Machine intelligence and AI

In pursuit of General Intelligence - Dynatrace and the death of the dashboard This article is sponsored by:

Dashboards have become the mainstay user interface for the majority of systems management implementations – with some vendors even heard to talk about 'a dashboard of dashboards’ – but that could all change as AI tools become integrated into management systems code and the move to self-management, self-healing and autonomy gathers pace.

Can AI help to address the looming global food crisis? This article is sponsored by:

The global food supply is under duress, with Russia's invasion of the Ukraine applying even more pressure. With world populations mounting, can AI make a difference in farming and agricultural yields?

Enterprise hits and misses - retailers go direct, cyber warfare goes on high alert, and problematic user conferences return This article is sponsored by:

This week - retailers go direct-to-consumer, but will supply chains hold up? The Russian invasion of Ukraine prompts cyber warfare concerns, with deep fakes and ransomware in the mix. User conference get the satirical treatment, and I call a whiff on - myself.

Quantum computing scenarios - the case for hybrid computing models This article is sponsored by:

Supposedly, quantum computing ushers in an age of revolutionary possibilities - thanks to quantum's unprecedented computing power. But the most compelling scenarios are actually a "hybrid" mix of quantum and classical computing.

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Enterprise hits and misses - return-to-office faces the Great Resignation, Adobe Summit gets personal, and Accenture (really) pitches the metaverse This article is sponsored by:

This week - return-to-office is heating up, but how does that square with the Great Resignation? Adobe Summit pushed for personalization, with a dash of metaverse. Accenture opted for a heaping helping of metaverse instead - and got pushback. As always, your weekly whiffs.

Welcome to the metaverse - Accenture brings 'synthetic realness' to the 'no rules or expectations' world This article is sponsored by:

The metaverse changes everything - apparently.

Adobe Summit 2022 - personalization at scale, metaverse, real-time CDP, AI and more This article is sponsored by:

Adobe Summit 2022 opens with a theme of personalization at scale and announcements on metaverse readiness, real-time CDP, AI and more

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Here's looking at you, kid - the problematic adoption of facial recognition systems This article is sponsored by:

Facial recognition systems are one of the most controversial areas of real world AI. But despite the ethical qualms, facial recognition is now in use across multiple industries. Can regulation catch up?

Enterprise hits and misses - autonomous vehicles get a green light, customer success gets a warning, and tech-for-good gets a gut check This article is sponsored by:

This week - autonomous vehicles speed past a premature(?) milestone. Customer success, however, gets stopped at the traffic light. Tech-for-good idealism faces reality, and FinOps gets the buzzword bingo treatment. Your whiffs include cheap shots - and Web 3.0 candy canes.

How DARPA's R&D model brings AI advancements to the enterprise This article is sponsored by:

DARPA has an aura of mystery around it, and is most often linked to the US Department of Defense. But DARPA's innovations frequently find their way into the enterprise - including important AI developments.

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Salesforce ends fiscal 2022 on a high as digital transformation dominates the C-Suite agenda This article is sponsored by:

Growth numbers continue to power Salesforce as digital transformation rises up the C-Suite agenda.

Towards a semantics of data in a digital world - why is effective data collaboration so elusive? This article is sponsored by:

Teams that collaborate around accurate data is an appealing concept - or is it an enterprise holy grail? Cloud data warehouses didn't solve the problem. Too many disparate data silos; too much digital exhaust. So where do we go from here?

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Enterprise hits and misses - cybersecurity takes center stage, e-commerce rivals take hold, and the hybrid workplace heats up (again) This article is sponsored by:

Cybersecurity takes center stage as the implications of the Ukraine invasion take hold. As COVID-19 policies change, the hybrid workplace debate heats up. Shopify and Etsy make their e-commerce plays. Your whiffs include: satirical enterprise song lyrics?