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The 6 biggest hurdles slowing the pace of AI innovation

At first glance, the artificial intelligence industry seems to be on fire, with tons of consumer demand and ample investor interest. In fact, VC investment in AI startups rose from $3.2 billion in 2014 to…

Five Business Opportunities Unlocked By Intelligent Cloud ERP Adoption

Investing in intelligent cloud ERP today can enable organizations to achieve the technology baseline needed to compete against today’s fast-changing market pressures. Deloitte’s research on enterprise tech trends confirms that a standardized, flexible architecture can allow IT…

5 Reasons Machine Learning Is the Future of Marketing

Today’s smarter business systems generally mean smarter, and more profitable, companies. I do a great deal of research on business trends and online tools that can enhance business productivity. Naturally, I visit and monitor many websites…

Sales Digital Transformation: It’s Now Or Never!

Where is your company on this continuum of sales digital transformation? After writing about, speaking about, and advising clients on this topic for more than two and a half years, I believe we have crossed…

2028: What Work Will Look Like a Decade from Now

Experts met recently at the SAP Innovation Center in Potsdam to weigh in on the future of work. Predicting the future is risky business. You never really know if you are going to get it…

The Top 8 IoT Trends For 2018

An IHS survey estimates that there are 20 billion connected devices globally as of this year. Will 2018 be “The Year of IoT”? Not exactly, but the future looks promising and 2018 will show a promising trajectory.…

Machine Learning: An Innovation in Teenage Age

A year ago, Gartner, the world’s leading research and advisory company, named artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and conversational systems (CAI) three of the top strategic tech trends for 2017. In May this year, SAP launched the SAP…

7 keys to a successful business intelligence strategy

BI success requires more than just a strong technology platform. It takes laser focus on processes and personnel — and a business-first approach to gaining insights from data. Business intelligence (BI) is essential for business…

2018 Top 10 Business Intelligence Trends – Part 2

If you have not seen the first three Business Intelligence Trends for 2018 click here! 4 – The Debate for Multi-Cloud The Debate for Multi-Cloud Rages On If your organization is exploring and evaluating a multi-cloud…

2018 Top 10 Business Intelligence Trends – Part 1

1 – Don’t Fear AI How Machine Learning Will Enhance the Analyst Popular culture is fueling a dystopian view of what machine learning can do. But while research and technology continue to improve, machine learning is…