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Robotic Process Automation: Automating Mundane Business Tasks

By Dick Weisinger

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) — it’s about automating business processes.  The ‘robotic’ part of the acronym is somewhat of a misnomer because it conjures up images of robotic hardware. The focus is more accurately on software or ‘software bots’ that…

Java: Speed in new Releases of Java Causes Some Developers’ Heads to Spin

By Dick Weisinger

It may seem like your PC is prompting you frequently to upgrade Java on your machine.  It isn’t your imagination.  The cycle of new Java releases has jerked from what had been a crawl for many years to a sudden…

Cloud Computing: Multi-cloud Solutions Transform the Face of IT

By Dick Weisinger

‘Multi-cloud’ is just that.  It is the use of more than a single cloud for business solutions.  The clouds used could be Private, Hybrid or Public cloud components. A report by VirtueStream/Forrester found that 86 percent of businesses say that…

AI and Machine Learning Chip Sets: Is the Battle Against FPGAs and ASICs one that GPUs Ultimately Cannot Win?

By Dick Weisinger

GPUs have sped the development of machine learning and artificial intelligence in recent years.  GPUs are bandwidth optimized to be able to do large amounts of matrix multiplication and convolution.  CPUs are highly programmable and not as specialized in what…

Device as a Service: Driving Lower and more Predictable Hardware Costs

By Dick Weisinger

Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) — is a business model for managing the deployment of hardware devices, similar to leasing. It involves outsourcing the procurement and maintenance of devices to an IT solution provider.  Businesses can scale up or down their hardware needs. …