Today we released a new version of TechViews Unplugged. In this edition, George Watt and I discuss the Internet of Cars, building a Raspberry Pi cluster, the growing trend of wearable computers, Facebook’s Oculus acquisition, Android Malware, the booming App…
Tag: innovation
▶ TechViews Unplugged: January 2014
In the latest episode, George Watt discuss what technology trends are out with 2013 and in with 2014, and they review how ongoing innovation is changing our homes, our bodies, and our perception of how life on earth, and beyond,…
The Emergence and Benefits of DevOps
Is your organization dealing with a “digital disconnect”? In this new video, filmed with Bloomberg Media, I discuss the DevOps business model, its features, and the benefits your organization can expect to experience with the adoption of this unifying model.…
IBM mainframe cloud innovation. Worst oxymoron evar? Or …
There was much shared mirth on Twitter recently over a blog post by Quentin Hardy (@qhardy), the Deputy Tech Editor and The New York Times. The short post was titled IBM’s Big Plans for Cloud Computing, and it is worth…
Richard Branson on Staying Ahead
From travel to entertainment, Virgin Global always aims to be one step ahead of its competition. The CEO of the company, Sir Richard Branson, has learned that innovation is the key to remaining on top. I recently sat down with…
How Large Companies Are Driving Innovation
There is this myth that large enterprises can’t be innovative. Nothing could be further than the truth, and to prove it, I recently gave a videotaped talk where I ran through my top ten examples of the IT-led innovation that is…
How to Succeed with a Mobile-First Strategy
In my last post, I shared my initial impressions of CA World 2013. Today I’d like to drill a little more deeply in to something I saw at the show. Based on the conversations I had with customers at CA World,…
Five Things I Learned About Innovation from Sir Richard Branson
I still cannot believe I had the opportunity to interview Sir Richard Branson one-on-one for our Luminaries video series – in which we interview prominent business, technology and government leaders. If you have been following along, you know I was hugely…
Nick Carr’s ‘IT Doesn’t Matter’ still matters – Network World
I recently spoke with one of my favorite commentators, Network World journalist/editor Ann Bednarz (@annbednarz), on the 10th anniversary of the publication of Nick Carr’s seminal article, “IT Doesn’t Matter’. Carr’s article shook the foundations of IT – not entirely…
CIOs Must Break Down Knowledge Barriers To Spur Innovation – Heller Report
Today I had the honor to have a guest blog published over at The Heller Report’s regular column, “You and Your CIO Career“. This is an excellent blog for CIOs from Martha Heller, President of Heller Search Associates (‘the premier…
Trying to Be Brilliant in 5 Minutes or Less
Mark Twain famously said “I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.” I wonder what Mark Twain would say today in the era of tweets and vines. These new platforms challenge us…