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We know that the data economy is going to be huge. Data fuels innovation, and having that unique data point (or “alt data”) brings incremental value and competitive advantage. Demand for data is exploding. More and more companies are interested in jumping on that train and selling their data. But how? In an upcoming webinar, […]
In my previous post, I discussed how you can analyze the business and technical value of your applications, and how architecture models are key in calculating metrics such as the business criticality or strategic value of applications. In t…
Data leadership is proliferating. More than ½ of companies now have a chief data officer (CDO), and an almost equal number have a chief analytics officer (CAO). Many of those without these data leaders report plans to appoint one in the near future. Yet we’ve heard that data leadership roles today are not what they used […]
ABM … Account-based marketing … A – Bee – Em. Unless you have been living under a rock, you can’t have helped but notice the hype around ABM. And some of the confusion too. But here’s the thing about ABM – it does produce results for both marketing and sales. May not be this quarter, […]
Over the past few years, I was lucky enough to travel to many different places: in most European countries, in the US, in Brazil, in the Middle East, in India, in Indonesia or very recently in Japan and Thailand. The digital revolution is happening all over the place and it is fascinating to see how […]
UnitedHealth Group’s acquisition of The Advisory Board Company’s healthcare business for $1.6B is the largest deal of its size for insurers, injecting the organization with new data resources, professional services, and research expertise. IBM’s 2016, $2.6B acquisition of Truven was one of the first signals of the epic, increasing value of healthcare data. Healthcare organizations […]
Next week at Forrester’s annual CXDC Forum in Washington, D.C., I’ll be joined by more than 200 government leaders who are leading the charge to improve CX at the federal level. Our packed agenda already includes 15+ sessions and features top CX leaders from the Census Bureau, Department of Veteran Affairs, TSA and more. We’ll […]
Recently I stopped in at the new Amazon Book store on 34th Street in Manhattan to see how Amazon is re-imagining the in-store experience. While Amazon has much to learn about retail from the brick and mortar giants, physical stores can learn a lot from how Amazon is successfully bringing the digital experience into the […]
We clashed. Often. With gusto. Gleefully. Joyfully. Even horribly, at times. But boy, was it worth it! This week I was much saddened to hear, via Andrew Josey and the Open Group blog, of the passing of two of their…
In 12 ‘best practices’ IT should avoid at all costs, Bob Lewis, CIO columnist, says that “industry best practices are sure to sink your chances of IT success”… “What makes IT organizations fail? Often, it’s the adoption of what…
In 12 ‘best practices’ IT should avoid at all costs, Bob Lewis, CIO columnist, says that “industry best practices are sure to sink your chances of IT success”… “What makes IT organizations fail? Often, it’s the adoption of what…
I get a lot of inquiries from I&O pros on configuration management. It’s a broad topic. Tools such as Chef and Puppet solve configuration management problems: what is the intended state of a given resource? There’s general agreement that this form of configuration management is essential. However, my inquiries also cover the Configuration Management Database […]