December 2, 2016
Blogs
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
Polycom’s New CEO and Product Arsenal Promise Digital Success
By Jim LundyWe attended Polycom's PACE Analyst Event last week in New York City with the Polycom Executive Team, including Polycom's New CEO Mary McDowell. She was recently announced after Siris Capital took Polycom p
October 11, 2016
Microsoft Touts Azure, Skype, and SharePoint at Annual Ignite Conference
By Jim LundyMicrosoft is all in with Cloud Computing and that was never more evident than at its annual Ignite Conference that was held in Atlanta. While Azure was not the only story, it was the lead one. This blog
October 4, 2016
How to Convince Management to Embrace Digital Process Efforts
by Jim SinurThere are any number of ways to sell digitally based process (BPM) efforts to management, but I have found that linking BPM to something management has on its plate as a challenge is the best way. The key i
September 23, 2016
Salesforce Announces Einstein – Creates New Race for Predictive Software
On Monday September 19th, Salesforce announced Salesforce Einstein, a full Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform that includes what appears to be both Machine and Deep Learning Capabilities. They also announced a new Resea
Journey Mapping: It’s Not Just for Customers
by Jim SinurCustomer Journey Mapping is one of the linchpins of digital transformation. If you are a planning organization, you map the journey before designing the customer experience. If you are a measurement focuse
September 19, 2016
OpenText Buys Dell EMC Documentum – The Winners and the Losers
By Jim LundyHot off the heels of Dell Technologies officially buying EMC (September 7th), this week OpenText announced it was buying the Enterprise Content Division of Dell Technologies, formerly known as Documentum.
September 16, 2016
What Marketers Need to Know about the Sales Enablement Market
Sales content, when coupled with sales enablement technology, is one of the most effective tools to accelerate lead conversion in the digital selling/marketing arsenal. Marketers need to pay attention to the move toward S
September 13, 2016
Understanding What Your Customers Want
by Jim SinurThe days of just pleasing the bottom line are over. The power has shifted to the customer and organizations who are slow to realize this are in for a surprise. Enabling a great mobile experience or sup
September 9, 2016
Week in Tech: Apple, Box, Google, IBM, Microsoft, and Salesforce in the News
By Jim LundyWe haven't yet reached the first half of September but vendors are making waves with multiple, newsworthy announcements. Not all of the products are available, but all are intended to keep the sales pipel
Box Displays Digital Aptitude at BoxWorks
by Jim SinurBoxWorks takeaway: Box is aiming to be a digital destination.At BoxWorks, Box touted its new features and additions, such as the adding on of secure content management capabilities including 3D images
September 8, 2016
Google Partners with Okta to Appeal to the Enterprise
By Jim LundyWhile VMworld was going on last week in Las Vegas, so was Oktane, Okta's annual customer event. Mega Cloud provider IBM showed up at VMworld and Google's Diane Green (formerly of VMware) showed up at Okta
August 30, 2016
VMware Embraces Cloud and Expands Partnership with IBM
By Jim LundyThis week, we're attending VMworld in Las Vegas and yesterday, VMware made a series of announcements that are designed to make it easier for enterprises to leverage Public, Private, and Hybrid Clouds. VMw
August 24, 2016