Pedro Hernandez

When it comes to large data centers that pump out internet and cloud services, the U.S. continues to dominate the market, according to the latest study from Synergy Research Group. There are nearly 400 hyperscale data centers dotting the globe, and 44 percent of them are located in the U.S.. And it doesn’t seem like […]

The future of wearables is not only bright, it’s looking more like Apple Watch and less like the basic fitness trackers that helped popularize the device class. As 2017 draws to a close, vendors are on track to ship over 113 million fitness trackers, smart watches and other wearable devices by the end of the […]

Docker and other application container platforms are rapidly becoming a fixture of modern enterprise IT environments. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation, whose parent organization is the venerated Linux Foundation, recently quizzed more than 550 members of its community to determine how containers are being used in the wild for its December 2017 survey. The results […]

Digital transformation is becoming the norm worldwide and technology spending is picking up as a result. In 2018, spending on the software, hardware and services that enable digital transformation will nearly reach $1.3 trillion, predicts analyst firm IDC. That figure represents a 16.8 percent jump compared to the $1.1 trillion spent this year. Still, those […]

Robot uprisings are a popular trope in science fiction, but in the real world, one of the biggest worries surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) is its effect on the employment market. Specifically, the notion that machines will cause many human workers to lose their jobs. A new forecast from Gartner predicts that job cuts are on […]

Consumers are increasingly using Internet of Things (IoT) devices to enrich their lives, but they also harbor some mistrust about the ways businesses are using their potentially sensitive data, according to Cisco’s new IoT Value/Trust Paradox report. The networking giant recently polled 3,000 consumers and found that many folks are deriving value from IoT solutions. […]

Organizations running high performance computing (HPC) workloads are increasingly seeking out cloud-based storage solutions and speedy flash-enabled systems to help them cope with growing complexity and the sheer amounts of data they are managing nowadays, according to new research from DataDirect Networks (DDN). For starters, organizations are making use of more data, the company found […]

IT vendors that are pinning their hopes on a hyper-connected future have a new reason to optimistic. A forecast from IDC predicts that the market for Internet of Things (IoT) technology products and services will reach $772.5 billion in 2018, a 14.6-percent jump compared to the estimated $674 billion the industry is expected to rake […]

The enthusiasm surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) technologies from business leaders isn’t quite shared by consumers, according to a new report from professional services firm Genpact. Capping a three-part research series on AI, the company found that three quarters of consumers are worried about AI violating their privacy in a survey of more than 5,000 people […]

Equipping bustling metropolises with cutting-edge tech like the Internet of Things (IoT) can be a big money-saving move, according to a new ABI Research study commissioned by InterDigital’s smart cities business, Chordant, in partnership with CA Technologies. Worldwide, smart city technologies can end up saving governments, businesses and inhabitants more than $5 trillion each year […]