Study: Artificial Intelligence to have Positive Economic Effects for Industries and Society

by Brian Pereira | Aug 14, 2018 | AI - ML, TECH NEWS, TRENDING

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has published the results of a Microsoft-sponsored study entitled, “Intelligent Economies: AI’s Transformation of Industries and Society.” The study draws on a survey of more than 400 senior executives working in various...

‘The playing field is levelled for developers’

by Brian Pereira | Jun 9, 2018 | INTERVIEWS

Craig Stires, Head of Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and Big Data, Amazon Web Services, Asia Pacific  tells us what’s really changed in analytics over the past 20 years, and what hasn’t. He also explains how AWS is helping developers with tools like Amazon...

IBM’s approach to the cloud market in Asia

by Brian Pereira | May 31, 2018 | TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK

With one of its competitors taking half of the cloud market, IBM is going to need a lot more data centres and some new strategies to regain market share. It has just one data centre in India and five data centres in the Asia Pacific region. But it believes that IBM...

Information amalgamation is the next killer application

by Brian Pereira | Apr 21, 2018 | OPINION

We live in a truly connected world where apps and services are gathering information about us. There are numerous possibilities when all that information comes together and provides beneficial outcomes. I see more of this happening in the next few years, and...

A book that prepares CXOs for the age of AI-led decision making

by Brian Pereira | Mar 7, 2018 | BOOKS, REVIEWS

Every progressive organization and visionary business leader is thinking about AI (Artificial Intelligence) today. They acknowledge that it will shape the future of business and help them stay in the race. AI is now a boardroom discussion — it has moved beyond the...