Pedro Hernandez

Add healthcare to the growing list of industries that are jumping on the blockchain bandwagon. The technology’s influence is spreading well beyond cryptocurrency backers and some early adopter financial technology (FinTech) firms. A recent study from Black Book Market Research reveals that breach-weary healthcare companies and providers are exploring blockchain in increasing numbers. Ninety percent […]

IT leaders are expecting big things out of their artificial intelligence (AI) investments—and fast—according to a new study (registration required) released today by AI-powered threat detection specialist Cylance. Sixty-four percent of enterprise IT decision makers expect AI to generate a positive return on investment (AI) for their organizations, revealed Cylance’s survey of 652 respondents in […]

Drawn in by the promise of hyper-efficient operations and innovative, data-driven business models, organizations are beginning to encounter the drawbacks of the technology, including some major disconnects that are keeping enterprises from fully capitalizing on the IoT’s potential. Linking a company’s industrial IoT systems with its enterprise resource planning (ERP) software seems like a match […]

IBM may be innovating up a storm with blockchain and Microsoft is going full steam ahead on artificial intelligence, but it’s Apple that’s considered the most technologically advanced by the world’s technology professionals. A recent Decision Analyst survey involving over 1,000 respondents found that Apple ranked first (46,9 percent), followed by Microsoft (40.4 percent) and […]

Most manufacturers are dabbling in the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), but few have clear business strategies or goals for the technology, according to a new study from industrial equipment and automation specialist Emerson. Sixty percent of manufacturers are currently exploring or have already begun IIoT pilots, found Emerson after a survey conducted on IndustryWeek […]

Amazon is the undisputed cloud company and for a good reason. In its latest review of the infrastructure as a service (IaaS) public cloud services market for 2016, Gartner concluded that Amazon Web Services claimed and maintained the number one spot thanks to some good old fashioned mass-market appeal. Demand for Amazon’s cloud services cuts […]

SAP took the wraps off a new data integration, management and governance offering called SAP Data Hub during a New York City event on Sept. 25. The product is aimed at helping enterprises draw more value out of their large and complex data storage environments, faster. SAP Data Hub enables organizations to get a running […]

Although practically all types of businesses are investing in artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, the retail and banking industries are particularly bullish on the fast-growing and increasingly more capable technology. According to a new IDC forecast released today, retailers and banks will lead the charge this year, investing $1.74 billion and $1.72 billion on cognitive and […]

Deep learning, a form of machine learning that mimics the way humans process information by using neural networks, is quickly becoming a go-to tool for businesses interested in artificial intelligence (AI) systems that improve efficiency and enable innovative new business models. In fact, 80 percent of data scientists will include deep learning as part of […]

Public cloud demand may be growing by leaps and bounds, but the overall market for data center hardware and software is expanding at a more moderate pace, according to Synergy Research Group’s latest analysis. Quarterly spending on data center hardware and software products has risen just five percent over the past 24 months, observed the […]