My friend Rob O’Regan is my editor at CIO. He invited me to participate in a clever video series produced by CIO and Lenovo, Late Night I.T. When he told me that the show would be hosted by Emmy-nominated host, and my good friend, Baratunde Thurston, I jumped in with both feet. Our particular episode focused on the state and future of artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and robotics. I was was joined by Anima Anandkumar, Director of Machine Learning Research, NVIDIA and…
CIO: Generation Novel – Survey Reveals Potential Opportunities and Security Threats CIOs Face with A Hybrid Workforce
via CIO The workforce has learned from COVID-19 challenges, and now Generation Novel demands more flexibility, security, and digital-first experiences. This shift in the traditional work environment, mindset, and experience of the workforce, has spawned an entirely new cross-generational cohort dubbed “Generation Novel,” or Gen-N, for short. Coined by digital anthropologist Brian Solis, Gen-N describes a collection of people who thrive on digital-first experiences, and place greater value on personalization, customization, and transparency from the brands they buy from, work…
Wall Street Journal Artificial Intelligence Newsletter Features Article by Brian Solis on Future of AI
CIO recently published an article by Salesforce Global Innovation Evangelist and digital anthropologist Brian Solis on the acceleration of AI and automation adoption. The article was also picked-up by WSJ’s “Artificial Intelligence” newsletter. Please read the full article at CIO Pandemic drives AI adoption. Covid-19 is driving corporate investments in AI from a “nice-to-have” capability to a full-blown business imperative for adding value to workflows, augmenting productivity and improving customer services.
GDS Group Welcomes Brian Solis as Keynote Speaker at upcoming CIO, Digital Innovation and CMO Brand Digital Summits
GDS Group, global B2B events company, announced today that Brian Solis will be delivering a virtual keynote address at the upcoming CIO, Digital Innovation and CMO Brand Digital Summits, taking place this May and June digitally. The closed-door summits will focus on driving key transformation in this new world by connecting senior executives from companies such as Facebook, Groupon, Adidas and Walmart, by sharing their ideas and challenges and addressing the most pressing issues in each industry sector. Brian Solis is the world-renowned…
GDS Group Welcomes Brian Solis, Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce and 8x Best-Selling Author
Brian Solis will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming CIO, Digital Innovation and CMO Brand Digital Summits. GDS Group, global B2B events company, announced today that Brian Solis will be delivering a keynote address at the upcoming CIO, Digital Innovation and CMO Brand Digital Summits, taking place this May and June digitally. The closed-door summits will focus on driving key transformation in this new world by connecting senior executives from companies such as Facebook, Groupon, Adidas and Walmart, by sharing their ideas…
2020 Enterprise Technology Trends: Digital Transformation, AI, Cognitive Automation and Quantum Computing
Karen Roby is a veteran reporter for TechRepublic and ZDNet. Every so often, we get together to talk the latest tech trends and explore how organizations can successfully navigate their path forward. In our latest conversation, we talk about the state of digital transformation, quantum computing, customer experience, and enterprise innovation. Please watch the video here. Full article here. Analyst Brian Solis explains why he is also excited about quantum computing, cognitive automation, and robotic process automation. Karen Roby: You…
Top Digital Transformation Trends in the Enterprise
Frost & Sullivan released its latest analysis, “Top End User Priorities in Digital Transformation, Global, 2019.” Key findings include: The retail (44%) and transportation (43%) sectors are ahead of others in their digital transformation. More than two-thirds of companies feel that the sales and marketing department will be the most impacted department by their digital transformation. Enhancing customer experience, digital presence, and sales and marketing effectiveness are the three major drivers for IT/telecom investment over the next two years. Improving…
Riding the Next Wave of Digitally Driven Innovation
The cloud is a key enabler of business transformation. IT leaders, business executives and digital transformation architects are migrating to the cloud to modernize operations enterprise-wide. I was invited by IDG/CIO and Microsoft Azure to share my views on cloud-driven digital transformation across private and public-sector institutions. Some of the topics we discussed include: Big data/analytics – how companies can turn data into insights and revenue growth using the cloud, analytics and other tools Workplace transformation – how technology is…
The Digital Transformation of Cities and City Governments
Digital transformation is affecting every aspect of our world. Looking beyond the typical business case studies, some of the most interesting, and overdue, work in digital transformation is happening within local, state and federal governments. Increasingly, the role of CIO or CTO is evolving to consider not only new technology implementations for modernizing work, but also how technology is used to improve operations. With roughly 3 million people migrating to cities every week and more than half the world’s population…
Is Your Company Investing in Digital Transformation or Digital Iteration?
Digital transformation is more than hype and definitely more meaningful than just another buzzword. But to see what it really is and what could be, you have to think beyond the role you work in today. Depending on who you ask, digital transformation could be simply described as enterprise-wide investments in new technologies, platforms and processes to operate in a digital economy. It’s often painted as a picture of rivalry between CIOs and CMOs. But its very promise is bigger…
