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Nine Ways To Disrupt An Industry And Make Way For Innovation

“ Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime are just the tip of the iceberg when looking at the cord-cutting movement. Major disruption is afoot as it pertains to cable TV and the broadcast TV model. In recent years, this market has slowly crumbled and fought against streaming services. It won’t be streaming that kills TV; it will be the aggregation and distribution of content through outside sources.

~ Tom Roberto

 

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Beyond Self-Driving Cars: 12 Upcoming Innovations In Transportation And Travel

“ Ground transportation has always been in second place to air travel. The airline business has stagnated since the 1960s and this vertical is ripe for change. Transportation of people in a quick and more humane way over long distances is the goal. Everything from manufacturing to actual flight is due for an overhaul. Technology will need to leapfrog the industry and its bureaucracy to win.

~ Tom Roberto

 

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Is Artificial Intelligence A Detriment Or A Benefit To Society?

“ Humans, to date, have been the smartest beings to walk the surface of the planet. We’ve been at the top of the food chain and thus controlled the world around us. AI presents us with the conundrum of an independent intelligence much greater than our own. It’s natural to ponder what it will be capable of, or how it will think of us, once it sustains a consciousness. AI is ultimately our successor.

~ Tom Roberto

 

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Amazon On Track To Become First Trillion-Dollar Company: Can Anything Stop It?

“ Amazon has changed the lives of mothers, tech departments and families alike. The company’s offering permeates every area of life at home and work. The only thing that will stop its growth is losing the trust of its users. Amazon has an exceptionally difficult task in keeping users engaged with reliability, ease and trust. If it doesn’t focus on cultural values, no offering will sustain its growth.

~ Tom Roberto

 

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10 Challenges To Think About When Upgrading From Legacy Systems

“ Swapping legacy tech solutions is one of the hardest things an enterprise will do. Beyond mechanical and programmatic changes, people’s workflow becomes the main issue. Apprehension, resistance and internal labor is almost always left out of a deployment strategy. If this isn’t addressed, it will always result in poor follow-through and “legacy creep.” Start with the user experience first.

~ Tom Roberto

 

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Nine Excellent Resources For Tech Leaders

“ Nothing beats Reddit for experience, diverse community and creative opinions. While not dedicated to tech leaders, it’s impressive how many professionals, leaders and experienced users belong to Reddit’s service. I’ve found that the information, recommendations, and solutions I’ve come across on Reddit are impressive and shockingly accurate. Reddit also allows the general populace to filter and rate themselves.

~ Tom Roberto

 

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Nine Reasons Microsoft’s Changes Could Bring New Success To The Company

“ Microsoft has been known as a software giant since inception. They’ve attempted, for a short time, to reorganize as a product company with Zune, Surface, Windows Phone and Xbox. This strategy has only paid off in certain circumstances. It makes sense they would return to software teams and remove the linkage to products and the devices group. In isolation, these products will diverge from Windows.

~ Tom Roberto

 

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Forbes Exclusive – Not All Wireless Systems Are Built Equal

Nothing is more troubling than spotty Wi-Fi.  Imagine this: You’re sitting down after a lunch meeting, and you can’t retrieve emails. You double-check, and you’re definitely connected to the coffee shop’s Wi-Fi. Anger builds, and desperation sets in. Why can’t it just work? We’ve grown to expect decent connectivity at work, at home and in public spaces. Unfortunately, the Wi-Fi vertical is riddled with newcomers, science projects and enterprise offerings that have better marketing than anything else. There is no true standard for creating a ubiquitous wireless network that “just works.”

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Finding The Best Candidate: Seven Traits Top IT Job Seekers Must Possess

“ With disruption in mind, tech teams should always employ creative thinkers. Today, tech teams are riddled with data scientists and software engineers. User experience and customer experience are missing from most new offerings. If tech teams are to persist, creative thinkers are required to present new options and round out the rigidity of logic.

~ Tom Roberto

 

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