In Part I of this Advisor series, I argued that data doesn’t “go bad” in the colloquial use of that phrase; rather, it is adulterated by the addition of dubious intent on the part of its collectors and/or users. That intent usually takes the form of reusing or repurposing data already collected to drive a different goal than that for which it was originally gathered. Here in Part II, we look at a couple of examples of these practices.

In Part V of this Executive Update series on intelligent process automation (IPA) in the enterprise, we examine findings pertaining to the technologies surveyed organizations are interested in adopting to support their IPA initiatives.

In Part V of this Executive Update series on intelligent process automation (IPA) in the enterprise, we examine findings pertaining to the technologies surveyed organizations are interested in adopting to support their IPA initiatives.

In this Executive Update, we explore how business architecture can help define data architecture, delivering transparency across a number of related business domains.

This Advisor asserts that there is no “right” org chart for depicting an organization’s structure. There are only charts fulfilling different purposes, and you need to treat them within the constraints of that purpose.

Most organizations launch digital transformation initiatives only to watch them die a long, slow, painful, and expensive death. Many leaders mistakenly believe that implementing new technologies will change their culture. In fact, organizational cultures are often quite strong and intransigent. When the culture abhors risk-taking, ambitious company-wide endeavors cannot survive.

In this Advisor, we identify the reasons, motivations, and requirements of an organization aiming to achieve sustainability and how that would be facilitated via an architectural approach.

This collection of articles written by Cutter Senior Consultant Barry O'Reilly follows his journey as he strives to redefine the practice of software architecture as the bridge between complexity science and systems engineering, and reframe the decision-making role of the architect as the careful navigation of uncertainty.

This collection of articles written by Cutter Senior Consultant Barry O'Reilly follows his journey as he strives to redefine the practice of software architecture as the bridge between complexity science and systems engineering, and reframe the decision-making role of the architect as the careful navigation of uncertainty.

Various AI technologies, including ML, predictive analytics, NLP, and image recognition, are helping to reshape procurement operations. These developments are most apparent in the emergence of AI-powered cloud procurement platforms. This Advisor provides some example use cases of how AI is now utilized to automate and optimize procurement activities.

This edition of The Cutter Edge discusses how Agile Lineout can improve predictability, quality, and delivery; how LC/NC tools create solutions to everyday challenges and drives innovation, and more!

This edition of The Cutter Edge discusses how Agile Lineout can improve predictability, quality, and delivery; how LC/NC tools create solutions to everyday challenges and drives innovation, and more!

In recent years, researchers have turned to radically different computing paradigms, such as quantum computing, molecular computing, and nature-inspired computing. Of these, the most promising and advanced is quantum computing, based on the principles of quantum mechanics. This issue of Cutter Business Technology Journal (CBTJ) includes five articles that, together, provide an overview of quantum computing essentials.

In recent years, researchers have turned to radically different computing paradigms, such as quantum computing, molecular computing, and nature-inspired computing. Of these, the most promising and advanced is quantum computing, based on the principles of quantum mechanics. This issue of Cutter Business Technology Journal (CBTJ) includes five articles that, together, provide an overview of quantum computing essentials.

Programmers routinely test their work as they write code, running programs to ensure they’re behaving as expected. But software today is significantly more complex than ever before. In this Executive Update we consider two questions about testing: (1) how do we know how best to perform that testing, and (2) how much testing is enough?

Muhammad Usman examines ongoing developments in quantum computing: hardware, simulations and error correction, algorithms and applications, and post-quantum secure communication. He also outlines anticipated progress in the quantum computing landscape and looks at the notion of quantum supremacy.

Mario Piattini outlines various quantum computing programming languages and the requirements of quantum software development environments. He also introduces quantum software engineering, identifies two of its key challenges, and discusses how they can be addressed. Piattini emphasizes the need for an integrated approach to quantum hardware and software R&D, quantum software education and training, and collaboration between industry and academia. As an example of such a collaboration, he describes an initiative called "aQuantum."

Threats to data and information security will continue to be a key concern in the digital era ahead. Quantum computing is both a solution to security and, in a distant future, a threat to it. Claudio Lima discusses the impact of quantum computing on cybersecurity and blockchain. He outlines potential threats to today's cryptography posed by quantum computing and highlights some emerging quantum cryptographic techniques.

Despite the progress in quantum computing and promising applications in several key sectors, many professionals and IT business executives are skeptical about its prospects and are not paying much attention to it. "Quantum computing is going to make a reality of the impossible sooner or later ... it very much seems like a question of time," observes Cutter Senior Consultant James Mitchell. He argues that it is imperative for IT professionals and executives to be aware of these types of upcoming computing capabilities and be prepared to embrace them.

Joseph Byrum demystifies quantum computing. He defines quantum computing, outlines its principles, and highlights its advantages. Byrum argues that quantum computing is an emerging reality rather than hype, and that to benefit from it, we in technology and business need a mindset change.

The connections between culture and performance are complex, reciprocal, and anything but obvious. But you need to care about them. The more you care about performance, the more you need to care about culture.

In this Advisor, the author asserts that March's decision making model, maximization, is based on three foundational lies, starting with the idea of the "rational decision maker."

This Advisor portrays a fictional conversation between the COO of a regional manufacturing company and an enterprise architect, and illustrates how enterprise architecture supports business strategy by monitoring structures, managing the investment portfolio, and ensuring the operating model stays aligned with the business model.

Many cities are now pursuing smart sustainable city strategies with the aim of enhancing their performance; optimizing their infrastructures, processes, and services; and improving residents’ quality of life. Recognizing the potential of digital twins, smart sus­tain­able cities are experimenting with these technology solutions. This Advisor highlights a few ways smart sustainable cities can leverage digital twin technology.