Uber Drivers Under Algorithmic Management: Study
A study of Uber drivers finds that the company’s algorithms amount to managerial control. However, it’s not clear whether Uber’s arrangement with its drivers can be applied to other organizations,…
The Art of The Shift
In an age of disruption the only viable strategy is to adapt. Today things move too quickly to stick with old paradigms once their time has passed. Once outdated platforms fail…
A New Way Amazon Changes Everything
The arrival of the Internet began major disruption to decades old methods of consumer packaged goods (CPG) distribution. The tried and true method of manufactures selling to a collection of…
The Role of Play in Innovation
In the Creative Economy, inspiring a sense of play in culture, marketing, and innovation is critical to success. You have to engage your people so that they can engage prospects…
Innovation for Financial Services
A Status Update from the InnoFin 2015 Conference Innovation for financial services is to a large degree around using technology to disrupt various business model components. The focus is on…
Cyber-Security Skills Shortage Leaves Companies Vulnerable
A lack of valued cyber-security skills has left businesses open to attacks resulting in reputation damage and data loss, research shows. (Click image for larger view and slideshow.) A robust…
5 Signs It’s Time to Hire a Virtual Assistant
By Tricia Sciortino As a record leader, you’ve got all kinds of collection during your ordering to assistance we work smarter and faster. And nonetheless we expected find yourself descending…
Why Dark Data Shouldn’t Be Taken Lightly
For enterprises to keep up with the impending surge of data—most of which will be unstructured—they must first understand what dark data is and how it will affect their operations.…
Mesosphere Links To Key Supporting Systems For Container Use
Mesosphere announced its Data Center Operating System now works with data and message management systems from Lightbend, Confluent, and DataStax. (Click image for larger view and slideshow.) Mesosphere’s Data Center…
Windows 10 Provides Little Incentive For IT To Upgrade
An Adaptiva survey finds businesses of all sizes are slowly migrating to Windows 10, but the update isn’t adding any particular degree of urgency. The survey also found that while…
Verizon Expands SaaS Offerings With Fleetmatics Buy
Verizon says the $2.4 billion acquisition will help it expand its software-as-a-service and SMB offerings. (Click image for larger view and slideshow.) Verizon Communications said Monday it plans to buy…
3 Tips For Playing Nice With Your CMO
In his role as EVP and Chief Marketing Officer at HCL Technologies, Matt Preschern knew he needed to collaborate with his CIO in order to move forward a big customer…
Uber Lets Businesses Book, Manage Rides For Customers
With UberCENTRAL, the ride-sharing service aims to provide companies with a way to pay for customers’ transportation. (Click image for larger view and slideshow.) Uber wants to make it easier…
10 Tech Trends Driving Connected Consumer Behavior [infographic]
The top 10 strategic technology trends for 2016 are: The Device Mesh The device mesh refers to an expanding set of endpoints people use to access applications and information or…
The 2015 Lean Startup Conference
GE Powers up a New Generation of Corporate Innovation The company formerly known as General Electric (GE) is synonymous with technological advances such as the light bulb, TV and nuclear…
New Model with Four Routes To Start Innovation
The start of innovation is described by Wikipedia as the messy getting started period of a new product development process. It is in the front end where the organization formulates a concept…
Leadership Perils for Subject Matter Experts
It was a warm, sunny day in southern Louisiana as my colleague and I walked among bustling groups of people. Mobile command trailers were clustered around a central compound. My…
Office 365 Taps Machine Learning, Tableau 10 Debuts: Big Data Roundup
Microsoft machine learning provides grammar coaching, Tableau 10 gives control back to IT, Teradata acquires Big Data Partnership, GE offers Predix IoT Kit, and more in the Big Data Roundup…
9 Promising Cloud Security Startups To Watch
The future belongs to cloud computing, but only with the help of strong security. Here are 9 cloud security startups IT managers may want to consider. (Image: NASA) Funding for…
Strategic Canaries
Animal sentinels, such as canaries in coal mines, provide critical warnings to people in vulnerable positions. Because they more quickly succumb to the danger in the environment, they can give…