BlueData Invites AI/ML Developers to Play in Its BDaaS Sandbox

Kids love to play in physical sandboxes. Developers love to “play” in virtual sandboxes. BlueData, which offers a new-gen big-data-as-a-service (BDaaS) software platform, has made available a new environment for AI and machine-learning developers to try out new ideas and have fun testing them. This is a new turnkey package that enables accelerated deployment of …

Sotheby’s Launches First Augmented Reality App for Real Estate

I’ll admit it, most of us have trouble visualizing an empty room and how to make it our own. While we find many Maui real estate listings offered furnished if it is a resort property/second home, it can be different if the seller is selling their primary residence. Staging can be a challenge as we have so …

Artificial intelligence: keeping healthcare in check

There is a school of thought that sees artificial intelligence as a direct synonym for replacement of humans by automated machines. But the reality is not quite so black and white. After all, we as humans are far more than computer code; we live and decide and even thrive on ambiguity and nuance. Nowhere is …

Next Generation Data Storage Technology 2018 Global Market Share, Trends, Segmentation & Forecast To 2025

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Implementing Payments at Self-service Kiosks

As reviewed in previous payment trend articles, we are seeing increased adoption of self-service check-out and ordering solutions in both retail and QSR locations. These applications range from self-service ordering kiosks at QSRs such as McDonald’s and Taco Bell to self-check-out stations in retailers like Walmart and BJ’s Wholesale Club. Implementation of self-service kiosks is not …

Driving AP Automation in the Telecom Industry

The telecommunications industry is undergoing significant change as it moves toward the integration of information content, delivery, and entertainment. Along with the global race for broad 5G deployment, traditional carriers are experiencing the encroachment by technology behemoths such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Facebook. Carriers are investing in new areas of innovation that will enable …

5 Benefits of Social Media for Your Small Business

Due to the sheer volume of users and potential reach, Facebook has become the largest online advertiser behind Google’s parent company, Alphabet. And they aren’t alone. Big business adoption of social media as a viable marketing channel has given brands unprecedented access to consumers and these platforms are responding. Social media giants like Facebook, Instagram, …

Are Your Customers About To Dump You?

I have had the same mobile (cell phone) company in the UK for around 25 years. However, I am about to leave them—and they don’t know it. With my imminent departure on the horizon, I wondered how do organizations avoid customer defection? It turns out that customers usually indicate they are going to leave, and …

Smart Cities: Smart Real Estate Strategies

With real estate prices peaking in the cycle, investors must look to the long term for outperformance. Understanding the evolution of global cities provides the best framework for alpha-generating real estate strategies in the current economic climate. We have discussed the opportunities created by smart technology such as blockchain before, but it is worth discussing …

Fintech and the power of Financial Inclusion in the developing world.

The industrial revolution was a revelation for many countries whose economies were able to advance at speeds not seen before. An unfortunate side effect of this was that the disparity between growth in the developed world and growth in the developing world, started to polarize exponentially at the same time and ultimately wealth and technical …