Prediction articles:
2020: A consumer electronics forecast for the year(s) ahead
AI Chips: What Will 2020 Bring?
CEO Outlook: 2020 Vision: 5G, China and AI are prominent, but big changes are coming everywhere
Top 10 Tech Failures From 2019 That Hint At 2020 Trends – Last year’s tech failures often turn into next year’s leading trends
Trends:
AMD’s 7nm Ryzen 4000 CPUs are here to take on Intel’s 10nm Ice Lake laptop chips
Top 9 challenges IT leaders will face in 2020: From skills shortages to privacy concerns
From the oil rig to the lake: a shift in perspective on data
In December 2020, the new IEC/EN 62368-1 will replace the existing safety standards EN 60950-1 and EN 60065-1
Use of technology money outside company IT department is the new normal
Tech to try:
12 Alternative Operating Systems You Can Use In 2020
CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION: WHAT IT IS AND WHY YOU NEED IT
Research:
Universal memory coming? New type of non-volatile general purpose memory on research, some call it UltraRAM.
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Microsoft shares rise after it beats revenue, profit expectations, Azure posts 62% growth
https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/29/microsoft-shares-rise-after-it-beats-revenue-profit-expectations-azure-posts-62-growth/
Tomi Engdahl says:
The Low-hanging Fruits of Data Analytics Are Ripe for Harvest
https://www.aaltopro.fi/en/aalto-leaders-insight/2019/the-low-hanging-fruits-of-data-analytics-are-ripe-for-harvest
The world’s data doubles every two years. Massive data resources have led to considerable hype around data analytics, and demand for data science skills is growing in most every organization. Competence in data analytics remains scarce in Finland, although learning the basics does not require special aptitude for math. Motivation and hard work will get you far
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://q-factory.fi/viisi-viivaa-ohjelmistorobotiikasta/
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https://realpython.com/python38-new-features/
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Intel and Softbank Beware. Open Source Is Coming to the Chip Business
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-22/open-source-transformed-software-the-chip-industry-is-next
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Free Software Foundation ‘demands’ Windows 7 be released as free software
Anyone remember the Windows 7 Sins campaign in 2009?
https://www.techspot.com/news/83721-free-software-foundation-demands-windows-7-released-free.html
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/cloud-native-apps
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Classic book readable on-line
Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie The ANSI C Programming Language Prentice Hall ( 1988)
https://archive.org/details/brianw.kernighandennism.ritchietheansicprogramminglanguageprenticehall1988
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.cyberpunks.com/cloud-storage-raspberry-pi/
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How To Upgrade To Windows 10 For ‘Free’ In 2020
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2020/01/15/how-to-upgrade-to-windows-10-for-free-in-2020/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.edn.com/pcie-5-0-testing-ensures-accurate-ber-analysis/
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/materials/coming-soon-to-a-processor-near-you-atomthick-transistors
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https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/21/canonicals-anbox-cloud-puts-android-in-the-cloud/
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https://enonic.com/blog/the-history-of-cms–what-has-happened
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Engineers have made a kind of content-addressable memory that is potentially much more dense than even other experimental designs.
New Nonvolatile Memories Shrink Circuits That Search Fast
https://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/memory/new-nonvolatile-memories-shrink-circuits-that-search-fast
The kind of memory most people are familiar with returns data when given an address for that data. Content addressable memory (CAM) does the reverse: When given a set of data, it returns the address—typically in a single clock cycle—of where to find it. That ability, so useful in network routers and other systems that require a lot of lookups, is now getting a chance in new kinds of data-intensive tasks such as pattern matching and accelerating neural networks, as well as for doing logic operations in the memory itself.
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5/3nm Wars Begin
https://semiengineering.com/5-3nm-wars-begin/
New transistors structures are on the horizon with new tools and processes, but there are lots of problems, too.
Several foundries are ramping up their new 5nm processes in the market, but now customers must decide whether to design their next chips around the current transistor type or move to a different one at 3nm and beyond.
The decision involves the move to extend today’s finFETs to 3nm, or to implement a new technology called gate-all-around FETs (GAA FETs) at 3nm or 2nm. An evolutionary step from finFETs, gate-all-around provides better performance, but these new transistors are difficult to make, expensive, and the migration could be painful.
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THE THREE ERAS OF PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC
https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/01/20/the-three-eras-of-programmable-logic/
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Gartner: 2020 device shipments to grow 0.9% to 2.16B thanks to 5G, before 2 further years of decline
https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/21/gartner-forecast-2020-to-see-0-9-bump-in-global-device-shipments-thanks-to-5g-then-2-more-years-of-decline/
The analysts at Gartner have published their annual global device forecast, and while 2020 looks like it may be partly sunny, get ready for more showers and poor weather ahead. The analysts predict that a bump from new 5G technology will lead to total shipments of 2.16 billion units — devices that include PCs, mobile handsets, watches, and all sizes of computing devices in between — working out to a rise of 0.9% compared to 2019.
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Google launches online coding course to train workers for tech jobs
https://www.cnet.com/news/google-launches-online-coding-course-in-python-to-train-workers-for-tech-jobs/
The news comes as Silicon Valley faces scrutiny over the implications of the tech industry on the American workforce.
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Huawei Unveils Industry’s Highest-Performance ARM-based CPU
Bringing Global Computing Power to Next Level
https://www.huawei.com/en/press-events/news/2019/1/huawei-unveils-highest-performance-arm-based-cpu
Today, Huawei announced the industry’s highest-performance Advanced RISC Machine (ARM)-based CPU. Called Huawei Kunpeng 920, the new CPU is designed to boost the development of computing in big data, distributed storage, and ARM-native application scenarios.
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Microsoft Announces An Open-Source, Free Source Code Analyzer Tool
https://fossbytes.com/microsoft-open-source-free-source-code-analyzer-tool/
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Researchers Turn to the Human Brain for Solutions to Moore’s Law’s Slowdown in Modern Computing
https://www.hackster.io/news/researchers-turn-to-the-human-brain-for-solutions-to-moore-s-law-s-slowdown-in-modern-computing-9f39f663f9c3
With Moore’s Law stalling, Suhas Kumar and Jack Kendall argue for brain-like neuromorphic computing becoming the dominant paradigm.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.cyberciti.biz/linux-news/centos-linux-8-x-released-and-here-is-how-to-upgrade-it/
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ES2020 Features in simple examples
http://www.carloscaballero.io/es2020-features-in-simple-examples/
In this series, we are going to show the EcmaScript features from 2015 to today.
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EdTech Trends 2020: the future is now
https://eu-acerforeducation.acer.com/education-trends/edtech-trends-2020-the-future-is-now/
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Building a BitTorrent client from the ground up in Go
https://blog.jse.li/posts/torrent/
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Open Source 3D Mapping
https://cesium.com/cesiumjs/
CesiumJS is an open source JavaScript library for creating world-class 3D globes and maps with the best possible performance, precision, visual quality, and ease of use. Developers across industries, from aerospace to smart cities to drones, use CesiumJS to create interactive web apps for sharing dynamic geospatial data.
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Chris Giles / Financial Times:
OECD says 137 countries have committed to reach an agreement on a rewrite of international tax rules for tech giants and other multinationals by the end of 2020
Talks over global digital tax are back on track, says OECD
Tariffs dispute between US and France is ‘pushing countries to compromise’
https://www.ft.com/content/9660b848-4414-11ea-a43a-c4b328d9061c
In a statement, the 137 countries that participated in the talks overseen by the Paris-based OECD, agreed to “affirm their commitment to reach an agreement on a consensus-based solution by the end of 2020”, on the basis of the proposals for a new way to tax companies and a minimum corporate tax rate
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https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2020/01/02/teknologiaosaaminen-korostuu-megatrendeissa/
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https://reverb.com/news/what-will-midi-2-dot-0-mean-for-musicians
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https://www.musicradar.com/news/midi-20-spec-confirmed-the-biggest-advance-in-music-technology-in-decades
Roland has a new 88-key keyboard, and it means MIDI 2.0 has arrived
https://cdm.link/2020/01/roland-a-88mkii-midi2/
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DDR-5? DDR-4, We Hardly Knew Ye
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/29/ddr-5-ddr-4-we-hardly-knew-ye/
This month’s CES saw the introduction of max speed DDR5 memory from SK Hynix. Micron and other vendors are also reportedly sampling similar devices. You can’t get them through normal channels yet, but since you also can’t get motherboards that take them, that’s not a big problem. We hear Intel’s Xeon Sapphire Rapids will be among the first boards to take advantage of the new technology. But that begs the question: what is it?
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/20/new-year-habits-what-do-you-do-for-data-storage/
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A fully buzzword compliant solution:
put terrible microservices in containers. Manage containers with Kubernetes. Put evrything on AWS cloud. This time it WILL work, I promise!
Reality:
There are an infinity of ways to create poor implementations and only a few ways to write good ones and even fewer ways to make something with efficiency, longevity, and that is easily maintainable. As with many things one can choose any two of good, fast, and cheap but never all three.
If you can’t even do a monolith right, you shouldn’t even be thinking of microservices yet.
Well the whole idea of microservices is to have less to conquer. The cost is obviously communication, which is always a slowdown in any system of entities. If you don’t intend to distribute the work among diverse and distant teams, it is my opinion that microservices are an overhead and pain you don’t need.
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Kun kollegana on robotti, vapautuu rutiinityöstä jopa 70 % mielekkäämpiin työtehtäviin. Lue artikkelista, mitä hyötyjä ohjelmistorobotiikka on tuonut asiantuntijallemme Sirpa Jalolalle.
https://www.enfo.fi/blogi/ohjelmistorobotiikka-vapautti-70-raportointiin-kaytetysta-tyoajasta-nyt-voin-keskittya?utm_campaign=FI%20Content%20Workplace&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paidsocial&utm_content=article-rpa-jalola
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Alphabet earnings show Google Cloud on $10B run rate
https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/03/alphabet-earnings-show-google-cloud-on-10b-run-rate/?tpcc=ECFB2020
Today after the bell, Alphabet reported its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results. The company’s revenue grew from $39.3 billion in 2018 to $46.1 billion in 2019. The firm’s net income also expanded from $8.9 billion to $10.7 billion over the same time frame.
The figures, when compared to expectations, were mixed.
Alphabet beat analyst estimates on profit, but missed on revenue.
YouTube’s advertising haul will grab the most headlines, but the cloud revenue figure is what we’d like to drill into.
Cloud, Google-style
Google announced an impressive $2.6 billion round for all cloud revenue, which includes G Suite, the enterprise version of GMail/Docs/Drive/Hangouts and Google’s cloud infrastructure revenue. At $2.61 billion, that puts it on a run rate over $10 billion.
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Flat Pricing, Minimal Transitions for Memory in 2020
https://www.eetimes.com/flat-pricing-minimal-transitions-for-memory-in-2020/
The 2020 outlook for the memory market looks flat, with transitions doubtful and impact expected from Brexit, trade wars, and the coronavirus.
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Events Across SE Asia Cancelled Due to China Virus Outbreak
https://www.eetimes.com/events-across-se-asia-cancelled-due-to-china-virus-outbreak/
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Intel Officially Axes Nervana
https://www.eetimes.com/intel-officially-axes-nervana/
Intel’s AI ASIC strategy will be based on Habana chips from now on
In a move widely speculated to have been looming, Intel has axed Nervana’s NNP-T and NNP-I training and inference chips for the data center in favor of Gaudi and Goya chips from recent acquisition Habana Labs.
A statement emailed to EETimes said that Intel will cease development on Nervana’s NNP-T AI training chip (Spring Crest) for the data center, while merely honoring existing customer commitments to the NNP-I inference chip (Spring Hill), following “customer feedback”.
“After acquiring Habana Labs in December and with input from our customers, we are making strategic updates to the data center AI acceleration roadmap. We will leverage our combined AI talent and technology to build leadership AI products,” Intel’s statement said.
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HANGING UP iPhone shortages predicted to hit US as coronavirus causes chaos in supply chain amid quarantines and axed flights
https://www.the-sun.com/news/352809/iphone-shortages-predicted-coronavirus/
A TOP tech analyst has predicted that Apple could be hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, slashing his estimate for iPhone sales in the first quarter.
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Iowa has already won the worst IT rollout award of 2020: Rap for crap caucus app chaps in vote zap flap
Untested tech, no training, last-minute rollout, buggy code – sound familiar?
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/02/04/iowa_caucus_software/
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[Updated] LG withdraws from MWC due to coronavirus-related concerns
https://tcrn.ch/2v2Jk48
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Data-driven organizations are 23 times more likely to acquire customers than their less proactive competitors. This proves the power of big data in modern business operations. The only way to exploit huge information bases is to use data analytics platforms. Here’s a description of 11 most effective data analytics tools.
https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/data-analytics-tools/?utm_source=facebookads&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Remarketing
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Three Trends Driving Electronics Manufacturing Out of China In 2020
https://www.forbes.com/sites/annashedletsky/2020/02/03/three-trends-driving-electronics-manufacturing-in-2020/
Manufacturers swallowed a whirlwind of changes in 2019. Driven by tariffs, the brands that build our favorite products spent a significant portion of their efforts this year identifying new suppliers, moving supply chains, seeking loopholes in the regulations, and in some cases, lobbying for exceptions.
Distributed supply chains means distributed risk and distributed work
At the end of 2019, the global electronics supply chain is probably the most distributed it’s been since before the aughts.
Opening up to the Cloud
Remote visibility across the supply chain requires cloud-based technologies.
Sustainability is good for business
For years, sustainability in electronics manufacturing was lip service. We use post-consumer recycled content plastic! (In the smallest, non-cosmetic parts only). Our product can be recycled! (But with a separation process that requires a room-sized robot.) Definitions vary, but essentially sustainability puts a focus on using non-toxic materials and processes, recyclable parts, and reducing carbon emissions. An unpopular addition includes building products designed to last many years – as this is very challenging to align with business goals to sell more products.
Looking forward while looking back
Any discussion of technology trends in manufacturing in 2020 would be remiss without touching on Industry 4.0. As we stand, it seems the Industry 4.0 buzzword bubble has finally started to pop. It’s a bit ironic that as the industry takes a definitive step towards the intended vision of Industry 4.0, it’s taken a clear step back from the term itself.
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DON’T COMPARE AUTOMATED TESTING WITH HUMAN TESTING
https://www.valagroup.com/2020/02/dont-compare-automated-testing-with-human-testing/
Many times test automation is described as a time saver, more precisely, a saver of time spent on manual testing. Which is all true and good. Now our marketing team wanted to find out if we can use the knowledge of our people and make some educated guesses of how much it actually saves time.
Well, we couldn’t.
Man versus a machine, not actually even a battle in software testing
Tomi Engdahl says:
Onnistu softaprojektissa häikäisevästi, ilman kiusallisia reklamaatiopalavereita!!!
http://www.prove.fi/pikaopas
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https://www.enfo.fi/blogi/hybridiymparisto-muuttaa-it-arkkitehtuuria-7-vinkkia-yrityspaattajalle
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Toshiba has come up with a new way of solving combinatorial optimization problems. A classic example of such problems is the traveling salesman dilemma, in which a salesman must find the shortest route between many cities.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/software/toshiba–optimization-algorithm-speed-record-combinatorial-problems
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Mobile World Congress organizer, the GSMA, seems to be loosing this hyped 5G smart phone event to a virus. There is already a number of high profile back outs, including ZTE, LG, NVIDIA, Ericsson and Amazon.
https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/09/amazon-withdraws-from-mwc-over-coronavirus-related-concerns/?tpcc=ECFB2020
https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/09/as-top-exhibitors-pull-out-of-mwc-organizers-implement-stringent-safeguards/
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/5/21123846/mobile-world-congress-gsma-coronavirus-lg
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/10418-amd-n-uusin-rikkoo-ennatyksia-entas-nyt-intel
AMD on ryhtynyt toimittamaan ensimmäisiä 64 ytimen Ryzen Threadripper 3990X-prosessoreja asiakkailleen ja kyse on maailman tähän asti tehokkaimmasta työasemamoottorista. Piiri on jo ylikellotettu maailmanennätyslukemiin. Kysymys kuuluu, pystyykö Intel edes vastaamaan haasteeseen?