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Yearly Archives: 2020

5G: Investments and Rollout have Accelerated in 2020

By Dick Weisinger

2020 has been the kickoff year for 5G technology. Gartner estimates that $8.1 billion will have been spent by the end of the year no building out 5G infrastructure. More than 20 percent of wireless infrastructure spending in 2020 will…

Records Management: NARA Transitions Away from Paper

By Dick Weisinger

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is a United States government agency tasked with preserving government and historical records. As of 2012 the agency maintained more than 11 billion logic records. NARA is on a path to stop accepting…

IT Spending: Global Government Spending Reaches $438 Billion

By Dick Weisinger

Global spending by governments is expended to be flat or decline slightly this year because of the impact from COVID-19, according to a report by Gartner. Spending is expected to slowly pick up in 2021 with growth rates on the…

Robotic Process Automation: Combined with AI to Make Intelligent Automation

By Dick Weisinger

Businesses are automating their processes to become more efficient and responsive. A key component of automation for many businesses is RPA (Robotic Process Automation). RPA is the automation of repetitive, typically time-consuming, tasks that would normally be performed by humans…

AI Chips: A Cost Spectrum Ranging from $1 to $200K

By Dick Weisinger

The huge processing requirements of many AI algorithms have driven intense interest in the creation of specialized AI chips that are optimized for specific types of algorithms. Specialized chips can be much more efficient in processing algorithms than general purpose…