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Behavioral Data: Observing What People Do, rather than What they Say

By Dick Weisinger

Behavioral data is information that is collected from users that interact with applications on devices like PC, tablet or smartphone. The data can include which pages and sites a user visits, which links are clicked on , email signups, length…

Photonic Processors: The Next Phase for Moore’s Law

By Dick Weisinger

Chip designers are beginning to consider the possibility of designing computers based on photons instead of electrons. In 2018, scientists from three US universities designed a chip that uses photonic input and output transmission. The chip itself continues to use…

AI Spending: Despite COVID-19, IT Budgets Push Forward on Spending

By Dick Weisinger

In a rush to stay competitive, businesses are pouring IT dollars into Artificial Intelligence. IDC expects that global AI spending will double over the next four years, reaching more than $110 billion in 2024. Digital transformation is a major driver…

Observability versus Monitoring in IT Operations

By Dick Weisinger

The terms Observability and Monitoring are frequently used when discussing IT Operations. Observability is the process of checking outputs from a system to infer what is happening internal to the system. This is often done by reviewing infrastructure logs, traces…

Artificial Intelligence: When Bots Take Journalist Jobs

By Dick Weisinger

In June, Microsoft laid off large numbers of journalist and editorial staff from their news organizations. More than 50 jobs were part of the cuts. The replacement to these workers will be intelligent bots that powered by artificial intelligence. The…