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RTW SMTAI: Gary Tanel Discusses How SMTA Helps the Industry Evolve
September 20, 2017 | Real Time with...SMTAIEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
At the SMTA International 2017 exhibition in Rosemont, Illinois, Gary Tanel, president of the SMTA Dallas Chapter, speaks with I-Connect007 Publisher Barry Matties on a myriad of topics, including the goal of the SMTA as an industry association, and how it is helping the industry evolve.
They also discussed challenges and strategies in bringing more young people to the industry, as well as why they should be involved with the SMTA.
Tanel, who has been the president of the Dallas Chapter since 1994, also talks about their chapter, their activities, and how it is helping individual members grow their interpersonal and leadership skills.
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Nolan’s Notes: Coming to Terms With AI
05/07/2024 | Nolan Johnson -- Column: Nolan's NotesHow fast do things move in the world of data analytics? Here’s an example. We’ve been planning this issue on artificial intelligence for the past few months, and, in fact, I had already written this column about a month ago. Then I went to IPC APEX EXPO and upended it all. I originally had compared AI to drag racing in that (CPU) horsepower and new (data) vehicles have steadily delivered higher performance competition. That seemed pretty accurate given how generative AI models dominated the popular media with amazing results—and sometimes spectacular crashes.