The idea of what makes an office is changing, thanks in huge part to the transformative power of cloud computing, bringing with it new ways to video conference, screen share, and collaborate. As “the office” moves away from the concrete notion of cubicles and fluorescents, business leaders must ensure that employees have streamlined tools in place to allow them to …
The Operating Model for the Digitally Transformed Enterprise
Effective workplace communication is more than just a topic for an HR memo—it’s the foundation for innovation, collaboration, and all around forward motion for companies in this digital age. Often, organizations embrace social collaboration tools internally as stakeholders work to create a culture ripe for digital transformation success. All that social collaboration is great—necessary, even—but without leveraging the capabilities employees …
Tech and Business Review: June 10, 2017
Last week Shelly Kramer was in Vegas to attend and moderate the Women in Tech panel during the #Pegaworld Conference. Following her tweets during the conference just reiterates the idea that technology is driving innovation in business. Those who do not embrace and adapt digital transformation in their organizations will be left behind. No matter how busy we get, we …
Standardizing AV Technology for Multiple Locations Offer Business Benefits
The importance of our world’s dependence on technology cannot be overstated. In today’s constantly evolving marketplace, the technology we rely on is an essential part of maintaining day-to-day operations, remaining competitive, communicating with our stakeholders, training employees, and protecting the bottom line. And, for companies with multiple places, utilizing different technology in various locations can create levels of complexity. This …
Conversational Systems are the Future of Business
I don’t know about you, but I’ve developed a love-hate relationship with voice-texting. On one hand, it’s so much easier than typing out my messages, especially when I’m on screen overload. On the other hand—my phone seems to be about 70 percent accurate in recognizing my words, which means that I end up going back in to edit my texts …
SMACtalk 76: Robotics and Automation with Don Schuerman, CTO at Pegasystems
In this week’s episode of SMACtalk, hosts Brian Fanzo and Daniel Newman had the opportunity to speak with Pegasystems CTO, Don Schuerman, part of Pega Systems leadership team. During this show we explored Robotics and Automation in the workplace. Perhaps one of the most discussed topics in business today is the role that automation will have on jobs. There is an increasing concern that automation and robots …
Seven Common Problems with Tech Marketing and What to Do Instead
I spoke with a CMO recently who claimed that he and his team were experts at the new way technology is marketed. I was taken aback by the assertion. It’s not that I doubted him. But what matters is how prospects are buying. We necessarily must market to their needs and behavior. If prospects’ behavior has changed, or if there …
Amazon’s Alexa-Powered Voice Search is Great—Except That Nobody is Buying
Amazon’s tech products, including Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Fire TV, and Amazon Tap are powered by cloud-based AI called Alexa and this AI powers Amazon’s voice search capabilities. For the far-field Alexa-powered devices like Amazon Echo or the Echo Dot, users activate them by saying the wake word. For other devices like your Fire TV or Tap, users activate by …
Connected Transportation: How Technology Will Change How We Drive
An intelligence revolution is underway, and at its very forefront is the IoT. You might be familiar with the IoT, or the Internet of Things, in terms of connected watches, home appliances, smart TVs, and more. The IoT has made a debut in the transportation sector and is predicted to completely change the way we drive in the next few …
Are You Using Virtualization Security Yet?
If you’re not, you’re already behind. Studies show more than 75 percent of businesses have already been virtualized, and all of these businesses—regardless of size or sector—need a way to help secure their virtualized data resources. In other words, if you’ve already moved to the cloud, but you haven’t launched a coordinated virtualization security program, you have some work to …