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Internet 2018: Snapshot of Internet Trends and Statistics

By Dick Weisinger

Mary Meeker, a venture capitalist and partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, released her annual report on Internet statistics and trends on May 30th.  It covers mobile and commerce, as well as key tech players, like Amazon, Alibaba, and…

Big Data: Businesses Overconfident in their Ability to Use Big Data

By Dick Weisinger

Businesses are “overconfident” in how they’re using Big Data technologies, according to a report by AtScale.  Nearly four-fifths of them think that their level of understanding, use and “maturity” with using Big Data was at a “medium” or “high” level. …

Technology and the Construction Industry: Helping Businesses be More Safe, More Organized, and More Competitive

By Dick Weisinger

The construction industry has lagged behind when it comes to adopting new technologies, according to a report by KPMG.  Less than one half of construction businesses have a clear vision for how to adopt technology for achieving innovation, and only…

GDPR and Artificial Intelligence: AI Vendors Tread Carefully not to be Ensnared by GDPR Rules

By Dick Weisinger

The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules went to last Friday, May 25th.  From the deluge of email sent by businesses just prior to the deadline to update you on revised privacy policy, you probably didn’t miss that.  Despite…

Data Analytics: It’s Hard for Businesses to Move Past Spreadsheets

By Dick Weisinger

89 percent of organizations still rely heavily on the use of spreadsheets to do their data analysis, according to a survey on data analytics by TDWI.  Yet almost all of those organizations worry about the quality and consistency of the…