MIT Sloan economist and digital-business expert Erik Brynjolfsson tells how the rising data flood, and emerging tools for analyzing it, are changing the ways innovation gets done. http://sloanreview.mit.edu/special-report/it-innovation-brynjolfsson-video/ THE LEADING QUESTION How is information technology driving innovation? FINDINGS There are four aspects to using IT smartly: measurement, experimentation, sharing, and replication. Each is useful individually, […]
Original article appeared in SandHill.com By Jeffrey M. Kaplan, THINKstrategies Feb. 16, 2010 SAP’s executive shake-up shines a spotlight on the challenges faced by traditional ISVs to simplify their products for a SaaS- and cloud-driven market. The resignation of Leo Apotheker as CEO of SAP is the latest example of the escalating pressures facing legacy […]
What’s in this issue Sorry about the hiatus between blogs. While I was busy, the primary reason was a trip up the Amazon River and hiking and camping in the Amazon jungle arraigned by MIT Alumni Travel. It was a great adventure with many thanks to our guides, Eric and Jorge and our lecturer Dr. […]
CIOs need to redefine their roles and boundaries in today’s age of lean IT and customer-centric business. By Bob Evans, InformationWeek “IT’s become more of an obstacle than an accelerator. . . . Our CIO’s nickname is Dr. No. . . . Our IT department won’t support iPhones—they just pretend iPhones don’t exist . . […]
Today, the Cloud era has only just begun. Despite lingering doubts, growing concerns and wide-spread confusion (especially separating media and vendor spun hype from reality), the IT industry generally views Cloud Computing as more appealing than traditional ASP /hosting or outsourcing/off-shoring. To technology-centric startups and nimble entrepreneurs, Cloud Computing enables them to punch above their […]
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