Future Tech

McCormick turns to AI to spice up product development

The technology reduces the time it takes to create an item by up to 70% while increasing the likelihood that it has staying power on the market.

By Christopher Doering • Feb. 05, 2019

In the wacky, weird, wonderful world of tech patents, nothing is off limits

From parking and finding lost children to underwater data centers and drone-delivered coffee, here are some patents five companies are working on.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 01, 2019

What does next-generation IT look like?

Those left behind the technology curve are doomed, or at least that's what industry would have stakeholders believe. The reality is more complex.

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 25, 2019

7 enterprise tech startups to watch in 2019

Becoming a successful technology startup is not easy. Many markets, such as cybersecurity, are oversaturated with small vendors, which makes standing out difficult.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 25, 2019

Airbus sets groundwork for quantum aerospace applications with global competition

True quantum technology is still years — and potentially decades — away, but companies are using early quantum capabilities for domain-specific optimization problems. 

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 24, 2019

Not everything in the supply chain should be automated

"Just because you can automate something doesn't mean you should," said IDC's John Santagate.

By Craig Guillot • Jan. 22, 2019

Opinion

Adoption of ecosystem thinking integrates emerging technologies

Coming out of CES 2019, Gartner provides insights on how shifts in consumer technologies are impacting IT decision-makers.

By Paul DeBeasi, Mark Hung, Michael Ramsey

Big innovation, impactful changes: Inside American Airlines' emerging tech strategy

IT in airlines is risk averse, but that does not mean the industry bucks innovation. 

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 16, 2019

Top 2019 trends for IT decision makers

From software and cloud to security and leadership, these trends will shape business technology in the coming months. 

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 11, 2019

IBM takes small — but steady — steps to quantum commercial viability

The new system features a 20-qubit processor with improved design for stability and reliability, according to IBM. But capabilities surpassing supercomputers will still demand qubit ranges closer to 100.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 08, 2019

Future tech forecast: AI, a new global order and the importance of planning

If last year was the year for awakening, 2019 could be a year of action for the responsible use of AI and investments in foundational technologies paying off. 

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 04, 2019

Our 10 best stories of 2018

To sum it up, 2018 was a year of change and the stories that resonated most focused on the future.

By Naomi Eide • Dec. 21, 2018

Opinion

Blockchain fact vs. fiction: A reality check for businesses

Blockchain is perhaps the most overhyped and perplexing of the interconnected, transformational technologies for enterprises. 

By Maciej Kranz

Cargill expands blockchain for turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving

Farmers have expressed "overwhelming interest" in participating in the blockchain program for turkey traceability. 

By Samantha Ann Schwartz , Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 21, 2018

Walmart's in-store AI lab offers testing, evaluation and tweaking in a live environment

Walmart has been working with virtual reality, expanding its partnership with Microsoft and adding an augmented reality-based price-scanning feature.

By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 13, 2018

Forrester: 'Blockchain' is out, 'distributed ledger technology' is in

Shifting language can help businesses be realistic about DLT capabilities, but failure to reconcile hype with reality could cause backlash for the technology. 

By Alex Hickey • Nov. 09, 2018

Tyson Foods' emerging tech team creates a hatchery for innovation

"Tyson might be an incumbent company," said Chad Wahlquist, director of emerging technology, but "that means there's just a breadth of opportunity for digital transformation."

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Nov. 08, 2018

Robots and software are improving warehouse ROI

Faced with low unemployment, companies are increasingly investing in automation.

By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • Nov. 08, 2018

Gartner's CIO agenda: Unleash digital efforts at scale and measure ROI

The first glimmer of digital technology came in 2014. Now, many businesses have moved from "digital dabbling" to "digital at scale," but laggards persist.

By Naomi Eide • Nov. 02, 2018

Blockchain engineers join AI specialists as top paid software developers

As a short talent supply meets the high market demand, the average blockchain engineer salary falls between $150,000 and $175,000 per year. 

By Alex Hickey • Oct. 31, 2018

5 Gartner predictions IT decision makers need to know

From blockchain privacy scares to AI "wizardry," the future of technology promises uncertainty — and potential. 

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 29, 2018

Gartner's 10 technology trends for 2019 and beyond

Intelligence and connectivity are becoming the norm. With that prevalence come threats of future tech capable of disrupting current models.

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 22, 2018

7 'scary' and disruptive technologies to watch out for

Companies that don't prepare "will be pushed aside," said Daryl Plummer, distinguished VP analyst and fellow at Gartner.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Oct. 18, 2018

Christie's to auction off O'Keefe, Pollock with the help of blockchain

Earlier in the year, Christie's incorporated panels on blockchain technology at its Art+Tech Summit to explore opportunity for the ledger tech in the art world. 

By Alex Hickey • Oct. 12, 2018