US Internet Speeds Improve, Still Lag Behind Other Countries
Internet speed in the US has accelerated, and is poised to continue to do so, reports a new study by Speedtest. (Click image for larger view and slideshow.) Internet speeds…
IoT Will Surpass Mobile Phones As Most Connected Devices
By 2018, the number of IoT devices will surpass mobile phones in the greatest number of connected devices, so putting strains on mobile networks, according to new figures from Ericsson.…
IBM: AI Should Stand For ‘Augmented Intelligence’
Answering the White House’s call for input on artificial intelligence, IBM argues the technology should be designed to assist people rather than replace them. (Click image for larger view and…
Federal IoT Spending Hit Nearly $9 Billion In 2015
The federal government spent 20% more on IoT in 2015 than the previous year, which could present an opportunity for IT pros developing IoT features and functionality for their products…
Why Simplifying Data Is Complicated Business
In assessing big data capabilities, few CIOs and tech and business leaders give their organizations high marks, according to a recent survey from Snowflake Computing. The report, titled “Overcoming the…
9 Tips For Hiring Data Science Talent
Data scientists are the new corporate rock stars. Companies in all industries know they need a strong bench of data science talent to have any hope of becoming the next…
Happiness as a Company Goal
Happiness, the highest goal in life?Can you think of a higher goal in life than happiness? That’s hard right? Looking back in time, many philosophers from all eras have thought…
The Role of Confidence in Innovation
Confidence and the concept of the “entrepreneur” Like I started off, when we think of a person of innovation, we (or I) often think of the debonair entrepreneur—that smooth-talking guy…
Phase Gate and Portfolio Management: Two Processes, One Goal
Portfolio management and phase gate are two different but interdependent disciplines that must both be done successfully to ensure sustained results from innovation. Portfolio Management Portfolio management is a process…
New Model with Four Routes to Start Innovation
The start of innovation is described by Wikipedia as the messy getting started period of a new product development process. It is in the front end where the organization formulates a concept…
How to Become an Ambidextrous Leader
A few pages into Lead and Disrupt: How to Solve the Innovator’s Dilemma (Stanford University Press, 2016), business professors Charles A. O’Reilly III and Michael L. Tushman present two lists…
U.S. Farms Still Feed the World, But Farm Jobs Dwindle
It has long been an iconic U.S. industrial sector. It used to employ a very large proportion of the workforce — especially in the Midwest — and provide wages to…
Unlimited vacation time cropping up at startups, GE, but policy rare
American workhorses Survey respondents in the SHRM report also pointed to such benefits and challenges of unlimited leave. “Organizations that offered unlimited leave indicated that it is a positive benefit…
Why Tech Teams Consider Windows 10 a Win
The majority of IT professionals said their organization has been satisfied with Windows 10 since adopting it, according to a recent survey from Spiceworks. Since its release in July 2015,…
Ransomware Hit Nearly 50% Of Businesses In 2015: Study
Last year nearly half of businesses were attacked with ransomware, which caused 34% of enterprises to lose revenue and 20% to cease operations immediately. (Click image for larger view and…
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7: Smartphone Security Stepped Up
The iris scanner and fingerprint reader bring a new level of security to Samsung’s latest device, making it more attractive to business customers. (Click image for larger view and slideshow.)…
Cloud Infrastructure Market: AWS, Microsoft, Google, IBM Dominate
A crowded field of cloud competitors, including AWS, Microsoft, Google, and IBM, dominated the global cloud infrastructure market in the second quarter of 2016, according to Synergy Research. For IT…
Google’s Cloud Lets You Bring Your Own Encryption Keys
By supplying their own encryption keys, organizations can reduce the chance that an outside party will be able to gain access to their data, at least while it’s at rest.…
Data Theft Prevention: Companies Lack Policies, Knowledge
Data theft is the act of stealing information stored on computers, servers, or other devices from an unknowing victim with the intent to compromise privacy or obtain confidential information. Data…
Detachable Tablets Continue As Enterprises’ Choice
Sales of traditional slates continue to slip as the more productive detachable form factor finds favor with business users, according to an IDC report. (Click image for larger view and…