The Year 2000 started off with a debate about when the new millennium actually starts, and a much-feared bug that never really appeared; and it ended with a burst-the-dot-com bubble. In between, enterprise IT managers grappled with a wide variety of challenges-analyzing e-commerce customer data, keeping Web sites up and humming, personal digital assistants (PDAs), Linux, Windows 2000, and more. Our picks for the Top 10 stories of the past year clearly reflect your experiences.
Not surprisingly, the impact of the Web on IT organizations and business management is a common theme that runs through all the best of 2000. In particular, the need for IT and business management to put the right technology to work at solving e-commerce issues dominated the enterprise IT management agenda year. We’re sure it will also be high on this year’s list-but of course, we won’t know that for sure till next year.
In the meantime, below are our Editors’ Choices for Datamation’s Top 10 for 2000, in chronological order.
Targeting one buyer–or a million
Clickstream and other emerging Webhousing tools help companies analyze and profit from the wealth of customer data stored in Web logs.
By Beth Stackpole
March 2000
Keep the e-business infrastructure humming
New network management tools pave the way for e-business as usual.
By Lynn T. Haber
April 2000
Safe at home
Protecting data outside the corporate firewall is no longer an option, it’s a must-have security feature.
By Stephanie Wilkinson
June 2000
Fulfilling the e-promise
Short of time and lacking money to build their own warehouses, most b2c companies elect to outsource order fulfillment. How do you pick a fulfillment provider? Very carefully.
By Lauren Gibbon Paul
July 2000
Rewiring the world for handhelds
With wireless Web devices expected to outnumber wired devices in a year or two, some forward-thinking companies are ready for the future now.
By Karen D. Schwartz
July 2000
Java component development heats up
Many companies reap faster time to market, lower development costs, and more flexible systems with Java. But the ultimate benefit of component development–reuse–remains elusive.
By Lynn Terry Haber
August 2000
Linux in Manufacturing: Building Linux up
Kaiser Aluminum uses Linux on the factory floor. Will other manufacturing firms follow suit?
By Cynthia Flash
August 2000
Melding clicks and bricks
For established retailers, going online presents a unique set of challenges and no guarantee of success.
By Stephanie Wilkinson
August 2000
Knowledge
Management
Meets the Portal
Combining knowledge management and corporate portals helps companies and their employees gather, manage, share, and use previously disparate information.
By Cynthia Flash
November 2000
No Rush to Open Windows 2000
Microsoft’s new OS has what it takes to open corporate doors, but so far most companies are only willing to look through the keyhole.
By Joe Mullich
December 2000
Huawei’s AI Update: Things Are Moving Faster Than We Think
FEATURE | By Rob Enderle,
December 04, 2020
Keeping Machine Learning Algorithms Honest in the ‘Ethics-First’ Era
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | By Guest Author,
November 18, 2020
Key Trends in Chatbots and RPA
FEATURE | By Guest Author,
November 10, 2020
FEATURE | By Samuel Greengard,
November 05, 2020
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | By Guest Author,
November 02, 2020
How Intel’s Work With Autonomous Cars Could Redefine General Purpose AI
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | By Rob Enderle,
October 29, 2020
Dell Technologies World: Weaving Together Human And Machine Interaction For AI And Robotics
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | By Rob Enderle,
October 23, 2020
The Super Moderator, or How IBM Project Debater Could Save Social Media
FEATURE | By Rob Enderle,
October 16, 2020
FEATURE | By Cynthia Harvey,
October 07, 2020
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | By Guest Author,
October 05, 2020
CIOs Discuss the Promise of AI and Data Science
FEATURE | By Guest Author,
September 25, 2020
Microsoft Is Building An AI Product That Could Predict The Future
FEATURE | By Rob Enderle,
September 25, 2020
Top 10 Machine Learning Companies 2020
FEATURE | By Cynthia Harvey,
September 22, 2020
NVIDIA and ARM: Massively Changing The AI Landscape
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | By Rob Enderle,
September 18, 2020
Continuous Intelligence: Expert Discussion [Video and Podcast]
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | By James Maguire,
September 14, 2020
Artificial Intelligence: Governance and Ethics [Video]
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | By James Maguire,
September 13, 2020
IBM Watson At The US Open: Showcasing The Power Of A Mature Enterprise-Class AI
FEATURE | By Rob Enderle,
September 11, 2020
Artificial Intelligence: Perception vs. Reality
FEATURE | By James Maguire,
September 09, 2020
Anticipating The Coming Wave Of AI Enhanced PCs
FEATURE | By Rob Enderle,
September 05, 2020
The Critical Nature Of IBM’s NLP (Natural Language Processing) Effort
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | By Rob Enderle,
August 14, 2020
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