Stuart Lauchlan - author at diginomica

Stuart Lauchlan has been tracking and commenting on the enterprise IT market for 31 years during which time he's managed to amuse, inform and irritate buy and sell side participants in equal and appropriate measure.

Articles by Stuart Lauchlan

Cisco Live Amsterdam - how DHL Express keeps a ThousandEyes focused on its global network to ensure 100% uptime

What if you could run a global network and be pretty certain you weren't going to get any nasty surprises? That's what DHL Express is aiming to deliver.

CFO offices are getting to grips with the idea that AI isn't that simple for their role, but interest isn't diminishing, says BlackLine CEO Owen Ryan

And what's happening on the SAP front?

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Freshworks ends the year in the black as AI adoption takes off and the mid-market prepares to make some fresh choices

The number of larger customers is growing as the firm plans further product expansion.

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Cisco Live Amsterdam - how Real Madrid soccer team shoots for the goal of the ultimate connected fan experience

Real Madrid and Cisco have a long-standing partnership that is much more than a game of two halves.

A familiar story - integration matters when scaling agentic adoption. Not dealing with that will lead to a chaotic, dis-connected future, says new MuleSoft research

As agents spread across your enterprise, wouldn't it be a good idea for them to be able to talk to one another? Time to take action now, suggests MuleSoft data.

Monday Morning Moan - Dirty Sánchez? Let's focus on the dirty war Social Media billionaires are waging about being told, ‘No!’

The Prime Minister of Spain has decided to do something about Social Media regulation. No, actually, genuinely do something! That's left certain billionaire egos feeling really pissed. Guess who?

Sovereignty matters - as European companies voice distrust of the US Government, what can be done to tackle a transatlantic divide that's getting dangerously wider?

Can we bridge the ever-increasing divide between the US and Europe? Do we want to?

SaaSpocalypse No! Stop with the rumors of software's death and listen to Box CEO Aaron Levie

Once a damn silly idea gets some traction it does take time to move on to the next panic....

News Corp's ultimatum to AI firms - fund fecundity and get sued or get with the program and do a content deal

News Corp's CEO has some tough words for AI firms with eyes on his content, but he's ready to cut a deal.

Can agentic AI 'cross the chasm' without falling in? Tech thought leader Geoffrey Moore assesses progress in straddling the divide

The author of 'Crossing the Chasm' and 'Into the Tornado' offers a candid commentary on AI adoption trends as 2026 becomes a year of more pragmatic awareness of the challenges and opportunities.

Amazon raises AI-driven CapEx spend by 50% this year; Wall Street stays calm - NOT!!!

Across the major hyperscalers, CapEx spending is set to soar to $630 billion this year. Will Wall Street finally get the message?

Wall Street has another funny turn over Alphabet's plans to ramp up spending to further boost cloud successes. Who is going to teach the red braces brigade about the math of investing in the future?

Google Cloud revenues are soaring and AI compute demand is huge - but Wall Street can't seem to cope with the idea that fuelling this success means upping the investment levels to deliver it!

For God's sake, do it! The AI worldview according to CEO Jensen Huang - out of control innovation, the non-death of software, and leaving Moore's Law behind us in a world of abundance

An interesting session to close off Cisco's AI Summit. Just don't mention those OpenAI investment rumors...