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Drones collect better data than human insurance inspectors
Drone technology is becoming essential to optimal functioning in a variety of industries and enabling businesses not traditionally driven by tech to innovate in their processes and services. Over the last three years, drones have transformed business at BetterView Marketplace Inc., makers of a platform that inspects buildings and properties for insurance purposes. “We’re really ...
Surviving the digital disruption by promoting more internal ideas
With data expanding rapidly outside the traditional four-wall data centers that have long sufficed for processing, traditional paradigms simply can’t hold up in the digital transformation. Enterprises now face the challenge of balancing new demands with existing infrastructure, shifting org structure and business strategy alike. “You’ve got the challenge of trying to support your digital ...
Making businesses more data-aware, Datos IO gets granular in cloud recovery
The average age of the leading backup and recovery software product seems to be approximately 20 years, according to one industry veteran. Yet tech has changed dramatically over the last two decades, making significant advancements in cloud computing and the proliferation of modern applications. These advancements, and the challenges that came with them, have created the ...
Navigating the shifting future of tech with Chasm Institute
Nothing characterizes the tech industry more than its proclivity toward rapid change and growth, a habit that creates both benefits and roadblocks for businesses. Navigating these changes can be a challenge, especially when the aspects in flux have a direct effect on organizational structures. Chris Cummings (pictured) senior advisor to new technology ventures at Chasm ...
The invisible world of software spending in multi-cloud environments
The rush toward cloud migration has delivered much of the flexibility and agility expected by enterprise businesses but has resulted in some unforeseen challenges too. According to SoftwareONE, 33 percent of companies overspend on their portfolio — a significant portion of most budgets within the information technology departments, and overall spend. “They’re having a harder time understanding ...
DJI advances drone tech via accountability mechanisms, strategic partnerships
Trial and error has characterized much of the work so far around optimizing and regulating drone technology. With many of the initial questions and legal concerns around drone use finding resolution, the next frontier of the “internet of things” tool is in improving process for commercial use. One company developing strategic partnerships to create a platform ...
vHive innovates drone tech from the inside out
One of the most fascinating and controversial products within the “internet of things” for businesses and consumers alike is the drone. The tool has massive potential for enterprise organizations, particularly with the developments in automated drone fleets and improvements in battery life. Yariv Geller (pictured, right), co-founder and chief executive officer of vHive Tech Ltd, is ...
HCI moves enterprise from data storage to data strategy
Hyperconverged infrastructure’s core value lies in its ability to simplify data centers, facilitating rapid implementations and enabling customers to spend more time analyzing and strategizing with their data. “[HCI] takes what would normally be hours and hours to implement a solution … and it simplifies it down to … an installation that will be done within ...
Breakneck-speed data processing required in IoT era
While data processing speed is of the utmost importance to businesses today, veterans of tech remember a time when implementation took so long it required a coffee break. As the amount of accessible data has grown, so have efforts to expedite processes from 10 minutes and up to fractions of a second. Tech veteran Manfred Buchmann ...
Data visionaries tear down outdated processes, create measurable business results
The digital revolution is continually moving tech processes away from infrastructure and toward the value of data in its ability to impact business decisions. As the mass and utility of data expands, tech strategists are adamant that companies need to focus hiring efforts on experts, so-called data visionaries, who can both analyze data and implement it ...