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Yearly Archives: 2020

Edge Computing: Doing Computing Locally

By Dick Weisinger

Number 6 on Gartner’s list of top 10 Technology Trends for 2020 is Edge Computing, a computing architecture where computing is performed on non-centralized devices located on the fringe of a network. The Edge Computing Model is basically the inverse…

RPA + AI: Taking Robotic Automation to the Next Level

By Dick Weisinger

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is the automation of human tasks. An example of RPA is the automation of the work performed by a data entry operator, for example, recognizing the handwriting on scanned images of application forms and then automatically…

Data Privacy: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

By Dick Weisinger

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has come to the US, or at least first to California. California’s CCPA law, also known as AB 375, is GDPR-like in formulation and sets standards for how private data held by businesses…

Human Design: Putting the User First in Software Design

By Dick Weisinger

Many businesses and organizations have built apps to connect with their customers and users. But a lot of those apps, especially those from industries like healthcare and manufacturing are notorious for their poor user interface design. Paddy Padmanabhan, CEO of…

AI + IoT = Automating and Analyzing Data Collection

By Dick Weisinger

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to total of all devices connected to the Internet, a number that McKinsey says is growing by 127 every second. As of 2019, the IoT market was worth $1.7 trillion. IoT is huge, but…