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About GilPress

I'm Managing Partner at gPress, a marketing, publishing, research and education consultancy. Also a Senior Contributor forbes.com/sites/gilpress/. Previously, I held senior marketing and research management positions at NORC, DEC and EMC. Most recently, I was Senior Director, Thought Leadership Marketing at EMC, where I launched the Big Data conversation with the “How Much Information?” study (2000 with UC Berkeley) and the Digital Universe study (2007 with IDC). Twitter: @GilPress

A Few Internet of Things (IoT) Facts (Infographic)

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Why the Growing Threat of Ransomware is Good for You

“Unbelievable” is what FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director James Trainor called last week the increase in the amount and sophistication of ransomware attacks in the first quarter of 2016, according to CIO Journal. Last year, there were 2,453 reported ransomware … Continue reading

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10 Inventions Predicted By The Simpsons (Video)

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Data Scientists Still Hot, Salaries Cool Off

The third annual Burtch Works Study: Salaries of Data Scientists April 2016 is out, documenting the continuation of a very favorable market for those with the sexiest job of the 21st century.  However, the salaries of data scientists appear to be … Continue reading

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The Economic Impact of the Internet of Things

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What Happens in an Internet Minute

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ENIAC in Action: Making and Remaking the Modern Computer

The history of technology, whether of the last five or five hundred years, is often told as a series of pivotal events or the actions of larger-than-life individuals, of endless “revolutions” and “disruptive” innovations that “change everything.” It is history … Continue reading

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Forrester and IDC on Consumer Interest in IoT

IDC-IoTAPril2016 Consumer IoT is lagging behind industrial IoT in terms of interest, investments, and successful applications. CB Insights has found that in 2011, the industrial IoT accounted for 17% of all IoT funding dollars. In 2015, the share of industrial … Continue reading

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Why Enterprises Use AI and for What

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How Much Time the World Spends Looking at Screens (Infographic)

Gizmodo Ever wondered how much time the average person spends looking at their TV, computer, phone or laptop? Well, this chart shows exactly that, broken down by country. Produced by Mary Meeker for her annual presentation on internet trends, the … Continue reading

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