Tech revolutions follow a predictable cycle …..

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Digital transformation #mindcandy 28 August  2025

The topics are you are the upgrade, the AI crash, digital twinning of the sun, game development, clean data pipelines, data analytics, enterprise architecture, and enterprise resilience. 

You are the upgrade

You are the upgrade, augmented natural intelligence as the only way forward (e-book, also available as a Bookbuzz session)

Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.

Brace for a crash before the golden age of AI

https://www.ft.com/content/a76f238d-5543-4c01-9419-52aaf352dc23

History teaches that tech revolutions follow a predictable cycle of installation followed by creative destruction

IBM and NASA Develop a Digital Twin of the Sun to Predict Future Solar Storms

https://www.wired.com/story/ibm-and-nasa-develop-a-digital-twin-of-the-sun-to-predict-future-solar-storms/

The tool models the sun using AI, and its developers say it can anticipate solar flares 16 percent more accurately and in half the time of current prediction systems.

New study finds 87% of game developers are using AI Agents

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/107194/new-study-finds-87-percent-of-game-developers-are-using-ai-agents/index.html

Google has conducted a survey, polling over 600 developers, confirming that generative AI is already changing the way games are being developed.

IBM Patent May Help Clean Data Pipelines

https://www.thedailyupside.com/cio/data/ibm-patent-may-help-clean-data-pipelines/

Well-organized data pipelines provide the foundation for a range of data projects.

Gartner Says 80% of Chief Audit Executives Want to Increase the Impact of Data Analytics in Their Function

https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-08-26-gartner-says-80-percent-off-chief-audit-executives-want-to-increase-the-impact-of-data-analytics-in-their-function

There is widespread frustration with the impact of data analytics (DA) in internal audit functions with 80% of chief audit executives (CAEs) wanting to see improved outcomes

How Agentic AI Elevates The Enterprise Architect’s Role

https://www.forrester.com/blogs/the-future-of-the-enterprise-architects-job/

As agentic AI becomes embedded in enterprise architecture (EA) tools, it’s not just automating tasks — it’s redefining the architect’s role.

How Predictive Maintenance Turns Data into Enterprise Resilience

https://techbullion.com/how-predictive-maintenance-turns-data-into-enterprise-resilience/

From Reactive Fixes to Predictive Insight