Tag Archives: Amazon

More evidence – Tough times for legacy tech vendors, and golden time for the Cloud

Posted on March 4, 2020 by

Software Asset Management and Licensing app provider Flexera recently published a report on technology investments that makes fascinating, scary or reassuring reading depending upon your perspective. The Flexera™ State of Technology Spend Report was based on over 300 interviews with … Continue reading →

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No US Credit Card, then No Go for Amazon Go

Posted on February 11, 2020 by

I have written in the past about potential of the Amazon Go experience and the fact that if executed properly it can lead to enhanced skills for retail employees in a similar style that the Barista changed getting a cup … Continue reading →

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AlibabaCloud has the chance to own the ASEAN Cloud Market

Posted on August 24, 2018 by

The cloud in the Asia Pacific region has had considerable build up in the past two years. In the major markets, all of the hyper-scale providers are present or have announced intentions. As a result, Australia, India, Japan, Korea and … Continue reading →

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AWS Reinvents AWS. Again

Posted on December 8, 2017 by

In the last week of November 2017, AWS held it’s customer event, Reinvent in Las Vegas. Not surprisingly, it is big. Total attendees were 43,000. Last year it was less than 30,000. Everyone knows AWS is big. In the last … Continue reading →

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Amazon Go – Taking Retailing to the next level

Posted on October 24, 2017 by

Seattle is an incredibly fortunate city to be home to both Amazon and Microsoft critical yardsticks for technology. Before the rise of technology, it had a very strong retail history. Starbucks, Costco and Nordstrom are all Seattle based there as … Continue reading →

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Telco’s have failed at the Cloud and Streaming. What is the future for them?

Posted on August 14, 2017 by

In a parallel universe, the Telco would be the dominant vendor platform of the modern integrated digital economy for both consumers and enterprise. They could have leveraged their monopolies, network, and utility, and led the way to the digital, cloud … Continue reading →

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The Google Cloud Platform Accelerates as it opens in Sydney, Australia

Posted on June 21, 2017 by

Finally, the Google Cloud Platform has a legitimate story to tell in the Asia Pacific region. Today (June 20th, 2017), it launched a Sydney region. This makes four regions in the region, following the opening of Singapore just last week. … Continue reading →

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Amazon Acquires Whole Foods – World Forgets to Ask – Why was it for Sale?

Posted on June 19, 2017 by

Amazon Acquires Whole Foods – World Forgets to Ask – Why was it for Sale? Amazon has announced the acquisition of biodynamic Kale store Whole Foods for US$13.5B. This has, of course, ramped up even further the excitement for Amazon … Continue reading →

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Some Legacy Vendors Still Underestimate AWS – As They Gasp for Air

Posted on April 27, 2017 by

“Amazon is propping it up.” “They are just dev-test.” “Their security is not up to standard.” “They will fizz out.” “They are not suited to the enterprise.” Not a week goes by that I do not get told these “claims” … Continue reading →

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Department Store ecommerce – Not a Customer First Experience

Posted on April 8, 2016 by

Most traditional retailers have struggled with the shift to an online retail/ecommerce, reactive social media and other other technological innovations in meeting the ever-changing requirements of buyers from millennials through to the silent generation. They may have largely deluded self justified reasons for this, but … Continue reading →

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