Big Data: Page 19
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Gartner: 'Smart machines' to become an enterprise staple
By 2021, the analyst firm predicts 30% of large companies will use smart machines, such as artificial intelligence or machine learning.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 18, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How AI will transform corporate America in 2017
"Stolen conference rooms, unused tech tools and the like will be dated issues as AI will spur convenience, efficiency and productivity," said Shaun Ritchie, CEO and co-founder of Teem.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 14, 2016 -
Why Google open sourced its DeepMind Lab AI
DeepMind Lab assets, including code, maps and level scripts, will be hosted on GitHub.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 6, 2016 -
Lack of tech talent could mean US loses AI lead
As China and India churn out computer scientists and engineers, the U.S. is struggling to fill IT roles.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 2, 2016 -
Microsoft's concessions aim to ease EU concerns over LinkedIn bid
It’s not yet clear what concessions Microsoft offered, but an EU spokesperson said it received "a commitments proposal" from the company.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 17, 2016 -
Google launches dedicated enterprise machine learning group
The company is increasing its focus on bringing cloud-based machine learning and APIs to businesses.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 16, 2016 -
Indian AI program outsmarted pundits and predicted Trump's victory
The algorithm, known as MogIA, made its prediction on October 28.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 14, 2016 -
Chief data officer role a stepping stone to other C-suite positions
CDOs are becoming more critical to organizational strategy, Gartner found, and many will move into CEO, COO, CMO roles by 2020.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 11, 2016 -
IBM wants to put Watson on every device
Cognitive computing is expanding rapidly, and IBM wants to make getting there easier.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 10, 2016 -
IoT's role growing as cities are pressed to get smarter
Gartner predicts cities will use 380 million connected devices next year.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 9, 2016 -
Report: Use of self-service analytics tools down, despite wider availability
Users may have the tools, but that doesn’t mean they’re using them.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 7, 2016 -
Lack of data, analytics trust stopping enterprises from reaping Big Data rewards
KPMG, in a survey of more than 2,100 data and analytics decision makers, found gaps in data quality and integrity can lead to mistrust.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 1, 2016 -
Opinion
5 ways businesses can capitalize on smart data discovery tools
Data is the new oil and for businesses, it's not just about possessing it — it’s what you do with it that counts.
By Pia Opulencia • Oct. 31, 2016 -
IBM Watson set to become a Slack-er
Slack is collaborating with IBM to bring artificial intelligence-based Watson capabilities to both developers and users.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 27, 2016 -
AI revenues to see explosive growth through 2020, IDC forecasts
The AI money boom is coming and four industries — banking, retail, healthcare and discreet manufacturing — will generate more than half of the revenue.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 27, 2016 -
IBM's Watson to make analytics elementary for HR, supply chain professionals
The new solutions are designed to help less technical organizations adapt AI to the individual professional challenge found in marketing, commerce, supply chain and human resources.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 26, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Blockchain, AI and 'digital twins': Gartner's 10 tech trends for 2017
Presented at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, FL last week, the research firm projected what technology will take off in the coming year.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 25, 2016 -
Companies take note as exascale computing draws near
A computer soon might be able to perform 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 calculations per second, and that speed has real business implications.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 20, 2016 -
Opinion
Big Data needs equally big storage
Data cannot become "big" unless it is effectively accumulated. But once it's gathered, how do you manage and analyze it?
By Jonathan Ring • Oct. 17, 2016 -
White House envisions the future of AI
A new report encourages business and government to work together not only on the technology, but also on the long-term societal and ethical questions surrounding AI.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 13, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Trust, but verify: Why CIOs need a role in bot rollouts
RPA technology is often deployed without IT involvement. But there are good reasons for involving the CIO.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 13, 2016 -
US Commerce secretary wants to share data with the private sector
Despite the benefits, sharing data between the private and public sector is still a tough sell.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 11, 2016 -
Report: LinkedIn offers concessions to help pave Microsoft deal
The professional networking platform is offering software makers data access to help ease complaints over its pending acquisition.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 11, 2016 -
IBM rolls out cognitive computing certifications
The IDC predicts that 50% of developer teams will embed cognitive capabilities in their applications by 2018, which will create a demand for qualified tech talent.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 10, 2016 -
Salesforce talks up Einstein at Dreamforce
The company is making big promises about its AI services, but the reality is yet to be seen.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 7, 2016