Author: Nick McQuire

The Long Road to AI Regulation

Facial recognition debate thwarts EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act The topic of facial recognition raised its controversial head again last month, when two of the EU’s privacy watchdogs — namely the…

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Applied AI Moves into the Spotlight at Build 2021

Microsoft makes artificial intelligence industry-specific Among the 100 updates announced at Microsoft’s developer event Build last week, an area that stood out above the noise was artificial intelligence (AI) and…

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Hardening AI: Is Machine Learning the Next Infosec Imperative?

Security of machine learning systems moves up the agenda Recent events are shining a spotlight on an emerging and imminently critical field: risk and security in machine learning. As enterprise…

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Podcast: The Role of Data in the Future Telecom and 5G Universe

How data analytics and 5G are changing the telecom industry A new episode of the CCS Insight Podcast is out now. Join me, Nick McQuire, Chief of Research, Enterprise at…

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Microsoft Steps Deeper into Healthcare with Nuance Acquisition

The deal is expected to deliver new cloud and AI capabilities On Monday, Microsoft announced that it will acquire speech recognition company Nuance Communications for $19 billion. This is Microsoft’s…

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Microsoft’s Innovation Happened at the Intersections at Ignite 2021

Event offers a glimpse into Microsoft’s long-term differentiation in cloud Barely five months after last year’s event (see Microsoft’s Flywheel Kicks Into Gear at Ignite 2020), Ignite 2021 was in…

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How Operators Build Operational Excellence with Modern Data Platforms

A telecom provider guide to data-driven transformation The unique challenges of 2020, created by the Covid-19 health crisis, elevated the importance of telecom services around the globe. Most telecom operators…

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re:Invent 2020 Reveals a Step Change in Amazon’s AI Strategy

Company targets new audiences with machine learning announcements AWS re:Invent 2020, held as a virtual event this year for more than 500,000 attendees, was once again a blitzkrieg of major…

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Cloudera Event Shows the Speed of Transformation in 2020

Data Impact Awards celebrates success of data projects The unique challenges of a tumultuous 2020 have certainly elevated the importance of data to businesses around the globe. More than 80%…

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Using Machine Learning to Automate Business Processes and Create Revenue

Australian utility company AGL is automating at scale and saving the planet One of the enduring features of the pandemic has been the acceleration we have seen in machine learning…

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