Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2017 Adds 5G, Edge Computing For First Time
Gartner added eight new technologies to the Hype Cycle this year including 5G, Artificial General Intelligence, Deep Learning, Edge Computing, Serverless PaaS. Virtual Personal Assistants, Personal Analytics, Data Broker PaaS (dbrPaaS) are no longer included in the Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. The Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2017 provides insights gained from evaluations of more […]
McKinsey’s State Of Machine Learning And AI, 2017
Tech giants including Baidu and Google spent between $20B to $30B on AI in 2016, with 90% of this spent on R&D and deployment, and 10% on AI acquisitions. Artificial Intelligence (AI) investment has turned into a race for patents and intellectual property (IP) among the world’s leading tech companies. U.S.-based companies absorbed 66% of […]
73% Are Using Internet Of Things Data To Improve Their Business
According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index, M2M connections will represent 46% of connected devices by 2020. 95% of execs surveyed plan to launch an IoT business within three years. These and many other insights are from the recently published Cisco Internet of Things (IoT) study, The Journey to IoT Value: Challenges, Breakthroughs, and Best Practices published […]
6 Ways Cloud ERP Is Revolutionizing How Services Deliver Results
Cloud ERP is the fastest growing sector of the global ERP market with services-based businesses driving the majority of new revenue growth. Legacy Services ERP providers excel at meeting professional & consulting services information needs yet often lack the flexibility and speed to support entirely new services business models. Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) is quickly emerging as a must-have […]
Artificial Intelligence Will Enable 38% Profit Gains By 2035
By 2035 AI technologies have the potential to increase productivity 40% or more. AI will increase economic growth an average of 1.7% across 16 industries by 2035. Information and Communication, Manufacturing and Financial Services will be the top three industries that gain economic growth in 2035 from AI’s benefits. AI will have the most positive […]
How Artificial Intelligence Is Revolutionizing Enterprise Software In 2017
81% of IT leaders are currently investing in or planning to invest in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Cowen predicts AI will drive user productivity to materially higher levels, with Microsoft at the forefront. Digital Marketing/Marketing Automation, Salesforce Automation (CRM) and Data Analytics are the top three areas ripe for AI/ML adoption. According to angel.co, there are […]
How AWS And Azure Competing Is Improving Public Cloud Adoption
Public Cloud spending is predicted to grow at quickly, attaining 16% year-over-year growth in 2017. Cowen’s AWS segment model is predicting Revenue and EBITDA to grow 25% and 26.8% annually from 2017 to 2022. Microsoft Azure is viewed as the platform that customers would most likely purchase or renew going forward (28% of total vs. […]
Roundup Of Cloud Computing Forecasts, 2017
Cloud computing is projected to increase from $67B in 2015 to $162B in 2020 attaining a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19%. Gartner predicts the worldwide public cloud services market will grow 18% in 2017 to $246.8B, up from $209.2B in 2016. 74% of Tech Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) say cloud computing will have […]
Five Ways CPQ Is Revolutionizing Selling Today
Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) continues to be one of the hottest enterprise apps today, fueled by the relentless need all companies have to increase sales while delivering customized orders profitably and accurately. Here are a few of the many results CPQ strategies are delivering today: Companies relying on CPQ are growing profit margins at a 57% greater […]
CIO’s Guide To The New Economics Of Real-Time Integration
CEOs’ decisions today to pursue digital-first strategies for greater revenue growth are defining their company’s competitive strengths in the future. CIOs and their teams are being challenged to drive a larger percentage of revenue growth in 2017 than ever before by providing IT-based insights daily. Enabling faster revenue growth, improving products and replacing obsolete technologies […]
