Cognitive systems and artificial intelligence revenues to reach $47 billion in 2020

Widespread adoption of cognitive systems and artificial intelligence (AI) across a broad range of industries will drive worldwide revenues from nearly $8 billion in 2016 to more than $47 billion in 2020. According to IDC, the market for cognitive/AI solutions will experience a CAGR of 55.1% over the 2016-2020 forecast period. “Software developers and end…

7 Imminent IoT Threats

Recent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks involving the use of thousands of compromised digital video recorders and IP cameras have highlighted the looming security threat posed by the Internet of Things (IoT). Analyst firm Juniper Research estimates that between now and the end of 2020, the number of “things” connected to the Internet will grow from…