Predicting The Future Of Next-Gen Access And Zero Trust Security In 2019
Bottom Line: The most valuable catalyst all digital businesses need to continue growing in 2019 is a Zero Trust Security (ZTS) strategy based on Next-Gen Access (NGA) that scales to protect every access point to corporate data, recognizing that identities are the new security perimeter. The faster any digital business is growing, the more identities, […]
No-Deal Brexit isn’t just a British problem: This could wipe $15 trillion off global markets
In 2008 Lehman Brothers nearly took down the global banking system… in 2017 Greece’s debts were poised to destroy the European economy… today, we are staring at a stock market that gyrates up and down double-digit percentages in a single day, based on one awkward tariff tweet-up between Xi and Donald… We’re talking about the […]
Event Report: Retailers Navigate Exponential Tech Amidst New Business Model Shifts #NRF2019
Retail Innovation Continues To Improve As Budgets And Margin Grow Over 40,000 attendees gathered at Jacob Javitz convention center in New York City for the annual big show (see Figure 1.) The show kicked off with a keynote from BJ’s Wholesale Club Chairman, President, and CEO Chris Baldwin. Chris conveyed the impact of retail on […]
Infor: a fork in the road
Congratulations to Infor for the new funding and potentially more when they go IPO. Here is today’s announcement: “Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced an agreement to receive a $1.5 billion investment from shareholders Koch Equity Development, LLC (KED) and Golden Gate Capital. This investment builds on KED’s investment […]
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Apply the Account Categorization Framework to Succeed in Account-Based Strategies An account-based strategy model needs to focus on re-establishing relationships. With a very-well-defined list of business-to-business contacts, the go-to-market strategy requires a disciplined approach to re-engage with customers. Unfortunately, most field organizations are saddled with tech-laden complexity. Constellation Research suggests that clients put human relationships […]
Oracle’s stretch goal for its applications?
Mark Hurd tells Bloomberg “In fact, the highest application percentage of any company in any segment is sort of mid-20s. This generation will see a leader that’s much more material than that, and I volunteer us to do it.” I would love to see that. Listening to Mark Hurd at Oracle OpenWorld I wrote “After two decades of […]
Accenture, IBM, Capgemini and Wipro lead the first application services Top 10
So it’s now 2019, and HFS’ Ollie O’Donoghue and Jamie Snowdon waste no time in the world of the new feisty Top 10 methodology, where they take no prisoners in ranking how the leading application development and management service providers performed… The market continues to test and experiment with new frameworks and methodologies. The most notable are […]
6 Best Practices For Increasing Security In AWS In A Zero Trust World
Amazon Web Services (AWS) reported $6.6B in revenue for Q3, 2018 and $18.2B for the first three fiscal quarters of 2018. AWS revenue achieved an impressive 46% year-over-year net sales growth between Q3, 2017 and Q3, 2018 and 49% year-over-year growth for the first three quarters of the year. AWS’ 34% market share is more significant […]
Impressions #1 (2019): Random thoughts on the customer-facing world in the new year
I have a lot on my mind. Some of it wouldn’t make a PG-13 rating. What is here will, and they are small observations about our industry to begin the new year. E-commerce, business as a force for change, vendor movements, B2B, B2C, the best acquisitions, and, of course, the inimitable Steven Wright.
Kellblog Predictions for 2019
Because I’ve been quite busy of late with the sale of my company, I’m doing a somewhat quicker and lighter (if not later) version of my annual predictions post. Here goes, starting with a review of last year’s predictions. 2018 Kellblog Predictions Review 1. We will again continue to see a level of divisiveness and social discord […]
