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Digital business transformation and innovation
- April 20, 2018
20 Apr'18
Will the next act in the ongoing evolution of IT be its last?
The evolution of IT keeps on keeping on -- for now. But as technology becomes more integral to the business, the IT department may become extinct. MIT's Joe Peppard explains.
- April 13, 2018
13 Apr'18
Twitterverse debates necessity of chief transformation officer role
IT pros on Twitter have questions about the chief transformation officer role. For starters: Isn't that role already filled by other C-level execs?
- April 06, 2018
06 Apr'18
Voice computing goes to work with Microsoft Teams addition of Cortana
Microsoft is integrating Cortana into its Teams collaboration platform. Will it be the baby step voice computing needs to gain traction in the enterprise? The jury is out.
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- March 31, 2018
31 Mar'18
Deep neural networks, speed limit signs and training on the fly
Because of data and compute power requirements, training a deep learning algorithm doesn't typically happen on so-called edge devices such as smartphones or drones. But Neurala Inc., a deep ...
- March 30, 2018
30 Mar'18
AI voice assistants won't just book your meetings, they'll partake in them
Imagine asking Cortana about your revenue last quarter. That could be the future, according to Gartner analyst Svetlana Sicular. At the Gartner Data and Analytics Summit, Sicular discussed some of ...
- March 27, 2018
27 Mar'18
Conversational AI: Start by enlisting the big vendors
It's time to develop a conversational AI strategy, according to Gartner analyst Svetlana Sicular. Her advice: Stay focused on the business case and lean on the AI platform vendors.
- March 21, 2018
21 Mar'18
Daniel Pink: How the science of timing can boost productivity
At the recent Gartner Data and Analytics Summit, best-selling author Daniel Pink urged digital leaders to follow the science of timing -- and spread the word.
- March 19, 2018
19 Mar'18
Gartner issues four-part prescription for data and analytics leaders
Fake facts, discrimination, complexity and illiteracy are four challenges CIOs and data experts must overcome to reap the value of data analytics. Also, forget about bimodal IT.
- March 06, 2018
06 Mar'18
IBM's cloud strategy homes in on developers
To boost its profile in IaaS, IBM's cloud strategy has shifted focus from CIOs to developers. Whether the multipronged appeal to developers will pan out remains an open question.
- March 02, 2018
02 Mar'18
Gartner: Machine learning platforms are in demand, market is in flux
The market for data science and machine learning platforms is in flux. According to a new report by the research outfit Gartner, the more established players are being usurped by nimble players ...
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- January 31, 2018
31 Jan'18
The race to marry AI and cloud computing is on
Amazon, Microsoft and Google are in a race to ally AI and cloud computing by incorporating deep learning, machine learning and other AI functionality into their product offerings, giving developers ...
- January 31, 2018
31 Jan'18
The 2018 CIO budget plan: The goal is lofty, but is the money there?
Digital transformation and underlying technologies -- cloud, AI, DevOps -- dominate CIO strategies this year, but it's unclear whether CIO budgets are up to the task.
- January 31, 2018
31 Jan'18
CIOs need an AI infrastructure, but it won't come easy
From picking vendors to upskilling staff, folding an AI infrastructure into enterprise architectures isn't simple. Experts at the recent ReWork Deep Learning Summit zero in on the issues.
- January 30, 2018
30 Jan'18
Digital epidemiology takes on the flu with help from you
John Brownstein, chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital and a professor of biomedical informatics at Harvard Medical School, is a notable digital epidemiology researcher. It's a ...
- January 22, 2018
22 Jan'18
'Patient journey' propels hospital's digital transformation
The chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital explains how digital technologies are changing the 'patient journey' for the better.