It’s practical, not theoretical. Developers who rely on cloud resources will be among those producing the software ‘eating the world.’ For some IT managers, the cloud is about bursting certain systems out of the enterprise data center when traffic builds up. For others, it’s a place to run really large jobs that occur only incidentally…
Digital transformation, think of it as a shift in philosophy within your organization, not just a tech project. By now, most of us have heard of the idea of digital transformation and how critical it is to the longevity of our business. Yet, despite all the hype, there is little discussion on what digital transformation…
IoT data from healthcare wearables and patient devices has only just begun to change the way hospitals treat patients, but advances will continue through the analytic insights they provide. Many big healthcare and insurance companies have begun using analytics tools to help find the best “path to care” and reduce the cost of healthcare. For…
Shutterstock grew so fast it needed to move into the cloud quickly to avoid becoming preoccupied with operations of its 56 data centers. For a CIO who believes that “people spend more time figuring out how not to do something, rather than doing it,” David Giambruno at Shutterstock has been a remarkably successful. If you…
While a majority of organizations employ third-party service providers for some IT needs, a significant number of them plan to increase their use of in-house IT services in 2017, according to a recent survey from Clutch. The accompanying report, “IT Services for the Enterprise: Sourcing Decisions,” indicates that there’s plenty of room for both internal…
CIOs aren’t just new technology buyers, but technology influencers who help IT startup companies shape their products. That’s the experience of a number of early stage companies participating in the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium’s 2017 Innovation Showcase. The showcase highlights 10 young companies selected by a group of judges consisting of MIT faculty and students, entrepreneurs…
The importance of culture Setting targets and the instrumentation of business processes — and machines — also factor heavily into GE’s digital transformation, said CIO Jim Fowler, who is leading an effort to deliver $1 billion in productivity for the company. The company measures how many digital orders from customers come into GE, and it measures how…
Dear Ken, An activist investor has been after our board to split the company’s common stock into two classes — one that pays a dividend stream to attract “yield investors” and another designed for “growth investors” that will appreciate as our earnings increase. This activist investor, our directors, and I share the same frustration with…
Photograph courtesy of IMD Whether we praise its genius or dispute its validity, it’s hard to deny the influence of Clayton Christensen’s theory of disruptive innovation. In explaining the kinds of technological breakthroughs that enable upstarts to challenge industry incumbents, the Harvard Business School professor’s theory changed the way many organizations develop new products and…
by Greg Satell When the first industrial robot, Unimate, appeared on a General Motors assembly line in 1961, it was a modern marvel. The job it performed, transporting die-castings and welding them onto car bodies was not only onerous, but dangerous to human workers, who faced both the risk of injury and being exposed to toxic fumes. Over…
by Nicolas Bry Editor’s note: Orange is one of the largest operators of mobile and internet services in Europe and Africa and a global leader in corporate telecommunication services. Context The idea of starting a programme for intrapreneurs popped up one year ago, in Spring 2016, during a workshop about the future of our entity, Orange…
by Mari Anixter 40 brands, 7 trends, global insights, and more… In this 2017 Interbrand Breakthrough Brands report, you’ll find the 40 startups and upstarts changing the world and discover the key trends they’re driving. Each brand’s growth trajectory is mapped in striking data-driven visualizations, and you’ll see where some of last year’s Breakthroughs are…
