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IBM Think 2018 – What will drive IBM toward the future

Posted on April 13, 2018 by

  IBM held their think conference in March 2018. As with all vendor conferences, the content comes fast, it is varied and takes a while to digest. Think was the first time that IBM integrated all their business units into … 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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Cyber Security Investment Requires Procurement Discipline Despite Urgency.

Posted on October 2, 2017 by

Cyber Security is a high priority issue for enterprises globally. This should not surprise anyone. The risk of underinvestment is enormous, both indirectly and directly. This risk is only matched by the outcomes of significant transgression. Add to this that … 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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The Windows Release Acceleration that explains Microsoft transformation.

Posted on February 21, 2017 by

  Microsoft has leapt from a disrupted firm to a disruptor in the digital environment. While legacy peers and competitors alike such as Cisco, Oracle, IBM, and HP have hit shallow water, Microsoft has been able to meet some of … Continue reading →

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Top Five Takeaways from AWS Reinvent 2016

Posted on December 2, 2016 by

    The AWS Reinvent event for 2016 is winding up. This year there was 32,000 attendees. The clear majority were developers focused on the platform. Here are my five quick takeaways from the event. (I will have more detailed … Continue reading →

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PAST is the future for the Contact Centre

Posted on November 7, 2016 by

  In the late 1990’s when I first worked in contact centres, the most cutting edge innovation was the now redundant fax machine. Getting call centre agents and managers of an Australian insurance company in Australia to consider leveraging the … Continue reading →

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