Cultural differences, every now and then it takes some time to explain. Being a Dutchman, wherever I come abroad I have to defend the infamous Dutch lunch. And believe me, there is very little ammunition. We usually stick to a miserable sandwich with...
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Are Trade Shows worth it? Surprisingly perhaps, I think yes!
I am off to SAP SAPPHIRE in Orlando, and in spite of time spent away from the ‘day job’ at a tough time, the cost/budget issues, and the awfulness of air travel these days, I’m looking forward to the show for the value it will bring me. Given...
Read moreRe-Arranging the furniture for the Cloud Era part 2
In my last post I commented on the disruptive technology elements, some possible new entrants in to the market, and I suggested that a different approach could/would be taken to assembling and deploying. I ended with the following questions; What...
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It has been a great month for speculation about major technology vendors acquiring each other, or buying still more minor players, though there is a notable silence from the vendors themselves. Why so many rumours, blog posts and trade press...
Read more‘It Is Me What’ – does connecting to the world require a World Language?
Yesterday, I talked to a conference audience about the virtues of crowdsourcing and collective wisdom. And nowadays, the best illustration of how that works is through a live demo. It has been done many times before - I know - but for me it was the...
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