IBM layoffs affect services groups, impact on Canadian business unknown
IBM is cutting an unspecified number of jobs in the first significant staff reduction under new chief…
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More than 90,000 join IBM for Digital Think conference
IBM’s big launch was Watson AIOps, which uses machine learning and AI to automate detection, diagnosis, and response to anomalies in IT infrastructure.
Gartner says nearly half of privacy compliance technology to rely on AI by 2023
More than 40 per cent of privacy compliance technology will rely on artificial intelligence by 2023, a five per cent increase from today, according to a new survey from Gartner.
Canada’s privacy commissioner asks for input to address AI privacy concerns
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) is asking industry stakeholders to bring forward their…
Canadian SMBs incur a potential productivity loss of CA$2 billion using older technology
A recent study commissioned by Microsoft and Intel reported that the cost of using a PC older…
An automation tool for the unstructured data in your business
A Kitchener Ont.-based company has built an automated tool that solves the chaos associated with the 85 per cent of the world’s unstructured data.
Microsoft releases new features, updates for Dynamics 365
Microsoft Corp. released a wide swath of updates and releases for its Dynamics 365 suite this week,…
IBM’s machine learning model is the new middleman for channel partners
It takes a long time for a large company like IBM to pass on quality leads to its partners. Lori Cohen used to get one per month, but with the help of IBM’s new AI-buddy SCORE, that number is now eight.
Google partner of the year for data and analytics says GCP is ‘a generation ahead’ in AI and ML
Data science isn’t an exact science, but Google’s partner of the year for data and analytics says Google Cloud Platform (GCP) delivers the closest thing to an exact science as possible.
Think you’re using AI effectively in security? You’re probably not, says security expert
Nearly 60 per cent of businesses have automated their security and incident response tools, but only at a very minimal level, according to a new SANS Institute study.
Intel’s new Xeon processors are made to deliver AI at the edge
Intel announced the general availability of its second generation of Intel Xeon Scalable processors Tuesday, a workhorse of the data centre, and shared details on the many different flavours of the custom processors designed to address many specific challenges, including in artificial intelligence.
From startup to powerhouse, going all-in with Microsoft was worth it, says Toronto analytics firm
Toronto’s Dimensional Strategies Inc. (DSI) celebrated its 20th anniversary recently, and its principal Jeremy Fitzgerald was able to track the company’s ‘aha moment’ back to when it decided to throw everything it had at Microsoft 10 years ago.
Microsoft outlines AI ethics framework strategy
Microsoft Corp. has made great strides in the field of AI, and as it continues to innovate,…
Canadian ‘godfathers of AI’ win 2018 Turing Award
Two of Canada’s artificial intelligence (AI) pioneers have won the 2018 Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) A.M.…
University of Toronto to build new AI innovation centre with $100 million ‘largest donation ever’
Rendering of Schwartz Resiman Innovation Centre by Weiss/Manfredi via University of Toronto. Rendering of Schwartz…
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