The State Of 3D Printing, 2019
Proof of concept and prototyping dominate 3D printing applications in 2019. 80% of enterprises say 3D printing is enabling them to innovate faster. 51% of enterprises are actively using 3D printing in production. These and many other fascinating insights are from Sculpteo’s 5th edition of their popular study, The State of 3D Printing (29 pp., PDF, opt-in). The study’s methodology […]
Cloudy with some fog on the edge
To quote Monty Python “what have the Romans ever done for us”? The same question in the future may well be asked of cloud computing, and how it has changed the face of computing, driven a new wave of technology and enables business/digital transformation. So what has cloud computing done for us? Most people think […]
SaaS Product-Market fit fools you into thinking that growth will come
Mark Andreessen coined the term product-market fit, defined as being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market. Whilst getting to product market fit is job #1 for a CEO at the early stages, product market fit alone leaves gaps that you need to fill to drive sales velocity. There are some fabulous perspectives about these gaps already. Brian Balfour […]
Workfront – Modern Work, Modern Markets
Many vendors talk about the “Future of Work”. It’s usually in the future tense. They forget that the future is already here. The BLS adds many brand new occupations in its listings every few years. We glibly talk about the “gig economy” when in many cases 70 to 80% of corporate talent is already on […]
The State of Performance Management and Employee Engagement — A 10-Year Loathe Story is Over!
In 2007, Josh Bersin predicted the death of the performance appraisal. Earlier this year, he suggested that we have wasted the last ten years talking about performance ratings. While the rumor of its death has been greatly exaggerated, the reinvention of performance management is alive and well. For nearly a decade, many companies have been experimenting […]
Salesforce buying Tableau – Quick thoughts
I am on vacation and woke up late and the first thing I saw on my phone is this news that Salesforce is buying Tableau . I – and many others – have predicted for a long time that Tableau would get acquired but several years passed by without that happening . And now that […]
The Rule of 40 — Down, But Not Out!
Neeraj Agrawal and Logan Bartlett of Battery Ventures recently published the 2019 version of its outstanding annual software round-up report. I highly recommend this report — it’s 78-pages chock full of great data about topics like: Why Battery is long software overall The four eras of software evolution The five forces driving software’s accelerating growth […]
Seven Things You Need To Know About IIoT In Manufacturing
Global spending on IIoT Platforms for Manufacturing is predicted to grow from $1.67B in 2018 to $12.44B in 2024, attaining a 40% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in seven years. IIoT platforms are beginning to replace MES and related applications, including production maintenance, quality, and inventory management, which are a mix of Information Technology (IT) […]
How to Improve Privileged User’s Security Experiences With Machine Learning
Bottom Line: One of the primary factors motivating employees to sacrifice security for speed are the many frustrations they face, attempting to re-authenticate who they are so they can get more work done and achieve greater productivity. How Bad Security Experiences Lead to a Breach Every business is facing the paradox of hardening security without sacrificing […]
Industry 4.0’s Potential Needs To Be Proven On The Shop Floor
99% of mid-market manufacturing executives are familiar with Industry 4.0, yet only 5% are currently implementing or have implemented an Industry 4.0 strategy. Investing in upgrading existing machinery, replacing fully depreciated machines with next-generation smart, connected production equipment, and adopting real-time monitoring including Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) are manufacturers’ top three priorities based on interviews […]
