Rise of Social Analytics in the Auto Insurance Industry

by on July 13, 2017 6:36 pm
Background: Increasingly, companies are starting to find value in social media data, including Twitter, Facebook, Reddit and other social data sources by employing robust filtering techniques and machine learning algorithms to uncover the signal within the noise. Then, they often correlate financial data with social media conversations to add value to their business. This is… Read more Rise of Social Analytics in the Auto Insurance Industry

An Introduction to Quantum Computing

by on July 13, 2017 6:35 pm
The traditional computer is made up of billions of transistors, which are turned on and off to store what is known as a ‘bit’. These bits are placed together in 8’s to form bytes, which are then packaged as kilobytes and so on. The more complex a command is the greater the number of bits… Read more An Introduction to Quantum Computing

The Zara Phenomenon: due to Cloud Computing

by on July 13, 2017 5:34 pm
The retail industry is widely adopting cloud computing, with its investment in cloud technologies skyrocketing from $4 billion in 2011 to an estimated $15 billion in 2016. (http://www.cio.com/article/3156599/cloud-computing/3-ways-cloud-computing-is-revolutionizing-the-retail-industry.html)  Like the banking and manufacturing industries, retailers are recognizing the transformative role of Cloud Computing in today’s digital world. The way the retail industry is embracing cloud… Read more The Zara Phenomenon: due to Cloud Computing

OpenStack:The next wave of disruption in the vendor cloud data center

by on July 13, 2017 1:16 pm
OpenStack has grown and developed over the past 5 years, to the point where it is now generating serious attention from IT executives and developers around the world. While still a comparatively “young” technology, its potential is significant. The most obvious appeal of OpenStack is the open source nature of the platform, which gives users… Read more OpenStack:The next wave of disruption in the vendor cloud data center

Cloud Computing in Developing Economies: Opportunities and Challenges

by on July 13, 2017 11:17 am
As with most technological developments, the rise of cloud computing accrues benefits in different forms and at different rates for early and late adopters. The developing world has benefitted at times from the “leap-frogging” effect of skipping earlier generations of technologies and moving straight to a more mature, sustainable form. Notable examples to date include the… Read more Cloud Computing in Developing Economies: Opportunities and Challenges

Self-driving Cars - Wow! But also like dang.

by on July 12, 2017 11:21 pm
Self-driving cars have the capacity to revolutionize the car industry but also everything related to vehicle transportation. Sure, the current expectations are high – autonomous vehicles are on the peak of the “hype cycle” as the information technology research company Gardner defines it. Recent technological development has allowed significant advancements in self-driving technologies. Neural networks… Read more Self-driving Cars - Wow! But also like dang.

Artificial Intelligence as a Service (AIaaS) on cloud promising next industrial revolution

by on July 12, 2017 4:12 pm
Even though cloud computing has existed since 2000, It only emerged as one of the leading technologies in 2008 by adapting to existing technologies such as virtualization, service oriented architectures.Today we see most companies migrating to the cloud by moving their services to Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft and a variety of other cloud providers.  … Read more Artificial Intelligence as a Service (AIaaS) on cloud promising next industrial revolution

Will Cloud Computing Make the Benefits of Artificial General Intelligence Accessible to Everyone?

by on July 12, 2017 2:22 pm
Artificial intelligence plays an increasingly important role in our daily lives. Almost all smart phones are equipped with intelligent personal assistants, hospitals use computer vision to make more accurate diagnoses, customer service and sales representatives are being replaced with machines, and companies such as Amazon predict the product that you will buy next. So far,… Read more Will Cloud Computing Make the Benefits of Artificial General Intelligence Accessible to Everyone?

Enterprise Integration using Microsoft Logic Apps and Cognitive Service API’s

by on July 12, 2017 8:59 am
Microsoft iPaaS The Gartner definition of Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) is a cloud service that provides a platform to support application, data and process integration projects, usually involving a combination of cloud-based applications and data sources, APIs and on-premises systems. [1] Microsoft Azure provides different technologies which enable developers to build, integrate and… Read more Enterprise Integration using Microsoft Logic Apps and Cognitive Service API’s

Public vs Private vs Hybrid Cloud

by on July 12, 2017 8:56 am
This week’s lecture focused on cloud computing, and there are many important classifications within cloud computing. Compute as a service is the best way to describe cloud offerings, and there are three main categories currently: infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS). Another consideration for cloud compute that… Read more Public vs Private vs Hybrid Cloud