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There are so many new technologies that are finally getting on-board.  After years of foretelling and testing, many are now a prevalent part of multiple services. There still are so many new tech surfacing and probably would take another 10-15 years to get mainstream. Almost every technology has changed the course of certain dimensions of a provider-consumer relationship. There is no doubt that technology has changed the approach of companies on how to conduct business. It’s hard to believe that in the past ten years the significance of so many things has changed almost too quickly. Read More

We have been coming across the term “digital transformation”. We hear a lot about how it has been reducing the gap between the IT and businesses. Before jumping to how it affects our business or how our approach towards digital transformation should be, let us first get to know what digital transformation means for business. What is Digital Transformation? Digital transformation is the adaptation of technology by businesses for various activities and processes. It enables the businesses to fully leverage the technologies to accelerate their processes. Digital transformation includes certain IT objectives on the guidelines of which the transformation is carried out. These IT objectives are targets the businesses set for their complete digitization and are included in their digital transformation framework. Objectives for Digital Transformation For successful digital transformation, businesses need to set certain key objectives to follow. Here are 5 key IT objectives that com...

Facebook has been in the news quite a lot recently over issues on data, the way it was collected and used by Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg even had to face some embarrassing moments in the chair facing the senate while answering some tough questions over him being comfortable sharing his own personal information. But as Facebook was waiting for the dust to settle, a new storm kicked to the fore, the Facebook fake news storm. The entire Facebook team has had their hands full with handling the uproaring backlash from their users and authorities over Facebook aiding in the spread of fake news. Facebook’s infowar has taken a new turn with the team looking to find solutions to curb the spreading menace as the authorities are breathing down heavily on them. Yet, this is not the beginning of the infowar. It is imperative to understand exactly what is infowars where Facebook finds itself in the middle of? It had all begun during the US presidential elections where Facebook was blamed to aid Do...

An Overview: Walmart announced its partnership with Microsoft over cloud technology The two companies are cloud and retail giant, Amazon’s rivals Walmart tie-up with Microsoft is with the intention of making online shopping easier and faster for consumers globally Walmart has recently announced that they have signed a deal with Microsoft to use  Microsoft artificial intelligence  and cloud technology. This deal brings the two Amazon foes together. The agreement spans for a broad five years. According to the agreement, Walmart gets to leverage the complete range of Microsoft cloud services. These services also include  Microsoft Azure Cloud Services  and Microsoft 365. “Walmart’s commitment to technology centres around creating convenient ways for customers to shop and empower associates to do their best”, Microsoft quoted The COE of Walmart Doug McMillon on their official news site. “Walmart is a people led, tech-empowered company. And we are excit...

On 31 May 2018, Google launches a new app called Neighbourly in India. The Neighbourly app is a Social Platform currently limited to 2 cities in India. Firstly, In Mumbai, India’s largest city and the most prominent financial centre, and also in Jaipur 6 days ago. This hyper-local social network avails people to request and suggest answers to the questions and share local expertise. So now users can keep in touch with the neighbourhood minus the clutter of ‘Good Morning’ and other pointless messages like some social media apps. Google India ✔ @GoogleIndia Introducing Neighbourly, a new app by Google that helps you find local answers and keep up with your neighbourhood. The beta version is available today in Mumbai. If you're in a different city, join the waitlist. Get it at http:// g.co/neighbourly   # IAmNeighbourly 12:02 PM - May 31, 2018 308 150 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy Detail...

If you read the title and reached here to understand if your job might be in jeopardy soon, welcome to the club! Yes, we are going to discuss how artificial intelligence is going to affect our workforce, but it is definitely wrong to claim  AI to wipe out entire job sections . In a recently concluded one-day conference on Artificial Intelligence, ML and its various applications in the work environment, data was polled from employment services about the nature of jobs, the tasks involved in them and which tasks can be performed better by AI, and it was concluded that there are certain applications in which Artificial Intelligence can perform better than humans while there are others which humans excel at in-comparison to AIs. So the million dollar question, what human applications are going to be  AI applications ? Artificial Intelligence (AI) v/s Humans, Who Is Better? In the aforementioned study, one very interesting fact came to light. Most tasks in which it was bein...

A new addition to the Google family is on its way. Within the next few months, launch for the new cloud storage service called ‘Google One’ is officially on the desk. The last time Google updated or upgraded its storage service plans was in 2014. Now, it’s adding a new tier and lowering the prices as part of its Google One rollout. This new service also includes a revamped pricing plans. Furthermore, Google promised some “extras”, a family plan too. All of this with free and unlimited access to ‘live help’ for all of Google’s consumer products & services. More Support Google promises refined support, including more benefits down the line for Google One subscribers. In Google One’s blog post they promise of extra perks such as Google Play credits and discounts on hotels found through Google Search. No more specifications are available till date. Google one also hold a five family member plan that can share an individual’s paid account. They all get their personal cloud sto...

Google’s Voice search assistant tool is being used 35 times more than when it was launched in 2008. Its use is just increasing more and more day by day. More individuals are using voice searches in their smartphones & digital assistants such as Apple’s Siri (34%),  Microsoft’s Cortana (4%), Amazon’s Alexa  (6%), and Google Assistant (19%) to handle simple tasks and more on the go. Voice searches are trending and are being commercialised on television, and you must have already seen some at least by now. So of course, if you are interested in making your page more accessible, you will have to follow these essential but essential insights so that you can exploit voice search to your benefits. Be Mobile friendly: We cannot strain enough on how important it is to optimise your site for smartphone use. Rising number of individuals are using their smartphones for search. Voice search is almost always accessed on mobile, and it goes without saying that your website should...

We see Artificial Intelligence in digital marketing sometimes even without noticing. We recently saw it in Virtual Reality of  Oculus Go , Autonomous Cars by Google Waymo and Tesla, Chatbots, and Mars Rover Launch. The majority number of companies are either already in Artificial Intelligence or are planning for it. Artificial Intelligence acts as a catalyst  when it comes to making machine intelligent and hence, steps up the game of devices to a different level. The human mind has always been captivated by AI. Be it the Iron Man’s Jarvis, Matrix, I-Robot or the Star Wars. We have always been charmed by the knacks and possibilities of the AI in our lives. However of course, with it, comes the fear factor of losing jobs. Let us look into some apparent benefits of the Artificial Intelligence: More data storage capacity and storage optimisation. Assistance with daily mundane works like adjusting the temperature and adjusting the lighting at home, better games like in VRs...

IoT Internet of Things (IoT)  is an integrated networking system of physical things, represented digitally through devices that can be controlled from anywhere. The connectivity and hence the IoT has numerous possibilities. According to some experts, the IoT will embody almost 50 billion objects by 2020. “From gathering new data to automation of infrastructure, companies are finding many benefits from adding connectivity and intelligence to physical infrastructure,” reported CompTIA study. The ‘things’ get connected to your devices through sensors, actuators and software to enable services based on information and data. This technology has led to a large number of business and innovation opportunities that is affecting our day to day life, on a positive note. Mentioned below are the top 10 trending area for the Internet of Things. 1.First  and foremost,  Security The more use of digital technology, the more is the requirement of Security. With the embedded pro...

The internet is filled with premade tools which one can simply pick up and start working on it. There are sources available with various applets which allow one to integrate it into their current software to achieve a higher level of automation.  IFTTT services  are one such example of the applets available online. We shall be looking into what IFTTT is and how it functions, its various applications, as well as how one can use them in their business practices to gain a substantial boost through an  IFTTT app . What Is IFTTT? IFTTT is an abbreviation which stands for “If This, Then That”. It is a condition based program which you can customize as per your individual need to perform specific tasks when the prerequisite defined requirements are met with. A lot of business-oriented people make use of this service which is available for free in the form of an applet to automate specific areas of their business processes. To mention some  IFTTT examples , one can use...

The pharmaceutical industry and research institutions  are turning towards AI to increase processing, generating better drugs, and budgeting. Every major company like Google, IBM, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Uber are becoming highly competitive to grab the most significant piece of the pie in Healthcare Market through AI services. It’s easy to say that we are going to witness some significant AI breakthroughs. Whether it’s about the cost management, new medical research for diseases like cancer,  time optimisation, with minimal errors & mistakes, AI and the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is already helping people in a great extent in the healthcare sector and will continue to do even more in the near future. Medical Records Mining: Data mining holds excellent potential for the healthcare system to the systematic use of data and analytics to maximum productivity and to provide the best care at minimum cost. In this age of Big Data Management of Data is the mo...

Looking at the technology growth over the past decade, we can clearly see the massive progress we have made in terms of new technology and its applications in our everyday lives as well as in business. So it is quite intriguing to see how  future technology inventions 2050  could shape up for us, especially in business. Therefore, we shall look at some  future technology predictions 2050  to understand how business shall be affected due to the new modern technology marvels. Future Inventions That Could Exist By 2050 AI enabled robots The current  technology trends in 2020  seems bright in terms of humans working in parallel to robots. A lot of being said about AI taking away human jobs, but on the contrary, experts have stated that AI is expected to create up to 3 new job opportunities in-lieu of 1 job that it takes. Which means we shall be able to witness the high performance, efficiency, and accurate strategy and planning across major sectors. ...