Get Ready! AI Platforms are in Your Future

By Betsy Burton

Get Ready! AI Platforms are in Your Future

I had the pleasure of hosting a webinar on the emerging AI Platforms market today. In this webinar, I discussed the emerging market, and the required core capabilities and highlighted Aragon Research’s new Globe for AI Platforms.

We are estimating that at least 75% of large US organizations are already exploring or utilizing AI-enabled technologies, services, and applications. It’s clear that this technology is quickly becoming pervasive and will need integration, security, governance, information, and the right infrastructure.

If you missed this webinar live, I would encourage you to listen to the webinar recording.

Defining and Differentiating AI Platforms

An AI platform is a system designed to integrate, coordinate, and deliver AI services, empowering organizations to build and deploy AI-driven solutions.

The key differentiator lies in their architecture, which fosters collaboration and content sharing among developers, business users, and technology providers.

This collaborative environment is what fuels the creation of innovative AI-enabled products and services. Remember, while most platforms will incorporate some level of AI, not all can truly be classified as AI platforms.

Critical Capabilities: The Pillars of a Successful AI Platform

AI platforms provide all the core services required to compete in the AI Platform market, including:

• Core AI platform foundation, including support for platform integration and runtime services including APIs and development capabilities, support for a native or partner LLM and SLM, natural language services, and generative AI capabilities.
• Data management and processing, including data ingestion, data cleaning and preprocessing, database support (vector and relational), data storage, and data labeling.
• Modeling development and training, including algorithm template library, framework support, distributed training and optimization and self-correcting and anomaly detection.
• Support for API / integration inventory, EDI management capabilities and low/no code development capabilities.
• Model deployment and management, including model serving, monitoring and versioning. 
• Tools and learning capabilities, including unsupervised learning, supervised learning and reinforcement learning
• Additional differentiating capabilities including support for integrated intelligent assistants/copilots and computer vision.

Remember, aligning these capabilities with your specific business goals is paramount.

Aragon Research’s Take on the Market Leaders

Our evaluation of the AI platform market highlighted key players, categorized as Leaders and Specialists.

• Leaders were recognized for their comprehensive AI capabilities, strong market presence, and proven track record.
• Specialists, on the other hand, were identified for their expertise in specific industries or AI technologies, catering to niche market segments.

Choosing the right platform, whether a Leader or a Specialist, hinges on your organization’s unique needs and strategic objectives.

Bottom Line

The future isn’t about if you’ll adopt AI platforms, but which ones you’ll choose.

Through 2027, most large organizations will support at least 3-5 different AI platforms. This underscores the need for a strategic approach to AI adoption, one that aligns with your business goals and anticipates future needs.

And again, AI integration is not just a technology issue, but a business, people, process, and information issue. By understanding the AI platform landscape and its key players, you can make informed decisions that will position your organization for success in the AI-powered future.

 

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AI Platforms: From Market Analysis to Strategic Architecture 

The AI platform landscape is dynamic and rapidly evolving. To stay competitive and leverage the full potential of AI, organizations need to take proactive steps to understand the market, evaluate providers, and develop a strategic AI architecture that guides their investments and ensures long-term success in the age of AI. During this webinar, we will explore why this market is emerging, define the critical capabilities, and highlight the major providers and their positions in this market.

• What is the AI platform market and how it is differentiated?
• What are the critical capabilities for this market?
• What is Aragon Research’s evaluation of the major players in this market?

 

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