Additions to Fuel Organization’s Continued Growth and Impact ALPHARETTA, GA (July 22, 2019) – Tech Alpharetta, the nonprofit organization helping the City of Alpharetta lead in innovation, announces three new members of its Strategic Board of Directors. Tech Alpharetta’s Board, which...
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Tech Alpharetta Executive Spotlight | Ryan Hollenbeck Verint Systems
Verint Systems works to empower its customers and partners to deliver a world-class customer experience. With an office located in Alpharetta, Verint delivers Actionable Intelligence to companies across two market segments, customer engagement and cyber intelligence. The customer engagement...
Getting the Most from Big Data Analytics, Machine Learning, and AI
By Flavio Villanustre, CISO & VP, Technology at LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, HPCC Systems Today’s organizations are drowning in Big Data. Their IT architectures connect to customers, partners, and other third parties as well as to mobile apps and devices, social media networks, and the IoT –...
Graduation/Hiring Season Advice
By Garfield Anderson, Dean Of Computer Sciences At Gwinnett Technical College Once again, graduation season is upon us. This year, nearly 4 million students in the U.S. will be earning degrees, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. As the next crop of graduates seek to begin...
Executive Spotlight Series | Avanos Medical’s Edwina Payne
For Avanos Medical, achieving the impossible is all part of the plan. Headquartered in Alpharetta, the medical device company is focused on delivering clinically superior breakthrough solutions that can help patients get back to the things that matter. As SVP and CIO of Avanos Medical, Edwina...
How Blockchain Technology Is Changing The Global Economy
BY STEPHEN PAIR, CEO, BITPAY Today, blockchain is one of the hottest topics in fintech, but many people don’t understand this technology and how it can change the world. Last month, I had the pleasure of serving as an expert on Tech Alpharetta’s Cryptocurrency and Blockchain panel. During the...
Executive Spotlight Series | DataSeers’ Adwait Joshi
Digital payment solutions, such as the prepaid sector and cryptocurrencies, have emerged in recent years, increasing the number of payments being handled outside of the traditional banking system. The global cryptocurrency market is projected to surge from $574.3 million in 2017 to $6,702.1...
Tech Alpharetta Appoints Six New Members To Its Strategic Advisory Board
New Additions Further Expand Board’s Breadth of Expertise and Knowledge ALPHARETTA, GA (March 11, 2019) – Tech Alpharetta, the nonprofit organization helping the City of Alpharetta lead in innovation, announces six new members of its strategic advisory board. Tech Alpharetta’s Board, which...
Executive Spotlight Series | Scientific Games’ Walt Eisele
In October 2018, the Mega Millions jackpot of $1.6 billion dollars – its second highest jackpot ever. Despite a 1 in 302,575,350 odds, the U.S. lottery industry saw record consumer participation. In December, U.S. annual retail sales for lottery instant “scratch” games hit a record $50 billion,...
Alpharetta Now Home to More than 700 Technology Companies
City Continues to Grow its Thriving Tech Ecosystem Alpharetta, Ga. (Jan. 16, 2019) – The City of Alpharetta and Tech Alpharetta, the nonprofit organization helping the City of Alpharetta to lead in innovation, announced today that there are now 704 tech companies that call Alpharetta home,...
Executive Spotlight Series | Hi-Rez Studios’ Todd Harris
Online gaming and esports are two of the hottest entertainment industries today, both experiencing double digit growth in 2018. According to Newzoo, the video game industry is expected to be worth nearly $138 billion by the end of 2018, with esports revenues projected to reach $1.65 billion by...
Tech Alpharetta: Taking Stock of 2018
Tech Alpharetta: Taking Stock of 2018 As 2019 rapidly approaches, it’s time to take stock of 2018. Between our tech thought leadership and our tech networking events, we’re excited to report that in 2018 alone, we provided more than 17 locally- based, high quality, tech-only programs in...
