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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO Business Intelligence

AI is also enabling users to do a quick 3D scan of their mouth with their mobile phone, so they can see their potential new smile in a matter of minutes, Skinner says. On-prem infrastructure will grow cold — with the exception of storage, Nardecchia says. Enterprise communications services saw slow but steady 1.6%

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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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