Why your big data dreams can’t come true without AI
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the volume of data generated by online activity has increased by 35%. This isn’t surprising, for during the same period of time, the rate of digital transformation – which includes cloud adoption – at the average enterprise, has accelerated by seven years.
Big data is the key to everything. Here are four ways to improve how you use it
The past year has been a sharp reminder to CIOs about the importance of data. At a time of crisis, companies with a tight grip on their treasure trove of information were able to embrace digital transformation quicker than others.
Big Data Software Market Industry Analysis, Size, Share and Forecast 2021-2026
According to the latest report by IMARC Group, titled “Big Data Software Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026”, the global big data software market reached a value of US$ 142.4 Billion in 2020.
IoT is key to helping digital transformation
For almost all enterprises, the Internet of Things (IoT) is crucial to assisting digital transformation, a new report from Omdia asserts. The analyst firm’s latest IoT Enterprise Survey suggests IoT deployments have matured within organizations, as almost three-quarters (73 percent) said they were either in full deployment, or trial/PoC stages (up four percent year-on-year).
How digital transformation enables greater sustainability
Today, 90% of manufacturing firms in Northern Europe are investing in improved workflows to improve their energy and material efficiency, rising to 95% for respondents in the UK and Ireland. Another compelling finding was the common practice of having a dedicated sustainability team in the organisation, with 86% in manufacturing citing they do.
Digital Transformation And 5G: The Converging Needs Of Telcos, Enterprises And Hyperscalers
Telecom carriers are becoming giant IT organizations, and the needs and architectures of telcos and enterprises are converging as they both engage in deep digital transformation. Meanwhile, public cloud hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.) are facing similar challenges as they spread across networks and extend their offerings into telco-based edge compute.
Data and analytics leaders actively involved in digital transformation initiatives
The most essential competencies for D&A leaders are leadership skills such as influencing, engagement and effective communication plans.
Companies are using tech lessons from the pandemic to advance digital transformation
Companies that had the digital tools to meet the demands of the pandemic are now ready to move into phase two of digital transformation, according to a Microsoft executive. This means seeing a return on investment from cloud infrastructure, remote work tools, automation and machine learning.
Sustainability startups are hot stuff. But is there the talent out there they need?
At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, London-based impact investing app Tickr had just a handful of people on its team. Today, Tickr’s headcount has doubled to 35, half of which are in product and engineering and the rest covering marketing, communications and operations.
Investments in AI startups, scaleups are increasing worldwide, except in the Netherlands: Techleap
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionise our world. Machines with high-level cognitive processes and decision making, along with advances in data collection and aggregation, presents opportunities to complement human intelligence and enrich the way people live and work.
Too much information: why sustainable startups are killing their growth with numbers
Imagine you’re an investor and you’re hearing a pitch for the first time. The founder has a strong profile and their innovation has potential to change the world, but you don’t quite understand what the company does or how. Instead of being hooked with an engaging story of the opportunities and the challenges, you’re bombarded with numbers.
Tech startups turn to digital PR platform for media exposure
Conceived during the UK’s first national lockdown, Newspage enables startups to create and disseminate their own publicity without the involvement of expensive PR agencies whose costs are prohibitive to many early-stage startups.
New Ways Of Thinking And Working Necessary To Reap Blockchain Benefits In Capital Markets
The World Economic Forum on Thursday released Digital Assets, Distributed Ledger Technology, and the Future of Capital Markets. Across the capital markets ecosystem, institutions are facing a combination of intensified competitive dynamics and accelerating technology advancements, presenting opportunities and challenges both to incumbents and new entrants.
Blockchain to save retail after the pandemic
In the span of ten years blockchain has grown from a doubted cryptocurrency-focused technology into a secure, widely used method of business process automation. A decentralized ledger allows to perform operations and maintain system privacy at a lower cost due to all data distributed and stored on working stations within the blockchain unlike traditional SAP-based solutions where data is stored outside the system.
This Figure Suggests Cryptocurrencies Are in a Massive Bubble
For more than a century, Wall Street has been unrivaled in the profit column. Although we’ve witnessed short periods where housing and commodities like gold have outperformed equities, stocks have handily surpassed the average annual return of all other assets over the very long run.