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The Growth of Industrial Robots
YOU may never have heard of FANUC, the world’s largest maker of industrial robots. But the chances are that you own a product built by one of its 400,000 machines. Established in 1956, the Japanese company’s automated workers build cars for Ford and Tesla, and metal iPhone cases for Apple. The firm distinguishes itself from competitors by the colour of
Internet Of Things Will Revolutionize Retail
70% of retail decision makers globally are ready to adopt the Internet of Things to improve customer experiences. 73% of retailers rate managing big data as important or business-critical to their operations. 78% of retailers say it is important or business-critical to integrate e-commerce and in-store experiences, so an omnichannel experience is delivered to every customer. 87% of retailers will
The Future of Human Augmentation | Maurice Conti | TEDxPortland (video)
What do you get when you give a design tool a digital nervous system? Maurice Conti explores a new partnership between technology, nature and humanity - the future of human augmentation. Maurice is a designer, futurist and innovator. He is the Director of Strategic Innovation at Autodesk and has worked with startups, government agencies, renowned artists and corporations to explore
5’th Anniversary Release – New $10 Raspberry Pi Zero-W
Still tinier and cheaper than the flagship, the Raspberry Pi Zero goes wireless. The newest member of the Raspberry Pi product line costs just $10 plus tax and includes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capability. The "Raspberry Pi Zero W" is an updated version of the Raspberry Pi Zero. While it lacks some niceties, like Ethernet and full-sized USB-A ports, it's
Gartner 2017 Magic Quadrant for Data Science Platforms
Gartner 2017 Magic Quadrant for Data Science Platforms vs its 2016 version and identify notable changes for leaders and challengers, including IBM, SAS, RapidMiner, KNIME, MathWorks, Microsoft, and Quest. Gartner new 2017 Magic Quadrant for Data Science Platforms (called in 2016 "Advanced Analytics Platforms") was published last week. The 2017 report evaluated a new set of 16 analytics and data
Battle of the Clouds: Amazon vs. Microsoft vs. Google
Amazon Web Services is the consensus leader of the IaaS public cloud computing market according to industry watchers, but they credit Microsoft for closing the gap with Azure and say Google with its Cloud Platform has made considerable strides as well. Gartner says as much in its annual in-depth comparison of these three cloud players based on a list of
The cloud is growing 7 times faster than the rest of IT
The latest IDC forecast says public cloud spending will grow almost 25% this year, topping $122 billion. And the growth keeps up through 2020. The public cloud just keeps on growing, with increases in spending on cloud services and infrastructure easily outpacing overall IT spending. And it isn’t even close. The latest update to International Data Corporation’s Worldwide Semiannual Public
1 Million B2B Sales Jobs Will Vanish by 2020
The trend can't be ignored any longer: Buyers are more informed and self-sufficient than ever before. They can do all the research they want about a particular product or service on the company website, and even buy online if the option is available. So what role does the salesperson play in the new B2B buying journey? This question was the topic of Andy