Anything that Google touches turns to Gold…..well almost!

Wave was supposed to be another jewel in the already crowded Google crown. Surely this next generation communication tool was going to join the ranks of ultra-successful Search, super-popular Mail and upcoming star Android. When Google announced this a…

The new shape of innovation – Polycentric Innovation

An interesting extract from Fujitsu I-CIO blog…There’s a revolution underway in how enterprises innovate. The discussion around the board tables at some of the world’s most admired companies is of a radical shift in strategy that will lead to unprece…

2020 Vision – Winning Strategies for the Next Decade

The Fujitsu Executive Discussion Evening (EDE) on the 15th of July 2010 in London certainly lived up to and to a great extent exceeded my expectations. The agenda of 2020 vision focussed on the effects of globalisation, concerns over sustainability and…

This is Landmark: Google's entry in a vertical industry ecosystem

Folks,In case you have not heard or read about it yet…please do take a note of this. It is a landmark development. It is an event which marks Google’s entry into an industry vertical ecosystem. On July 1, 2010, Google announced an agreement to acquir…

UK Elections 2010 and IT – Conservative Party Manifesto 2010

The Conservative Party Manifesto 2010 which I reviewed for their IT agenda and priorities was accessed by me on this link.Before I share my views on this, here is an extract of relevant content.Sections of the document which focuses on cost reduction i…

UK Elections 2010 and IT – Labour Party Manifesto 2010

The Labour Party Manifesto 2010 which I referenced for the purpose of this blog can be accessed on this link.The most relevant mention of harnessing the power of Information Technology can be found in section 9:5 of the above listed document. The extra…

UK Elections 2010 and Information Technology (IT)

As the UK elections 2010 campaigning gathers momentum, all three major political parties have published their manifestos, all PM candidates have already done two televised debates and hit the ground running in various parts of the UK to make us aware o…

Key SOA Governance Considerations – Part 4

So far the articles 1, 2 and 3 in the series have addressed the SOA governance aspects such as, understanding the context, defining the objectives and parameters, understanding various components such as timing and artefacts to govern, roles and respo…