With its acquisition of Octo, IBM advances its consulting business, vertical industry focus, and Deep Cloud strategy approach to digital transformation.
Public Sector
With its purchase of digital transformation consultant Octo, IBM extends focus on consulting and verticals, and moves the ‘Deep Cloud’ concept forward.
The Pentagon is using multiple cloud providers for a $9 billion contract. Bob breaks down the specifics and the significance of the deal.
The Pentagon has decided to follow a hybrid-cloud approach in what it calls the JEDI (Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure) contract, which is assigned to four Cloud Wars Top 10 companies.
The public sector has a reputation for moving slowly and inefficiently, but when it comes to cybersecurity, it may be the place for private sector businesses to watch and learn.
In this Cloud Wars Expo moment, SAP’s Don Ingle says that in order for a public sector organization to be able to move the world forward in “really tumultuous times,” it will need to work across sectors beyond the government.
In ep. 74, Aaron covers startup Gabriel’s unique AI solution to prevent and reduce the severity of acts of terror and other threats in public places.
The U.S. Army, which utilizes many subcontractors, realized it was running into too much unused funding. Toni explains how turning to AI helped it find the perfect solution for its budgeting issue.
The Finnish telecommunications company may no longer lead the market in cell phone sales, but it’s increasingly shaping up to be the go-to company for the next generation of cloud-optimized wireless technology.
By distributing AI computation to local sensors and devices where the data is actually generated, Edge AI powers real-time capabilities for everything from medical devices to self-driving cars to energy grid monitoring, as Toni explains.
In Ep. 4 of the Acceleration Economy Minute, Kieron Allen highlights three key takeaways for integrating out-of-the-box AI technologies into business operations.
Latest updates to HYCU’s Protege platform add support for Azure Gov Cloud, disaster recovery to AWS, cross-cloud recovery.
Paul Swider covers various ways that the healthcare industry is pursuing reforms using ESG (environmental, social, and governance) data and frameworks.
Microsoft’s new deal with the NYC Department of Environmental Protection to secure the city’s water supply demonstrates the power of the cloud.
Since the public sector is known to be risk adverse, In the Cloud Wars Expo Moment, Nicholas Smith discusses the public sector’s tendency to be risk-averse, which is why Oracle bakes security into all of its cloud stacks.
In My Metaverse Minute, Ep. 191, Kieron explains how Interpol, a global police force, is using digital twins to join the Metaverse.
Dubai’s Ajman police force announced that it will be offering services to Metaverse users, who can report crimes as digital avatars. This raises privacy concerns, says Kieron in episode 186.
Analyst Kieron Allen offers examples of how digital twins might work in the development of transportation, urban planning, and more.
Thanks to WebAR, organizations don’t have to wait for smart glasses in order to experience the benefits of augmented reality.
For many, blockchain is inseparable from Bitcoin — but hold onto that viewpoint and you’ll risk falling behind. Blockchain technology goes way beyond cryptocurrency, into areas such as identity security, supply chain, IoT, and governance.