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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
