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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO Business Intelligence

The company is embedding AI into each level of the tech stack it sells to customers, he says. “We We run factories and help companies run them and optimize them” and AI is used to optimize everything from getting more throughput to better quality to preventative maintenance, productivity, and cost optimization, Nardecchia says.

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Thriving in a Cloud, Big Data, Mobility and Security World

Cloud Musings

3D Printing - Worldwide shipments of 3D printers are expected to grow 98 percent in 2015, followed by a doubling of unit shipments in 2016. 3D printing will reach a tipping point over the next three years as the market for relatively low-cost 3D printing devices continues to grow rapidly and industrial use expands significantly.

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