Top 10 Ways Internet Of Things And Blockchain Strengthen Supply Chains
The majority of enterprises are prioritizing their blockchain pilots that concentrate on supply chains improvements (53%) and the Internet of Things (51%) according to Deloitte’s latest blockchain survey. By 2023, blockchain will support the global movement and tracking of $2T of goods and services annually based on a recent Gartner By 2020, Discrete Manufacturing, Transportation & Logistics […]
How Machine Learning Improves Manufacturing Inspections, Product Quality & Supply Chain Visibility
Bottom Line: Manufacturers’ most valuable data is generated on shop floors daily, bringing with it the challenge of analyzing it to find prescriptive insights fast – and an ideal problem for machine learning to solve. Manufacturing is the most data-prolific industry there is, generating on average 1.9 petabytes of data every year according to the McKinsey Global Insititute. Supply […]
Venture Capital Investment in WorkTech is Booming
Last year, I wrote about “Going from HRTech to WorkTech”. It was my attempt at defining this emerging theme (“WorkTech”) and prognosticating the future. Modeled after Mary Meeker’s annual Internet Trends Report, my goal was to share historical data and insights defining the past, present and future of work and combine it with understanding where […]
Iterative development and minimum viable products help non-profits succeed
Both large organizations and small companies have adopted the principles of lean startups. Concepts such as minimum viable products and iterative development are mainstay approaches for organizations developing both products and services. However, we do not often hear about non-profits and mission-based organizations using these approaches. Author Ann Mei Chang’s new book, called Lean Impact, […]
Rule of 40 Glideslope Planning
Enterprise SaaS companies need a lot of money to grow. The median company spends $1.32 to acquire $1.00 in annual recurring revenue (ARR) [1]. They need to make that investment for 14 years before getting to an IPO. It all adds up to a median of $300M in capital raised prior to an IPO. With such vast amounts […]
Adversarial AI: Cybersecurity battles are coming
One of the world’s foremost experts in building AI systems to detect malware explains “offensive AI” and the mathematical models he develops to protect against cyber attacks.
Zoho Day: The long shadow of Amazon
When I visit a vendor after a couple of years I measure how they have changed along 4 vectors – product growth, geographic expansion, change in customer base (going after larger or smaller customers) and vertical capability expansion. At Zoho Day last week, I picked up another vector – the Amazon vector. More about that later. You […]
Event Report: #WEF19 #Davos2019 Globalization 4.0 Under Fire As Global Leaders Fail The Populace
Globalization 4.0 Attempts To Address Populist Revolt Global leaders gathered in the icy cold confines of Davos Switzerland for the 2019 edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF). This 49th annual gathering’s theme focuses on Globalization 4.0 in the fourth industrial revolution. Though most have not encountered the third industrial revolution, let alone the fourth, […]
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 […]
