Insight as a Service (Part 2)
Over a year ago, I introduced the concept of Insight as a Service and described some of the issues that will need to be addressed for such services to be possible. Insight as a Service refers to action-oriented, analytic-driven solutions that operate on data generated by SaaS applications, proprietary corporate data, as well as syndicated [...]
Glass 4/5 Full: Life, Business and the Narcissism of Small Things
Last December I hit 62 years old. Being honest with myself (and since I’m writing this “out loud” – you), I have to say I wasn’t thrilled by that because it’s a physical age where your mortality continues to slap you in the face. My seminal “recognition year” was when I hit 60 in 2009, [...]
Reprise — When Bank Branch Managers Are Called President
1/31/2012 — Shortly after I launched my blog, I published the post below. I’ve thought about it often since then, but never more so than today. So what set me off enough today to make me republish a two-year-old blog post? A very new HR technology blogger published a reasonable blog post that highlighted some vendors [...]
Innovation is a game of fractions
As we get ready for the big game, I listened to Al Pacino’s speech in Any Given Sunday. And it occurred to me if Coach was talking about innovation, he would substitute fractions for inches. Think about it. Innovation is all about relativity – fractions. a) If your customers think you are innovative, a large [...]
IBM Closes Emptoris Deal: New Chapter/Technology Outlook for Venerable Spend Management Player
Earlier today, IBM announced it had completed its acquisition of Emptoris (for Spend Matters initial coverage of the acquisition announcement, click here, here, and here). Curiously, IBM appears to have closed the deal more quickly tha…
