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Going Up? Otis Elevator Hits Digital Transformation Button
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Otis pioneered predictive maintenance before most heard the phrase Internet of Things. Now the 166-year-old company is prepping the elevator of the future.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 7/22/2019
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Robotic Process Automation: Is RPA Ready for Big Business?
Crystal Bedell, Technology Writer
Commentary
Despite the positive market forecasts, a closer look at RPA brings to light challenges that indicate the technology is still in its infancy.
By Crystal Bedell Technology Writer, 7/22/2019
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Expect AI Flash Mobs of Fake News
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Truth imperiled by coordinated attacks using deepfake videos and new NLG-powered fake news articles.
By Gary Grossman, Technology Practice Lead, Edelman AI Center of Expertise , 7/22/2019
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Why Affective Computing Systems Need Synthetic Emotion
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
Commentary
Affective computing systems impact human emotions. They aren’t necessarily able to recognize or respond to emotions well yet, but that will change.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 7/18/2019
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What’s Holding Back Edge Computing for Enterprises?
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The combination of technology readiness and business appetite puts us a little closer to wide-scale availability of a new breed of IT infrastructure.
By Kelly Herrell, CEO, Hazelcast , 7/17/2019
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Customer-Led Automation Changes the Service Game
Crystal Bedell, Technology Writer
Commentary
Customer self-service is ready to take the next step toward customer-led service, where enterprises are supporting requests from bots as often as from people.
By Crystal Bedell Technology Writer, 7/16/2019
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The Dangers of Demonizing AI
James Kobielus, Lead Analyst, SiliconANGLE Wikibon
Commentary
As more individuals, governments and companies see artificial intelligence as evil, it becomes clear that we need metrics to ensure that AI is a good citizen.
By James Kobielus Lead Analyst, SiliconANGLE Wikibon, 7/15/2019
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How to Prep Your Career for the AI Job Apocalypse
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
Commentary
Will your job end up being automated or eaten by an AI or robot? Here's a deeper look at careers that will continue to be in high demand in the decade ahead.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 7/12/2019
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IBM Builds AI Ladder with Partnerships
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
IBM is creating a richer technology stack to help customers ascend the ‘AI Ladder,' gaining the foundation for an artificial intelligence practice.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 7/11/2019
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Human Capital Management Technology May Be 'Demo Candy'
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
Commentary
AI is being embedded in human capital management applications, but there are many reasons they're not necessarily ripe for prime time, according to Gartner.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 7/11/2019
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Transform your IT Help Desk
Mary E. Shacklett, Mary E. Shacklett
Commentary
CIOs: Now is the time to upgrade the level of professional management within your help desk function. Here's how.
By Mary E. Shacklett Mary E. Shacklett, 7/9/2019
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Chief Data Officers: Biggest Mistakes, Best Practices
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
CDOs are everywhere today, but are they really doing an effective job? Here's how you and your organization can make the most of data and analytics investments.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 7/9/2019
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IBM Garage Talks Accelerating Digital Transformation
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
ADP, Delos, and the City of New York share their experiences working with design thinking teams from IBM.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 7/8/2019
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Find an IT Security Career by Getting Lost
James M. Connolly, Editorial Director, InformationWeek and Network Computing
Commentary
Check out this Interop keynote video where Graham Holdings' Stacey Halota describes the twists and turns of her career and the challenges that security and privacy teams face.
By James M. Connolly Editorial Director, InformationWeek and Network Computing, 7/6/2019
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Database Deployments Moving to the Cloud
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Of the top five database vendors by revenue, four are also cloud service providers -- Oracle, Microsoft, AWS, and IBM. The future of DBMS is in the cloud.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 7/5/2019
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How to Get Hands-On with Machine Learning
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
Commentary
If you really want to understand the capabilities and limitations of machine learning, you have to get hands-on. Here's a short list of options for beginners.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 7/3/2019
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TCS Taps Cornell Tech for Digital Transformation Ideation
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
News
Unveiling of the new TCS Pace Port at the Tata Innovation Center reveals plan to work with academics and startups to find new hires and help industries evolve.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 7/2/2019
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7 Technologies You Need to Know for Artificial Intelligence
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Artificial intelligence is actually a term that encompasses a host of technology and tools. Here's a closer look at some of the more important ones.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 7/1/2019
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IBM Esports and Interxion Talk Lessons from Cloud Gaming Tech
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
Enterprises can learn from the infrastructure being built up to support the growing cloud gaming market.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 6/28/2019
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How AIOps Can Improve Data Center Management
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As enterprise data centers become more complex, AIOps solutions can help IT teams manage resources, identify threats, and streamline the end-user experience.
By Albert A. Ahdoot, Director of Business Development, Colocation America , 6/28/2019
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