Drones get smart with industry data analytics

July 18, 2017

Many are still in doubt of Amazon.com Inc.’s meandering drone plans. Meanwhile, a much smaller company called Airware Inc. has taken off with enterprise drone analytics.“You’re seeing a huge uptake in what drones can do,” said Yvonne Wassenaar (pictured), chief executive officer of Airware.A few years ago, an Airware customer could not find a drone to collect visual imagery. The customer had to duct-tape a cell phone to a drone’s underside to record visuals. Now, powerful drones with built-in image capture are available from companies like DJI Innovations Science and Technology Co. Ltd., she stated

Accenture Labs doing cloud before it was called ‘cloud,’ says CTO

July 18, 2017

Innovation labs are a trendy way for both startups and legacy companies to display a finger on the pulse of new tech. Accenture PLC has been in the game for 30 years with its Accenture Labs network,

Accenture Labs muscles hyped tech into real products, apps

July 18, 2017

Separating new-tech hype from tangible value is rarely as easy as reading vendors' press releases. Accenture PLC operates seven labs around the globe to dig up the facts for itself. Technologies curre

Drones get smart with industry data analytics

July 18, 2017

Many are still in doubt of Amazon.com Inc.'s meandering drone plans. Meanwhile, a much smaller company called Airware Inc. has taken off with enterprise drone analytics."You're seeing a huge upt

Accenture Labs muscles hyped tech into real products, apps

July 18, 2017

Separating new-tech hype from tangible value is rarely as easy as reading vendors’ press releases. Accenture PLC operates seven labs around the globe to dig up the facts for itself. Technologies currently under investigation are blockchain, quantum computing and artificial intelligence.“I’ve lived a lot of winters of artificial intelligence; now I think, finally, maybe there’s going to be some spring,” said Marc Carrel-Billiard (pictured), global senior managing director at Accenture Labs

Accenture Labs doing cloud before it was called ‘cloud,’ says CTO

July 18, 2017

Innovation labs are a trendy way for both startups and legacy companies to display a finger on the pulse of new tech. Accenture PLC has been in the game for 30 years with its Accenture Labs network, yielded much more than geek cred, according to Paul Daugherty (pictured), chief technology and innovation officer at Accenture.“We now have an innovation fabric that goes from research to our ventures into our labs and the rest of Accenture’s business,” Daugherty said.This fabric is a kind of funnel, he told John Furrier (@furrier), host of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s mobile livestreaming studio, during the Accenture Labs 30th Anniversary Celebration in Mountain View, California

What’s this New England Patriot alum doing at a virtualization tech event?

February 8, 2018

Some user group meetings are about cloud technology. Some cover meaty topics like cybersecurity and the hyperconverged infrastructure. Then there is the Virtualization Technology User Group’s January gathering where speakers talk about all of the above and one other subject — the New England Patriots.Held in the Patriot’s home — Gillette Stadium — VTUG offered attendees an opportunity to hear about the latest virtualization trends and rub broad shoulders with former Patriots players. One former National Football League lineman remembered what it was like to play for a team that has won multiple championships over the better part of the past two decades

What’s this New England Patriot alum doing at a virtualization tech event?

February 8, 2018

Some user group meetings are about cloud technology. Some cover meaty topics like cybersecurity and the hyperconverged infrastructure. Then there is the Virtualization Technology User Group’s Januar

Augmented reality interface fast-forwards R&D cycle

July 18, 2017

Augmented reality is branching out from gaming graphics into high-return business use cases. Its power to render data and images in 3D can fast-forward product development in enterprises, said Joe Mikhail (pictured), chief revenue officer at Meta Co., which develops AR products geared mainly toward enterprises.“It basically overlays digital data and virtual objects in the real world,” Mikhail said. Meta is not concerned simply with producing holograms for entertainment or an impressive visual show, he told John Furrier (@furrier), host of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s mobile livestreaming studio,  during Accenture Labs 30th Anniversary Celebration in Mountain View, California

Augmented reality interface fast-forwards R&D cycle

July 18, 2017

Augmented reality is branching out from gaming graphics into high-return business use cases. Its power to render data and images in 3D can fast-forward product development in enterprises, said Joe M