Modernization efforts require commitment from all levels of the organization and a strong presence from leadership. In fact, the larger and more difficult the initiative is, the stronger the leadership presence must be. Take for instance an 18-month software implementation. There must be careful due diligence and planning completed [...]
High Value AI Solutions to Consider Implementing Within Your Business Today Take a deep breath and step back from all the hyperbole around AI. FPOV recently responded to the “Pause Giant AI Experiments” open letter, in which individuals including tech luminaries such as Elon Musk called for artificial [...]
Introduction The Future of Life Institute wrote an open letter titled “Pause Giant AI Experiments” on March 28, 2023, as a means to “call on all AI labs to immediately pause for at least six months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.” The letter itself had [...]
You no longer need an IT department. Yes, you read that right. Your organization no longer needs the formerly known as, the Information Technology team. At least, not a siloed, reactive, order taking IT team. But before handing out pink slips, let me explain what I mean because we [...]
So often, when I begin working with a client, I ask the client to show me their digital strategy. Much of the time I am handed a list of projects. Let me be clear. That is not a digital strategy. A strategy is NOT a list of projects. It [...]
Negotiating equitable contracts for software and technology services can be a difficult process. From the moment you engage with a prospective vendor, the contract negotiation game begins. The blatant reality is that vendors negotiate agreements frequently while most organizations do not, thus giving them leverage over the process. Adding [...]
It is clear in the next decade there will be a series of innovations that change the complexity of the world as we know it today. These include the rapid commercialization of the internet of things, artificial intelligence, web3, virtual reality, the metaverse, blockchain, quantum computing, haptics, and 6G [...]
The mission of education is to prepare people for the future, equipping them with the skills and knowledge necessary to be productive and have marketable skills. As technology continues its rapid (and inevitable) advance, it is becoming increasingly important for education to keep up and prepare students for the [...]
Even with the number of tech startups leveraging cutting-edge technology to create new products and services, the number of organizations operating on outdated and unsupported systems is staggering to say the least. I’m not talking about ancillary systems that are used infrequently. I’m speaking of the core systems – [...]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic and has gained new attention with the likes of ChatGPT and Dall-E. These technologies are already revolutionizing the way we live and work. Notice that I’m using present tense. The AI revolution has started, it is well underway, and it IS impacting [...]