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DXC Technology Unveils 2018 IT Trends That Will Shape Digital Transformation (SCN)
6) AI gets smarter and more practical - AI will continue to differentiate the leading organizations. AI boosts continuous learning and improvement, supports a data-driven business ... More
10 Artificial Intelligence-Driven Technology Trends for 2018 (CMS Wire)
2. AI Tackles Big Data - Wilson Raj, global director of customer intelligence for SAS, also sees AI playing a major role in the coming year, necessitated by the growth of data size... More
10 Key Big Data Trends that Drove 2017 (Datanami)
Data Science Platforms - In 2017, we saw how better software is helping us to take the data scientist out of data science (and fight back swamp monsters at the same time). An emerg... More
How to Think About Artificial Intelligence in the Music Industry (Forbes)
Engagement Data is Gold - Have you ever been hunting for gold? How do you go about it? You get a sieve, you dip the pan into the water, and you pull up a whole bunch of dirt, mud, ... More
5 Artificial Intelligence Predictions for 2018 (Forbes)
Data-Driven Machines - It may not sexy, but it’s what most companies will be focusing on when it comes to AI this coming year. With the steady growth of data produced by the Inte... More
Oracle Data Cloud’s Daniel Harrison on the Quest For Holistic Digital, TV Planning, Activation (Beet.TV)
It’s hard to think of a company that has ramped up more data prowess than Oracle Data Cloud. But even with companies like BluKai, Datalogix, AddThis, Crosswise and Moat under its... More
What IBM Looks for in a Data Scientist (VentureBeat)
Job seekers sometimes ask how IBM defines “data scientist.” It’s an important question since more and more would-be data scientists are fighting for attention in an increasin... More
Intelligent Agents, Blended AI Factor Into a ‘Year of Reckoning’ (CMO)
Despite a vibrant economy, individual companies will confront unceasing changes in technology and inflated consumer expectations. That’s why Forrester Research is calling 2018 a ... More
Ten Predictions for Digital Media in 2018 (TechCrunch)
6. Data finally becomes a high-profile, high-priority “missing link” in the strategies of most media and entertainment companies that will try to correct course. Virtually a... More
News Corp Debuts New Ad Platform News IQ Promising Premium First Party Data Insights, Brand Safety Assurances (The Drum)
News Corp chief executive Robert Thomson has been among the most vocal critics of the pitfalls of the digital media landscape, especially of environments that run ads against user ... More
Selling Certainty as a Service with Blockchain (AdAge)
Companies can prevent catastrophic breaches, and reassure customers, by using blockchain -- a digital, decentralized record of global transactions. Thanks to clever code and advanc... More
Cisco Exec: Data Center Business Presents ‘Great Opportunity’ (SCN)
Cisco is seeing positive data center trends across that sector of its business, according to Ish Limkakeng, SVP of product management for the company’s Data Center Business Group... More
How Retailers Use Personalized Prices to Test What You’re Willing to Pay (HBR)
Whether personalized pricing catches on with web retailers is now up to consumers. Will shoppers be comfortable knowing that the prices they are offered may be higher than those pr... More
As Data Becomes the New Currency, Here’s How to Tap Into its Value (DXC Technology Blog)
Companies thriving in the digital age don’t see data as mere “digital exhaust” belching out from transactional systems. Instead, they view data as a prized enterprise asset t... More
Ads May Soon Stalk You on TV Like They Do on Your Facebook Feed (Bloomberg)
Targeted ads that seem to follow you everywhere online may soon be doing the same on your TV. The Federal Communications Commission is poised to approve a new broadcast standard th... More
Avanade Joins the MIT Center for Information Systems Research to Bring Insights, Expertise to Clients Ahead of the Market (SCN)
As the emergence of artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies reshapes the workforce, Avanade has become a patron of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Cente... More
Change Management is Becoming Increasingly Data-Driven (HBR)
Data science is becoming a reality for change management, and although it may not have arrived yet, it is time for organizations to get ready. The companies best positioned to chan... More
The Way Online Shopping Disrupted Retail, Blockchain is About to Do to Freight, Logistics (HuffPost)
This technology, and really the concept as a whole, is the epitomized opposite of how the world of big business operates. Nationwide and global companies, all the way down to small... More
MicroStrategy Powers House of Fraser’s New Interactive Business Tools (SCN)
MicroStrategy announced that House of Fraser, a leading British retailer, is leveraging MicroStrategy 10 to empower its employees with user-friendly, interactive dashboards to make... More
Pandora is Pitching Brands Ad Targeting for Connected-Home Devices (Adweek)
As devices like Amazon Echo, Google Home and others grow in popularity, Pandora is rolling out granular ad targeting it hopes will create more contextual advertisements. The Oak... More