Introduction Today, it is a reality that Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Cognitive Technologies can successfully emulate and supplement the power and processing of the human brain. This is a significant and valuable development for both the private and public sectors which have new and innovative opportunities to leverage and exploit Read more…
Introduction Risk management is the identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities. Risk management’s objective is to assure uncertainty does not deflect the endeavor Read more…
Introduction Information overload or infobesity is a term used to describe the complexity of understanding a problem and effectively making decisions when one has too much information about that topic. The term was popularized by Alvin Toffler in his bestselling 1970 book Future Shock. Information simply overload occurs when the Read more…
Today, the world is witnessing a data explosion that’s growing rapidly by the day with organizations continually challenged by uncertainty, rising complexity, and rapid change that are having significant impacts on the creation and use of data, content, records and knowledge. Market research supports that by 2025, the volume of Read more…
SharePoint 2016 is Microsoft’s full-function user-focused document management and collaboration tool with a software-as-a-service strategy at its core. Like SharePoint 2013, the product is offered in the Cloud as part of the Office 365 suite and is known as SharePoint Online; the on-premises version is known as SharePoint Server Read more…
Introduction Over the last ten years, we have witnessed, significant growth in the number of smart devices, wireless products, and embedded sensors connected and integrated with commercial and organizational networks supporting the enhanced provision of real-time services to the B2B and B2C marketplaces. Current industry trends suggest a continual high-velocity Read more…
In 2018, small and medium businesses (SMBs) will be facing an array of strategic decisions and potential changes, to their business model and customer interactions, resulting from use of emerging technologies. In this context, corporate CIOs and their executive colleagues should leverage their investments by aggressively moving beyond the traditional Read more…
Introduction The current digital economy is a true testimony of the success of companies that have embraced critical thinking as a mission-critical activity. For example, Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft, and others continually collapse their product development time-frames, with critical thinking, and thus significantly upending competition while positively impacting revenue Read more…
Introduction Business and academia characteristically use a variety of terms and definitions to describe notions of effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity, as used in the workplace. However, the conditions are not always defined, interpreted, or accepted consistently within and across industries and organizations. The definitional confusion is typically concerned if the Read more…
In order to understand the real value and associated benefits of corporate knowledge management (KM) strategic initiatives and programs, it is crucial to assess its impact (qualitative and quantitative) on the more direct outcomes of the business and support activities it supports. Like most business activities customized metrics need to Read more…