Artificial Intelligence Myths
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a very polarizing subject in that it’s one of the most overhyped subjects. Yet at the same time, AI has the potential to enact many profound developments in so many areas of business, and our lives. Some people see AI taking over the world within a couple of years, while others […]
Google Pledges $300M To Aid News Organizations, Combat Fake News
By: Shirley Siluk The relationship between traditional news organizations and tech companies, such as Google, has long been complicated. But the search giant that takes the lion’s share of online ad revenues says it recognizes the need for “a healthy ecosystem of publishers producing great digital content.” That’s why it has unveiled a $300 million […]
You know ERP, CRM, HCM? Here comes BSM – Business Spend Management
By: Rob Bernshteyn The business world seems to love acronyms, maybe nowhere more than in the technology industry, and maybe none so much as the TLA (three letter acronym). Acronyms certainly enhance recall, and they save time, space and effort in communication. Of course, they are shorthand for the name of something and as such, […]
Improving Cybersecurity Response in Healthcare Organizations
By: Elizabeth Snell Organizations must have the right staff members in place who are properly trained, and also have appropriate technical tools to ensure that a proper cybersecurity response can occur following a data security incident. Healthcare entities in particular must work to create a comprehensive cybersecurity response plan, but recent studies show that there […]
The Amazing Ways Instagram Uses Big Data And Artificial Intelligence
By: Bernard Marr Instagram, the social networking app for sharing photos and videos, launched in 2010. Today, it boasts 800 million monthly active users and is owned by Facebook. There are 70 million photos uploaded to Instagram every day. People interact with each of those posts by showing their love with a heart, commenting and […]
Microsoft Previews New Privacy Options in Response to Critics
By: Shirley Siluk Developers and others in Microsoft’s Windows Insiders program are getting a first look at new privacy options to control what kinds of user information the company can access for the purpose of improving its products and services. Microsoft said the new privacy settings will roll out to customers with the next Windows […]
Why companies are embracing International Women’s Day
Starbucks (SBUX) is teaming up with the Malala Fund. Barbie launched an “Inspiring Women” series. McDonald’s flipped its golden arches to make a W. In 2018, brands are leaning into International Women’s Day — and using it as an opportunity to broadcast their commitment to gender equality. Tunay Firat, partnership development specialist at UN Women […]
Largest DDoS Attack Ever Reported: Here’s What We Know
By: Shirley Siluk A massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Wednesday, Feb. 28, left users unable to access the code repository GitHub for nearly 10 minutes. The 1.35 Tbps attack was the ever largest seen, according to the content delivery network services provider Akamai Technologies. The attack on GitHub was delivered through a […]
Cloud ERP systems present ‘business-critical’ security challenges
By: Jason Sparapani When the terms business critical and cloud computing are in the same sentence, it’s a good bet security will closely follow. The Cloud Security Alliance, a nonprofit organization that works to establish guidance for safe cloud use, strung them together in a new report on cloud ERP systems, “State of Enterprise […]
Microsoft is Giving Away Free Cloud Storage…And Other Small Business Tech News This Week
By: Gene Marks 1 — Microsoft is giving away cloud storage to lure users away from Box, Dropbox and Google In an effort to attract users of cloud services from Box, Dropbox, and Alphabet’s Google Drive, Microsoft is now giving them its competitive product for free. This week, the company said users of those 3 […]