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Brexit will will rip out the underbelly of the British economy – and we’ll likely never recover
However which way you analyze all the economic indicators, and whatever your opinion may be regarding Britain’s relationship with the European Union (EU), removing the movement of EU labour into the UK will create a perilous shortage of labour, particularly for low-to-mid skilled professions. If anything, removing worker base at the lower end of […]
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Above the funnel no more
The conventional sales funnel exceeded its usefulness a long time ago, roughly when the Internet gave us the ability to gather our own information about vendors, products, and services. Without the necessity of contacting a sales person, individuals and businesses could eliminate the middle man in the information exchange, waiting to expose their interests much […]
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SAP and Qualtrics: Experiences matter, but how much?
My daughter, Rita is about to embark on what she calls a Gap Quarter. I don’t want to steal her thunder as she plans to blog about it but it is a play on a Gap Year and what us old fogies call sabbaticals, even though few of us have experienced that concept either. It fits […]
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SAP buys Qualtrics – Some quick thoughts
I saw the news on twitter yesterday night that SAP is buying Qualtrics for $8B cash – most of it financed . I am writing this blog post strictly in my personal capacity and it doesn’t represent my employer’s opinions . I have no prior knowledge of this deal. I have worked in the SAP […]
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Highlights from the Fenwick & West 3Q18 Venture Capital Survey
It’s been a few years since I wrote about this survey, which I post about less to communicate recent highlights and more to generate awareness of its existence. The Fenwick & West Venture Capital Survey is must-read material for any entrepreneur or startup CEO because it not only makes you aware of trends in financing, […]
On Tech, Power and Responsibility. Notes from Nice
I recently gave the closing keynote address at DevOps world, hosted by CloudBees, in Nice. The conference was excellent. Jenkins is a mature technology and community, but it’s ready for change, under pressure from a raft of new entrants. Rather than digging in its heels, the community is looking to the future, admitting Jenkins’ flaws […]
Reinventing After-Sales Service In A Subscription Economy World
91% of manufacturers are investing in predictive analytics in the next 12 months, and 50% consider Artificial Intelligence (AI) a major planned investment for 2019 to support their subscription-based business models. New subscription business models and smart, connected products are freeing manufacturers up from competing for one-time transaction revenues to recurring revenues based on subscriptions. […]
Tech Leaders Look To IoT, AI & Robotics To Fuel Growth Through 2021
30% of tech leaders globally predict blockchain will disrupt their businesses by 2021. IoT, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics have the greatest potential to digitally transform businesses, making them more customer-centered and efficient. 26% of global tech leaders say e-Commerce apps and platforms will be the most disruptive new business model in their countries by […]
Going from HRTech to WorkTech
Photo courtesy of Phil Wainewright @ diginomica Last week, I had the pleasure of presenting at the UNLEASH Conference in Amsterdam. My goal was simple — challenge the audience to expand their thinking about “HR Tech”. Thanks to Becky Norman for a nice write-up of my presentation. I think we should start talking about “WorkTech.” […]
How Blockchain Can Improve Manufacturing In 2019
Combining blockchain and IoT will revolutionize product safety, track-and-traceability, warranty management, Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO), and lead to new usage-based business models for smart, connected products. The business value-add of blockchain will grow to slightly more than $176B by 2025, then exceed $3.1T by 2030 according to Gartner. Typical product recalls cost $8M, and many […]
How To Protect Healthcare IoT Devices In A Zero Trust World
Healthcare executives say privacy concerns (59%), legacy system integration (55%) and security concerns (54%) are the top three barriers holding back Internet of Things (IoT) adoption in healthcare organizations today according to the Accenture 2017 Internet of Health Things Survey. Over 100M healthcare IoT devices are installed worldwide today, growing to 161M by 2020, attaining […]
RPA is a gateway drug – and magically these guys agree too! Don’t you just love coincidences..
And here we go again… Our now-infamous headline “RPA is the gateway drug. AI is the drug…” has now magically appeared on the Forbes website in an article entitled “Robotic Process Automation: A Gateway Drug to AI and Digital Transformation” authored by Babson Professor Tom Davenport and Carla O’Dell, Chairman at AQPC: (Cross-posted @ […]
Vodaphone exec talks 5G, autonomous vehicles, virtual surgery, security and more
The telecom industry is undergoing dramatic changes. As 5G service starts to roll out in a serious way next year, important new applications for business and consumer use will follow behind. From autonomous cars to remote surgery, the high bandwidth and low latency of 5G connectivity will bring unexpected changes to a host of industries. […]
Conversational experiences: Building relationships one conversation at a time
Mitch Lieberman, thought leader for CRM and conversations over the years, graces us with a discussion as to why conversational systems are incredibly beneficial to building both business relationships and customer engagement.
IBM / RedHat: A grand play at out-sharing Microsoft’s open source economy
It’s really not about the cloud – not at this massive $34bn price tag. IBM’s ingestion of RedHat, the third largest IT purchase in history, is all about Open Source. Commentators are already pitching this deal as long-awaited reinforcements to the trench-warfare of the cloud wars. But in reality, we need to look much deeper to […]
IBM Red Hat: Reading the tea leaves
I have certain core IT values. I like customers to buy versus build systems . Have long been a buy cheerleader. But in return, I expect vendors to build not buy. So, I have never been a fan of big acquisitions. Certainly not at massive multiples. So my initial reaction to IBM’s $ 34 billion play for Red […]
Business
- IBM buys Redhat – a view from the peanut gallery !
- Launching Otter Advisory
- Oracle OpenWorld: Thoughts from afar
- The Current State Of Cybersecurity Shows Now Is The Time For Zero Trust
- SYKES acquires Symphony becoming the first call center provider with significant automation capability
- 2018 Roundup Of Cloud Computing Forecasts And Market Estimates
Startup Lessons
- 5 Things I Wished I Asked Before Switching from Employee to Founder (Video + Transcript)
- Lost and Founder: A Painful Yet Valuable Read
- 10 Secrets to Putting on a Great Event
- How To Present a Quarterly Sales Forecast to Your SaaS Company Board
- Assume Your Top Partners Compete With You By Year 4
- Using “Win Themes” to Improve Your Sales Management and Increase Win Rates
Technology / Software
- Pivotal: transactions, Kubernetes, and taking an axe to long term support.
- Oh Hello 5G; I Didn’t Expect You So Soon
- San Jose Sharks: Fan experience, community, and technology (but don't call it digital transformation)
- The Smart Infrastructure of the Future Hinges on Smart Partnerships
- The Emergence of #WorkTech & My Presentation @ Unleash
- Why print?
