Manufacturing ideas to overcome the last couple of years was (and for some it still is) hard enough but manufacturing products is a whole different sport. Following the trends in the IT industry, a new term could come to your attention just because of how vague it is. “Industry 4.0” or to be more precise […]
From Chaos to Checkout: The Automated Retail Renaissance
With all technological advancements and the rise of AI, one would assume that keeping an eye on every important business process in retail stores would be a breeze. Sadly, such businesses require a lot of workforce alongside different IT systems to keep everything running smoothly. Now imagine being in a managing position and receiving dozens […]
Punching the Clock, Automating the Rest
„Repetitio est mater studiorum“ is something that a lot of us have heard at least once during their formal education period. Indeed, learning something through iteration produces a heavy impact on a person’s work habits but can also crush creation. Repetitive tasks in modern business environments are the backbone of some industries requiring a lot of […]
$500+ Million Loss? Top 3 Examples of Failed Monolithic Systems That Nearly Destroyed Companies
It is literally almost impossible to imagine a company of any size which would not profit from modernization and digitization of its business model. Inefficiencies are unavoidable and their mitigation through already existing systems, Excel sheets, memos, mails, and word documents seem to be marginal at best. What’s the alternative to unorganized mess of legacy […]
Now we need more than 145,000 lines of code…
On July 20th, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle landed on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Just six hours and 39 minutes later, Neil Armstrong etched his name in history as the first human to set foot on the Moon. Later, he described this majestic event as “one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
It’s not a Circle, it’s a Spiral!
It’s weird to think that the first time the word “automaton” was mentioned, it was mentioned by a poet, not an engineer. Homer described the word “automaton” as the door which automatically opens or a wheeled tripod which is moving on its own. Still, unlike today, it did not involve any sense of autonomy and for some sadly, it still does not.