In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, we were desperate to have a test — any test — to help sort out which patients with symptoms were infected with the coronavirus. Three months later, we face an entirely different problem: there is a bevy of tests — some for the virus, others for antibodies […]
IBM continues to push its quantum computing efforts forward and today announced that it will soon make a 53-qubit quantum computer available to clients of its IBM Q Network. The new system, which is scheduled to go online in the middle of next month, will be the largest universal quantum computer available for external use yet. The […]
While the debate regarding how much screen time is appropriate for children rages on among educators, psychologists, and parents, it’s another emerging technology in the form of artificial intelligence and machine learning that is beginning to alter education tools and institutions and changing what the future might look like in education. It is expected that […]
What are Chatbot Platforms Chatbots allow for highly engaging, conversational experiences, through voice and text, that can be customized and used on devices and platforms. To make a chatbot, you need to create a very complicated backend that uses concepts such as data mining, machine learning, and NLP (natural language processing). Fortunately, various companies have […]
When building a case for a new project in front of an organization’s executive team, a primary goal is to present the case in the best possible light. At a minimum, a business case needs to demonstrate an understanding of the project’s intended return on investment, budget, cost breakdowns, time frames, risks, and resourcing profile. […]
Companies going through digital transformation have clear business imperatives. They include improving the customer experience with modern business applications, adopting agile practices to outpace competitors in the market, and leveraging market advantages to drive new revenue streams. Supporting these efforts are new application architectures that increase development efficiency and incorporate containers, microservices, and APIs. For […]
In the field of project management, conferences provide a good opportunity to hear new ideas and network with professional peers. At the same time, certified project managers can acquire learning hours or units that are required to maintain their respective certificates by attending project management conferences. A big number of project management conferences are hosted […]
The API ecosystem is facing a serious scalability issue. While current responsibilities associated with designing, coding, and maintaining APIs are still very manageable, we’re likely to see a huge increase in the number of APIs — public and private — over the coming years. Worst of all, almost all of these tasks are performed by humans and […]
The industry is made up of a wide variety of implementations, solutions, and frameworks. Within this cloud of competing systems, the messaging API fights for a very specific, often niche section of development efforts. The quest to find a strong standard for these types of APIs, then, is a continuing effort. One answer to the question of a standardized […]
Today’s best designers are more than creators; they are facilitators. In an increasingly multidisciplinary, collaborative, and creative process that includes many participants, they act as conductors who align and inspire the team to give their best. UX workshops are probably one of the best ways to put this into practice. The rise of ideologies like Design Thinking, Lean […]