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Tom Smith
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AI Content Strategist | LLM Training Expert | Solving Business Problems with AI | Former Google Bard Trainer | #GoHeels | #CBB | #CFB | #Chipotle
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 7h
www.insightsfromanalytics.com/post/beyond-... #StructureResu #DCBLOXinc #aprenergy #DataCenter #CommunityDevelopment #Infrastructure #Governance #SustainableTech #EconomicDevelopment #DigitalInfrastructure #LocalPolicy #TechRegulation #CommunityBenefit
Beyond the Tax Check: How Data Centers Can Actually Benefit Communities
With the right governance and community engagement, data centers can deliver real value beyond property taxes—but the industry needs to change its approach.The narrative around data centers has become...
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 19h
www.insightsfromanalytics.com/post/how-dc-... #Structure_Research #DCBLOXinc #DataCenter #DigitalInfrastructure #CommunityEngagement #DarkFiber #DataCenterDevelopment #SoutheastTech #TechInfrastructure #Colocation #HyperscaleDataCenter #Infrastructure
How DC BLOX Built Trust While Others Face Rejection
DC BLOX wins data center approvals while others face rejection. How building dark fiber networks and community trust creates a competitive advantage.While communities across America reject billion-dol...
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 2d
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 3d
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 3d
www.insightsfromanalytics.com/post/data-in... #arcitectamakers #ExaGrid #HYCUInc #CTERA #AuriStor #TextQL #tryshadeinc #ITPressTour #EnterpriseIT #DataManagement #CloudStorage #BackupStorage #DataProtection #DistributedSystems #AIInfrastructure
Data Infrastructure's Inflection Point: Scale, Security, and the End of Platform Lock-In
Seven companies presented data infrastructure innovations at IT Press Tour #64, from trillion-file namespaces to AI-powered backup and natural language queries. The 64th IT Press Tour brought seven da...
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 4d
#chipotle burrito bowl 5,277. Thanks @chipotletweets.bsky.social
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 4d
#chipotle burrito bowl 5,276. Thanks @chipotletweets.bsky.social
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 4d
www.insightsfromanalytics.com/post/power-r... #DCBLOXinc #aprenergy #StructureResu
#DataCenter #AIInfrastructure #DigitalInfrastructure #CommunityEngagement #TechInfrastructure #EnergyGrid #DataCenterDevelopment #AIGrowth #InfrastructureInvestment #TechPolicy
Power Reality Check: Why Bridge Solutions Are Becoming Permanent
Utilities promise 2-7 year delays for data center power. Why temporary solutions are becoming permanent and hyperscalers are building their own grids. The AI infrastructure boom promised to transform ...
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 5d
www.insightsfromanalytics.com/post/the-tru... #StructureResearch #DataCenter #AIInfrastructure #DigitalInfrastructure #CommunityEngagement #TechInfrastructure #EnergyGrid #DataCenterDevelopment #AIGrowth #InfrastructureInvestment #TechPolicy
The Trust Deficit in AI Infrastructure Expansion
Communities reject billion-dollar data centers while the industry bets trillions on AI. Why trust and infrastructure reality matter more than capital. Communities are hitting the brakes on data center...
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 6d
devops.com/chatgpt-developer-mode-full-mcp-access-with-serious-responsibilities/ #ChatGPT #MCP #AITools #DevOps #DeveloperTools #OpenAI #AIIntegration
ChatGPT Developer Mode: Full MCP Access with Serious Responsibilities - DevOps.com
OpenAI recently released Developer Mode for ChatGPT, and it's not for everyone. This beta feature provides full Model Context Protocol (MCP) client ChatGPT Developer Mode brings Model Context Protocol...
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 6d
www.insightsfromanalytics.com/post/why-95-... #Java25 #EnterpriseAI #TechStrategy #AIIntegration #OracleAIWorld #DigitalTransformation #TechLeadership #CIO #SoftwareDevelopment #PostQuantumCrypto
Why 95% of Enterprise AI Projects Fail - And How Java 25 Addresses the Gap
Oracle reveals why enterprise AI integration fails and how Java 25's methodical approach bridges the gap between AI experimentation and production systems. Enterprise leaders face a sobering statistic...
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 6d
www.insightsfromanalytics.com/post/why-ora... #EnterpriseIT #DatabaseStrategy #DigitalTransformation #CloudMigration #AI #CTO #TechLeadership
Why Oracle Customers Are Finally Finding the Exit: The Economics of Database Migration
Oracle customers face a difficult truth: everyone wants to leave, but the cost has been prohibitive. AI and cloud economics are changing that calculation.Every CTO wants off Oracle. That's not news to...
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 6d
coderlegion.com/6456/larry-e... #OracleAIWorld #AI #MachineLearning #CloudComputing #Developers #SoftwareDevelopment #VectorDatabase #AIInfrastructure #Healthcare #TechNews
Larry Ellison reveals why Oracle built a power plant to train AI - and what it means for developers.
# Oracle's AI Vision: From 1.2 Billion Watts to Saving Lives Oracle AI World delivered a message developers need to hear: AI isn't about replacing engineers. It's about building tools that solve human...
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 6d
coderlegion.com/6449/oracle-... #Java25 #JavaDevelopment #AI #EnterpriseAI #OracleAIWorld #ProgrammingLanguages #SoftwareEngineering #TechNews #Developers #AgenticAI
Oracle reveals why Python notebooks won't run your enterprise AI - and what will.
# Java's Real AI Strategy: Beyond the Hype at Oracle AI World At Oracle AI World, the Java team delivered a message that cuts through the AI hype: 95% of enterprise AI integration projects fail. The r...
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 7d
www.insightsfromanalytics.com/post/ai-powe... #tryshadeinc #ITPressTour #FileStorage #DistributedSystems #FUSE #ObjectStorage #MediaTech #StartupTech #CloudStorage #S3 #AISearch #RemoteWork
AI-Powered Search Turns Unstructured Media Libraries Into Queryable Data
Shade uses computer vision and custom AI models to automatically tag and organize media files, making hundreds of thousands of assets searchable. Creative teams generate enormous volumes of unstructur...
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 7d
coderlegion.com/6394/oracle-migrations-reveal-hidden-technical-debt-heres-what-developers-need-before-moving #PostgreSQL #DatabaseMigration #DistributedSystems #CockroachDB #OracleMigration #DevOps #CloudNative
Oracle migrations reveal hidden technical debt. Here's what developers need to know before moving.
# The Real Cost of Oracle Technical Debt: What Developers Learn During Migration Oracle databases have been around for 40 years. That's a lot of time to accumulate technical debt. [Spencer Kimball][1]...
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 8d
coderlegion.com/6364/new-yor... #tryshadeinc #ITPressTour #DistributedSystems #FUSE #ObjectStorage #MediaTech #StartupTech #CloudStorage #S3 #AISearch #RemoteWork
New York startup replaces three media tools with one platform using FUSE, S3, and custom AI models.
# How Shade Built a File System That Actually Works for Remote Creative Teams Media production teams have a storage problem. They use Lucid Link for file streaming, Frame.io for review and approval, a...
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 8d
www.insightsfromanalytics.com/post/the-rea... #TextQL #ITPT #DataAnalytics #EnterpriseAI #BusinessIntelligence #DataStrategy #CFO
The Real Cost of Data Lock-In — and How TextQL Plans to Break It
TextQL challenges the expensive data platform status quo with natural language querying that works across systems at enterprise scale. Enterprise data platforms have a comfortable business model. They...
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 8d
devops.com/git-services-need-better-security-heres-how-end-to-end-encryption-could-help/ #DevOps #GitSecurity #CyberSecurity #DevSecOps #GitHub
Git Services Need Better Security. Here's How End-to-End Encryption Could Help - DevOps.com
New research shows how Git services can implement efficient end-to-end encryption without sacrificing performance or compatibility.
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 10d
#chipotle burrito bowl 5,275. Thanks @chipotletweets.bsky.social
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 11d
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 11d
coderlegion.com/6216/cloud-b... #HYCUInc #ITPressTour #DataProtection #CloudBackup #HYCU #EnterpriseIT #SaaSSecurity #DisasterRecovery #DataManagement #CloudSecurity
Cloud backups have diseases—obesity, hypertension, blind spots—and your data might not survive.
# Why Your Cloud Backups Are Quietly Failing You: The Hidden Crisis in Data Protection The cloud was supposed to simplify everything. No more tape drives, no more backup windows, no more worrying abou...
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 11d
coderlegion.com/6283/textql-rewrote-their-codebase-seven-times-solve-natural-language-querying-petabyte-scale #TextQL #EnterpriseData #DataEngineering #AI #SQL #Petabytes
TextQL rewrote their codebase seven times to solve natural language querying at petabyte scale.
# TextQL Built a Rosetta Stone for Enterprise Data — and It Actually Works Most natural language query tools fail when you move beyond your laptop. [TextQL][1] built theirs to work with data that does...
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 12d
coderlegion.com/6232/starbur... #AI #Starburst #SQLDevelopers #DataEngineering #AIAgents #MCP #DataProducts #EnterpriseAI
Starburst lets SQL devs build AI features without learning Python or waiting on data science teams.
# Starburst Brings AI Agents to SQL Developers—No Machine Learning PhD Required The data platform company [Starburst][1] is rolling out features that put AI capabilities directly into the hands of SQL...
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Tom Smith @ctsmithiii.bsky.social · 12d
devops.com/gemini-cli-e... #DevOps #GeminiCLI #DeveloperTools #AI #CommandLine
Gemini CLI Extensions Bring Customization to the Command Line - DevOps.com
Google launches Gemini CLI extensions, letting developers connect AI-powered command-line tools to services.
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