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- October 17, 2017
17 Oct'17
CIOs should lean on AI 'giants' for machine learning strategy
Components of AI, such as machine and deep learning, will be part and parcel of every enterprise. When devising a machine learning strategy, CIOs should think of it as the next wave of analytics.
- October 16, 2017
16 Oct'17
McKinsey: You can't do enterprise AI without digital transformation
NEW YORK -- Hardly a day goes by without a prediction about how artificial intelligence will radically change our lives -- driving our cars, running errands, sucking up jobs. But what is the state ...
- October 13, 2017
13 Oct'17
Kaspersky news, Equifax security hack push CIOs to trust no one
The Kaspersky news has IT pros pondering everything from the dystopia of zero-trust security to deliverance by blockchain. Also: Samsung CEO resigns; Google's $1 billion for training.
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- October 13, 2017
13 Oct'17
CTO Gerri Martin-Flickinger talks innovation at Starbucks
Innovation at Starbucks is served up in many forms. EVP and CTO Gerri Martin-Flickinger breaks down the coffee giant's latest technology investments.
- October 13, 2017
13 Oct'17
Feature engineering headache disappears with deep learning
NEW YORK -- One of the biggest differences between machine learning and deep learning is the effort that goes into making the algorithms work. With machine learning, data scientists have to perform ...
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Eliminating the App Learning Curve for Users Speeds Up Digital Transformation
Sponsored by Citrix - Digital transformation changes how business processes are completed, with new apps and services being essential elements in the entire process. Understandably, the focus of many businesses has been on the design, creation, and deployment of these apps. But they are beginning to realize that they cannot afford to ignore perhaps the most important aspect of launching new software: user adoption. Put simply, if workers don’t use the new apps and digital services, nothing has transformed. Costly digital transformations can come to naught. This is not an edge case that most organizations don’t have to worry about. According to a McKinsey study, 70% of digital transformation initiatives fail, with much of the problem resulting from a lack of adoption. See More
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Three Tenets of Security Protection for State and Local Government and Education (SLED)
Sponsored by DellEMC - Security is the utmost priority for IT decision-makers in state and local government and education. Government agencies, schools and citizens are frequent, highly visible targets for cybercriminals, and their systems contain personal data that is extremely valuable on the Dark Web, such as Social Security numbers. See More
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Microapps Empower the Modern Workforce
Sponsored by Citrix - Digital transformation has rewritten the processes and activities that support the modern organization. Many of these changes have improved the employee experience, but perhaps none so much as the move from monolithic applications to microapps. See More
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Exploring AI Use Cases Across Education and Government
Sponsored by DellEMC - Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform how public sector and educational institutions operate, innovate and serve the needs of their constituents. When used strategically, AI can enable greater efficiencies, eliminate silos, strengthen cybersecurity and help organizations unlock the value of their data. See More
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- October 06, 2017
06 Oct'17
Gartner Symposium 2017: Zen and the art of digital business
Companies doing digital projects aren't yet digital businesses, Gartner analysts warn. Deep thought may help. Also: Russia's NSA exploit; Facebook to open Virginia data center.
- October 03, 2017
03 Oct'17
AWS cloud platform will share cloud computing heights, CEO Jassy says
The AWS cloud platform is No. 1 in the cloud market -- but it won't be the only one, chief exec Andy Jassy predicts. A few big vendors will fit into companies' multicloud strategies.
- September 30, 2017
30 Sep'17
Forecast for more female tech leaders 'optimistic'
The demand for female tech leaders in IT organizations is high as more companies seek to expand diversity, says executive recruiter Eric Sigurdson.
- September 29, 2017
29 Sep'17
Microsoft bets on topological qubits as future of quantum computing
Experts react to Microsoft's 'moonshot' claim on the future of quantum computing. Also: Wal-Mart joins Workplace; the Twitter-Russia connection.
- September 29, 2017
29 Sep'17
Automat powers conversational marketing bot for L'Oreal
The new L'Oreal chatbot helps customers find the perfect gift -- and requires an enterprise-grade marketing stack to do so.
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- September 29, 2017
29 Sep'17
PreVeil touts easy-to-use data encryption software as key to IT security
What will it take for people to use encryption software as a matter of course? A Boston startup believes it's got the answer.
- September 28, 2017
28 Sep'17
Coding school bets on scholarships to put more women in tech jobs
The Flatiron School, a coding boot camp in New York, is lowering tuition for aspiring female technologists. The goal: to get more of them into a male-centric field.
- September 22, 2017
22 Sep'17
Google-HTC deal about conversational AI, a better Android OS
Welcome to the dawn of conversational computing. A big part of this week's Google-HTC deal is about building smartphones -- and other AI-powered devices -- that talk to us. Also: Facebook turns over Russian-linked ads.
- September 21, 2017
21 Sep'17
GE's Predix platform bolstered by data, domain expertise
Immelt is out, Flannery is in -- but GE Digital continues its efforts to blaze a trail as the platform for industrial IoT.
- September 21, 2017
21 Sep'17
Future of drones: How AI is driving UAV intelligence, autonomy
In this video, Nvidia's Jesse Clayton gives an overview of the business applications of UAVs and highlights the technologies that are shaping the future of drones.