WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation

A great reference for anyone looking for tools to analyze, chart and visualize data, from the very simple to the highly complex.

Have your team take the test...

Then call me to see what we can do about the results!

Interactive map showing all the underwater cables that carry phone and Internat data trafic. I live in Montreal and I am surprised how "well" the northern Canada region is cabled, given its small population. For comparison, Russia appears empty of cables.

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

Data networks are an essential part of our ability to conduct business globally (fiber optic cables introduce much less delay than satellite connections for example). If you rely on skype to speak with suppliers in China or friends in Australia, you realize how amazing this infrastructure is.

See here for an animated video of the network: http://uk.businessinsider.com/animated-map-global-fiber-optic-internet-cables-2015-9

And according to Amazon every 100ms delay reduces revenues by 1%. Speed remains very important: be careful and use tools such as Google Page Speed Insights to verify how well your website is doing.

Read this post to understand how to improve web speed: https://moz.com/learn/seo/page-speed

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Many complain about Android fragmentation however the data here suggests that 80% of the devices in use are on Android 4.0+. Not that bad. The report dates back to Aug 2014 and Google Android developer website has more recent numbers that show even less fragmentation https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html 

More interesting are the data about the screen size fragmentation, link between GDP and android version, etc. Android truly is a very democratic OS.

An explanation of some key mathematical concepts required to make deep learning possible.

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT

Behind what looks like "magic" on Google search, google translate or IBM Watson lies mathematics algorithm that process large amount of data. This is essential information to understand how digital computing, big data and deep learning works.

A project has been devised to map all internet of things devices in the Austin Texas area, and identify vulnerabilities. Cool demonstrations of what you can do with a drone and some technology skills.

See the full map here:

https://www.praetorian.com/iotmap/ 

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT?

There will be 9B IoT devices soon and many more in the future. Great opportunities but it needs to be safe and private.

You must listen to the video to get an idea how big this solution is.

Matt Keeter is amazing and this software CAD program is just amazing I find. Antimony solution just blew my mind. Read through the article then download the program and play with it: pure magic! 

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT?

Antimony takes a different approach to software programming, exposing the logic very close to the end user to allow them to see what happens and control it in a very simple intuitive way.

A very insightful diagram within another interesting article, it charts the multiple technologies that organizations are faced with and that can provide serious disruptions by lowering costs or enabling new business models.

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT?

It says "technology" and everyone thinks CIO but in reality those changes will impact every unit in the organization so every leader must be aware of them and have a plan to manage the accompanying change from a people and process standpoint.

Top digital companies maintain an engineering blog where they post articles on how they handle software engineering problems, promote their skills, and try to attract the best new candidates for open job positions.

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT?

If large successful companies do it, why don't you?