Smart analytics: The era of A.I.-powered BI

whitePaper | November 23, 2022

Over the last four decades, the information technology industry has grown from about $50 billion globally in 1980 to more than $4 trillion. During this time, the IT industry has experienced the transition from mainframe computing to minicomputers, to personal computing, to internet computing, and to handheld computing.

whitePaper | May 9, 2022

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whitePaper | September 28, 2022

Communications service providers (CSPs) worldwide have been using robotic process automation (RPA) for many years to automate repetitive, low­value tasks. RPA frees up employees to focus on what they do best: helping customers and being innovative. Fast forward to today and operators are building on RPA with artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver intelligent automation (IA), which has become a strategic tool to help them reimagine their businesses.

whitePaper | August 22, 2022

Now in its ninth year, the Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report provides a unique analysis of the vulnerability landscape in Microsoft’s ecosystem. Historically, the report has delivered a holistic annual view of the vulnerabilities within Microsoft’s platforms and products, and has established an undeniable business case for the importance of removing admin rights to reduce risk.

whitePaper | August 30, 2022

Traditional database management systems have become more essential than ever, as data volume, velocity, and variety all increase at breakneck speed. But the harsh truth is that legacy database management systems were never designed for a digital-first business climate shaped by such factors as cloud computing, pervasive mobility, microservices, new data sources, and cloud-native application development.

whitePaper | January 10, 2020

Instead of following a set of rote, preprogrammed instructions, AI enables machines to learn, and then “act,” on information. Your voice-activated phone, technologies such as speech and image recognition, autonomous vehicles, the smart devices in your home—all of these advances were made possible by AI technology. AI also marks a fundamental advancement in critical, often time-consuming, business processes. It’s poised to dramatically enhance human decision-making and improve an organization’s ability to make predictions, automate business practices, and optimize logistics.