By Ron Tolido
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...
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By Ron Tolido
When I had the opportunity this week to dive yet a little bit deeper in the upcoming release of Windows 8 and accompanying devices, I once again realized that Microsoft will have a hard time winning back the hearts of consumers. With the...
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By Ron Tolido
Now that we have safely returned from lovely San Francisco and have dealt with most of the Post Oracle OpenWorld Stress, it is high time for summarizing remarks. Actually, there was indeed a big difference – as predicted – between Oracle...
Read moreWith the support act of DreamForce last week, Oracle’s OpenWorld event is facing the healthy challenge of topping it. In terms of musical performances, Oracle does pretty good with Pearl Jam (that’s right, so much for the Red Hot Chili...
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By Ron Tolido
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 moreLet’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 moreI am easily old enough to recall the introduction of the first airbags in cars. And what a tough sell it was. Overly expensive, they had to compete with ‘other‘ accessories, like metallic paint and chrome wheels. Airbags would bring...
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By Ron Tolido
It’s election time in the humble, little Western-European country I live in. The political landscape is more complex than ever with many different parties positioning themselves, including the Pirates Party, the 50+ Party and the Party for...
Read moreDon’t worry. It’s just the generation gap. With the release of Windows 8 now imminent and the preview edition being widely installed and tested, the same, tough criticism is heard over and over again: Why is that user interface so...
Read moreAs the summer holiday season draws to a close for 2012, most of us will be returning to work rested, refreshed and renewed ... or will we?A large number of companies routinely deploy IT infrastructure that enables a more-or-less constant connection...
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