Let’s face it, the way we want to consume services has changed. If you are like me you want to access the services you want, from where you want, when you want and using the devices you want. Of course, you wish to do so without having to...
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Why the Cloud is causing a Split in the Role of the CIO
Businesses with high levels of "digital maturity" can reap significant financial rewards. According to Capgemini Consulting research with MIT, companies implementing digital initiatives such as engaging customers with technology and...
Read moreStop undifferentiated, bland marketing messages!
You may have caught an (as always) astute publication from Gartner called, “Gartner Says Service-Led Solutions Will Displace Traditional Sourcing Approaches Through 2015”. On the face of it, this headline may seem to be stating the...
Read moreCIO on the Catwalk
This week, I had the unique opportunity to address two entirely different audiences with the same speech about disruptive technologies. It happened at the Consumer Goods Forum conference in Paris, where I was scheduled for a speech at the IT...
Read moreCloud uncertainty is the enemy of investment (abstract)
The EU’s cloud computing strategy will provide businesses with much-needed clarity over the rules that govern the use of cloud. After all: the biggest barrier to a cloud-fuelled era of innovation is uncertainty.See for my full article about...
Read moreMoscone Firewalking
Let’s forget for a moment the MC Hammer performance (he is a tech investor and Silicon Valley insider anyway, so it all makes much more sense than you’d think). Never mind all these new salesforce.com product announcements (albeit that...
Read moreCybersecurity - from Hollywood to Washington
Ethan Hunt escapes from a Russian prison, with a remote accomplice opening and closing the doors of the facility through the Internet. John McClane faces a digital fire sale that step by step shuts down the entire national infrastructure.They...
Read moreDigitally Relevant
The best lessons stay relevant forever. As an aspiring software engineer, I learned about Larry Constanine’s rules of low coupling and high cohesion and they would remain guiding design principles for decades to come. Alan Kay developed one...
Read moreStarbucks IT
Imagine you are running a cosy, successful coffee bar in the centre of your old town. It’s the only one there and you seem to have built your own base of regular customers over the course of years. Then, one memorable day, Starbucks suddenly...
Read moreThe rise and fall of the megadeal?
Much has been said and written about the dramatic and disruptive change that the IT industry is undergoing today. Indeed, several posts on this blog have talked about various aspects of these changes from the benefits of big data and the enablement...
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