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Yearly Archives: 2016

Security: Human Error Leading Cause of Data Loss. Senior Managers Most Culpable.

By Dick Weisinger

When it comes to cybersecurity at businesses often the weakest link is the employee.  Many studies have found that mistakes by employees cause the largest number of security and data losses. For example, a recent study by Databarracks found that  human error

Analytics: Embedding Analytics Proves More Usable Than Self-Serve

By Dick Weisinger

With all the hype around self-serve cloud-based analytics, could the reality be that people aren’t using it?  That’s a conclusion from a recent report by Logi Analytics. The Logi Analytics report found that self-service analytics usage is actually down 20 percent

Businesses and Artificial Intelligence (AI): Cognitive/AI Capabilities to Become Differentiating Factor for Companies

By Dick Weisinger

“Third platform” technologies like cloud, big data, mobile and social networking are currently account for 75 percent of IT spending, and that is likely to continue through 2019, predicts IDC.  But all of these technologies are expected to be enhanced

Augmented Reality (AR): AR Apps and Gadgets to Supercharge Vision

By Dick Weisinger

Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology that superimposes digitally generated images over real-world ones. Digital elements can include animations, sound, graphics, GPS data or 3D models.  In film, the merging of real world video with animated characters is nothing new,

Digital Transformation (DX): The Reincarnation of Businesses as Software Companies

By Dick Weisinger

The future of businesses in America is information, not just more products and services, says IDC. IDC calls it Digital Transformation (DX), a transformation of traditional business to a digital-centric economy. Every company will be a software company.  For example, Jeffrey