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Even during a pandemic, the tech industry has continued to evolve. Some changes—such as the explosion of e-commerce and the increasing use of smart assistants—have been driven by Covid-19’s effect on everyday living. Others, such as 5G and edge computing,...

COVID-19 has created an urgent need for organizations to accelerate their digitalization efforts. Sixty-nine percent of boards of directors say that the effects of the pandemic crisis, the economic crisis and the social crisis are accelerating digital business initiatives, according...

IPG-JAGGAER survey identifies steady overall progress but also a “Covid-19” effect. Vienna, Austria, and Zürich, March 2, 2021 – Procurement remains heavily weighted towards operational as opposed to strategic functions, but the latest survey conducted by Swiss-based innovation consultancy IPG Group...

How does your organization measure up? Procurement is on a slow and steady progression from operational function to strategic. While the impacts of COVID-19 may have slowed some of this progress – forcing teams to focus on weathering the storm...

The ability for companies to develop their own software solutions will increasingly be crucial to their success. Read here what it takes to achieve this. IDC predicts that within the next three to five years, almost every company – regardless...

Researchers have determined that machine learning could be key to slowing down the spread of infection during future pandemics. Scientists at the University of Gothenburg have explored ways machine learning can be used to find effective testing methods during pandemics...

DataOps can help heathcare organizations use modern data analytics practices and drive sound business practices that effectively reduce costs and increase revenues. Healthcare organizations are grappling with data-related issues. The inability to handle large volumes of data and derive real-time...

 Digital transformation is a hard and long endeavor, especially for companies with legacy technology stacks, processes or cultures. However, it is no longer a discretionary initiative. Digitization is a secular trend, and the expectations from customers and associates to engage...

Medtronic’s GI Genius, recently cleared by the FDA, will help doctors identify precancerous polyps. Michael Wallace has performed hundreds of colonoscopies in his 20 years as a gastroenterologist. He thinks he’s pretty good at recognizing the growths, or polyps, that...

The synergetic effort of a KAUST-led team has enhanced the speed of Artificial Intelligence through a new technology they call “in-network aggregation”. The team, comprised of researchers and system architects from Intel, Microsoft, and the University of Washington, achieved this...