Logica’s Sustainability Analyst briefing
Logica held a Sustainability Analysts day in London recently and they invited me to attend. Pictured above is the cover of Logica’s 2011 Annual Report [PDF] – their Annual Report mind, not their Sustainability Report [PDF]. And yet the title of Logica’s Annual Report is Shaping a Sustainable Future. This is a good indicator of [...]
Impressions and Thoughts from a Visit to Greece and Spain
Much has been written about Greece’s repeat elections taking place today, the country’s ongoing financial problems and potential exit from the Euro, as well as the worsening European economies (last week Spain asked for bailout money, Cyprus is next in line to ask, and many believe that Italy will follow). I recently spent a few [...]
The outsourcing of responsibility: half of today’s F&A BPO deals are now advised!
While the combination of increasing commodization of basic BPO services and an ever-smartening buyer, seemed to signal the end of transactional advisory services, the consulting industry has found a way to adapt to keep itself relevant and much more price-friendly, while still being in a strong position to help clients deal with the sensitive and political task of outsourcing.
The Cloud’s 5 Key Challenges for the ISV CTO
Back on 26 April I was asked to present “5 Key Challenges for the ISV CTO and How to Beat Them!” at a Ciklum seminar for ISVs that intended to deliver a hype-free conversation among CTOs, Chief Technical Architects and other key executives grappling with the journey to the cloud. My slides for the session [...]
Will social software startups "collapse into the orbit" of the big vendors?
With Microsoft finally making a major acquisition move in social software, are we now seeing the roll up of the entire social business industry? Or is this just an minor story in a vast parade of change when it comes to how enterprises are moving to s…
Dealing With The Real Problem In Social Business Adoption – The People!
Social Business Adoption Dependent On Employee Adoption Social business is more than a technology decision. Many eager early adopters face challenges in adoption past the initial core team. As we move from eager early adopters to ubiquitous usage, an examination of some organizations who have failed at internal social business reveals a five common barriers [...]
Chasing the wrong cloud (video)
The trouble with most cloud trade shows and conferences you can go to today is that pretty much everyone there is buying and selling the wrong thing. I turned up at Cloud World Forum in London with this thought in my mind, but I would have felt the same way had I been attending Cloud [...]
