the advantages of smaller AI models, emphasizing that enterprises can achieve high returns on modest investments while customizing solutions for specific needs. The report also identifies potential barriers to AI adoption, including implementation costs, data quality issues, and a lack of skilled resources. It stresses the importance of selecting the right use cases to maximize ROI and suggests that organizations should cluster use cases based on similar datasets. Additionally, the report introduces the Dell AI Factory as a framework to facilitate AI deployment, emphasizing its role in managing data and providing necessary infrastructure and services to support various AI applications.