Is fintech the quick fix for Middle East financial services headaches?
Investment and regulatory support for Middle East financial-technology companies grows, sparking change for financial services enterprises desperate to attract new customers. PeopleImages In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and the wider Middle East, the financial services sector is beset by a basket of woes. The cost of onboarding new customers remains punitively high, encouraging many banks to desperately hold on to what they have rather than poach for new business. Automation has yet to become mainstream, leading to…
3 ways WiFi 6 can revolutionize your network
Lofty proclamations for what the emerging wireless standard will do for IoT don’t matter much to CIOs caring for the carpeted enterprise. But they will care about three new ways they can leverage WiFi 6 to retool for a much more reliable and cost-effective network. Thinkstock At first blush, it might be difficult to grasp why CEOs would get excited about WiFi 6. The futuristic, 5G-like connect-everything-to-everything-else vision behind the new wireless networking standard may sound empowering for some…
14 easy ways to cut back on data use in Android
Trimming back your Android data use can save you or your employer a bundle on your phone bill — and with little downside. So what are you waiting for? Thinkstock These days, mobile data is money — and if you don’t optimize your phone to handle it intelligently, you’re throwing dollars down the drain. After all, whether you have a plan with a monthly data cap or a setup where you’re billed for the data you use, you’re essentially paying…
Top 10 BI data visualization tools
Visual analytics is the core of business intelligence. Here are the tools you need to see through the data. Today’s top stories 8 technologies that will disrupt… 7 secrets of high-performing IT teams The rise of the chief digital officer 6 data analytics success stories: An… 20 ways to kill your IT career (without… There is golden knowledge in the sea of data that businesses are swimming in. Being able to fish out the business intelligence you need —…
Why hybrid blockchains will dominate ecommerce
By combining a permissioned blockchain with a public blockchain, companies can secure background transactions with business partners while also sharing product information with consumers on an open ledger. IBM When Facebook launches its cryptocurrency Libra in 2020, it will need a public-facing blockchain network for consumers who purchase items using digital wallets and a private blockchain network for the banks backing the new digital currency. The concept of setting up “hybrid blockchains,” where one is public or consumer-facing and the other is…
6 tools that make machine learning easier
Vendors are taking the mystique out of machine learning by offering layers for automating data prep and algorithm choices, opening up AI to motivated, data-smart business users. The words “machine learning” have been imbued with an almost magical aura. Ordinary people don’t teach machines to learn. That’s for highly specialized alchemists, like data scientists, who transform data into gold in research divisions and labs with little explanation beyond simply saying, “Science.” Of course, it may be a little…
The rise of the chief digital officer
As digital transformations become increasingly customer-centric, organizations are looking for leaders to drive change with the customer in mind. Enter the CDO.characterdesign The C-suite is growing increasingly crowded as organizations are bringing in a variety of new roles, including chief digital officers, who often work in tandem with CIOs on digital transformation initiatives on an enterprise-wide basis and rethink how to best serve customers. But what exactly do CDOs add to the C-suite mix, and why are so many organizations turning…
How to make an Image Resize app with Automator on your Mac
Do you spend time resizing images for reports, documents or the web? Use this tip… Apple Do you spend time resizing images for reports, documents or the web? Here’s an easy Automator application you can make in a few minutes to make this process simpler. What is Automator? Automator is a fantastic free application you already have on your Mac. You can use it to create automated workflows, applications and other tools on your computer. The problem with Automator is it’s…
