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Dr. Jim Walsh
CTO
With over 30 years of Silicon Valley software development experience, Dr. Jim Walsh brings diverse technology management capabilities to GlobalLogic. As Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Walsh focuses on making digital transformation successful for GlobalLogic’s clients. These clients have included members of the Fortune 20, startups, and literal “Mom & Pop” operations.
During his career, Jim has led architecture, re-architecture and digital transformation initiatives in scores of verticals (e.g., agriculture, health care, retail and warehouse logistics, and many others.). Dr. Walsh has also delivered more technically-oriented platforms such as web application servers, real-time decision analysis platforms, security frameworks, and IoT platforms.
Jim earned his B.A. in Physics and Math from Harvard College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Physics from Duke University. He is also a frequent speaker and blogger on technical subjects and distributed software development best practices.
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ChatGPT and what makes us human
The ability of AI-based technology to perform characteristically ‘human’ tasks such as tell stories, write code, author poetry, tell jokes and compose essays on virtually any topic has shocked and astonished many. These activities are among those that we think of as particularly human. If a software package can do these very human tasks, then what does it mean to be human?
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Published on: January 27, 2023
Fintech in the Metaverse: Exploring the Possibilities
Metaverse: It’s a term that has earned a great deal of attention in the past year. In 2021, the hype cycle surrounding the Metaverse concept accelerated as two corporate events upended the space. First, Facebook emerged as a key early adopter, pivoting entirely to the Metaverse and rebranding their company as Meta. Second, the successful … Continue reading Dr. Jim Walsh →
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Published on: November 28, 2022
Science Fiction Moments in Life and Technology
We as humans have a tendency to adjust rapidly to our environment and to begin to consider it “normal” in a very short time. This has probably been key to the survival of our species: we can’t afford, biologically, to be constantly triggered by recurring events. Instead, we set a new baseline and then are “aroused” only by changes to that baseline.
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Published on: February 1, 2020
Innovators and Laggards: The Technology Landscape of 2019
In the 1960s, sociologist Everett Rogers produced a roadmap showing how innovations are adopted and, eventually, become obsolete. Later, author Geoffrey Moore wrote a book called “Crossing the Chasm” that detailed how companies and technologies succeed or fail to progress from “early adopter” to “early majority” status. Moore’s work further popularized Roger’s categories, and words like “innovator” and “early adopter” have become a firm fixture of the Silicon Valley and world-wide technology vocabulary.
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Published on: November 27, 2019
12 Secrets of Digital Transformation: Part 11
Secret #11: There is more time than you think to finish — but less time than you think to start. We often begin a transformation project in response to a perceived crisis, but really we are just witnessing the end of an illusion.
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Published on: April 9, 2018
What’s an “A” Player?
Steve Jobs used to say, "A players attract A players. B players attract C players.” Our own CTO, Dr. Jim Walsh, says "Companies are better off hiring A players who can learn, than B or C players who already know." But what exactly makes an “A” player — and how can you spot one?
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Published on: November 9, 2017
The Internet of Things: Part I
A term like “Internet of Things” (IoT) can become so over-used that it loses all meaning
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Published on: October 22, 2014