The explosion in SMAC technologies (social, mobile, analytic, and cloud) in recent years has created unprecedented opportunities for those who can code. Indeed, programmers are the gatekeepers who are on the frontlines of the most momentous technological transformation in our history. Those who can code the mobile apps, the games, or the automation software of… Read the full post

What we often call the “consumerization of IT” (itself a product of major growth in mobile and cloud technologies) has led to the rapid infusion of BYOD across enterprises over the past several years. The upshot is that how we do business is completely different today than a mere 5 years ago; work now is… Read the full post

We’ve heard a lot about Big Data over the past several years. It’s been one of the biggest topics in IT and practically every enterprise has been clamoring to get onboard the Big Data train. Now that some of the hype has died down and been replaced by the Internet of Things, organizations are stepping… Read the full post

In yesterday’s post we spoke to the importance of Big Data, Internet of Things, mobile, and cloud as the heavy-lifters in today’s digital technologies marketplace. Each capability is providing unheard of new opportunities for innovation and creativity. The commoditization of these technologies also have made them readily available to small businesses and startups alike. As… Read the full post

Perhaps you’ve heard of the word “convergence” in regards to today’s digital technologies. Convergence describes the correlation and alignment of key capabilities in the areas of Big Data, Internet of Things, mobile, and cloud to provide more powerful solutions than each technology can provide by itself. This transformation, in turn, helps to drive all kinds… Read the full post

JavaScript has emerged in the past couple years as the de facto expression of next generation web technologies, and a critical component of HTML5 technologies – along with CSS and JQuery. JavaScript is ubiquitous; it really is showing up everywhere – in websites, servers, games, operating systems, and robots! JavaScript is the #1 most-used language… Read the full post

Thanks to the power of social media, customers are better connected, better informed, and their opinions carry more weight than any other time in history. Whether a forum on diabetes, a travel site offering the latest hotel reviews, or the pros and cons of the latest iPad, companies of all sizes can now leverage the… Read the full post

In the era of advanced artificial intelligence, machines are increasingly getting “smart” and are able to generate massive amounts of data without human intervention. This vast storehouse of information is often referred to as “machine data” and it’s increasingly becoming valued as a source of key business insights. In addition, the emergence of the Internet… Read the full post