Pedro Hernandez

The smartphone market continues to expand and will continue to do so over the next several years, thanks, in part, to the growing popularity of super-sized devices like Samsung’s new Galaxy Note8. In a forecast from IDC, the technology research firm predicted that vendors will ship over 1.7 billion smartphones in 2021, up from 1.47 […]

The market for wearable devices will generate $30.5 billion in revenue when 2017 comes to a close, nearly a third of which will come from sales of smartwatches ($9.3 billion), according to a forecast from Gartner. In total, vendors are expected to sell 41.5 million smartwatches in 2017. And there’s nowhere to go but up. […]

For IBM, there’s no time like the present for enterprises looking to build their first of potentially many blockchain applications. Blockchain is ready to get to work with today’s introduction of the “world’s first enterprise-ready blockchain platform,” Angel Diaz, vice president of Developer Technology and Advocacy at IBM, told Datamation. The IT giant today officially […]

Major cloud outages grab headlines each time they occur, but most IT service management (ITSM) professionals aren’t losing sleep over it. Help desk software maker ManageEngine and analyst firm ITSM.tools recently surveyed 300 technology professionals for a glimpse at what it’s like to work in today’s IT departments. After February’s massive Amazon Web Services (AWS), […]

By now, it’s been firmly established that blockchain is much bigger than Bitcoin. Like the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and today’s other trendsetting technologies, blockchain promises to radically alter how business is conducted over the next several years. And executives are taking notice. Fifty-seven percent of large enterprises are at least seriously […]

The hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) is warranted, according to Gartner’s latest “Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies” report. AI is now a “megatrend,” barreling its way into the IT mainstream. Currently, a batch of AI technologies like deep learning and machine learning, are perched atop the so-called “Peak of Inflated Expectations,” where reality has yet […]

CIOs and efficiency-seeking CEOs aren’t the only members of the C-suite that are bullish about artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. Chief marketing officers (CMO) and their colleagues in sales are also on board, according to a new study released today by IBM. IBM’s Institute for Business Value and Oxford Economics surveyed 525 CMOs and […]

Chatbots are more than a novelty. A well-implemented artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot can be a time- and money-saving technology that also improves customer service. Juniper Research recently predicted that chatbots will save banks and healthcare organizations over $8 billion per year by 2022 compared to an estimated $20 million this year. Key to these savings […]

The sight of employees toiling away with augmented or virtual reality (AR/VR) gear strapped to their faces will become increasingly common over the next few years, according to a new forecast from IDC. In 2021, the worldwide sales of AR and VR solutions will reach $215 billion predicts the technology research firm, a lofty amount […]

Ephemeral and floaty as the term sounds, explosive cloud computing demand is having some concrete effects on the ground. During the first half of 2017, the North American data center mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market soared to $10 billion, a new record according to a new report from commercial real estate professional services firm JLL. […]