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Personal Log: Understanding Case Fatality Rates For #COVID19 #CoronaVirus

Personal Log: Understanding Case Fatality Rates For #COVID19 #CoronaVirus

By R "Ray" Wang on March 7, 2020

Data In Early Case Fatality Rates Are Naturally Biased To Show Massive Fatality While there’s nothing wrong with an abundance of caution for high case fatality rates we are seeing for the COVID-19 coronavirus, the data is not accurate. We keep hearing 3.5% or 4% of the population is going to die. Why is the […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Startup Lessons, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged 2020, Artificial intelligence, B2B, B2C, best practices, big tech, CDO, CEO, change agents, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Data Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief executive officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief procurement officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Security Officer, Chief Service Officer, Chief Technology Officer, CIO, CMO, Constellation Research, COO, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Crisis Communications, CTO, enterprise, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, enterprise software, events, Future of 2020, global pandemic, Health and Safety, Marketing Automation, open vs closed, personalization at scale, Privacy, Privacy Rights, property right, public health, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Social injustice, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, US vs China, vendor strategy, World Economic Forum

Best Practices: Hosting Events In The Age Of #Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Best Practices: Hosting Events In The Age Of #Coronavirus (COVID-19)

By R "Ray" Wang on March 1, 2020

Event Organizers Must Exercise An Abundance Of Caution Source: Constellation Research, Inc. Ambient Experience Summit 2020 Atlanta Amidst the backdrop of coronavirus fears and the spread of COVID-19, event organizers must make the tough decisions on whether or not to host their events or cancel.  The decisions are not easy to make  Given the lack […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged 2020, Artificial intelligence, B2B, B2C, best practices, big tech, CDO, CEO, change agents, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Data Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief executive officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief procurement officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Security Officer, Chief Service Officer, Chief Technology Officer, CIO, CMO, Constellation Research, COO, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Crisis Communications, CTO, enterprise, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, enterprise software, events, Future of 2020, global pandemic, Health and Safety, Marketing Automation, open vs closed, personalization at scale, Privacy, Privacy Rights, property right, public health, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Social injustice, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, US vs China, vendor strategy, World Economic Forum

Event Report: Retailers Navigate Exponential Tech Amidst New Business Model Shifts #NRF2019

Event Report: Retailers Navigate Exponential Tech Amidst New Business Model Shifts #NRF2019

By R "Ray" Wang on January 19, 2019

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 […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged #NRF2019, 2019, Apps Strategy, best practices, Business Transformation, C-Suite, CDO, CEO, CFO, Chief Collaboration Officer, Chief Creative Officer, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Data Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief executive officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief procurement officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Security Officer, Chief Service Officer, Chief Technology Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, CMO, Constellation Research, COO, CRM, Digital Business, Digital Disruption, Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, DigitalBiz, digitaltransformation, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, event report, experience management, google, google cloud platform, growth, innovation, jump start growth, Leadership, microsoft, Microsoft Azure, National Retail Federation, R “Ray” Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, The Big Show, trends

Research Report: Improving Go-to-Market Results with Constellation’s ACF

Research Report: Improving Go-to-Market Results with Constellation’s ACF

By R "Ray" Wang on January 16, 2019

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 […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged account based strategy, account categorization framework, Apps Strategy, best practices, Business Transformation, C-Suite, CDO, CEO, CFO, Chief Collaboration Officer, Chief Creative Officer, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Data Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief executive officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief procurement officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Security Officer, Chief Service Officer, Chief Technology Officer, CHRO, CIO, CMO, Constellation Research, COO, CRM, Digital Business, Digital Disruption, digital marketing, Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, DigitalBiz, digitaltransformation, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, experience management, growth, innovation, jump start growth, Leadership, R “Ray” Wang;, Research Report, rwang0, sales, sales effectiveness, sales strategies, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, trends, vendor strategy

Insights From GE’s Global Innovation Barometer Show Executives Need To Be Disruption Ready

Insights From GE’s Global Innovation Barometer Show Executives Need To Be Disruption Ready

By R "Ray" Wang on June 23, 2014

Disruption, Collaboration, and The Future Of Work Highlighted In Latest Edition Last week, June 16, 2014, GE unveiled the 2014 results for its “Global Innovation Barometer“. In the 4th annual survey, the GE team commissioned Edelman Berland to phone interview 3209 senior business executives between April 2, 2014 and May 30, 2014.  Interviewees represented VP […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged analytics, Apps Strategy, Big Data, Big Data Business Models, BigData, business disruption, business impact, Business Transformation, business value, CDO, CEO, CFO, Chief Collaboration Officer, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief executive officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Technology Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, CMO, co creation, co-innovation, collaboration, Constellation Research, Consumerization of IT, COO, Corporate Strategy, CTO, CustExp, customer engagement, Customer Experience, CXO, Data to Decisions, Design thinking, Digital Business, Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, DigitalBiz, disruptive, disruptive business models, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, early adopters, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, future of business, future of work, GE, General Electric, Industial Internet, Internet of Things, IoT, Monday's Musings, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy | 1 Response

Five Steps To Starting Your Digital Transformation Initiative

Five Steps To Starting Your Digital Transformation Initiative

By R "Ray" Wang on May 28, 2014

  Cut Through The Hype and Get Started Over the past 12 months, Constellation has interviewed, researched, or assisted more than 50 market leaders and fast followers crafting a digital transformation strategy.  Regardless of industry, size of company, or geography, these early adopters share five common steps to success.  In each case, these steps provide […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged #CDOSummit, #cxotalk, 2014, Apps Strategy, best practices, Big Data, Big Data Business Models, Business Outcomes, CDO, CEO, Chief Collaboration Officer, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief executive officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Technology Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, CMO, CoIT, Constellation Research, context, COO, Customer Experience, CXM, CXO, Data to Decisions, Digital Business, Digital Disruption, Digital Divide, Digital DNA, Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, DigitalBiz, digitaltransformation, disruptive, disruptive business models, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, future of work, innovation, mass personalization, Mass Personalization At Scale, Matrix Commerce, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Tuesday's Tip, user strategy, vendor strategy | 1 Response

The Week of May 12th, 2014 Is One Of The Busiest In Enterprise Software Conferences

The Week of May 12th, 2014 Is One Of The Busiest In Enterprise Software Conferences

By R "Ray" Wang on May 12, 2014

Ten Enterprise Software Events To Check Out And Follow The Week of May 12th, 2014 The Monday after Mother’s day was traditionally the week of the America’s SAP User Group and SAP’s big show, SAPPHIRENOW.  However, this year the 20,000 plus attendee and over 250 partner sponsored show moved to June 2nd in order to […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged #Collective14, #CSODConf, #customersuccess, #Hub2014, #ITRTrend, #IW14, #MSTechED, #NSW14, #PulseConf2014, #smartercommerce, Anaplan, Apps Strategy, CDO, CEO, CFO, CIO, CMO, CoIT, CoIT and the New CSuite, Constellation Research, Consumerization of IT, COO, Cornerstone On Demand, CTO, CustExp, customer experience management, Customer success, Customer Success Management, CXM, CXP, Data to Decisions, Data2Decisions, Digital Business, digital marketing, Digital Marketing Transformation, Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, DigitalBiz, digitaltransformation, disruptive, disruptive business models, Disruptive technology, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, future of work, ibm, IBM Smarter Commerce, Informatica, Informatica World, ITR Japan, Matrix Commerce, Medallia, microsoft, Microsoft TechEd, Monday's Musings, netsuite, NewsGator, next gen, Next Gen Customer, Next Gen Customer Experience, Next Gen CXP, Next Generation Customer Experience, NextGen, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, SaaS, sap, SAPPHIRE, sapphirenow, Sitrion, Sitrion Collective, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Technology Optimization, user conference, user event, vendor events, vendor strategy

NSA PRISM Scandal Is Hurting US Cloud Companies And Hastens The Return Of On-Premises Software

NSA PRISM Scandal Is Hurting US Cloud Companies And Hastens The Return Of On-Premises Software

By R "Ray" Wang on August 12, 2013

Non-US Based Organizations And Even Some US Organizations Will Not Tolerate Snooping In A Post PRISM World Since the Edward Snowden PRISM revelations, Constellation has received a steady stream of inquiries on cloud strategy.   In fact, nervousness runs high among many non-US based companies using services from US based cloud companies across the cloud stack.  […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Amazon, Amazon EC2, Amazon Web Services, Amazon.com, Apps Strategy, best practices, Box, Box.net, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief procurement officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Security Officer, Chief Service Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, cloud security, Cloud Wars, CMO, CoIT, Constellation Research, COO, Corporate Strategy, CTO, data privacy, Edward Snowden, EMC, enterprise, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, enterprise class, enterprise software, Enterprise Software Licensee Bill of Rights, enterprise strategy, hp, HP Enterprise Services, microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Services Platform, Monday's Musings, nsa, oracle, PRISM, R "Ray" Wang;, Rackspace, rwang0, SaaS, SaaS strategies, Software Insider, software trends, Software Vendors, SoftwareInsider, user strategy, vendor strategy, VMware | 1 Response

Market Maker 1:1: Steve Miranda, Oracle Fusion Applications Update – The Inside Story

Market Maker 1:1: Steve Miranda, Oracle Fusion Applications Update – The Inside Story

By R "Ray" Wang on January 3, 2013

The Inside Story On Oracle Fusion Apps At The End of 2012 Constellation sat down with Steve Miranda, Oracle’sExecutive Vice President of Oracle Applications Product Development to discuss the state of Oracle Fusion Apps in a no-holds barred honest conversation about what’s working, what’s not, and what to look forward to in 2013. R “Ray” […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Apps Strategy, Architecture, Business Outcomes, business platforms, business solutions, business technology, Chief Collaboration Officer, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief procurement officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Service Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, Cloud options, Cloud Wars, CMO, collaboration, collaboration software, Constellation Research, Consumerization of IT, COO, Corporate Vision, Corporate Vision And Strategy, CTO, Customer Experience, customer relationship management, customer relationship management (CRM), customer service, Data to Decisions, Data2Decisions, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise architecture, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, erp, IT Strategy, Market Maker 1:1, Next generation apps, Oracle Apps Unlimited, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Fusion Apps, Oracle Public Cloud, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, SaaS, saas bigots, SaaS strategies, salesforce.com, sap, Software Insider, Software Vendors, SoftwareInsider, Steve Miranda, vendor strategy | 1 Response

The New Engagement Platform Drives The Shift From Transactions

The New Engagement Platform Drives The Shift From Transactions

By R "Ray" Wang on August 28, 2012

Convergence In The Five Forces Of Consumerization Of Technology Drives The Next Big Thing Social has given us the tools to connect.  Mobile has given us the ability to interact any time and anywhere.  Cloud delivers access points to us with a rich array of content and information.  Big data provides us with the context […]

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