European hospitals launch Microsoft-backed AI network to agree privacy guardrails

Artificial intelligence, it is widely assumed, will soon unleash the biggest transformation in health care provision since the medical sector started its journey to professionalization after the flu pandemic of 1918. The catch is that bringing this about will require new institutional channels for knowledge, engineering, and ethical collaboration that don’t yet exist. This week’s…

Accelleron turbocharges harmonized data management

In 2021, the electrification and automation corporation ABB Group announced that it was carving out its turbocharging division and renaming it Accelleron Industries, hoping the stand-alone unit could have a greater impact on the marine, energy, and rail industries. The decision was part of a global reorganization pattern that has occurred in corporations since the pandemic, with new business…

HPE and Danfoss put excess data center heat to use

Data centers are hot, in more ways than one. Not only are enterprises and hyperscalers building or expanding their facilities to accommodate increasing interest in artificial intelligence, but that same AI is gobbling power, and thus creating heat — a lot of it. And that means cooling costs are also growing. In fact, according to…

CIOs take note: Platform engineering teams are the future core of IT orgs

Three years ago BSH Home Appliances completely rearranged its IT organization, creating a  digital platform services team consisting of three global platform engineering teams, and four regional platform and operations teams. Berke Menekli, VP of digital platform services, says it’s one of the best things he ever did. BSH’s previous infrastructure and operations teams, which…

La IA generativa revolucionará el ERP

Los sistemas de planificación de recursos empresariales (ERP) están a punto de dar una nueva vuelta de tuerca gracias a la IA generativa. Aunque el uso de esta última tecnología dentro del ERP aún es emergente, los expertos esperan que este tándem proporcione a las compañías y sus empleados diversos beneficios, como ayudar a los…

Beyond AI: Building toward artificial consciousness – Part 2

Beyond the hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) in the enterprise lies the next step—artificial consciousness. The first piece in this practical AI innovation series outlined the requirements for this technology, which delved deeply into compute power—the core capability necessary to enable artificial consciousness. This piece looks at the control and storage technologies and requirements that…

Beyond AI: Building toward artificial consciousness – Part I

As the race to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) hits a fever pitch across enterprises, the savviest organizations are already looking at how to achieve artificial consciousness—a pinnacle of technological and theoretical exploration. However, this undertaking requires unprecedented hardware and software capabilities, and while systems are under construction, the enterprise has a long way to go to understand…

Compliance, security, and the role of identity

Every day, modern organizations are challenged with a balancing act between compliance and security. While compliance frameworks provide guidelines for protecting sensitive data and mitigating risks, security measures must adapt to evolving threats. However, the terms are often conflated, or one—usually compliance—is seen as a box to check as a means to support the other—security. …