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SAP Gets New Leadership for Cloud, AI Era
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
SAP CEO Bill McDermott, who presided over dozens of acquisitions and the launch of what may be the biggest change to SAP's flagship product, has stepped down, making way for new leadership.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 10/17/2019
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SAS Targets Operationalizing AI with ModelOps
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
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Analytics stalwart SAS wants to help organizations get to that last mile of digital transformation by moving them from pilot projects to deployment to modeling and governance.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 10/16/2019
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Enterprise Guide to Edge Computing
Cathleen Gagne, Managing Editor, InformationWeek
Commentary
Here's a collection of information to help IT leaders and professionals learn more about edge computing and use cases for their enterprise organizations.
By Cathleen Gagne Managing Editor, InformationWeek, 10/15/2019
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Cyber Judgment: A New Path Forward for Decision Makers
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
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Information security staff cannot be everywhere decisions are made, and not every risk decision can be automated.
By Daria Kirilenko and Lucas Kobat, Gartner , 10/15/2019
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2020 IT Budgets Are Up, But ...
James M. Connolly, Editorial Director, InformationWeek and Network Computing
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A Spiceworks report highlights the where's and why's of 2020 IT budget plans.
By James M. Connolly Editorial Director, InformationWeek and Network Computing, 10/8/2019
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AI, Automation Drive Progress in Government Data Centers
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
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U.S. government data centers have consolidated and become more efficient in the last 10 years. Now they are adding AI and automation to the mix.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 10/8/2019
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AI Keeps Buggy Code From Crashing The Cloud
James Kobielus, Lead Analyst, SiliconANGLE Wikibon
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AI-based test automation will be a key feature of DevOps in enterprise multi-cloud environments in the 2020s.
By James Kobielus Lead Analyst, SiliconANGLE Wikibon, 10/7/2019
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Breaking Silos and Curating Data for Impactful AI
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AI requires both high-quality data and an infrastructure that ensures data is always available. Without that foundation, we’ll never reach the future.
By Jaspreet Singh, Founder and CEO, Druva , 10/7/2019
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Rethinking IT: Tech Investments that Drive Business Growth
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
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Making the right technology investments can double your growth rate compared to that of your less progressive peers, according to a new report from Accenture.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 10/3/2019
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Six Inevitable Technologies and the Milestones They Unlock
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Grand-scale technologies act as nodes of progress that spark continued innovation. Here are several that will continue to impact society.
By Beth Devin, Managing Director, Citi Ventures , 10/3/2019
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A Path from Pilot to Machine Learning Production
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
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Getting machine learning from the pilot into production is a hot issue in 2019. MLOps is one of the ways enterprises are doing it.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 10/2/2019
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IT Careers: 12 Job Skills in Demand for 2020
Cynthia Harvey, Freelance Journalist, InformationWeek
News
Employers will likely be looking to fill these kinds of IT positions in the coming year, building out their teams' tech skills.
By Cynthia Harvey Freelance Journalist, InformationWeek, 10/1/2019
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Top U.S. Businesses Call for More Government Regulation
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So, what’s the catch? There’s a very real possibility that most states will develop their own data privacy laws, causing chaos that will benefit no one.
By Todd Wright, Head of Data Privacy Solutions, SAS , 10/1/2019
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Getting from AI Pilot to Scale
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
So you've succeeded with your automation and AI pilot project. Now how do you get to scale?
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 9/30/2019
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Talent Alert: Data Science Help is Coming
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But will the flood of candidates solve your data problems? Here are a few issues to mull and tips on how to attract/retain data scientists in this hot market.
By Dirk Beyer, SVP Data Science Research, Neustar , 9/27/2019
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Open Source Gains Ground in the Enterprise
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
You may not hear a lot of enterprise executives talking about it, but open source software is becoming a mainstay in big organizations.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 9/26/2019
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Human Touch Needed to Balance Prospects and Fears of AI
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
Events held at Microsoft and Samsung in New York highlight the need for data scientists to maintain humanity in AI development.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 9/24/2019
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Rethink Time and Data in Your Organization
Pierre DeBois, Founder, Zimana
Commentary
Time series is a standard analysis, but advanced machine learning tools introduce statistical techniques for more accurate forecast models.
By Pierre DeBois Founder, Zimana, 9/24/2019
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How CIOs Can Help Their Workforce Thrive
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
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IT leaders must remember that in our ever-changing world, keeping employee skills sharp and ensuring they have the resources they need to stay current is key.
By Paul Gaynor, Global/US Alliances Technology Consulting Leader, PwC , 9/23/2019
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How the Chief Data Officer Role is Evolving
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
Commentary
The CDO role continues to change with competitive pressures. Where are you on your journey and what do you need to do to get to the next level?
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 9/23/2019
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