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Why, as CEO, I Love Driver-Based Planning
While driver-based planning is a bit of an old buzzword (the first two Google hits date to 2009 and 2011 respectively), I am nevertheless a huge fan of driver-based planning not because the concept was sexy back in the day, but because it’s incredibly useful. In this post, I’ll explain why. When I talk to finance people, I tend […]
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Authentication as a Service: Slow Progress, But Are We There Yet?
Authentication as a Service solves a problem every Cloud Developer, mobile or desktop, has to solve. As one player in the space, AuthRocket, puts it: Do you really want to write code for users, forgotten passwords, permissions, and admin panels again? To that I would add, “Do you really want to have to be a world class […]
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Ubiquitous computing, the Internet of Things, and the discovery of sound
I had a really interesting, wide-ranging, conversation with SalesForce’s VP for Strategic Research, Peter Coffee the other day. A lot of our conversation revolved around how recent changes in the Internet of Things space, in ubiquitous computing, and in Big Data and analytics area are enabling profound effects on how we interact with the world. […]
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Can I Get My Reputation Back?
Ray Donovan was US Labor Secretary under Ronald Reagan and a colorful figure. During his tenure he was indicted by a Bronx, NY grand jury on corruption charges stemming from a contract to build a subway line. The trial involved unions and the mob and was automatically sensational and the verdict turned on whether or […]
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Disrupting Today’s Workplace – Part Three
Technology is one part of the impetus for change in the workplace and has historically been a lever in major transitions like the one we’re currently experiencing. There are new technologies like mobile, cloud and social that are a big part of this change of course, but there are some other specific technologies that are […]
Discussing Cloud and Digital Transformation in Sydney
Following on the heels of our SAP Jam work patterns and developer platform release, I’m heading back to Sydney for customer meetings and two very interesting industry events/ get-togethers lined up. The broader area of discussion will be Cloud but as you might suspect the topic of digital transformation and future of work will get […]
The talent businesses really need (and HR software might not deliver)
I’ve given a number of webinars, presentations, etc., lately regarding the resurgent war for talent. Some of the main points I hammer in include: The ability of boomers to retire has improved significantly in the last couple of years as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has more than doubled from its March 2009 low. […]
Time For Tiedosta: To Know About Knowledge
In the late 1999 and into early 2000 I was the CTO for a startup. The product was ahead of its time (“can you put it in an email?” it the comment from a VC that still haunts me to this day — as if) and it was a platform play. Inconsequential to this post. […]
The Next Wave of SMB SaaS: True Solutions. Priced as Such.
If you look at the SaaS companies that have IPO’d to date, you’ll see one common theme: almost all sell to Large Enterprises, either almost entirely (Veeva, Workday), mainly (Salesforce, Cornerstone), or in large part (Box, coming). It just makes sense. The reason isn’t just because Large Enterprises have more money. In fact, as a […]
The trajectories of great software companies
Ever wonder how much growth a software firm should really target? If you thought the sky’s the limit, you might want to think again.
Roundup Of Analytics, Big Data & Business Intelligence Forecasts And Market Estimates, 2014
From manufacturers looking to gain greater insights into streamlining production, reducing time-to-market and increasing product quality to financial services firms seeking to upsell clients, analytics is now essential for any business looking to stay competitive. Marketing is going through its own transformation, away from traditional tactics to analytics- and data-driven strategies that deliver measurable results. Analytics and […]
Digital Transformation has a Big Data complex
Digital Transformation is real and is here. McKinsey & Co. has some excellent survey results on digital trends. Incredibly good insights. Exhibit 4 shows how the investment stacks up for digital initiatives. Not surprising that Big Data came in last. In and of it self it’s too nebulous to be a stand out. But Big Data is […]
Acquiring Innovation
In 2001 Apple introduced iTunes based on the IP of a company it had acquired in 2000. By 2003, after the introduction of the iPod and of the iTunes Store, iTunes had become the de facto disruptive innovator of digital music. More recently Apple itself started being disrupted by Pandora and Spotify. These streaming music […]
Machine Learning Reveals Employees’ Unrealized Skills
As human-like machines begin to perform more advanced tasks, we fear that they will replace us, take our jobs even. But the truth is, machines are making our lives easier and allowing us to focus more on what humans do best, such as making subjective decisions and using our emotional intelligence. Robots and machines, in effect, […]
What’s the Future of Feedback? Stay Tuned…
Back in 2001 – while an incredible talented, young, and successful Gartner analyst – I wrote a research note introducing the concept of Customer Feedback Systems. In it I wrote about how feedback was poorly done as stand-alone surveys or outsourced entirely to market research firms (that in turn took too long to deliver insights) […]
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