Originally authored by Richard Fusco. Updated by Len Gilbert 2021. Business and technology executives are nearly unanimous in their recognition of data as one of their most strategic assets. For many, data is the raw material of business. It’s an asset from...
The three digital technologies you’ll need to transform your business
According to Google Trends, the phrase “digital transformation” reached “peak” popularity the week of January 13 this year, meaning that during no prior week was the term as popular. Google indexes the peak at 100 on a scale of 0-100, so to put this popularity in...
Five steps to achieving a modern data strategy
In an age where data is one of the most valuable commodities in the world, organizations across the business landscape are racing to build or rebuild their data platforms to make sure they are equipped to meet the demands of an increasingly data-dependent future. ...
How to exhibit disruptive behavior – and move to the head of your class a disruptor
Disruptive innovation. Digital transformation. Data is the new oil. Each of these familiar idioms in the modern business lexicon is a reminder of the head - spinning velocity of technological change and its enormous impact on business behavior and business models....
Blending on-premise legacy systems with cloud computing
An object lesson in the Salesforce acquisition of MuleSoft On March 20 Salesforce announced it had agreed to buy MuleSoft, a maker of API data integration software, for $6.5 Billion. The announcement was met with skepticism in some quarters, with analysts believing...
What’s next in enterprise technology? Get ready for Anything (as a Service)
One of the biggest challenges businesses face in their ongoing digital transformation efforts is modernizing core legacy systems. Quite often these systems are highly customized. They’re also running older versions of software, which can be inflexible and costly. When...
Challenges in adopting disruptive technologies
In last week’s edition of the dBrief, Paul Bonington wrote about the “accelerated disruption” that is forecast for 2018. There can be little doubt the technologies that sparked and shaped digital transformations over the past few years are intensifying and reaching...
Getting data science out of the lab—and into the enterprise
Not so long ago the mere mention of a data scientist would evoke images of Ph.Ds in white lab coats huddled around flashing video screens working their statistical magic, tuning complex algorithms in the search for patterns and insights. Such was their mystique that...
Trying to distill the buzz around digital transformation? Think customer experience and data.
In case you missed it, the phrase “digital transformation” is everywhere. Google it, and you will be presented with a list of nearly nine million links. That’s not as many as “big data” (64 million references), but it is quickly rising as the trending tech phrase of...