February 6, 2017
Blogs
January 31, 2017
Google and Microsoft Face New Challenges from Facebook and Slack
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – I'm heading to a Slack Event today where it is widely anticipated that Slack will make some announcements that some have speculated will put it more front and center in the enterprise. F
January 25, 2017
Cisco Innovates with the Cisco Spark Board, Redefines Meetings and Workspaces
by Jim LundyView a PDF of this First Cut.Summary: On January 24th, 2017, Cisco announced the Cisco Spark Board, a new Interactive Meeting Device that integrates with its Cisco Spark Application and UCC Services.
January 24, 2017
The Race to Own Web and Video Conferencing: Zoom Gets $100M from Sequoia
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) - Â The race to own Web and Video Conferencing just got harder. Zoom had jumped into a leadership position before Sequoia doubled down with a $100 Million Series D Investment. Now with the c
January 23, 2017
3 Reasons You Should Consider Cognitive AI
By Jim Sinur (Aragon Research) – Today, making a business or IT decision requires considering more information and contextual impact than ever before. The need for speed with increasing complexity has opened up the o
January 17, 2017
Using AI to Respond to Business Opportunities and Threats
by Jim SinurArtificial Intelligence can be leveraged quickly for business strategy by seeking out important patterns inside and outside an organization, assisting with strategic moves, and suggesting the proper actions
January 16, 2017
6 Cybersecurity Best Practices You Need to Implement ASAP
The latest Gmail Phishing attack reveals we need to be doing more to protect our information. This blog outlines 6 cybersecurity best practices you can put into place right now to avoid being hacked.by Patricia Lun
January 11, 2017
The Future of Work is about Business Leaders
By Jim LundyI gave a talk at our December Briefing on the future of work and said that the future is messy - this is because multiple roles within the enterprise are clamoring for the ability to make the call on wh
January 3, 2017
7 Predictions To Inform Your 2017 Digital Business Strategy
by Jim SinurThe new year promises opportunities for organizations that are aimed at better business outcomes which leverage digital technologies. 2016 was characterized by significant digital experimentation with inte
December 29, 2016
New MacBook Pro 2016 with Touchbar – A Winner
By Jim LundyWe just received 2 new MacBook Pros for two Aragon employees, including yours truly. Reviews of the new machines have been mixed, partially because expectations were so high. There are lots of articles incl
December 20, 2016
Leverage Artificial Intelligence in 2017 to Drive Digital Efforts
by Jim SinurIt's a given that the number of devices are exploding and the signals, events, and patterns coming from these devices are just overwhelming. Responding quickly to all of these devices and their signals isÂ
December 8, 2016
Informal Learning and the Battle between D2L, Degreed, Edcast and NovoEd
By Jim LundyThis Blog could be titled "The End of the LMS" and it wouldn't be far from the truth. The demand by end users for better and faster access to learning content is fueling a new generation of Learning Provid
December 2, 2016
Meet the Winners of the 2016 Aragon Research Hot Vendor and Innovation Awards
We celebrated risk taking, innovation, and excellence at our second annual Hot Vendor and Innovation awards ceremony in Redwood City. by Patricia LundyThe night we look forward to each and every year has come and
November 15, 2016
Leverage Cognitive AI to Make Smarter Decisions
by Jim SinurThe amount of data and information flying our way is almost too much to absorb. It's even harder to optimize the understanding of that data and leverage it in the right way to make successful decisions. Th
November 14, 2016
Microsoft Teams is the New Slack Killer
By Jim LundyA funny thing happened in New York a week and a half ago. Microsoft announced Microsoft Teams - based on Microsoft Office, not on Skype for Business. At first glance, Microsoft Teams might seem like a dire
November 7, 2016
Top Seven Uses of Cognitive AI
by Jim SinurThe world is speeding up and accelerating as you read this article. Big data keeps piling up; new IoT devices are multiplying exponentially; new patterns of threats and opportunities are emerging by the sec
November 1, 2016
GM OnStar Go to Compete with Amazon, Apple, and Google to Be Your Next Digital Assistant
By Jim LundyThe world is going digital and all enterprises will have to evolve to survive. Nowhere is this truer than in the automotive business, where Tesla is in the news nearly every day, but companies like General
October 27, 2016
An Analyst’s Takeaway: IBM Impresses at World of Watson 2016
by Jim SinurWorld of Watson was literally and figuratively a "WOW" for this analyst and probably for many others as well. There were several sub-themes that were on display like "Out Think Possibilities" and "Watson in
Facebook Kills Vine; Twitter Reduces Workforce
by Patricia LundyTwitter nixes Vine after a series of recent events that have spelled trouble for the social media/news platform. At the root of this trouble is Facebook, Twitter’s biggest competitor. While Disney h
October 25, 2016