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Widespread Use of Facial Recognition Faces an Uphill Battle

Facial recognition technology is largely unregulated, but some major cities are taking action and calling for regulation or a moratorium.

December 5, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Along with a variety of sensors and connected devices, one of the key features of proverbial smart cities would be facial recognition software, particularly in law enforcement applicants. Police could potentially use the technology to stop crimes before they happen, find missing people and keep the public safe. However, there are also some legitimate concerns […]

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5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of IoT Building Systems

Some important methodologies for how you can harness the power of IoT building systems with the cloud computing systems at your org.

December 5, 2019 Charles Richard Leave a Comment

The Internet of Things (IoT building systems) creates tons of Big Data and puts a large strain on internet infrastructure. But it also provides a strong potential to improve the tasks drastically and take necessary preventive measures for electronic appliances to smart traffic lights in order to reduce network congestion. For the big data companies, […]

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AWS, Verizon Partner to Bring 5G Edge Cloud Computing

AWS Verizon 5G partnership is bringing the cloud closer to mobile and connected devices at the edge of Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network.

December 4, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Amazon Web Services’ re:Invent conference in Las Vegas has been chock-full of new product announcements and partnerships, but some of the most notable news to come out of the conference so far has been the company’s partnership with Verizon to deliver AWS Verizon 5G edge cloud computing. The telecommunications company and tech giant are merging […]

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Why Can’t Big Tech and Government Just Get Along?

Oracle is challenging the U.S. government's process for adjudicating employment discrimination claims in another case of Big Tech vs. government.

December 2, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Some presidential candidates want to break up big tech, like Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple. Other politicians and watchdog groups want to see the industry heavily regulated. These companies are some of the largest in the world, so they’re going to be under a microscope – especially when they do work for the federal government. […]

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AWS Analytics Earns Another Big Client: Best Western

Best Western is completely migrating to an AWS Analytics-based system, which will help provide more personalized traveler experiences.

December 2, 2019 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announces that Best Western Hotels & Resorts is moving its infrastructure to AWS Analytics to automate processes and quickly develop personalized experiences for travelers visiting its more than 4,700 properties around the world. Best Western Hotels & Resorts will migrate all of its business-critical applications to AWS including its hotel reservation […]

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Digital Signage

Digital Signage Investment Can Bring Big Returns

Digital signage gives your business a better branding, marketing and sales tool that can help your business be more effective and efficient.

November 27, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

It’s no secret that the world is becoming increasingly digital and connected, so it should be incumbent upon your business to follow suit and adapt with the latest cutting-edge technologies. Those technologies, like digital signage, can help your business in a variety of ways, including cost savings, branding and reducing perceived wait time. Used the […]

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Alexa IoT

Alexa Can Now Be Enabled In Virtually Any Device

By shifting the majority of Alexa functions to the cloud, AWS is now offering the virtual assistant to any device, even those with 1MB of RAM.

November 26, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Amazon Web Services customers will soon be able to talk to Alexa anywhere, given they’re near any kind of connected device. Amazon on Monday announced Alexa Voice Service Integration, a new service of AWS IoT Core that enables the intelligent voice application to be produced on any type of connected device, like light switches, thermostats […]

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Tim Cook: Government Should Regulate Big Tech, Data

Apple CEO TIm Cook says now is the time for government to step in and pass legislation that regulates big tech's mining of customer data.

November 25, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The push against big tech companies from harvesting our data to improve the functionality of intelligent applications and services has gained an unlikely ally: big tech. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple  — one of those largest big tech firms — said government should protect technology users with federal legislation aimed at protecting your data. In […]

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Voice Assistants in the Workplace

Are Workplace Voice Assistants Taking Hold?

Microsoft and Salesforce have recently announced new voice assistant capabilities for the workplace. Does this technology work for your office?

November 20, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has a new vision for Cortana, its personal productivity assistant, which include making it more useful as a voice assistant in the workplace, making reading emails and sharing changes to your calendar a bit quicker. Next month, the workplace virtual assistant will be able to email you a daily summary of all your meetings […]

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