In Douglas Adams’s “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” a supercomputer named Deep Thought spends 7.5 million years calculating the ultimate answer to “Life, the Universe, and Everything.” The answer it provides is very simple: 42. The problem is this: The philosophers posed the question without actually knowing what the question was. So they hadContinue reading “What Is Process Mapping, And Why Is It Important?”
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AI vs. AI: The Future of Fraud is a Tech Showdown
Very few things are more infuriating than fraud. Likewise, few things are more satisfying than perpetrators of fraud getting what they deserve. As proof of this, we offer The Beekeeper, a movie that had absolutely no business being as successful as it was. Sure, it had Jason Statham as the Beekeeper and Jeremy Irons andContinue reading “AI vs. AI: The Future of Fraud is a Tech Showdown”
AI Is Here. Should We Be Amazed, Alert Or Afraid?
“The future of AI is not about replacing humans, it’s about augmenting human capabilities.” – Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google Artificial Intelligence (AI) has arrived and is rapidly becoming a major factor in our lives. We’ve already experienced some form of it; a shopping assistant on your favorite website, a banking program that recognizes suspiciousContinue reading “AI Is Here. Should We Be Amazed, Alert Or Afraid?”
Is AI As Misunderstood As “The Cloud?”
In retrospect, “The Cloud” was a terrible idea for a name, as it caused nothing but confusion and apprehension. To those who don’t understand it, cloud storage is often thought of as an ethereal, non-physical, non-secure way of storing data, when in reality none of those things are true. Cloud storage is simply off-site physicalContinue reading “Is AI As Misunderstood As “The Cloud?””
MacguyverTech Case Study: HALO® Sleep
The following is a case study to illustrate how MacguyverTech can help a business with application and network security. The importance of a third-party review for apps pre-launch cannot be overstated. Third-party reviews help uncover security flaws and enforce best practices in coding and file directories. The Client: For over 25 years, HALO®’s missionContinue reading “MacguyverTech Case Study: HALO® Sleep”
Security, Engineering, and UX: Why the New MacguyverTech is Important to You
Imagine you have a customer interested in purchasing a product and having it installed. The product is ordered and designed on one system that only a select few people in your company know how to use. It is then purchased on a second system, and ordered on a third. The manufacturer then has to acknowledgeContinue reading “Security, Engineering, and UX: Why the New MacguyverTech is Important to You”
AI is Here: Should We be Amazed, Alert, or Flat-Out Afraid?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has arrived, and will be a major factor in our lives, very soon. We’ve already experienced some form of it; a shopping assistant on your favorite website, a banking program that recognizes suspicious activity, or even an article that pops up when you run an Internet search for “Top Kitchen Remodelers inContinue reading “AI is Here: Should We be Amazed, Alert, or Flat-Out Afraid?”