This is an update of my now annual assessment of the future of technology associated with good and evil in cyberspace which was first posted here. Predictions of the future of technology are increasingly starting to sound like science fiction, with powerful computing grids giving incredible computational power to users and with autonomous robots becoming closer and closer to being in our daily lives vice just in computer science departments. … [Read more...]
You are here: Home / Archives for Robots
The Future of Cyberspace Security: The Law of The Rodeo
October 20, 2008 By BobGourley
Filed Under: Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, The Future Tagged With: CCSA, CTO, CTO Principles, cyber, Disruptive IT, DoD, DoDIIS, Enterprise, Facebook, Flash memory, Google, Great CTOs, IBM, Identity Management, Information Warfare, innovation, microsoft, Moore's Law, Network Security, ODNI, Open Source Software, R&D, Ray Kurzweil, Robots, sites/tools, social media, Tech/Internet, The Future of Technology, Thin Client, Triumfant, Twitter, Verizon, vmware, Web/Tech, Yahoo
What’s Next In Enterprise IT
April 2, 2008 By BobGourley
Reportedly Bill Gates said "We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten." That is a very level headed observation. I think it reflects the way we humans react to technology capability growth. Think for a minute about most of the graphs you see in Ray Kurzweil presentations. Exponential growth isn't dramatic right away, it is dramatic over time. We get … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Cloud Computing, CTO, Cyber Security, The Future Tagged With: Bill Gates, CCSA, Cloud Computing, CTO, cyber, DHS, Disruptive IT, Enterprise, Facebook, Google, Identity Management, LinkedIn, Mashup, Network Security, ODNI, Open Source Software, Ray Kurzweil, Robots, Sun, Tech/Internet, Technology Leadership, The Future of Technology, Thin Client, vmware, Web/Tech
Government Web2.0 Trends for 2008
January 11, 2008 By BobGourley
I blog a bit at the site of Washington DC's ExecutiveBiz. The ExecutiveBiz blog is widely read and focuses on items thought to be of interest to area senior executives and attendees of the ExecutiveBiz events. I just posted an entry there that I would appreciate my CTO friends checking out. I could use any feedback you have on the theories and ideas I posit there. The entry is on Government Web2.0 Trends for 2008. The first theory I posit there … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CTO, Web2.0 Tagged With: CTO, CTO Principles, Enterprise, Great CTOs, innovation, Robots, Technology Leadership, The Future of Technology, vmware, Web/Tech, Weblogs
The Future of Technology: A CTO View
December 31, 2007 By BobGourley
I've just updated my reference file on the future of technology. It can be found at: Download 071229TechnologyFutures.ppt (2320.5K) or in open document format: Download 071229TechnologyFutures.odp (1885.8K) I enjoy maintaining this briefing on the future of information technology for a couple reasons. One is that it is a great way to keep a dialog up with technologists and thought leaders. It also forces me to think about the future and all … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CTO, The Future Tagged With: Bill Gates, CCSA, CTO, CTO Principles, Disruptive IT, Enterprise, Google, information technology, ODNI, Open Source Software, Ray Kurzweil, Robots, Tech/Internet, Technology Leadership, The Future of Technology, vmware, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Enterprise Requirements Come From Hollywood
October 24, 2007 By BobGourley
Most visionary customers in today's enterprises know what they want. They want hot technology like they see in the movies or on "24." They want to be served by their IT departments the way Jack Bauer is served by his IT department. I'm not complaining about that. I like cool stuff too. And actually it makes my job easier since now I have a good way to figure out what customers really want. All I have to do is watch the hottest shows and see … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CTO, Gadgets Tagged With: CTO, Enterprise, Great CTOs, Jack Bauer, M&A, Organic light-emitting diode, Robots, Sony, Tech/Internet, Technology Leadership, The Future of Technology, vmware, Web/Tech
Robots are Coming! (soon, to an enterprise near you)
October 14, 2007 By BobGourley
Some of the most famous robots I've had the pleasure to observe are UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). These devices usually operate under human control, but most also come with the advanced circuitry that allows them to decide how to move from point to point through the air. This is some really complex technology that requires the UAV to make and execute decisions on how to accomplish what its human master tells it to do. UAVs are an … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CTO, The Future Tagged With: CTO, Enterprise, operating system, Robots, Tech/Internet, Technology Leadership, The Future of Technology, Web/Tech