The perfect user interface is virtually invisible to users. Yet such perfection is rarely achieved. In the meantime, skilled designers are working hard to craft interfaces that are both logical and easy to use. Yadu Singh, a digital platforms and solutions lead with global technology research and advisory firm ISG, claims that on the enterprise […]
Have you ever thought you’ve got the right person to fill your open IT manager role, only to find out a few months later that it wasn’t the right fit? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. When it comes IT management roles, times are changing and so should your methods for finding qualified candidates. In many […]
E-waste consists of electronic products that are unwanted, not working, and nearing or at the end of their “useful life.” This waste can include obsolete computers, smartphones, routers, cables, disk drives, and other technology equipment that have reached the end of their usefulness. IT is a major source of e-waste in enterprises. At some point, […]
You’ve finally gotten your enterprise’s machine learning and artificial intelligence into production and your top executives are expecting results. Just one question: Do you have enough quality data to train those algorithms? Now that enterprises are plowing ahead with these initiatives, sourcing data for the always-hungry algorithms will be a constant item on the to-do […]
Over the last 10 years there has been an explosion in data gathering. For example, a study conducted by IDC in 2021 estimated that on average, approximately 270 GB of healthcare and life science data will be created for every person in the world. The National Library of Medicine predicts that by 2025 the world’s […]
The sheer amount of data being created and collected in today’s digital world is exponentially growing and not showing any signs of slowing down. However, attitudes and regulations towards data privacy and protection are undergoing a seismic shift — both from consumers and business alike. More consumers and businesses have been forced to think about […]
Supply chain managers and chief product officers were slowly preparing to improve and digitize supply chains. But when the pandemic hit — most were ill-prepared. Only the most resilient and agile companies managed to survive those difficult times. But as harsh as this sounds — this unprecedented turn of events can now be seen as […]
Inequalities regarding access to technology are nothing new. The digital divide — the gap between demographics and regions that have access to modern information and communications technology and those who do not — is a well-documented phenomenon that has been around since before the late 20th century. What began as a disparity in access to […]
Technology “hype” sometimes serves as a justification for companies that are afraid to be left behind by their peers. We saw this with cloud infrastructure, as countless companies shifted from data centers to the cloud without well-defined use cases. Many were ultimately disappointed that they were paying more without any real benefits. Likewise, organizations that […]
Countless articles have been written and surveys conducted on the topic. Cloud computing skills are particularly scarce relative to demand, so much so at one point that it was bringing some companies’ adoption plans to a halt. While there are a variety of ways and means of addressing this challenge, there’s one fundamental choice companies […]