Adaptability: The Key to Leveraging AI, IoT, NFTs, the Cloud and the Metaverse
The unique challenges and opportunities of AI and IoT and how to navigate them.
In an era of established human-AI collaboration, how can companies ensure smarter adoption of the new IoT, the sustainable cloud and new tools that are here to make work simpler? Here, we look at the top picks from our guest contributors. These articles provide a retrospective on the year that has been and discuss the challenges of AI and IoT adoption, tools that can make that transformation easier, the art and science of cloud sustainability, the impact of NFTs and strategies for smarter and more adaptive tech collaboration.
Are AI-powered image tools pushing human artists toward existential angst? What are the primary barriers preventing IoT adoption, and will eSIM and iSIM help? How can the cloud enable enterprises to drive sustainability? How have NFTs impacted luxury brands and our perception of them? What are the tools and strategies to decode the metaverse, overcome AI adoption challenges and, in general, empower employees to adapt to new technology better? These are questions that loom large today, and adapting to recent trends and adopting the latest technology is a continuous process.
Let’s take a closer look at the articles in the spotlight.
AI-powered Image Tools: Existential Crisis for Visual Artists?
Visual art and artists have clearly been affected by the emergence of AI-powered image tools. With generative AI, our perception and understanding of visual art and the creative process behind it are changing. Brian Jackson, research director of Info-Tech Research Group, explores the power of generative AI, its creative potential, and how it will impact the future of visual art.
Could eSIM and iSIM Enable IoT Adoption?
The embedded SIM (eSIM) and the integrated SIM (iSIM), and the potential they bring for the Internet of Things (IoT), have been part of the discussion for a while now, given that they hold the promise of altering how connectivity is delivered. Matt Hatton, founding partner of Transforma Insights, examines eSIM/iSIM and their implications for IoT adoption and the idea of reducing the cost of deploying cellular-based IoT.
Driving Sustainability with the Cloud
Cloud architecture presupposes a reduction in carbon emissions while facilitating sustainable innovation. How can enterprises tap into the sustainability offerings of the cloud?
Clara Angotti, president & co-founder of Next Pathway, explores how the cloud is an essential pillar for a viable future and how it can drive conscious sustainability.
How Luxury Brand Marketing Is Evolving with NFTs
NFTs gained a lot of hype recently, and while we are yet to see how that plays out, there has been heated debate on how they could help brands connect with customers. Charlotte Pratt, marketing director of Hologenix, discusses how luxury brands can incorporate NFTs in their marketing strategies. With cryptocurrency and blockchain becoming more mainstream, brands need to leverage ways to stay relevant and sustainable, and that’s where NFTs could help.
How Data Analytics Can Help Decode the Metaverse
Data is what drives creativity and innovation in the metaverse. Laxminarayanan G, senior vice president and global delivery head of Polestar Solutions, offers a glimpse into the metaverse and how data analytics will shape our future. Companies need to prepare for immersive virtual reality environments and get metaverse-ready to grab and hold the attention of their target audience in a space that is getting crowded quickly.
What Are the Key AI Development and Implementation Challenges?
Despite its huge potential, there are development and implementation challenges that AI comes with. While we cannot deny the importance of artificial intelligence across multiple aspects of our lives, it also demands the resolution of common challenges in order to reap its benefits. Serhii Pospielov, AI practice lead at Exadel, takes a closer look at the top ten challenges enterprises face in AI development and implementation and shares strategies to overcome them.
How Can You Help Employees Adapt to New Technology?
Digital transformation is key to succeeding in today’s world. However, when adopting new technology, change is often difficult, and it could be a struggle to get employees on board with new systems and processes. Grace Lau, director of growth content at Dialpad, shares effective strategies to help overcome employees’ resistance to new technology practices.
Adopt. Adapt. Ascend.
In today’s VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) environment, enterprises need to be able to adapt in order to stay relevant, to connect better with customers and to add value while they uphold their vision. Emerging technologies enable that and thus require strategies in place to truly leverage the benefits that they offer. Tapping into the latest AI and IoT offerings is essential today and demands attention for building sustainable growth and value.
