Big Data: Who Do You Trust?
January 6, 2015
The sine qua non for big data analytics is, of course, big data. That shouldn’t be a problem with the oceans of data that are being generated each day. There are, however,
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In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other cutting-edge technologies with a focus on supply chain management, autonomous decision-making, and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, autonomous intelligent enterprises, emerging technologies, and global trade. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.
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Outside-In Supply Chain Visibility
January 5, 2015
For years supply chain consultant Lora Cecere (@lcecere) has been telling companies that they need to create supply chain visibility from the outside in. What Cecere means is that companies need to
People at the Bottom of the Pyramid are not Just Numbers
January 2, 2015
Pyramids are interesting geometrical shapes. As we all know, their outer surfaces are triangular and converge to a single point at the top making them much wider at the bottom, and, thus,
Happy New Year 2015
January 1, 2015
The older one gets the faster time seems to fly. Each New Year’s Day reminds us that time stops for no one. In most ways, New Year’s Day is no different from
2015 Predictions: Manufacturing, Part 2
December 31, 2014
In Part 1 of this two-part series, I focused on the first five of ten predictions made by International Data Corporation (IDC) analysts concerning the future of manufacturing. [“IDC Reveals Worldwide Manufacturing
2015 Predictions: Manufacturing, Part 1
December 30, 2014
James Dyson, the British inventor, designer, engineer, and entrepreneur most famous for his vacuums, once said, “Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It’s coming up with ideas, testing principles and
Narrow Artificial Intelligence and Your Business’ Future
December 29, 2014
While some pundits endlessly debate whether artificial general intelligence (AGI) leading to a sentient machine will ever be achieved, companies focused on narrow artificial intelligence (AI) applications for businesses are making rapid
Demystifying the Mysteries of Innovation
December 26, 2014
Innovation is one of those terms that you hear frequently but realize doesn’t mean the same thing to everyone. “When asked to define the legal definition for obscenity,” writes Jeff DeGraff (@JeffDeGraff),
Christmas 2014
December 25, 2014
Katharine Elizabeth Whitehorn CBE, a British journalist, writer, and columnist, once wrote, “From a commercial point of view, if Christmas did not exist it would be necessary to invent it.” She’s probably
Quantum Computers Will Transform the World — We Hope
December 24, 2014
Eric Ladizinsky, co-founder of D-Wave, the Canadian firm claiming to have produced the world’s first commercial quantum computer, asserts that quantum computers are not just the next generation of super computers they
