74 INTERVIEW AI that’s ready for duty CNXN Helix has proven the power of its secure, scalable AI platform in a major US Navy challenge. Now, it’s bringing those capabilities to enterprises everywhere. Connection’s Travis Cook tells us more Organisations across all industries are increasingly investing in robust, accessible and trustworthy AI solutions to help employees fulfil tasks such as drafting critical operations reports, analysing cyberthreat data, or managing complex logistics to keep fleets mission-ready. Recognising the potential of this technology, the US Navy launched a challenge to identify secure, scalable AI solutions that non-experts could use to perform real-world tasks in a variety of operational environments. The CNXN Helix Center for Applied AI and Robotics, the AI practice of IT solutions provider Connection, met that challenge head on. The centre specialises in accelerating AI-driven solutions to fuel business growth and earned first place for its preconfigured platform that blends custom and commercial AI components to enable everything from automated document drafting to intrusion detection while safeguarding sensitive data and supporting operational deployment across ships, command centres and naval logistics networks. “The winning solution from CNXN Helix proposed an air-gapped AI platform that supports large AI models while empowering users with no-code and low-code interfaces, offering the navy a trusted solution for missioncritical operations,” says Travis Cook, director of industry solutions at Connection. “Adhering to a complex and rigorous set of standards, the concept features both custom and commercially available components that use industrystandard best practices to ensure data security, isolation and confidential computing at every layer. Presenting to the panel of judges, the CNXN Helix team demonstrated a secure, preconfigured environment that supports both experimentation and operational use by non-AI and machine learning experts. BY ALICE CHAMBERS Photos: X/AmericasNavy “ The Microsoft Azure AI portfolio is an integral part of our customer offering”
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