AI is a Team Sport

It’s been widely reported that most AI projects fail, and there have been many explanations offered as to why.  One of the most important factors of a project’s success is simply assembling the right mix of people. You may not realize all of the players that need to be included.  So who do you need…

How to Build an AI Infrastructure to Support NLP

When enterprises began deploying AI infrastructure solutions almost six years ago, they were breaking new ground in AI exploration, leading-edge research and “big science” challenges.  Since then, many businesses have focused their AI ambitions on more pragmatic use cases, including revolutionizing customer care, improving factory efficiency, delivering better clinical outcomes, and minimizing risk.  Today, we’re…

Become More Data-Driven by Evolving Analytics Workloads

Data-driven organizations understand that data, when analyzed, is a strategic asset. It’s the “new oil.” It forms the basis for making informed decisions around product innovation, dynamic pricing, market expansion, and supply chain optimization. The challenge: There. Is. So. Much. Data.  Organizations are expected to experience 30-40% data growth annually, which creates greater data protection responsibility…

Companies step up help for Ukraine-based IT staff

“What would we do if Pennsylvania was surrounded by millions of troops?” asks Gunter Pfau, founder and CEO of Philadelphia-based Stuzo, says. “We’d want to get our team out of there as much as possible.” Stuzo, a provider of loyalty and contactless commerce products and services for convenience store and fuel retailers, has more that…

3 non-negotiables for data project success

Going into the pandemic, workwear company Carhartt was “probably as far away from being a virtual collaboration organization as you could be,” says Chief Digital & Information Officer John Hill. But like so many organizations, Carhartt has had to rethink how work gets done in today’s hybrid workplace. Part of that, says Hill, is “push[ing]…

Voice — set to disrupt business communications

Almost 150 years after the world-changing event when Alexander Graham Bell sent the first spoken words down a telephone line, there are claims electronic voice communication is declining in use and importance. US magazine, Home Business, reported in 2018, “For the first time ever, mobile voice calls have seen a decline in use. … More…