Sam Palmisano defines a platform enterprise
It’s full steam ahead for the platform enterprise. That’s according to Sam Palmisano, former CEO at IBM and current chairman at The Center for Global Enterprise, a nonprofit research institute.…
Platform businesses: Who’s on the team?
Platform businesses are disrupting industries left and right, from Airbnb’s redefinition of the hospitality business to the titanic effect of Amazon on all manner of retail. How do traditional businesses…
C-suite collaboration key to digital business model success
A successful platform business model, built on an infrastructure that connects producers and consumers a la Uber or Airbnb, hinges on integration — and not just technology integration. The C-suite,…
10 Tips for Implementing Scrum Practices
Many enterprises believe that simply adopting scrum practices will make their business agile. Scrum, a term named for the scrum formation in rugby, is an iterative and incremental agile software…
Closing a Gap Between Data and Value
The volume of information in an classification is flourishing immensely–which begs a question: Is it time for a arch information officer? If a CDO is not already on board, it…
3 Little Nudges That Can Make Your People Behave More Ethically
We like to believe our character determines our behavior — that good people behave well and bad people badly — but science suggests the real world isn’t so neat and…
18 Reasons You Should Start Looking for Another Job
The alarm clock goes off bright-and-early on Monday morning. What’s your reaction? Are you ready to tackle the day head-on? Or, do you hit the snooze button and dread getting…
How To Implement Reengineering In Your Business
Sometimes while trying to maintain a status quo and legacy in the business, we lose sight of where we stand and where we wish to go. There may be…
Innovation Lessons from the Troublesome Start of AIRBNB
What began as a simple idea to earn some extra income and help out travelers from out-of-town eventually took off globally. AirBnB started in 2007 and is valued…
In the Country of the MBAs
The number of business school students today is, oddly, difficult to quantify. A Google search for the phrase “number of business school students worldwide” turns up no hits. Three years…
Not All Tech Destroys Jobs
I noticed a curious thing about the McDonald’s last week at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. And no, it wasn’t that the locals were dipping the fries in mayonnaise. Rather, it was…
Video PaaS Market Will Reach $1.7 Billion By 2020
Video communications platform-as-a-service (PaaS) technology can help businesses and IT build real-time video applications with ease and reduced cost. The video platform as a service (PaaS) market is forecast…
IT Hiring: How Interns Can Give Companies An Edge
A college internship program could give a company an advantage in the intense competition for hiring tech talent. With fall semester fast approaching on college campuses, the typical recruitment…
Beyond The Big 2: 10 Benefits Of Alternate IaaS Providers
If you’re looking at infrastructure-as-a-service options, you’re already aware Gartner has declared Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure as the Big 2 in the market. And, in many cases, they’re…
Why Breaking Down Information Silos Is a Must
In a perfect enterprise, all data and content would be entirely integrated throughout all business apps, and workflow and business process management (BPM) systems would drive most tasks. But today’s…
Top 8 Ways to Reach Regulatory Compliance
By Matt Lowe Many companies doing business in regulatory environments yield correspondence like another separator to success. However, companies that live in regulatory environments have come to know that correspondence…
IT Investment Uptick Triggered By Productivity Goals
A recent Deloitte survey indicates businesses are investing more in IT platforms and services that can drive productivity. Specifically, these firms are using IT to increase productivity while they focus…
Stanford Study Will Inspire Any IT Pro Intrigued By Machine Learning
A study by Stanford researchers finds computers can predict lung cancer patient outcomes better than pathologists. While the study is specific to the medical profession, it illustrates the promise and…
8 Steps To Building A Successful Cyber-Security Career
Information security professionals are in high demand, but entering the field can be tricky. Follow these tips to build a successful cyber-security career. (Image: Merznatalia/iStockphoto) The information security…
7 Inspirational Quotes From Top Olympic Coaches
7 Inspirational Quotes From Top Olympic Coaches Get focused fast with the advice given to the best athletes in the world. Often preferring to be behind the scenes,…