Digital Business Transformation

Discover the top 5 ways Salesforce Einstein uses AI, analytics, and automation to help businesses across industries improve decision-making, personalize experiences, and increase efficiency.

Explore how AI and advanced collaboration tools are transforming global workforce management, helping businesses bridge cultural gaps and enhance employee experiences.

Discover Salesforce’s latest AI-powered tools, the Einstein SDR and Sales Coach Agents. These innovative solutions automate lead management and provide real-time coaching, helping sales teams close deals more efficiently while focusing on strategic opportunities.

Discover how expanding your talent acquisition to a global scale can drive innovation, enhance operational efficiency, and provide a competitive edge in today’s dynamic market.

True transformation requires the harmonious integration of technology, people, and processes for sustainable success. Learn how in this article authored by Launch.

Announcing the addition of key leadership appointments at Launch. This strategic move underscores Launch Consulting’s commitment to delivering specialized industry solutions and advancing its clients' businesses through the power of data, software, and AI

In a recent episode of Navigating Abroad, Lucas Joppa, a seasoned investor and scientist, discusses the environmental implications of AI. Drawing from his experiences at Microsoft and Haveli Investments, he explores the evolution of technology toward sustainability and stresses the importance of managing AI's significant energy demands.

In retail, "shrink" refers to inventory loss unrelated to legitimate sales. Recent data reveals it costs the industry billions annually. Various sectors, like supermarkets and electronics stores, face unique challenges, necessitating tailored strategies. Employing data and AI, retailers can mitigate shrink effectively, enhancing profitability and customer satisfaction.

Artificial intelligence advancements like Snowflake Arctic and Microsoft Phi-3 are revolutionizing business processes. Snowflake Arctic excels in handling large-scale data operations economically, while Microsoft Phi-3 enables powerful AI processing on edge devices, ensuring data privacy. These technologies are driving widespread AI adoption and transforming various industries with innovative, efficient solutions.

Data democratization fundamentally changes how businesses operate by making critical data accessible to all employees, fostering a culture of informed decision-making and innovation. This transformative strategy breaks down traditional data silos, enabling faster, more collaborative, and effective decision-making across various levels of an organization.

In this episode of Navigating Abroad, Russ Whitman interviews Kate Turner, a digital and sustainability focused consultant, working to help government and industry understand, reduce and mitigate the environmental impacts AI.

Explore the critical role of scalable infrastructure in modern business environments, highlighting how platforms like Snowflake Data Cloud and Palantir Foundry enable companies to enhance efficiency, performance, and risk management. Learn how to assess needs and implement scalable solutions to ensure your business remains agile and prepared for future demands.

Launch President Brian Ganser walks through how Launch is different and the value we add when working with clients and partners.

Carsten Kraus, founder of Casablanca AI and a noted AI expert, discusses the evolving role of language models in technology. He addresses both the transformative impact of these models and the future of reinforcement learning. Kraus's insights suggest a pivotal shift towards accessible, powerful AI tools for innovation across various sectors.

Palantir and Oracle have formed a strategic partnership to revolutionize business efficiency with AI and cloud solutions. This alliance merges Oracle's robust cloud infrastructure with Palantir's advanced AI capabilities, aiming to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency across various sectors.

OpenAI introduces Sora, a cutting-edge generative video technology, designed to transform textual descriptions into realistic video content. This platform merges AI’s language processing and image generation capabilities to enhance video production across multiple industries, from education to healthcare.

Explore the rise of Large Action Models (LAMs) in the field of artificial intelligence and their profound implications across different industries. Our Chief Strategy Officer breaks down how LAMs differ from traditional Large Language Models (LLMs) and how they are reshaping sectors like healthcare, consumer experiences, and finance.

Discover NVIDIA's Blackwell B200 GPU: Revolutionizing AI with unprecedented computational power, efficiency, and versatility for professionals and enthusiasts.

Meet Jean-Paul Paoli, the force behind L'Oréal's digital transformation, where generative AI meets beauty. Explore his journey towards pioneering personalized, innovative consumer experiences, and how his blend of technology and marketing is setting new industry standards.

Artificial General Intelligence is designed to understand, learn, and apply its intelligence to solve any problem, across a broad range of activities, in a manner that is indistinguishable from human cognition. Theoretically, it can solve a wide array of problems, make decisions, and adapt to new situations in a way that is comparable to human intelligence. Is this really a thing, or is it on the latest hype train?

Claude 3 distinguishes itself with near-instant responses suitable for real-time applications with a range of models tailored to specific needs: Haiku, Sonnet and Opus. Its advancements in accuracy, contextual understanding, and the ability to handle complex instructions position Anthropic’s newest AI model as a notable leader in the generative AI landscape.

In 2024, the landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand at an unprecedented pace, with innovations that are transforming industries and reshaping our understanding of what is possible. The message is clear: AI is no longer a distant future but a present reality, enabling businesses to redefine boundaries and set new benchmarks.

Launch's Russ Whitman, CSO, and Kevin McCall, Managing Director of AI, showcase the thoughtful application of AI and demonstrate concrete examples of how businesses can effectively incorporate AI today

Minimum viable products (MVPs) are how Agile methodolgoy cuts up a big project into bite-size pieces. But cutting data up is like cutting water. How can we adapt MVPs in the data age?

The top soft skills all successful project managers possess.

Christy is a true pioneer in the food and beverage industry. Join Lisa as discusses using technology to bring people together, creating the first food and beverage genome, and how comfort can lead us to our best ideas.

Captured, centrally located data is data that can be used everywhere in a business instead of being siloed and segmented across departments. To move toward transformation, you need a data lake.

Lisa Thee speaks with Christian Palmaz, COO of Palmaz Vineyards in Napa, CA about how art and intelligence come together to create the perfect glass of wine.

In this episode, our host Lisa Thee speaks with Antoine Bordes, the Managing Director of Meta's Artificial Intelligence Research Division, discusses his role and experiences at Meta, focusing on advancements and innovations in artificial intelligence.

In this episode Lisa Thee talks with Carolyn Peer, the CEO and co-founder of Humaxa, and a pioneer in the Human Capital Management industry. Combining Cognitive Neuroscience expertise with world-class machine learning, Carolyn draws from her unique perspective on the human connection to help both employees and businesses become the best versions of themselves.

Lisa's guest this week is Paul Spiers, the host of the New P&L- Principles and Leadership in Business podcast. Paul is here at the World AI Festival in a leadership role, moderating discussions around AI and technology strategy. I was so excited to talk with Paul again and hear his thoughts on leading with purpose, the importance of curiosity, and helping startups grow into their potential.

In this episode, Lisa Thee talks to Darlington Akogo, a natural disruptor on a mission to democratize global healthcare with the help of machine learning. Driven by relentless optimism and ingenuity, Darlington’s research is reshaping global agriculture and healthcare to meet the needs of the 21st century.

In this episode of 'Navigating Abroad,' we meet Abhilasha Purwar, CEO of Blue Sky Analytics. She shares her journey in the tech and environmental sectors, highlighting her experiences and the challenges she has faced. Leading a startup that uses artificial intelligence for analyzing environmental data, Abhilasha discusses her innovative approaches and the significant impact of her work. The podcast provides valuable insights into her contributions to technology and environmental analysis.

In this episode, Lisa talks with Jennifer Woodard, the co-founder, and CEO of Insikt Intelligence. Guided by Jennifer’s expertise in social media analysis and Natural Language Processing, Insikt Intelligence plays a crucial role in helping law enforcement agencies combat online crime. Join us as we navigate the changing landscape of online privacy, fighting the spread of misinformation, and visibility in the tech industry.

Ambient AI, GANs, and free speech laws...It’s hard to predict exactly what the rest of 2022 will look like for the world of data science, but we can take some educated guesses based on current trends.

When was the last time someone asked you how to do something and you had a workflow diagram and a narrative ready to go? Work life is so much easier when the explanation of a process, template, or procedure is always the same and always documented.

You must identify and remove all barriers for your consumers to engage with your brand and experience your products and services. You need to make it unreasonably easy.

They say fortune favors the bold. At Launch, we’d say that the bold create their fortune.

By moving to a product-centric delivery model, companies are realizing quicker business outcomes, improved customer experiences, reduced organizational friction, and increased trust between impacted stakeholders.