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This SPIE is somewhat unique in that, rather than focusing externally on market forces, Stratecast is taking a hard look in the mirror. Is what we offer so unique that AI technology cannot replace us? Can AI provide the same sorts of market advantages that engaging with an analyst firm can? This SPIE explores these questions.

Frost & Sullivan has been researching the emergence of real-time cities for several years. At the heart of the topic, the convergence of data from different domains is gaining momentum. Cities are publishing an increasing range of their own data sources internally and externally to provide better information and enable better decision making. Ope...

This SPIE report discusses the software-defined data center, including its evolution from virtualization technology. It also assesses the benefits and challenges of current SDDC platforms, and how Stratoscale answers those challenges with its Symphony platform. Finally, the report reviews the Symphony platform, including its architecture, features ...

Stratecast is currently tracking approximately 600 vendors of Big Data and analytics (BDA) solutions. Stratecast has organized vendors into 18 solution types, grouped into the five broad categories: Big Data & Analytics Core Products and Services; Business Process and Strategic Analytics; Mobile, Retail, and Location Analytics; Social and Site Anal...

The drastic increase in the number of clinical trials performed worldwide is leading to a sharp rise in R&D expenditure incurred by life sciences companies. To overcome this challenge, companies are targeting clinical trials to achieve higher efficiencies, which will bring new drugs faster to market and reduce R&D cost burden. The solution lies in ...

This Stratecast report analyzes today’s brave new world of broadband services, and highlights five areas where CSPs need to be focusing mindshare and resources in order to differentiate themselves from their rapidly-expanding pool of large, well-funded competitors.

Technology convergence is driving unprecedented change in the manufacturing and process industry. This inspired the term "Kodak Moment," which means a new competitor completely alters the industry’s business model and the incumbent withers away unable to weather the change. The pumps industry is poised to experience the Kodak Moment. This researc...

This study aims to cover key existing and evolving end-user needs that can support new product development efforts in the GIS/Analytics domain. Stakeholder views from across the agriculture, mining, and forestry domains have been analyzed for evolving opportunities that can be capitalized by GIS/Analytics solution developers and satellite imagery s...