Business Software
RPA: flash in the pan or here to stay?
RPA hype has hit an all-time high, but it needs to evolve if it is to be truly useful, argues Sanjay Srivastava
The importance of marketing automation for cross-selling
Three cross-selling strategies where marketing automation can make a difference
GSK to roll-out 250 'bots' in RPA push this year
GSK's John Johnstone explains how the pharmaceuticals giant is using robotic process automation technology to drive digital transformation
AWS guns for MongoDB with DocumentDB service offering full compatibility
AWS hawks database service compatible with version 3.6 of MongoDB
Follow the leaders: Machine learning and AI in the retail sector
Many of the real-world applications of AI are to be found in retail, but it's the big players that are making the running
Bet Builder Case Study: How Golang Helped bet365 Achieve the Impossible
Alan Reed, Head of Sports Development, Hillside Technology (bet365), discusses how the Golang programming language has helped the firm
Oracle 'dirty tricks' to continue in 2019, claims Support Revolution
Mark Smith, CEO of Support Revolution, claims SAP is likely to audit its customers more, whilst Oracle will continue its 'dirty tricks'
Automation with a human touch: Introducing AI at insurer Hiscox
CIO Ian Penny runs through the ways AI and ML can streamline processes and reduce the drudgery of mundane tasks
AI has an explainability problem
Rainbird CEO Ben Taylor on keeping humans at the centre of decision making
How clean is your software supply chain?
With malware now pervasive and high-profile organisations being breached every day, Computing invites IT leaders to a networking dinner for sharing best practise
Business buy-in stands in the way of AI adoption
IT must learn how to manage the business, as well as systems, to secure investment in AI
How does reality compare to the dreams of AI's early pioneers?
Much of today's AI is narrowly focused on specific tasks - a far cry from the general AI envisioned by the early pioneers
Technology advances have put an end to the 'AI winter'
Large data volumes, higher compute power and real-world challenges mean that AI investment will not slow down again, says Auto Traders' David Hoyle
Artificial intelligence: the potential and the reality
A look at AI and machine learning in the UK today
What features to look for in choosing a content collaboration platform
Collaboration has never seen easier, but with so many tools available choosing the right one can be difficult
The impact of Golang on systems development at bet365
Alan Reed, head of sports development at Hillside Technology, part of bet365, explains the tools and skills needed by his firm - including programming language Golang
Optimised bidding and targeted advertising is a job for AI, says MediaGamma
UCL offshoot MediaGamma is focused on an AI layer to manage real-time bidding
SAP wants to bring together automation, machine learning and artificial intelligence in a single stack
The software giant will release a single end-to-end stack next year
AI - where does the liability lie?
Emma Stevens, a dispute resolution specialist at law firm Coffin Mew, explains who should be responsible when AI goes wrong
Autonomous agents are the next phase of enterprise AI, claims Fetch.AI
Intelligent assets can seek out value for themselves
Sainsbury's lead architect: 'The next time somebody mentions AI ask them what they're really talking about'
'AI is a meaningless term, it doesn't say anything about anything'
HMRC's successful blockchain proof-of-concept: the technology's the easy part
Initial trials 'very successful' says platform architect Richard Mander, but mind the policy gap
DevOps: 'DevOps will make stuff go faster, but it won't magically fix things if they're broken'
Aubrey Stearn, interim head of DevOps at the Solicitor's Regulation Authority, highlights what agile and DevOps can and can't do for organisations, and argues for developers to be rebranded 'software engineers'
Why Database-as-a-Service is bringing a revolution in the enterprise market
DBaaS is the fastest growing sector of cloud platforms, and for good reason says Ken Rugg