Understanding Microsoft’s cloud application platform
By: Mary Branscombe When the new Dynamics 365 cloud CRM and ERP service comes out this fall, the obvious comparison is going to be to Salesforce (and NetSuite), but Microsoft’s ambition here is broader than just creating a cloud business software subscription service from its on premise business tools. It’s really about connecting all your […]
Microsoft Ignite 2016: AI, CRM Will Drive Customer Experience; Adobe Partnership a Go
By: Dann Anthony Maurno At Ignite 2016 today, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced that Adobe will make Microsoft Azure the preferred cloud platform for the Adobe Marketing Cloud. Furthermore, Adobe Marketing Cloud will become the preferred digital marketing solution for Dynamics 365 Enterprise. Elsewhere in his address, Nadella talked about AI […]
Apple chief says AR will trump VR in commercial scenarios
By: Clint Boulton As the CEO of a company that shrouds its product development in secrecy, Apple’s Tim Cook knows how to fan the flames of speculation. In an interview with ABCNews last week, Cook said that augmented reality (AR) is likely to surpass their virtual reality (VR) in a commercial context. “There’s virtual […]
Obama administration rolls out policy for self-driving vehicles
By: John Ribeiro The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday released an overview of the federal government’s automated vehicles policy, which includes a checklist for makers on various aspects of the cars they are developing, as well as guidelines to states on evolving a common framework for regulating the new technologies. “Automated vehicles […]
How to make hybrid cloud work
By: Mary Branscombe Last year, hybrid cloud was a priority for many enterprises, although with a certain amount of confusion about what it involved. This year, those ambitious plans are showing up as an approach to hybrid cloud that relies on platform as a service (PaaS) to take full advantage of cloud models. rebuiding The […]
IBM cloud chief: The next phase of cloud is a race to add value
By Brandon Butler and John Gallant At 105 years old, IBM has been through more than a few major technology transformations. Arguably, none is bigger than the current retooling of the company around cloud computing – an effort overseen by Robert LeBlanc, senior vice president, IBM Cloud. LeBlanc says IT leaders and business executives aren’t […]
Announcing Intel® Joule™ support in Windows 10 IoT Core Anniversary Edition
By: Steve Texiera Two weeks ago I was excited to see us unveil Windows 10 IoT Core Anniversary Edition running on the new Intel® Joule™, built on the new Intel® Atom™ T5700 SOC. It took us a little over 6 weeks to bring up Windows 10 IoT Core and build Bamboo, the first Windows 10 […]
IoT for Airlines: Smart Baggage Tracking with RFID Tags and Cloud Foundry
To reduce baggage mishandling—and comply with the IATA resolution—airlines and airports are developing IoT systems using RFID tags. Less than two years are left to adopt the initiative on a large scale. Millions of bags are mishandled by airlines each year, at a cost to the industry of hundreds of millions of dollars and upset […]
7 cool Internet of Things companies to watch
By: Bob Brown Industry watcher CB Insights earlier this month showed that venture capital funding of internet of things companies is actually on the decline after years of growth. But we’ve still seen enough fresh funding in the months since we rounded up 10 Internet of Things companies to watch back in April, to justify […]
AI is getting there but still confusing…
By: Jamie Davies Research from Narrative Science claims confusion over the definition of artificial intelligence is holding it back, although 62% of enterprise respondents believe it will be place by 2018, reports Telecoms.com. Although this is an encouraging statistic, the report also highlights there is confusion over the definition of the technology itself. 62% of […]