Workplace diversity has been a prominent topic over the past few years, and an increasingly controversial one since the 2016 election highlighted discussions of ongoing gender and race inequalities. Though they face some ill-informed pushback, inclusion initiatives have been proven to promote a more attractive working environment for a wider range of talent and result in ...

IBM Corp.’s reinvention for the digital transformation era has included a near total overhaul of operations and strategy, as well as a strong pivot into productizing artificial intelligence tools. Working against the challenges posed by competitors like Amazon Web Services Inc. and criticisms of its Watson project, will IBM continue to innovate and maintain its ...

Cryptocurrency has become a polarizing force in the economy at large. While some fear the digital currency’s unreliability, others are able to work within its natural fluctuations and take advantage of a market they see as primed for a boom. With its constant market changes, investors for cryptocurrency’s underlying ledger technology, blockchain, must innovate to continue driving ...

In many ways, the blockchain market looks remarkably similar to that of the early internet. The secure ledger technology has enabled rapid booms, seen rumored busts, and still holds vast potential for tremendously disruptive growth in digital currency markets. For all the strides cryptocurrency has made, leaders in the space still have big plans for innovating ...

Security has held significant weight in the argument against enterprise blockchain initiatives. Endpoint vulnerabilities for the encrypted ledger system, risks of malware to keys, a lack of regulation and more have created hesitation in a space ripe for innovation — with the right security protocols. “There was nobody in this space that we saw laser focused ...

Cryptocurrency has been at the mercy of fluctuating public perception over the course of its lifecycle. Rejected by banks at its inception and then blown into a craze by the social media hype cycle, bitcoin has seen its true utility too often overshadowed by its instability. With a new focus on streamlining blockchain processes, some believe ...

Data has been the driving force behind digital transformation, but will its benefits prove to be worth the cost and effort of regulatory compliance measures and top-down process overhauls? Looking to answer these and other questions, SiliconANGLE is hosting BigData SV 2018 in San Jose, California, with exclusive commentary and interviews from our roving news desk, theCUBE. ...

With the decades-long rumors of tech’s data tsunami rapidly coming to fruition, everyone from data scientists to enterprises are scrambling to resolve the unforeseen issues arising from digital transformation. The solution to a number of these, including limited data analysis perspectives, inefficient problem solving, and the industry’s talent shortage lies in improved diversity in science, ...

Last year, Forbes reported that only 26 percent of U.S. data science jobs were held by women. In an era of tech characterized by explosive growth, talent shortages, and societal impact, the industry’s historical imbalance in gender inclusivity is even more pronounced — and more detrimental. Though corporate diversity efforts have been an uphill battle ...

Storage has not historically been a high priority in terms of overall business strategy. But with new shifts in digital business focused around extracting maximum value from data, businesses of all sizes are facing an increased need for improvements in the flexibility of their systems. As big data elevates business processes across the board, companies ...