Accelerating Competitive advantage with AI

Microsoft have released a new report Accelerating Competitive advantage with AI.  The report highlights that the UK is well placed to succeed.  To download the report https://aka.ms/AcceleratingAI

The initial report also worth reading was entitled Maximizing the AI opportunity: How to harness the potential of AI effectively and ethically. To download that report https://aka.ms/UKAIreport 




The anatomy of an AI enabled organisation is explained in the diagram below.

Data Relay 2019

Data Relay is only a few weeks away. The agendas for the events are:

The Newcastle agenda  https://bit.ly/2mktU73 Register now for the event Mon 7 http://bit.ly/datarelaynew

The Leeds agenda https://bit.ly/2kP99jh Register now for the event Tues 8 http://bit.ly/datarelayleeds

The Nottingham agenda https://bit.ly/2kkct5P Register now for the event Wed 9 http://bit.ly/datarelaynott 

The Birmingham agenda https://bit.ly/2lRh6F2 Register now for the event Thurs 10 http://bit.ly/datarelaybham

The Bristol agenda  https://bit.ly/2kkcwi1 Register now for the event Fri 11 http://bit.ly/datarelaybsl
 

The big data and database management paradigm shift

I am really pleased to be speaking at Data Relay this year in Bristol on Friday 11 October. The agenda is here . The abstract for my session is below

With the emergence of big data this has created a new paradigm for data and database management.  Structured and unstructured data must now work together to produce actionable insights. This session will share details on how to embrace this new era of database management, to prepare you for SQL Server 2019.

The Mirage and Metamorphosis of Data and AI

I have just taken a break to rejuvenate my creative juices. It was a time to reflect and innovate. We are often so busy in our day to day lives we don't stop and reflect. I spent my time reading and catching up on bleeding edge technology. I am always fascinated to see what is coming next, what problems researchers are trying to address and how Data and AI could be utilised to benefit industry and the world around us.

The role I enjoy the most is as a Data and AI philosopher providing thought leadership. We are at an exciting time in history to witness and contribute to the mirage and metamorphosis of Data and AI. My explorations find exciting challenges in diversity and Data and AI at the centre of most things we want to achieve. Research is increasingly needed in industry to achieve business success due to the increasing complexity within industry and the world around us. We need to move away from agile for certain tasks to enable complexity to be understood and use systems thinking techniques.  My findings on the future mirage and metamorphosis of Data and AI are a complex interconnected world around Data and AI and mastering that complexity is the key to success.

  

References
The data and AI market landscape 2019: The next wave of hybrid emerges
https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-data-and-ai-market-landscape-2019-the-next-wave-of-hybrid-emerges/
Part I: A Turbulent Year: The 2019 Data & AI Landscape
https://mattturck.com/data2019/
Part II: Major Trends in the 2019 Data & AI Landscape
https://mattturck.com/2019trends/
Navigating AI hype in search of success, Oliver Pickup (Sunday Times 12 May 2019)
The real big-data problem and why only machine learning can fix it
https://siliconangle.com/2019/08/09/real-big-data-problem-machine-learning-can-fix-mitcdoiq-startupoftheweek/
Big Data is just Data
https://buckwoody.wordpress.com/2019/08/26/big-data-is-just-data/
Maximising the AI opportunity
https://info.microsoft.com/rs/157-GQE-382/images/UK-DIGTRNS-CNTNT-content-MGC0003240.pdf
The Data Ethics Framework principles
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-ethics-framework/data-ethics-framework