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Big Data: SAP Customers Question ROI of In-Memory HANA

By Dick Weisinger

Headlines from SAP boast a 422% ROI from the use of SAP HANA for Big Data Analysis.  An SAP blog reports that an IDC study of the University of Kentucky found identified over 500% ROI with HANA. But according to a…

Technology: Breakthrough in Neural Computing

By Dick Weisinger

After ten years of research at IBM with $53 million in funding from DARPA and 200 people assigned to the project, IBM has unveiled a new superchip which is an attempt to emulate the way that a human brain operates.…

Code Development: The Low-Code Imperative for Agile Businesses

By Dick Weisinger

Increasingly, new applications and systems, especially cloud-based ones, are rolling out low-code or no-code tools that let customers quickly setup and visually configure both system settings and the overall user experience.  Examples of low-code application tools include configuring data models…

Tech Economy: After a Slow First Half, Forrester Predicts a Brighter Second Half

By Dick Weisinger

IT spending has disappointed analysts during the first half of 2014.  Because of the slow start, Forrester has downgraded the overall forecast for the year.  But they give a thumbs up to the outlook.  They expect the second half of…

3D Printing: Consumers on the Side Lines for Now

By Dick Weisinger

Know anyone who’s using 3D printing?  While the commercial uses for 3D printing have been relatively impressive, consumers haven’t yet jumped in.  Gartner now predicts that 3D printing won’t become a popular consumer item for another five or ten years.…