The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Talking it through
Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is certainly not the typical technologist visionary to talk about a phenomenon that is strongly identified with technology. And no one knows that better than Schwab himself. In his recently released book, The Fourth Industrial Revolution, he never tries to sound like a futurist. If anything, he makes it very clear... By Shyamanuja Das
Worldwide Spending on Augmented and Virtual Reality Will Reach USD13.9 Billion in 2017: IDC
A new update to the Worldwide Semiannual Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending Guide from the International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts worldwide revenues for the augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) market to reach USD13.9 billion in 2017, an increase of 130.5% over the USD6.1 billion spent in 2016. AR/VR spending is expected to accelerate over the next several years,... By CIO&Leader
The US doesn’t have a CISO; Neither does the White House
Well, the World Economic Forum (WEF) may have identified both cyberattacks as one of the most likely and high impact global risks, the new US administration surely does not think so. How else do you explain the absence of both a Federal Chief Information Security Officer and a CISO at the White House? Yes, both these positions are now lying vacant in Trump’s America. And if that is not... By CIO&Leader
Private cloud adoption slows down; hybrid dominant strategy going forward
The share of respondents who have adopted private cloud dropped to 72%, from 77% a year back, resulting in the reduction of hybrid share to 67% from 71% last year, according to the Rightscale 2017 State of the Cloud survey, an annual research. The research polled more than 1000 enterprise IT professionals globally. As many as 95% of respondents said they are using cloud in some form. Hybrid,... By CIO&Leader
VPAs, messaging apps will top social media, video apps in 2 years: Gartner
A new Gartner, Inc. mobile apps survey showed that the number of consumers using messaging apps and personal assistant apps is continuing to grow. As per the survey, about 35% of respondents said they used Virtual Personal Assistants (VPAs) in 2016, up 4% points from 2015. 71% of respondents used messaging apps, a 3% increase in 2016 (see Table 1). "We are witnessing the beginning of the ... By CIO&Leader
Stratasys to boost its 3D printing capabilities using Dassault Systèmes’ design and simulation
At Solidworks World 2017 in Los Angeles, 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions company, Stratasys, announced that it is partnering with Dassault Systèmes to provide advanced set of design tools that improve the functionality, efficiency and weight ratio of additively manufactured production parts. The companies have collaborated on design and simulation... By CIO&Leader
Stratasys looks to address rapid prototyping demands with new F123 Series 3D printers
At the Solidworks World 2017 in Los Angeles, the 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions company, Stratasys, has unveiled a new fast Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)-based F123 Series 3D printer (F170, F270 and F370) targeted to make professional rapid prototyping more productive for design workgroups. According to recent Stratasys surveys,... By CIO&Leader
Dassault Systèmes Expands its 3DEXPERIENCE Lab to North America
The 3DEXPERIENCE company, Dassault Systèmes, at Solidworks World in Los Angeles recently announced the extension plans of its 3DEXPERIENCE Lab - an open innovation laboratory and startup accelerator to nurture entrepreneurial projects that address city, life, lifestyle, the Internet of Things (IoT), Fab Labs or ideation themes. First launched in Europe in November 2015, the... By CIO&Leader
Understanding the patterns of incidents could be the key to prevent data breach
Data breaches may be a significant risk for the businesses today and may look really unpredictable but there are recurring combinations of actors, actions, assets and attributes that define each of the incidents. Over 90% of data breaches fell into one of nine incident patterns, according to a study by Verizon. Being aware of which incident patterns affect your industry more often than others... By CIO&Leader
"Robotics is moving in any direction humans can, both characteristically and functionally"
AI was a hot subject in Computer Science in the early 90s. And then, it went into oblivion. In the last 4-5 years, there is a revival. What are the fundamental differences between the AI approaches of then and now? AI never went into oblivion, it merely pivoted. The methods were interesting--and sound--but were too computationally demanding. With faster processing and more of it readily... By CIO&Leader
Akamai Technologies launches cloud-based and easy‑to‑manage Enterprise Application Access solution
Akamai Technologies has introduced Enterprise Application Access. The solution is designed to provide enterprises with a new way to simplify remote and third-party application access while at the same time increasing their organization’s security posture. It is clientless, cloud-based and easy‑to‑manage, and incorporates technology received as part of Akamai’s recent Soha Systems... By IT Next