What is outsourcing? Definitions, best practices, challenges and advice
By: Stephanie Overby What is outsourcing? Outsourcing is a business practice in which services or job functions are farmed out to a third party. In information technology, an outsourcing initiative with a technology provider can involve a range of operations, from the entirety of the IT function to discrete, easily defined components, such as disaster […]
Oracle’s digital twin simplifies design process for complex IoT systems
Car designers do it with wind tunnels. Architects do it models. But how do you test the design of a complex IoT system? It isn’t easy with potentially thousands of sensors sending millions of readings continuously. How do you check to make sure that your IoT design will work properly in real life? Check to […]
Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Deals in the Energy Sector Are Up Tenfold in 2017
Energy sector investments in big data and artificial intelligence have ballooned by a factor of 10 this year, according to a new report on the sector. The study, by accountancy firm BDO, found mergers and acquisitions involving energy companies and AI startups had soared in average value from around $500 million in the first quarter of […]
Russian hacking went far beyond US election, digital hitlist reveals
Hackers targeted Ukrainian officers, US defense contractors and many others News comes as US weighs charges against Russian government officials The list provides the most detailed forensic evidence yet of the close alignment between the hackers and the Russian government. Photograph: Alexei Nikolsky/AP Russian hacking went far beyond US election, digital hitlist reveals Hackers […]
ERP on Cloud is Fast Moving to the Mainstream
By: Karan Kirpalani The movement of cloud ERP to the mainstream seems to be global. Analysts expect the global cloud ERP market to grow rapidly, with market size projections varying between USD 25 bn to USD 30 bn over the next four or five years. While the concept has been around for some time, […]
Is your business overpaying for the cloud?
By: Rob Curls Ask anyone who has adopted cloud services why and they’ll likely mention the costs. Often the primary driver for attracting organizations to cloud, cost and value are the metrics by which businesses evaluate hosting and cloud services. Yet, according to 451 Research, 75% of surveyed businesses indicate that budget and cost is […]
Avalara Certifies 14 Partner Integrations to Automate Tax Calculations and Management
Avalara, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based tax compliance automation for businesses, today announced its fall 2017 release of 14 new certified partner integrations. Avalara Certified partners have passed a series of criteria developed by Avalara to guarantee each integration’s performance and reliability. Certified integrations are built to ensure customers enjoy a fast, reliable, and […]
Tech giants are paying huge salaries for scarce talent in artificial intelligence
By: Cade Metz Typical AI specialists, both Ph.Ds fresh out of school and people with less education and just a few years of experience, can be paid from $300,000 to $500,000 a year Silicon Valley’s start-ups have always had a recruiting advantage over the industry’s giants: take a chance on us and we’ll give you […]
Is Microsoft Dynamics ERP in it for the long haul?
By: Jim O’Donnell Microsoft may be squandering a great enterprise product set with Dynamics ERP, says one analyst, but others believe that the platform is just undergoing a shift to cloud. What’s the deal with Microsoft Dynamics ERP? That’s the question that analyst Joshua Greenbaum has been asking for a while. The respected industry analyst […]
Making the connection between Big Data Analytics and the Internet of Things
By: Dhrumit Shukla Both Big Data and the IoT are the biggest names in the technology trend these days. There are definitely differences between the two, but there are also similarities that boost systems and operations. As sensors spread throughout almost every industry, the internet of everything will trigger a massive huge data influx. With […]