What does the first thing come into your mind when you read or listen to the word kernel? In my mind, it's a post in the army or as computer scientist its operating system kernel that is responsible for the operation and manages the hardware according to given instructions. But Kernel in Machine Learning is something else, its somehow like operating system kernel that manage the function learned by some model/trainer with some experience/examples/data points. Now, here is the question of what actually machine learning is? And what is experience/examples/data points? Here we will try to answer all these questions.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics are helping to speed up the pace of digital workplace transformation in industries such as energy and utilities, financial services, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals, according to a new report from Dimension Data. 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. Gaining competitive advantage and improving business processes are among the top goals of digital transformation strategies, according to the report, "The Digital Workplace Report: Transforming Your Business," which is based on a survey of 850 organizations in 15 countries. While AI technology is still in its "infancy," it is sufficiently advanced to be working its way into companies in the form of virtual assistants, Dimension said.

In smart buildings, in this context non-residential buildings for offices, we indeed see an increasing role of smart office and smart workplace applications as IoT and data are also driving the further integration on the overall facility optimization level and areas such as lighting control, room control, space management, building management in an age of IoT and IoT-enabled office and workplace applications. And, indeed, here as well AI plays a role on several fronts as also in buildings intelligence moves to the edge and of course into the smart office.

The workforce is evolving as organizations focus their efforts on digital transformation strategies. New approaches to technology are influencing employee productivity and collaboration. Five key technology trends are expected to drive the evolution of digital workforces in 2018. Irwin Lazar of Nemertes Research predicts the 6 collaboration trends we will see this year, and then we expand on some of those in this exclusive e-guide. Don't miss out on key UCC opportunities – become a member now and get this complimentary download.

DUBAI – Blockchain, together with artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, and virtual and augmented reality, have the potential to deliver disruptive outcomes and reshape digital business in 2018. And companies that have not started the digital investment cycle are at high risk of being disrupted. This is according to the list of top IT predictions for 2018 published Saturday by Dimension Data. But the top trend for the coming year is the adoption of Blockchain - the technology behind Bitcoin - and its immense potential to disrupt and transform the world of money, business, and society using a variety of applications. Ettienne Reinecke, Dimension Data's Group Chief Technology Officer, said Blockchain has gone from strength to strength.

In the ever-changing technology landscape, IT experts feel blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics are going to lead the way in 2018. Cyber security, which is very critical for all these newer technologies, will also hold promise, they feel. Dimension Data, an arm of NTT Group, has come out with a report that captures the likely technology trends that could drive the IT landscape in 2018. "There has been an increase in adoption of blockchain, especially within the Indian BSFI sector. It is currently being used for fund transfers, digital identity and payments infrastructure. One of the main reasons for that is the security that blockchain brings with it," said KN Murali, Head - Solutions, Dimension Data.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping wealth management and a digital infrastructure specialist believes financial advice practices will greatly benefit from implementing AI in the workplace. Dimension Data believes artificial intelligence is not just for robots and automating traditional blue-collar workplaces - it will also be of great benefit to financial advisers. The firm's chief technology officer for Australia, Debra Bordignon, said AI will cover "the generalist research and problem solving of first-year lawyers, financial advisers, accountants, and doctors." Her comment comes from Dimension Data's latest e-book that aims to provide executive guidance around the assessment of a business' digital enterprise capability. She said leaders across all industries lack tools and models for cohesive strategy and execution, "and so approaches are often piecemeal, falling short of what is required to flourish in the digital social era." "IT leaders are scrambling to understand which strategic assets and capabilities they need to bridge analogue and digital worlds. They want to know how to take the culture and business models associated with dynamic start-ups and bring them into mature enterprises," Bordignon said.

New research examining how organisations are evolving from a traditional office environment to a digital workplace, has revealed that gaining competitive advantage and improving business process are among the top goals of their digital transformation strategy. This is according to 40% of 800 organisations in 15 countries on five continents that were interviewed for Dimension Data's survey. The report found that digital transformation is not just about adopting the technologies of the past: 62% of research participants expect to have technology such as virtual advisors in their organisations within the next two years. In addition, 58% expect to start actively investing in technology that powers virtual advisors in the next two years. Today, the digital workplace is no longer just made up of managers and those managed; co-workers collaborating with one another to complete projects; and employees interacting with customers and partners.

Gaining competitive advantage and improving business processes are among the top goals of digital transformation strategies, according to the report, "The Digital Workplace Report: Transforming Your Business," which is based on a survey of 850 organizations in 15 countries. About three quarters of the organizations surveyed (64 percent) use analytics to improve customer services, and 58 percent use analytics to benchmark their workplace technologies. "The digital workplace is transforming how employees collaborate, how customers are supported, and ultimately how enterprises do business," the report said. "A successful digital transformation strategy also must have clear and measurable goals from the start and must receive continued support throughout its implementation from heads of business units across the enterprise," the report said.

For someone who doesn't watch the Tour de France, the nuances of this multi-stage bicycle race can be quite difficult to grasp. While an outside observer might note that one team is winning and that another is lagging, the why of the matter will be obscured. Dimension Data, the official technology partner for the Tour de France, has some ideas on how to make this data more friendly and accessible to a larger audience. Dimension Data has been working with teams and the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the event organizer, to integrate sensors into the bikes. The data generated from these sensors is used to create what is effectively a real-time map of the circuit, and a lot more besides.