Prepare now for a 7-year famine in IT services
The IT services industry is sticking its collective head in the sand over the impact that the shift to the cloud will have on its future revenues and staffing levels.
HCM and the digital future of work
SailPoint jibes identity to the cloud
Enterprise identity and access management vendor Sailpoint has rebuilt its entire product set for the cloud to help manage SaaS and mobile apps. But are large organizations ready to manage identity in the cloud?
Steelcase, furnishing the cloud
Workplace fittings and furniture maker Steelcase has not only upgraded its technology to ease access to cloud apps, it's also rearranging its workplaces to help employees be more productive with them
The SIC-ness undermining the digital economy
A popular view of the UK digital economy is that it is small, dominated by start-ups and delivers low revenue and low employment. Not true, says an interesting new report which argues that the UK digital economy is being misunderstood by both business and policy makers thanks to reliance on a 68 year old method of measurement.
The underrated need for independent consultants
No single services firm, no matter how talented or customer centric, can compensate for the need for independent views that are not tied to the main services provider. Here's why.
Struggle for context - RSS culture vs walled gardens
Just as companies are struggling with compiling the right data for real-time decision making, individuals have the same problem - magnified by dependence on smaller and smaller devices, where filtering content for impact is a daily chore. Here's my thoughts on where that leaves us.
Google redefines irony
Google reminds us that it offers an 'incognito' option where browsing using Chrome. It has much to lose but is this enough?
Authenticity is The New Bullshit
Authenticity is something many talk about but few deliver. Why? Maybe they're not concentrating on the real job - to suck less. That's the subtext of Hugh MacLeod's latest book. It will suck about 90 minutes out of your life that you won't get back. It might change your life in the process. The choice is yours.
Eliminating the office, virtually
Six years ago, expense management vendor webexpenses decided to practice what it preached and shut down its London office base. Here's how it coped with the shift to virtual operations.
The corporate sex change you probably need
A chance post led me to a podcast between Euan Semple, Megan Murray and Doc Searls. The result? Get ready for a sex change because that might be what it takes to turn your business into a digital enterprise.
SME going global - surprised?
A new survey suggests SMEs are going global. Should you be surprised? Largely the answer is 'no' but the devil is in the detail.
Cloud email - a tale of two markets
We seem to be looking at two very different cloud email markets: the SMEs where take up is strong and enterprise, where we have yet to see any significant change. But how quickly might the enterprise adopt?
Aaron Levie: no more Game of Thrones
Enterprise software is less Game of Thrones, more Friends thanks to Oracle et al, reckons Box CEO Aaron Levie. But the real winner is the customer.
