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Technology: Smart Machines Expected to Disrupt and Transform

By Dick Weisinger

Will a machine be doing your job in the near future? When Gartner asked CEOs how likely a scenario it is for machines to begin rapidly replacing middle-class jobs within the next decade, 60 percent of them said that it…

Big Data at IBM: Using Watson as an Analytic Tool

By Dick Weisinger

The number of companies actively applying Big Data analytics to problems in business, science and society is growing rapidly. One company though, IBM, has been unique in the level of sophistication that they’ve been able to apply Big Data techniques…

Cloud Computing: Off-the-Chart Growth in the Cloud Equate to Massive Organizational Changes Ahead

By Dick Weisinger

“Within 2 to 3 years, explosive global growth in Cloud development, adoption, and use will eclipse any growth numbers and rates previously seen or predicted,” said Bruce Guptill, SVP and Head of Research at Saugatuck Technology. Rapid growth in the…

Technology: Ten Technologies that Will Impact Business in 2014

By Dick Weisinger

Gartner has released a list of strategic technologies that they feel will have the biggest impact on businesses in 2014. Converging Forces Mobile Device Diversity and Management Mobile Apps and Applications The Internet of Everything Hybrid Cloud and IT as…

Cyber Security: Cybercrime Costs Rise as Frequency of Threats Increase

By Dick Weisinger

The cost of cyber crime to businesses is rising rapidly. The Ponemon Institute estimates that a sample benchmark of US companies will be hit with costs of $11.56 million in 2013, a 26 percent increase over 2012. The three most…