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How You Can Ride the Artificial Intelligence Wave By Mark Armstrong From government to retail to oil and gas, it seems like everyone is exploring how to use AI in their industry or business. It’s time for you to do the same. There’s no question that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on a lot of people’s minds these days, and is beginning to grow rapidly in adoption. Quoting Accenture, Forbes reports AI-driven productivity gains of perhaps 40% by 2035, and publications like the New York Times are noting the buzz, even as they ask, why now? Even if you don’t think you’ll be adopting AI for yourself just yet, you need to at least consider the broader impact the technology will have on your industry or organization, and be prepared for a changing environment. If you’re wondering “why now?” yourself, check out our blog post, “What’s Different Now: 5 Reasons why AI is Sud... (more)

What Is an Enterprise Health Cloud? | @CloudExpo #Cloud #BigData #Analytics

What Is an Enterprise Health Cloud? By Jikku Venkat Digital transformation has changed the way users interact with the world, and the traditional healthcare experience no longer meets rising consumer expectations. Enterprise Health Clouds (EHCs) are designed to easily and securely deliver the smart and engaging digital health experience that patients expect today, while ensuring the compliance and data integration that care providers require. Enterprise Health Cloud Defined Enterprise Health Clouds allow health care providers and payers, pharma, biotech and medical device manufac... (more)

From Science to Art: Making Machine Learning Approachable | @CloudExpo #AI #ML #Cloud

From Science to Art: Making Machine Learning Approachable By Sundeep Sanghavi The high barrier to entry prevents many companies from tapping into the full potential of machine learning. But what if you could make it more accessible? We’re in the midst of a data explosion, with today’s enterprises amassing goldmines of information (25 quintillion bytes of data every day, according to some reports). But what exactly are they doing with this data? Considering the volume of data being collected is quickly becoming unmanageable, now is a good time to shift from manual machine learning ... (more)

Chatbots Are Here | @ThingsExpo #AI #DX #IoT #M2M #CognitiveComputing

Chatbots Are Here, and It Is Just the Beginning By Mark Troester Chatbots are the next big thing, but there’s always another big thing coming. Prepare for the future with a flexible architecture that’s ready for everything. Chatbots are growing rapidly in popularity and adoption, but while more and more organizations are beginning to see the potential, far fewer have developed a concrete strategy for them. Major companies are experimenting with the AI behind chatbots though (with varying degrees of success, such as Microsoft’s Tay.ai and Facebook’s recent conversing bots), and it... (more)

AI Is Suddenly Accessible | @ThingsExpo @ProgressSW #AI #DX #SmartCities

What's Different Now: Five Reasons Why AI Is Suddenly Accessible By Mark Troester In recent years AI has grown significantly and become a substantial area of business investment. What has changed, and how does this affect you? For a long time, artificial intelligence was pure science fiction, relegated to books, television and movies—and you don’t need us to tell you that we are well past that point today. In the last few years we have seen extremely rapid advancement in a series of technologies that have come together to unlock a wave of AI investment. According to Accenture, 85% ... (more)