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Cloud Computing: The Security Advantage of Public Clouds Over Private Clouds

By Dick Weisinger

The ability for a company to effectively secure their private cloud IT infrastructure is directly proportional to the company size. Smaller companies just don’t have enough of the right skills and resources. A report from the Carnegie Endowment for International…

Private 5G: Local Rollouts Speed Past Public Rollouts

By Dick Weisinger

While 5G is technically here, public rollout will come only over time. But that isn’t stopping a lot of businesses with large facilities or manufacturing plants from beginning to already use it. 5G is being rolled out to support small…

Pandemic and Bots: Shift of Support by Humans to Chatbots

By Dick Weisinger

The pandemic has accelerated the use of chatbots. Prior to COVID-19, it was expected that the chatbot market would grow from $2.6 billion to $9.4 billion by 2024, according to ResearchAndMarkets.com. It is likely now to be even much larger.…

Data: Which is it most Similar to? Oil, Water or Nuclear?

By Dick Weisinger

Data effects every aspect of our lives. Analysts are struggling to define the right analogy to describe its effect on humans. In 2006, Clive Humby, a UK mathematician, compared data to oil. Humby said that “data is the new oil.…

Hardware Chips: Semiconductors in Short Supply

By Dick Weisinger

A sudden spike in demand for computer chips has suddenly fueled chip shortages across the semiconductor industry. Semiconductors for the automotive industry is being hit especially hard. The demand is being driven by the rollout of 5G technologies, rising demand…