By R "Ray" Wang on January 3, 2019
Awards Recognize Mostly The Pinnacle and A Tinge Of Nadir For Enterprise Tech In 2018, enterprise tech remained fast-paced, innovative, and action-packed. The Constellation Research team attended over 250 enterprise tech events, handled 1000’s of inquiries and briefings, dealt with 1000’s of media inquiries, and reached 100’s of millions in the social sphere. With that […]
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By Louis Columbus on January 3, 2019
Sales teams adopting AI are seeing an increase in leads and appointments of more than 50%, cost reductions of 40%–60%, and call time reductions of 60%–70% according to the Harvard Business Review article Why Salespeople Need to Develop Machine Intelligence. 62% of highest performing salespeople predict guided selling adoption will accelerate based on its ability rank potential opportunities […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, Artificial intelligence, Eightfold, HubSpot, Louis Columbus' blog, machine learning, MARKETING ANALYTICS, Marketing Automation, sales, salesforce, Salesforce Einstein, Salesforce State of Sales Survey, selling |
By Ross Mayfield on January 2, 2019
Working with Product Manager customers on product discovery, I’ve observed some interesting patterns. Teams move from problems to solutions too quickly, use MVPs for solution feedback, are biased on singular requests, and loose context across the process. If the following observations seem like common sense and aren’t problems with your team, good for you! Moving […]
Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged discovery, Lean Startup, mvp, problems, Product Management |
By Louis Columbus on December 27, 2018
There’s been a staggering 298.4% growth in the reported number of patient records breached as a result of insider-wrongdoing this year alone according to Protenus. The total disclosed number of breached patient records has soared from 1.1M in Q1 2018 to 4.4M in Q3 2018 alone, 680K of which were breached by insiders. There were 117 disclosed health […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Centrify, healthcare breaches Protenus Breach Barometer, Idaptive, Louis Columbus, privileged access credentials, Zero Trust, Zero Trust Privilege, Zero Trust Security, ZTP. ZTS |
By R "Ray" Wang on December 24, 2018
Big Tech Still Remains Attractive, Especially With The Recent Valuation Downgrade Markets are still cautious. Global outlook looks very different than the US outlook. Actual economy and Wall Street remain disconnected. Meanwhile, markets are trying to figure out a rational explanation of which one is the leading vs lagging indicator. Algo’s have been reset so […]
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By Denis Pombriant on December 17, 2018
Like solving Rubik’s cube, fixing climate change involves several simultaneous actions. Here are the primary challenges and how to deal with them. Carbon emissions take up the majority of any climate change discussion. The Paris Climate Accord is all about limiting emissions, car makers try to design cars that pollute less, and everyone seems to […]
Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged carbon capture, climate change, economics, electric economy, emissions, fossil fuels
By Louis Columbus on December 16, 2018
For smart, connected product strategies to succeed they require a product lifecycle view of configurations, best attained by integrating PLM, CAD, CRM, and ERP systems. Capgemini estimates that the size of the connected products market will be $519B to $685B by 2020. In 2018, $985B will be spent on IoT-enabled smart consumer devices, soaring to […]
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By Louis Columbus on December 12, 2018
Eightfold’s analysis of hiring data has found the half-life of technical, marketable skills is 5 to 7 years, making the ability to unlearn and learn new concepts essential for career survival. Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) don’t capture applicants’ drive and intensity to unlearn and learn or their innate capabilities for growth. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged AI, Applicant Tracking Systems, Artificial intelligence, ATS, Eightfold, HR machine learning, Human resource management, Louis Columbus' blog, machine learning, talent management
By Thomas Otter on December 10, 2018
Workplace harassment is evil. It can make lives a misery. Victims often feel unable to speak out. If they do, they face an inquisition, often by the very HR department they turn to help from. In many cases they risk their careers and livelihoods and face ridicule if they speak up. If things get to […]
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By Louis Columbus on December 10, 2018
Bottom Line: High-tech manufacturers need to urgently solve the paradox of improving supply chain security while attaining greater visibility across supplier networks if they’re going make the most of smart, connected products’ many growth opportunities in 2019. The era of smart, connected products is revolutionizing every aspect of manufacturing today, from suppliers to distribution networks. Capgemini estimates that […]
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