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Data Management: Getting a Grip on Enterprise Data

By Dick Weisinger

Data is important for the organization and it is important to develop methodologies to use data efficiently and cost effectively.  451 Research analyst Henry Baltazar proposed four different approaches for getting better control on data managed by the organization: Audit. …

Handwriting Recognition: Digitizing Text from Handwritten Paper Documents

By Dick Weisinger

The use of OCR for forms processing and text capture is a popular way for businesses to rapidly transfer years of historical paper records into electronic documents and records.  Companies like Ephesoft and Kofax/Lexmark offer technology for rapidly process, convert,…

Artificial Intelligence (AI): What Could Go Wrong?

By Dick Weisinger

Elon Musk has warned about the long-term possibility of artificial intelligence can be seriously be harmful to humans.  How can Artificial Intelligence be used responsibly? Can things like decency, fairness and morals be programmed into AI algorithms? I think the…

SaaS: Conversion of On-Premise Software to the Cloud Fuel Rapid Growth of SaaS Revenues

By Dick Weisinger

Global SaaS sales reached $15 billion in the second quarter of 2017, a 31 percent increase over the same period in 2016, according to a study by Synergy Research Group.  Microsoft is the biggest leader in this market, followed by…

Big Data: Big Success on Big Data Projects Elude Many Organizations

By Dick Weisinger

Big Data and Analytics when done right have shown to have tremendous benefits.  But “doing it right” isn’t something that comes easy. Big Data and Analytics is expected by IDC to grow into a $203 billion business by 2020 from…