The new race to be the world's 5 computing powers This article is sponsored by:
Maybe there will be just 5 computing powers dominating the world, with public cloud scale and deep AI as defining characteristics. Who's in the running?
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Apttus applies Azure machine learning to quote-to-cash This article is sponsored by:
Quote-to-cash vendor Apttus is using Azure machine learning to help mold enterprise sales behavior to achieve higher performance
Build 2016 - from potty-mouthed bot to pizza bot, ethical tech choices ahead This article is sponsored by:
Tay may have been a potty-mouthed racist, but at Build 16, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is big on a bot-centric future, but aware of ethical and moral tech concerns.
The Babel Fish becomes a paradox, as Druva demonstrates This article is sponsored by:
Converged data protection specialist Druva shows that secondary storage is not just nice-to-have backup option, but is fast becoming an essential point of centralisation that businesses may ignore at their peril.
RBS cuts jobs in favour of automated digital advice for investors This article is sponsored by:
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been in the news this morning as it plans to scale back jobs in favour of ‘robo-advisers’. Something we expect to see more of in the near future.
I, Human - our robo-enhanced future starts now This article is sponsored by:
Although a human Go player lost this week against AI opponent DeepMind AlphaGo, the robo-enhanced future of humanity looks bright
Will the IoT will be the second coming of the Time-And-Motion-Man? This article is sponsored by:
It is probably just an `age’ thing, but a conversation with SAP CTO, Irfan Khan, closes off some concerns about the potential for negative human impact from IoT use at work and instead points to good synergy between companies and employees, rather a revival of the `Time-And-Motion’ man.
The Great British Robot - too late and under-funded? This article is sponsored by:
Great things are coming in the robotics revolution, but while Japanese innovation is on show, where's the Great British Robot?
Half of all jobs will be done by robots - conference report This article is sponsored by:
In the first of two reports from the Japan-UK Robotics and AI Seminar in London, Chris Middleton hears that if your job can be automated, the robots are coming for it.
Twitter's algorithm brouhaha, and why enterprises should be algo-wary This article is sponsored by:
Twitter's algorithm controversy is theater of the absurd, but enterprises should still be wary of machine learning gone awry.
Changing of the guard at Wipro as CEO designate sets out strategic stall This article is sponsored by:
Wipro's new CEO is waiting in the wings and there's a fair bit of work to be done as the outsourcing giant turns in essentially flat numbers.
Is the future of wealth management going to be robo-advisers? This article is sponsored by:
A new Deloitte report suggests that there is an ‘advice gap’ for five million people in the UK and that this could be filled by cheaper, automated online services.
Digital ethics, a high priority for 2016 as AI creeps into our lives This article is sponsored by:
We will need to have a robust and continuing debate on digital ethics during 2016 and beyond. The world is moving too fast to let this one slip by.
