Special Features

5G will be popularized via telecom carriers and the marketing of wire-cutting services, but the biggest impact and returns will come from connecting the Internet of things, edge computing and analytics infrastructure with minimal latency.

See the outlook for business leaders in 2020 and where they are spending their tech dollars. We've also got valuable advice on how to optimize your budget plans.

Machine learning, task automation and robotics are already widely used in business. These and other AI technologies are about to multiply, and we look at how organizations can best take advantage of them.

Reimagining business for the digital age is the number-one priority for many of today's top executives. We offer practical advice and examples of how to do it right.

A multicloud approach has been talked about for years within enterprises, but few companies have gone that direction. Now it's easier to go multicloud and AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform all share customers. Here's a look at managing multiple cloud providers, how to play them off each other and what vendors and tools can help you manage multiple clouds.

The industry cloud has taken off and big businesses have been built by the likes of Veeva, Rootstock and others. Here's why the focus has allowed the industry to thrive even as giants like Salesforce, Oracle and SAP eye their turf.

The edge is that theoretical space where a data center resource can be accessed in the minimum amount of time. The location could be in the data center, on the desktop, or wherever there's a need.

Today's security threats have expanded in their scope and seriousness. There can now be millions -- or even billions -- of dollars at risk when information security isn't handled properly. And beyond that, cybersecurity will define many of the international conflicts of the future.

Analytics has evolved from the basics--visualizations, historicals and dashboards--to the more complex with recommendations and predictions of outcomes. Now it's time to step it up and get prescriptive. How do you set up an analytics infrastructure that sees around corners and gives you options to avoid a head-on crash?

New technologies from wearables to AI and robots could have a huge impact on the health service. We take a look at the opportunities ahead.