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Artificial Intelligence Across Industries
Author Mike Barlow
Artificial Intelligence is transforming the world. Through a convergence of technology leaps, social transformations, and genuine economic needs, AI is moving from its academic roots to the forefront of business and industry. In this report, we examine how companie....
Release Date 2017/08 -
Author Mike Barlow
The traditional manufacturing process for moving an idea from initial concept to finished product consists of several stages, each involving a different set of specialists. But not any longer. With this report, you’ll learn how today’s cloud-based computer-aided de....
Release Date 2017/08 -
Data Science in Transportation
Author Mike Barlow
Hold on, because we’re entering the age of smart transportation at astonishing speed. By 2020, roughly one in every five vehicles (250 million) will be on the road. Within the next 10 years, the very idea of manually operating a car, truck, ship, plane, or train ma....
Release Date 2017/04 -
The Resurgence of C Programming
Author Mike Barlow
Although high-level languages such as Java and Python are popular choices among programmers, there’s a lot of renewed interest in the venerable C language. In this report, Mike Barlow examines how the widespread use of embedded software, and the emergence of the ma....
Release Date 2016/12 -
Practical Artificial Intelligence in the Cloud
Author Mike Barlow
Only a couple of years ago, artificial intelligence was a cliché, a sad remnant of 1950s-style futurism. Today it’s sexy again, and that far-off future of intelligent bots is just around the corner. Consider the latest trend, AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS). Software vendo....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Evolving Architectures of FinTech
Author Mike Barlow
Many regard FinTech as another example of technological disruption, but FinTech solutions need to integrate with existing systems in the financial industry, not replace them. As this report explains, "integration" between emerging technology and the entrenched fina....
Release Date 2016/09 -
Author Mike Barlow , Jon Bruner
Artificial intelligence has made enormous progress in the last five years, and after a decade of texting and messaging on smartphones, people have become comfortable with conversational interfaces. Put together, those two trends mean we’ll soon be chatting with con....
Release Date 2016/09 -
Author Mike Barlow
Data-driven techniques have improved decision-making processes for people in industries such as finance and real estate. Yet, despite promising solutions that data analytics and artificial intelligence/machine learning (ML) tools can bring to healthcare, the indust....
Release Date 2016/07 -
Author Gregory Fell , Mike Barlow
Just beneath the very busy, public Web is a shadowy realm largely untouched by search engines. This is the dark net—a hidden place where individuals and groups seek anonymity. It provides sanctuary for people living under authoritarian regimes, consumers tired of b....
Release Date 2016/07 -
Author Mike Barlow
Consider this scenario: You walk into a building and a sensor identifies you through your mobile phone. You then receive a welcoming text telling you when lunch will be served, or perhaps a health warning based on allergy information you’ve stored in your profile. ....
Release Date 2016/06 -
Author Mike Barlow , Gregory Fell
Though data is increasingly seen as a source of power and wealth, very few organizations today realize what they have. Companies collect an astonishing volume and variety of data, but most of them lack the skills and experience needed to identify and gauge the valu....
Release Date 2016/04 -
Who Are the Bad Guys and What Do They Want?
Author Mike Barlow , Gregory Fell
Recent breaches at the Internal Revenue Service are a stark reminder that cyber crime is alive and well. According to Center for Strategic and International Studies, cyber crime and cyber espionage cost the global economy between $375 billion and $575 billion annua....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Are Your Networks Ready for the IoT?
Author Mike Barlow
Data traffic has increased roughly 60 percent annually over the past two decades, according to one estimate. But that’s nothing compared to the Internet of Things, a network of billions of "chatty machines" that will soon produce vast amounts of additional data. Ho....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Author Mike Barlow
Soon enough, the Internet of Things will play a dominant role in the economies of countries and regions around the globe. Many players are already involved, but so far no single company, agency, or department can be held accountable if (and when) things go wrong. S....
Release Date 2016/02 -
Author Mike Barlow
Innovation is inherently disruptive when it comes to new products and services, especially for companies forced to react to developments like Google and the iPhone. In this O’Reilly report, Mike Barlow investigates how startups and large companies alike are looking....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Author Mike Barlow
Until recently, many people thought big data was a passing fad. "Data science" was an enigmatic term. Today, big data is taken seriously, and data science is considered downright sexy. With this anthology of reports from award-winning journalist Mike Barlow, you’ll....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Smart Cities, Smarter Citizens
Author Mike Barlow
The smart city movement is on a roll. Companies such as GE, Cisco, IBM, and Siemens are looking to transform major cities through advanced computer technologies, sensors, high-speed data networks, predictive analytics, big data, and the IoT. But, as Mike Barlow exp....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Evolving Infrastructures of the Industrial IoT
Author Mike Barlow
Ambitious plans are underway to create the Industrial Internet, but as this O'Reilly report explains, the attempt to marry the Internet with the world's industrial platforms faces significant challenges that resist easy solutions. This cyber-physical coupling is ....
Release Date 2015/08 -
Author Mike Barlow
Data may indeed be the "new oil"—a seemingly inexhaustible source of fuel for spectacular economic growth—but it's also a valuable resource for humanitarian groups looking to improve and protect the lives of less fortunate people. In this O'Reilly report, you'll....
Release Date 2015/08 -
The Last Mile of Analytics: Making the Leap from Platforms to Tools
Author Mike Barlow
Here's the net takeaway: Businesses want insights from data they can translate into meaningful actions and real results. Software vendors are beginning to deliver a new generation of advanced analytics packages that address business issues directly. In this O'Rei....
Release Date 2015/06 -
Creating Functional Teams for the IoT
Author Mike Barlow
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Release Date 2015/06 -
Author Mike Barlow
Predictive maintenance isn't a new idea. For decades, people in heavy industry have dreamt of eliminating costly machine breakdowns and unplanned system downtime. Now that the data revolution has finally made predictive maintenance feasible, the possibilities seem....
Release Date 2015/02 -
Author Mike Barlow
Is the Internet the frontend of a new industrial age?The Internet is rapidly transforming from a simple network of humans with computers into the backbone of a new industrial society of networked machines that connect with each other to get things done. And nowhere....
Release Date 2014/05 -
Author Mike Barlow
Does Big Data represent an existential threat to CIOs? Yes, quite possibly. For the past three decades, corporate CIOs have served primarily as stewards and guardians of IT infrastructure. Big Data -- together with cloud, social and mobile computing -- throws the va....
Release Date 2013/11 -
Author Mike Barlow
Technology does not exist in a vacuum. In the same way that a plant needs water and nourishment to grow, technology needs people and process to thrive and succeed. Culture (i.e., people and process) is integral and critical to the success of any new technology deplo....
Release Date 2013/10 -
Real-Time Big Data Analytics: Emerging Architecture
Author Mike Barlow
Five or six years ago, analysts working with big datasets made queries and got the results back overnight. The data world was revolutionized a few years ago when Hadoop and other tools made it possible to getthe results from queries in minutes. But the revolution c....
Release Date 2013/06 -
Author David B. Thomas , Mike Barlow
Social media has already transformed society. Now it is poised to revolutionize communications and collaborative business processes. This book provides you with an actionable framework for developing and executing successful enterprise social networking strategies. ....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Partnering With the CIO: The Future of IT Sales Seen Through the Eyes of Key Decision Makers
Author Mike Barlow , Michael Minelli
CIOs spend more than $1.2 trillion on software and hardware each year. Partnering with the CIO looks at IT sales from the CIO’s perspective, revealing what needs to be changed and expressing their fears, concerns, warnings, and advice. Based on in-depth interviews w....
Release Date 2007/09