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AI graduating from point solutions to enterprise-level systems
But the gap between AI pioneers and companies just experimenting or investigating the technology is widening.
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How innovator companies are using disruption to 'enable dexterity'
Many are highly effective at hiring candidates with the desired skill sets and knowledge to propel the organization in a digital environment.
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IT is in for bigger budgets, larger staffs in 2018
An increase in resources and talent means more on the plate for tech leadership. Without executive buy-in, digital transformation and efficient workflow can fall to the side.
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Data breaches take long-term toll on companies' stock performance
The aftermath of a breach puts a lot of strain on a company's ability to market itself as trustworthy.
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Stripe, Slack maintain top spots in private cloud company rankings
A hundred private companies are on cloud nine after making the cut for Forbes annual Cloud 100 ranking, which featured 27 newcomers this year.
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Increasing AI skills propelling enterprise innovation, LinkedIn finds
While immediate AI applications are having rippling impacts on industry, the web of complementary products and services has an even larger effect.
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OpinionEnterprise cultural shifts required for successful cloud adoption
Many organizations underestimate the legacy-to-cloud cultural shift and the specific IT skill sets required for managing cloud infrastructure environments.
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Fevered demand for data scientists highlights industry's rush for actionable insights
There is a buoyant market for data scientists, and experts are frequently contacted for new job opportunities, with half receiving contacts each week.
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Organizations are playing Russian roulette with malicious emails
It's important companies adopt learning and development practices so employees can better serve as the last line of defense.
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What happens when quantum computing and patents collide?
The next stage of global computing leadership set by quantum computing is up for grabs, and China is outpacing the U.S. in quantum patent applications.
UPDATED: Sept. 14, 2018 at 9:30 a.m.
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Deep DiveSprechen Sie AI? How to cross language, cultural barriers in technology
As any language student who has ever copied and pasted a block of text into a translation program knows, pure machine translation is often fraught with error.
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Instacart hires first CTO, emphasizes growing tech team
E-commerce payments are a crucial part of Instacart's business model. Schaaf builds off years of experience working on digital payment schemes.
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Tech workers at Tesla, Intel say NDAs have 'silenced' them
The agreements have come under intense scrutiny as of late given their use in handling sexual harassment claims.
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As GDPR fades into memory, so does its allocation in IT budgets
While GDPR forced companies to rethink and revise how they collect, process and store data, in the months since May 25 the compliance space has been relatively quiet.
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IDC: Half of organizations cannot survive a disaster event
While short-term costs can reach the hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, long-term impacts on business continuity and competitive advantage can take the real toll.
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Microsoft launches Azure DevOps, striking on industry's process and buzzword obsession
The move represents Microsoft's adoption of the developer mindset, a key part of its GitHub acquisition.
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Opinion
On the horizon: Virtual personal assistants in the enterprise
VPA devices aren't just for consumers anymore: Many enterprises are adopting the tech via workplace applications and professional user experiences.
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Google quickly surpasses Microsoft in serverless computing, but can it beat AWS?
Just three months in, GCP's quick upward trajectory in serverless computing demonstrates that it could "have a shot at taking on Amazon."
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AI chief Fei-Fei Li to scale back role at Google Cloud
Andrew Moore, dean of the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, will fill Li's shoes as head of the AI and ML unit at the end of 2018.
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Machine learning engineer, iOS developer top Gen Z's list of dream jobs
Gen Zers are naturally drawn to such careers, according to Indeed, having grown up during both the Great Recession and the post-iPhone tech wave.
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What tech execs need to know about the ERP market
Selecting the right ERP for a business is a task that takes time, resources and a gut check for a company about "what makes them unique."
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OpinionUnderqualified: 3 signs a company is experiencing a skills gap
Employees need to adapt to the speed of technological change, and it is leadership's responsibility to lead those transformational initiatives.
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2018 enterprise technology IPOs: Fall update
The late spring and summer months brought a new crop of IPOs with six enterprise technology companies concentrated in the fields of cybersecurity and software as a service.
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Equifax breach, 1 year later: Unabating corporate cybersecurity negligence undercuts consumers
"Nobody went to jail," Kurtis Minder, CEO of GroupSense, a cyber reconnaissance firm, said following the lack of action taken by regulators.
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Poll measures developers' impact on the GDP at $3 trillion
But the downside is developer inefficiency is estimated at a $300 billion hit to global GDP and $85 billion opportunity cost to companies.
IT Strategy