Microsoft kicked off its 2021 Ignite customer conference on March 2 with some stunning demonstrations of Mesh, a mixed-reality working environment like Second Life on steroids, accessible to anyone with a $3,500 Hololens 2 headset and high-speed internet. Out of the spotlight, though, there were other innovations — in Microsoft Azure, Teams, and Power Platform…
Companies are looking to grab any technology-driven advantage they can as they adapt to new ways of working, managing employees, and serving customers. They are making bigger moves toward the cloud, e-commerce, digital supply chains, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), data analytics, and other areas that can deliver efficiency and innovation. At the…
Several leading health systems got together recently to announce the formation of Truveta, an independent company that will pool patient medical records from the participating health systems and analyze them for insights to drive healthcare outcomes. The announcement highlighted the benefits of sharing de-identified data for driving research, new therapies, and improved health outcomes. In…
The promotion of longtime Amazon Web Services chief Andy Jassy to Amazon.com CEO this summer suits the company’s customers and partners just fine — for now. “We expect little change to the innovative technologies Amazon has continued to provide its AWS user base,” says Mark Bilger, CIO of One Call, a workman’s compensation service provider…
The technology industry can be daunting for women, who may struggle to stand out, let alone be heard, in a sector largely controlled by men. With more than 30 years working in the tech, Cuban-born Ivonne Valdes isn’t easily cowed, a virtue to which she credits her father. “My dad said that I could be…
Business intelligence (BI) platforms are evolving. By adding artificial intelligence and machine learning, companies are transforming data dashboards and business analytics into more comprehensive decision support platforms. This movement toward “decision intelligence” sees its sophisticated mix of tools increasingly embedded into enterprise workflows, when and where decision-makers need them most. “Decision intelligence is the ability…
The traditional role of IT is to develop and deliver solutions. “Execution” is at the top of the CIO required skills list. But with the advent of cloud services and more sophisticated analytics tools—and the increasing demand on IT for new capabilities—many CIOs are asking their business users to take over some delivery responsibilities. Satya…
Many people were cheering for the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LV. Not because they were Chiefs fans, and not because they didn’t like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They wanted KC to win because they wanted, more than anything else, for Tom Brady to lose. Probably more than any other modern-day athlete, people despise…
Technology titans must continue to evolve, or risk being relegated to the scrap heap of history. IBM doesn’t plan on joining the tech mastodons anytime soon. The company, whose knack for surviving tech disruptions makes it hard to root against, has simplified its go-to-market strategy to make it easier for customers and partners, winnowing its…
Solutions architect definition A solutions architect is responsible for evaluating an organization’s business needs and determining how IT can support those needs leveraging software, hardware, or infrastructure. Aligning IT strategy with business goals has become paramount, and a solutions architect can help determine, develop, and improve technical solutions in support of business goals. A solutions…