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Automation: Jobs of All Categories to be Affected

By Dick Weisinger

Automation is both destroying and creating jobs, according to a report by Forrester. One million knowledge worker jobs are expected to be replaced by automation which includes RPA, software robotics, virtual agents and chatbots and machine learning. 300,000 jobs are…

IT Spending 2020: Biggest Increase for Enterprise Software

By Dick Weisinger

Global IT spending is expected to overall increase by 3.4 percent this year to $3.9 trillion. In 2021, spending is expected to be more than $4 trillion. John-David Lovelock, research vice president at Gartner, said that “we introduced the ‘and’…

Multi-Model Databases: The Swiss Army Knife of Data Architecture

By Dick Weisinger

Multi-model databases are able to store, index and query across more than one model. Multi-model means that the database uses different database architectures to model data in more than one way, like standard relational, hierarchical, document-oriented, graph or key-value. The…

Cloud Computing: Information Model for Cross-Cloud Compatibility

By Dick Weisinger

Public cloud services are expected to reach $266 billion in 2020, according to Gartner. But standards across the various cloud platforms are lagging the rapid growth. In particular, standards about how to integrate data across different cloud platforms are needed.…

AI in the Enterprise: Commercial AI Products Target non-Tech Businesses

By Dick Weisinger

Businesses are chasing the AI hype with hopes that it will supercharge their processes and productivity. The number of AI solutions that have rolled out is notching up quickly. Chris Howard, distinguished research vice president at Gartner , said that…