Big Data and You
January 27, 2014
I’m a businessman; so, it is not difficult for me to see the beneficial side analyzing Big Data. I’m also an individual, a family man, and a citizen. In those roles, it’s
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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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Latest Advances toward Quantum Computing, Part 2
January 24, 2014
In Part 1 of this series, I discussed, inter alia, how researchers are working to create more stable qubits. Philip Ball explains why stable qubits are important. “Quantum phenomena such as superpositions
Latest Advances toward Quantum Computing, Part 1
January 23, 2014
It seems as though breakthroughs leading towards a traditional quantum computer occur almost daily. I say “traditional” quantum computer because the Canadian company D-Wave has already produced a computer that Lockheed Martin,
Mobile Technology and Healthcare
January 22, 2014
Dr. Bonnie Feldman, Ellen M. Martin, and Tobi Skotnes report, “In healthcare, the data generated by mobile phones and sensors can give us new information about ourselves, extend the reach of our
Transporting Chemicals Safely Through the Supply Chain
January 21, 2014
Graniteville Derailment (Source: EPA) The recent leakage of the chemical 4-methylcyclohexane methanol (MCHM) from a storage tank owned by Freedom Industries Inc. into the Elk River in West Virginia once again highlighted the
Location Still Matters in Marketing
January 20, 2014
Kirk Goldsberry reports, “In its 375 years, Harvard has only ever eliminated one entire academic program. If you had to guess, what program do you think that was and when was it
The Rise of the Internet of Things Age
January 17, 2014
Chet Namboodri predicts that 2014 is going to be a big year for the Internet of Things (IoT) or, as his company (Cisco) calls it, the Internet of Everything. “You heard it
Value Chains and Emerging Markets
January 16, 2014
In his book entitled Global Tilt: Leading Your Business Through the Great Economic Power Shift, Ram Charan persuasively argues that the future of the global economy is going to be determined by
Will Smart Homes Contribute to Smart Cities?
January 15, 2014
Google recently announced that it was going to buy smart thermostat and smoke alarm-maker Nest Labs Inc. [“Google to acquire Nest for $3.2 billion in cash,” by Alexei Oreskovic, Reuters, 13 January
Medicine and Cognitive Computing
January 14, 2014
Last fall an article in The Hindu reported, “Computer programs and algorithms developed in the last three decades are making realistic molecular simulations possible, which, in turn, are used to make drugs
