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Robotics: Manufacturers Deploy Robots to Automate their Supply Chains

By Dick Weisinger

Improved robotic technology and decreasing costs are making the use of robotics in the supply chain a very attractive option. A survey from Deloitte of manufacturers found that just over half thought that robotics and automation would provide them future competitive…

Internet of Things: Support for IoT Accelerates Growth in Related Market Sectors

By Dick Weisinger

Internet of Things (IoT) vendor revenues jumped 15 percent to $6.7 billion in the last quarter of 2015.  That’s according to a study by Technology Business Research (TBR) that tracked businesses that were active in IoT.  The businesses included in the…

Internet of Things: IoT to Bring Economic and Technological Innovation

By Dick Weisinger

Expectations are high for the Internet of Things (IoT).  Gartner has forecast that the IoT industry will reach $1.9 trillion by 2020.  Intel says that in 2015 we already have 15 billion devices that are connected to the internet.  In…

Cognitive Analytics: Optimizing Business Decisions with Analytic Assistance

By Dick Weisinger

Cognitive analytics is the application of data analysis and machine learning that enables businesses to better understand and be able to make predictions and smarter decisions about certain aspects of their business.  It includes tools from analytics, big data, natural…

Artificial Intelligence: 2016 Shaping up to be the “Year of the Bot”

By Dick Weisinger

Software robots, also known simply as ‘bots’ are suddenly coming at us from everywhere.  And it may just be the beginning.  Bots are software agents that are able to automate and speed the completion of tasks.  Wikipedia describes bots as…