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Intel Zoho: Accelerating AI

June 25, 2024, 2:33 PM By Alexander

Accelerating AI : Zoho’s Collaboration with Intel


In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just an advantage but a necessity for businesses striving to stay competitive. Zoho Corporation, a pioneer in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), is at the forefront of this transformation, leveraging AI optimize and accelerate key workloads. In collaboration with Intel, Zoho has made significant strides in enhancing the efficiency, performance, and cost-effectiveness of its AI .

 The Power of Partnership

Zoho's partnership with Intel a strategic move aimed at maximizing the potential of AI robust hardware and software solutions. This collaboration focuses on two primary AI : video analytics and Optical Character Recognition (OCR).

Video Analytics

Zoho's Video AI , powered by Intel advanced hardware and software platforms, is designed to handle the extensive data processing demands of video analytics. This involves real-time processing of CCTV surveillance footage to enhance recording quality, detect objects, and track individuals. The integration of Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and the Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ toolkit has significantly improved performance, reduced latency, and increased energy efficiency.

Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

Tesseract OCR, a critical component of Zoho's AI , digitizes text from scanned images, video frames, and documents, supporting multiple languages. The use of Intel AI has enabled Zoho to streamline and expedite this process, managing thousands of documents daily with increased accuracy and speed.
Intel AI for Zoho

Overcoming Challenges

Accelerating AI is fraught with challenges, including handling large volumes of data, ensuring cost-efficiency, and integrating with existing systems. Zoho's collaboration with Intel these issues head-on:

- Data Management: The vast amount of data generated by video analytics and OCR requires robust infrastructure and efficient processing pipelines. Intelhardware accelerators help manage this data influx effectively.

- Cost Efficiency: Balancing performance and affordability is crucial. Intelprocessors provide superior performance per watt, reducing operational costs and ensuring a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

- System Integration: Seamless integration with existing systems is essential for maximizing AIvalue. Intel pre-configured connectors and deployment templates simplify this process, enhancing interoperability and system performance.

 Benefits of Intel AI

The integration of Inteltechnology has brought multiple benefits to Zoho’s AI :

- Enhanced Performance: Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors and Intel® Advanced Matrix Extensions (Intel® AMX) optimize AI , ensuring faster processing and improved resource utilization.

- Real-time Resource Management: The AI provides actionable insights for optimizing resource allocation, enhancing operational efficiency, and reducing costs.

- Solution Portability: Whether deployed on-premises or in the cloud, the solutions maintain consistency in data and workflows.

- Unified User Experience: AI insights are integrated within familiar Zoho interfaces, streamlining decision-making processes and enhancing productivity.

Impact in the Real World

The impact of Zoho’s AI is evident in their internal benchmarking results, which show significant performance gains across various workloads. For example, the Camera Image Quality Analyzer (CIQA) achieved a 5.15x performance gain with Intel4th Gen Xeon processors, while the Tesseract OCR workload saw a 4x performance improvement.

Conclusion

Zoho’s Video AI , optimized with Intelcutting-edge hardware and software, represents a significant advancement in AI management. By harnessing the power of Intel AI , Zoho has achieved remarkable improvements in performance, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. This collaboration not only enhances Zoho’s AI but also sets a benchmark for the industry, showcasing the transformative potential of AI real-world applications.


For more information about how Zoho and Intel revolutionizing AI , visit Zoho Corporation and Intel .