The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) (GenAI) is one of the most fundamental trends in recent times. There has been a proliferation of AI software, models and platforms that can look both daunting and chaotic with many vendors driving a closed ecosystem of proprietary models. Enterprises face a unique set of challenges when it comes to adopting GenAI technologies. Choosing the right vendors and dealing with data privacy and security concerns each contribute to uncertainty. This uncertainty slows down progress and increases the time to value.

It’s no surprise with these challenges that over 82% of organizations surveyed in the Dell Generative AI Pulse Survey1 noted they preferred being largely in the data center on-premises or in a hybrid model based on the data and its sensitivity. This gives them more control over their models and to achieve better results and manage costs.

It is important to note that no one technology vendor has a monopoly on innovation.  At Dell Technologies, we work with several ISVs and AI models such as the recently announced collaboration with Meta with their Llama 2 model. Our focus is to work with the right partners and offer a complete software ecosystem where our customers can get the best value with the most accuracy and the fastest path to results. Open-source models give customers the transparency, customization and community collaboration they need in their GenAI journey.

We are announcing a partnership with Hugging Face to make the best open-source GenAI models available on-premises and optimized for Dell infrastructure. Hugging Face will make their tools, models and data sets available to Dell customers in an easy-to-access location.