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Preface 1 Digitalization & Digital Transformation 1.1 Historical Business Transformations 1.2 Innovation & Disruption Theory 1.3 The Digital Ecosystem 1.3.1 Major Driving Forces 1.3.2 Digital Transformation Strategy 1.3.3 The Role of Qubits, Blocks and Neurons 1.3.4 Innovation Models of Google, Amazon & Co. 1.4 Classical Data Processing 1.4.1 The Digital Code 1.4.2 Principles of Operation 1.4.3 Computers & Other Digital Devices References 2 Quantum Computing 2.1 Setting the Quantum Computing Scene 2.2 The Strange World of Quantum Computing 2.2.1 Spooky Quantum Reality 2.2.2 How Quantum Computers Operate 2.2.3 The Fussy Search after the Perfect Qubit 2.3 Quantum Computers Today 2.3.1 Current Business Applications 2.3.2 Commercially Available Systems 2.3.3 Next Challenges 2.4 Summary & Implementation Framework References 3 Blockchain Technology 3.1 Setting the Blockchain Scene 3.1.1 The Role of Transactions & Money in History 3.1.2 Basic Functions of Money in Society 3.2 Blockchain Fundamentals 3.2.1 Decentralization and the Arrival of Trust 3.2.2 The Immutable Data Structure 3.2.3 Digital Value Transfer 3.2.4 The Authorization of Transactions by Digital Signatures 3.2.5 Deploying Trust by Consensus and Mining 3.2.6 Smart Business Contracts 3.3 Blockchain Technology Today 3.3.1 Implementation Challenges for Enterprises 3.3.2 Current Business Applications 3.3.3 Further Use Cases 3.4 Summary & Implementation Framework References 4 Artificial Intelligence 4.1 Setting the Artificial Intelligence Scene 4.1.1 The Symbiosis of Neurobiology & Information Theory 4.1.2 The Conference that Started it All 4.1.3 IBM’s Legendary Projects DeepBlue & Watson 4.2 Central Ideas behind Artificial Intelligence 4.2.1 The Cost Function 4.2.2 Minimization of the Cost Function 4.3 The Five Categories of Learning 4.3.1 Supervised Learning 4.3.2 Unsupervised Learning 4.3.3 Deep Learning 4.3.4 Ensemble Methods 4.3.5 Reinforcement Learning 4.4 Top Use Cases and Business Applications 4.4.1 Computer Vision 4.4.2 Healthcare 4.4.3 Natural Language Processing 4.4.4 Energy Efficiency 4.4.5 Drug Discovery 4.4.6 Financial Services & Insurance 4.5 Summary & Implementation Framework References 5 Your Digital Action Plan 5.1 Envision a Digital Business & Operating Model 5.2 Select the Right Technology Stack 5.3 Digitize the Core 5.4 Identify Pilot Projects 5.5 Empower Employees 5.6 Shape the Organization & Structure 5.7 Establish an Open Innovation Culture 5.8 Leverage the Ecosystem References Glossary
