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Yearly Archives: 2016

Internet of Things (IoT): Analytics is Key as Adoption Grows

By Dick Weisinger

One-third of large businesses have already begun implementing IoT solutions, according to IDC.  Another 43 percent are considering to roll out IoT systems within the next 12 months.  The numbers seem high, but IoT is gaining interest quickly among businesses.…

3D Printing: Huge Growth: Market Size More Than Doubled in 2016

By Dick Weisinger

3D printers are moving forward in a big way.  Gartner forecasts that the number of 3D printers to be sold in 2016 will be more than double the number sold in 2015.  That’s an increase from 219,168 units in 2015…

Rogue Algorithms: How to Lose Half a $Billion in an Hour

By Dick Weisinger

Software run amuck — that’s what a rogue algorithm is.  It’s software that has been programmed to perform exceptionally well under normal circumstances but which acts in unexpected ways under unusual conditions. Rogue algorithmic trading has been blamed for some…

Cybersecurity Spending: Businesses Begin to Recognize Security as Prerequisite to Digital Business

By Dick Weisinger

Daily reports of hacking and data breaches have become commonplace, causing company reputations to be badly stung. Businesses that previously had not seen the value in investing in cybersecurity are now realizing that cybersecurity measures are essential component of any digital…

Linux at 25: Happy Birthday to Open Source’s First Major Success

By Dick Weisinger

In 1991, Linus Torvalds wrote: “I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones… It is NOT portable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never will support anything other than AT-harddisks,…