July 10, 2019
Blogs
July 9, 2019
Cisco Doubles Down on AI with Cognitive Collaboration
by Jim Lundy For many, it came as a surprise last year when Chuck Robbins hired Cisco Board Member Amy Chang to run the Collaboration group. While Amy had been a Cisco Board member, she also had a small start-up called
July 8, 2019
Which Is Growing Faster: Customer Support Systems or Our Expectations?
by Kalyn Stockman I can think of many unpleasant experiences I, an everyday customer, have had with customer support systems. You know, the ones where you’re on hold for thirty minutes, receiving automated messages th
July 5, 2019
Digital Transformation In Financial Services: Putting Customers First
Today, customers want an interactive digital experience that is quick and seamless from beginning to end. That experience in the financial services sector should be no exception. by Emily Tran Enterprises have shift
June 28, 2019
Workplace Security And The Role of Video Analytics
HR and Security leaders should adopt video analytics to add an extra layer of safety and security in their workplace. by Jim Lundy There was an unfortunate tragedy in Morgan Hill, CA this week: a shooting at a Ford
Can Facebook Be Trusted In the Enterprise After Spying On Teens?
by Jim Lundy As reported widely by TechCrunch earlier this year, Facebook announced that it was ending its practice of using its VPN Tool Onavo to spy on teenagers. This came after Apple forced the issue by revoking the
June 26, 2019
Digital Platform Market Bifurcates Into DBP and Solution
by Betsy Burton As Jim Lundy and I have started working toward an update to our Digital Business Platform Globe, we are finding that most technology providers say that they have some form of a “digital platform.” Th
June 25, 2019
Business Leaders Should Be Wary Of Crowdsourced Technology Reviews
by Jim Lundy In 2016, I was approached by an employee of crowdsourced review site G2 Crowd asking me to do a paid review for some software offerings. I declined and posted the invite on LinkedIn. Since that time, a numb
June 21, 2019
Do You Know Where Your Face Is Going?
by Emily Tran What is the line between using technology to make our society secure without living in a security state? Have we already crossed it with facial recognition? San Francisco, one of the most tech-friendly
A Critical Look at The US Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act
by Adrian Bowles In May, US Senators Heinrich (D-NM), Portman (R-OH), and Schatz (D-HI) introduced a bill–S. 1558 The Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act–proposing a national strategy for AI with a $2.2 Billion i
Activision Blizzard Games CTO: Stop the Bad Guys with Trust Circles
by Jim Lundy At the first annual Fuze Flex Summit on June 5th, I interviewed Pavel Murnikov, the CTO of Activision Blizzard Games. His 100 person team helps to ensure the safety and security of the overload online profe
Are Mergers And Acquisitions In the Tech Sector Stifling Innovation?
by Adrian Bowles With all the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the tech sector recently, I think it is important to consider the impact of M&A on innovation. In the US, acquisitions are regulated in order to pr
June 20, 2019
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency, Libra, and Its Potential Effects
by Kalyn Stockman Between instant access to communication and networking, the dozens of business-focused tools, live streaming videos, smartphone integration, and hundreds of other features, what doesn’t Facebook offe
June 14, 2019
Avaya ENGAGE Latin America’s Theme: Shifting to the ICC
by Ken Dulaney My attendance at the recent Latin America Avaya ENGAGE conference held in Mexico City gave me a chance to revisit the company’s strategy and execution against that strategy to date. Attendance was solid
June 12, 2019
“We Have A Business Strategy, But…”
by Betsy Burton "We have a business strategy but you're not allowed to see it." If I had a dime for the number of times that a business or IT leader told me that this was the response from their executives or strategy
Analytics Wars: Google and Salesforce Versus Microsoft Power BI
by Jim Lundy Within days of Google buying Looker for $2.6 Billion, Salesforce announced it's buying leading analytics provider Tableau for $15.3 Billion in an all stock deal. Why did both firms make a move? Well, the ne
June 5, 2019
Nvidia EGX Platform: The Future of AI & IoT Starts at $99
by Adrian Bowles As a general principle, decision-making is more efficient and effective as you get closer to the source of data or evidence required to support the decision. The old way—with information flowing up a
May 31, 2019
Google Duplex Sounds Like a Human Because a Quarter of the Time, It Is
by Samra Anees In March, Google announced that its digital assistant Google Duplex was rolling out. Soon after in May, Google announced CallJoy, a small business phone that serves as a virtual agent that can answer inbo
May 30, 2019
Cyber Attacks: The Importance of Enterprise Backups
by Betsy Burton and Jim Lundy The US/China trade war continues to escalate with stalled trade talks, plus threats of additional tariffs and on supplies of raw materials. But the ominous statement made most recently in a
May 22, 2019