Information and Technology Insights

Author: dhushon

Institutional Escrow Redefined

21st Century Enterprsie, Applications Modernization, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Digital Leadership, Digital Transformation, Information Governance, Investable

The “trust tax” on global trade — intermediary fees, manual escrow, settlement delays — is a multi-billion-dollar drag on capital efficiency. We prototyped the alternative: a fully digital escrow system on Canton Network using Daml, with tri-party authority, pluggable institutional custody, and milestone-based settlement that executes in code, not in email threads.

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How AI is Reshaping the CTO’s Responsibilities?

Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Digital Talent, Information Analytics, Information Architecture, Platform Business, Semantic Web, Technology Transformation

For much of the past two decades, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) was often viewed as a role primarily associated with technology companies. In traditional enterprises, technology leadership frequently lived inside IT or was seen as a support function responsible for infrastructure and software delivery.

Artificial intelligence has fundamentally changed that equation.

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AI Model Training vs Inference: Key Infrastructure Differences

Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Infrastructure, Investable, Uncategorized

The infrastructure requirements for training AI foundation models and deploying them into production are vastly different, primarily due to the nature of the tasks they perform. One is a resource-intensive, one-off (or infrequent) process, while the other is a continuous, scalable, and low-latency operation. Understanding use is critical to understanding opportunities.

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