MS cloud + AI = digital transformation
Microsoft is one of several major IT players racing to build the AI (Artificial Intelligence) startup community. In December 2016, the company announced a...
CARROT points are good for your health
There’s nothing like instant gratification for achieving a means to an end. That’s the thinking behind CARROT Insights, a unique rewards-style program that isn’t...
AI driving legal insight
With every technology break through, there are inevitably the glamour use cases that capture the public eye. Often, though, the business value of that...
Share alike for machine learning
Every year there’s a tech trend that starts to dominate conversations. With announcement of NextAI, there’s a lot of buzz in Canada right now...
The foundations of insight
These are halcyon days for the analytics/Big Data community. Research from CapGemini/EMC shows that a majority of businesses are planning to increase their investment...
Quantum Valley the next frontier
At a recent Google GO NORTH event in Toronto, RIM co-founder, founder of the Perimeter Institute and the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and...
3 keys to the Big Data fast-track
One measure of tech ROI is user adoption: software that is not incorporated into workplace processes is of questionable value. Recognizing this principle, creators...
What exactly is AI?
We used to think of artificial intelligence (AI) as the stuff of science fiction. And it was often evil, especially in the movies. Remember...
IBM launches Innovation Space
IBM Canada celebrated the official opening of its Innovation Space for entrepreneurs and startups this month. The goal of this initiative is to provide...
Organizational Intelligence
This book is about the history of a business technology. Specifically, it traces the emergence and evolution of analytics software. More specifically, it is...
Plugging in to customer experience
It wasn’t that long ago that Google Maps became the go to plug-in for business websites. The fact you could “find us” with a...
Analytics may boost network security
Security is top of mind for most of us. Everyone, it appears, is out to do evil, and to make a profit from it....
The business of analytics: It takes a village…
We’re all familiar with the African proverb “it takes a village to raise a child” – the notion that each of us benefits from...
Nowhere to hide: Nuix Voice speeds audio and video analytics
Nuix, an information protection and security intelligence provider, has announced its partnership with voice analytics vendor Voci Technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, the...
IB Summit 2016 – hot trends and Big BI
“Data is the hot market to be in for users and for vendors,” declared Jeremy Ballanco, Information Builders VP of iWay sales, at IB...
