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AI & Enterprise
Anthropic steps up enterprise AX with Ode joint venture, focusing on deployment over models
Anthropic has set up a joint venture, Ode, with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Goldman Sachs to handle enterprise AI adoption and deployment. The move reflects a view that better models alone are not enough to win corporate customers. Ode was conceived by Blackstone and acquired Fractional AI soon after launch, after which Fractional AI ended cooperation with OpenAI. Ode now has 100 engineers working with Anthropic’s applied AI team.
AI & Enterprise
Enterprise edition \'old guy hardware\' boom
As investment in AI infrastructure accelerates, companies specialising in on-premises hardware are posting strong growth alongside cloud expansion. Hardware makers spanning semiconductors, servers, storage and networking are reporting improved results as AI demand rises. Dell Technologies highlights a strategy centred on upgraded on-premises AI infrastructure and solutions optimised for the tokenomics era. Enterprises are also looking at PCs for local inference while major AI and software players expand offerings, partnerships, acquisitions and investments.
AI & Enterprise
Anthropic-led joint venture buys Fractional AI to step up custom enterprise AI services
An AI services venture jointly funded by Anthropic, Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman has acquired San Francisco-based applied AI services firm Fractional AI, SiliconANGLE reported on May 21. The deal value was not disclosed. The venture is backed by $1.5 billion in total commitments from Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Goldman Sachs to help mid-sized companies adopt Claude for core business work.