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Business IT: Business Units Up Their Role in Technology Decisions

By Dick Weisinger

Increasingly business units other than IT are playing a bigger role in the purchasing of technology and services. Finance, sales and marketing, engineering, and logistics now often independently procure IT services. A report by CompTIA found that 45 percent of…

Big Data: A Monster Machine for Solving Monster-sized Data Problems

By Dick Weisinger

Perhaps part publicity stunt and part visionary pioneering, Hewlett Packard Enterprise  (HPE) recently showcased a server built with hardware that specifically targets Big Data. It’s more than just a server prototype.  HPE is calling it “The Machine” and has equipped  it with…

Big Data: Cars of the Future to become Portable Data Centers

By Dick Weisinger

In 1998, Microsoft boasted about the capabilities of their new TerraServer database of geo information. They called it the “world’s largest atlas” consisting of five terabytes of data. And, at the time, it seemed like a massive amount of data. While…

Digital Signatures and E-signatures: Enabling Digital Processes

By Dick Weisinger

Malcolm McLeod, handwriting expert, said that “signatures are like your mark, your authority in the world, they represent you. They’re your corporate logo, they’re your branding.” But the increasing volume of electronic documents makes standard handwritten signatures time consuming and…

Technology: Construction Companies Reluctant to Spend on IT

By Dick Weisinger

The US and other countries are increasingly pushing the need to invest in large infrastructure projects.  These big projects are expected to push forward the global economy. PwC predicts that global infrastructure projects will reach $9 trillion by 2025. But…