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In the first half of 2016, the world heard about the development of neural networks — the algorithms showed Google (a network player in AlphaGo), Microsoft (a row of services for images identification), startups of MSQRD, Prisma and others. Neural networks are one of the directions in the development of artificial intelligence systems. The idea [...]
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The ‘Cloud Shift’ Grows: Gartner Predicts More Than $1tn IT Spend Affected by 2020
July 22, 2016 No Comment
IT spending has long since been shifting from traditional IT offerings to cloud services – and according to the latest prognostication from Gartner, more than $1 trillion (£759bn) of IT spending will be directly or indirectly affected by the shift to cloud in the coming five years. The aggregate amount of ‘cloud shift’ in 2016 [...]
Continue reading Ninety Seven Percent of Big Business Digitally Transforming – Security Is an Afterthought
July 20, 2016 No Comment
There is a significant level of adoption of key digital technologies, with clear business drivers and expected future growth and investment in digital transformation. Often security implications are an afterthought. Recent research by Dimensional Research, (registration required for a free report) sponsored by Dell, reveals that 97% of large companies — who have from 1000 [...]
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The transportation industry is associated with high maintenance costs, disasters, accidents, injuries and loss of life. Hundreds of thousands of people across the world are losing their lives to car accidents and road disasters every year. According to the National Safety Council, 38,300 people were killed and 4.4 million injured on U.S. roads alone in [...]
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You know that you work in a great company, you know that you provide high quality service, you know that you yourself perform your duties with maximum efficiency, but all this will not work if you don’t know who your client is, what their need is, and what the best offer for them is. Understanding [...]
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As the Internet of Things (IoT) expands toward 21 billion devices in 2020, the volume of location data, along with all other data types, will only increase. The move toward a world of connected cars, smart devices, and intelligent sensors will create high-value markets focusing on spatial analysis and geo-analytics. After all, this is the [...]
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Until the end of 2016, there will be about 25.2 trillion text messages sent (According to Juniper Research). No wonder why messengers are so popular nowadays. Though there are such big players in the market as WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, and others, there are still enough opportunities to create an app like WhatsApp and [...]
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Software as a service (SaaS) is a model of software distribution. The distinctive feature of this model is that users rent the software on a monthly cost-per-user or usage basis instead of buying and implementing software. Also, users can scale up and down the scope of service if needed. The essential characteristics of this model [...]
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Around half of the people in 26 countries surveyed by Reuters, including Australia, say they use social media as a source of news each week, with one in 10 saying it was their main source. Among those who used social media for news, Facebook was by far the most important. These statistics come from a [...]
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Social media simply isn’t an effective sales channel today, and despite social companies’ efforts to rollout new forms of buying features, the slow adoption may have more to do with consumer behavioral than technology. Despite a whole lot of hype, social commerce isn’t living up to its potential. Social media sites have massive audiences, but [...]
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