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Digital transformation #mindcandy 21 July 2025
The topics are IoT, transformation, citizen development, ERP, AI agents, software engineering, and you are the upgrade.
#youaretheupgrade
The Brains at the Edge: What’s Next in IoT Hardware Design?
https://vocal.media/futurism/the-brains-at-the-edge-what-s-next-in-io-t-hardware-design
Edge AI and On-Device Intelligence: The Smarter Device Revolution
How to beat the odds in tech transformation
https://www.cio.com/article/4023367/how-to-beat-the-odds-in-tech-transformation.html
If you’re undergoing a tech transformation, especially within a large organization, you may already be feeling what research confirms: namely, the odds are stacked against you.
Google VP of development explains how ‘citizen developers’ must be tempered by the pros
The next type of developer is a professional who … previews changes before they’re applied and can assess if it’s right or wrong.
Vision to Value: How CIOs Must Rethink ERP Value
https://www.crowe.com/id/insights/vision-to-value-how-cios-must-rethink-erp-value
CIOs are expected to lead digital transformation and improve margins, but outdated ERP mindsets make it difficult to demonstrate ROI. When ERP is only seen as an operational tool, it becomes misaligned with business priorities.
Riding the Curve: The Rise of AI Agents in the Gartner Hype Cycle
Gartner’s 2025 Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence shows AI agents nearing the Peak of Inflated Expectations. The buzz is intense – vendors are racing to relabel chatbots and automation tools as “agentic,” often without delivering the autonomy and reliability the label implies
AI can write code, but can it beat software engineers?
https://www.ibm.com/think/news/ai-write-code-can-beat-software-engineers
Artificial intelligence can churn out code but can’t think like a software engineer.
You are the upgrade
You are the upgrade, augmented natural intelligence as the only way forward
Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.
