Author: Bob Friday

My Reflections on Some Wi-Fi Milestones

Twenty is a big number right now in the Wi-Fi world. This year marks the 20th anniversary of two milestones: Wi-Fi's introduction for home use and the Wi-Fi Alliance's formation as a trade association to hold the Wi-Fi trademark. And Thursday June 20 is World Wi-Fi Day, a global initiative sponsored by the Wireless Broadband Alliance...

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Accelerating the Power of AI with Neural Networks

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Neural Networks Defined Using the Turing Test as a qualifier, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is defined as a software solution that performs a task on par with a human domain expert. When IBM’s Watson system played Jeopardy with former Jeopardy champions, much of the world saw the first real example of...

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3 Things Alan Turing Never Imagined

Alan Turing is considered the father of artificial intelligence, and rightfully so. Marrying mathematical study with computer science, Turing was the first to contend that computers could think like humans, and he pioneered the concept of machines that could perform tasks on par with human experts – a bedrock concept of modern AI computer science...

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A “Smell the Roses” Moment

Mist was founded approximately five years ago with a mission of disrupting the IT industry using Artificial Intelligence (AI) – a concept we call "AI for IT". More specifically, we have a goal of delivering "self-driving" networks that proactively detect issues and automatically adapt to them in real-time, saving companies time and money and delivering...

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5 Steps to Get Up and Running With AIOps

Originally posted on CMS Wire on January 18, 2019 It’s a bit of a mouthful as a tech buzzword, but AIOps is starting to gain attention — and traction — across the industry. And with good reason. AIOps is the stepping stone to something that has never before existed: a true network AI assistant that...

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4 key AI concepts you need to understand

Every artificial intelligence solution is built on these four foundations; here’s your quick guide Artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm, with innovative use cases being applied across all industry segments. We are decades away from replacing a doctor with an AI robot, as seen in the movies, but AI is helping experts…

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How AI will transform your Wi-Fi

I’ve always had a lot of respect for veterinarians, because they are masters at solving problems based purely on fuzzy symptoms that their patients cannot explain: where it hurts, how long it’s been hurting, and what events led up to the problem. Many times the patients don’t even know they are sick. Yet a vet…

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Machine Learning, Cloud, And Big Data: A Perfect Storm

Cloud and big data technologies complement machine learning, creating an array of new applications. I have spent 30 years of my life making a living in wireless. In the last 10 years, I have also been learning the art of wine making. Both passions have their good days and their challenging days. But that’s not…

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Indoor Location Services: Reaching The Tipping Point

With BLE becoming a standard feature in mobile devices, indoor location is finally headed for widespread deployment. One of the many things I learned throughout my career is that mobile devices can drive industry disruption. The iPhone drove the wireless internet. Intel putting WiFi into the laptop with Centrino drove the wireless controller transition. And…

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