Virtual workplaces are more common now than ever—thanks in large part to a surge in collaborative technologies and the coming of age of a generation born into an increasingly digital marketplace. Remote teams are not the future—they’re the present. Let me share my experience: I manage a diverse team of 150 amazingly talented people, and 140 of them are in …
The IoT Creating Value for Our Cities
There’s no question the IoT is at an inflection point for enterprise organizations, as the IoT’s connectedness and data saturation has been the catalyst for both repurposing old technologies and shaping new ones. It’s clearly revolutionized how we work, but what about how we live? Most of us already know connected cars are coming (and quickly), but think bigger: Smart …
Five HR Analytics Terms You Need to Know
I love big data. I love it for many reasons, but, as I’ve said before, one of the main reasons is the way it’s “raised the profile” of HR and its importance. The sheer volume of information HR analytics can bring to the table has moved HR practitioners from an “out of sight out of mind” back room business function, …
Beyond Digital Transformation to Hyper-Disruption
Most business leaders are familiar with the concept of digital disruption—a subset of innovative disruption, or a new tool that changes the rules of an industry and how the market operates. In the case of digital disruption, that tool is technology itself. Businesses who keep pace with digital transformation can safeguard against a crushing tide of forward-focused competition. Shifting your …
Content Governance Policies: 3 Simple Questions You Need to Ask
Although you might not think about it much, chances are good that the business you either work for or own is creating content on a daily basis, and also receiving content every day. The larger that business is, the greater that volume of content likely is. Why is that important? Within the content there is metadata being generated both by people and …
Are Larger Touch Screens Finally Here?
We’re living in a world where consumer environment shapes product development in a big way. Technology evolves rapidly and with each generation of devices, consumers want more. Customers have been clamoring for larger touch screens for a long time, and now it appears that their wait is coming to an end. In response to consumer demand, Dell is at the …
Pushing Data to the Atomic Level
This post is sponsored by Samsung Business. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Miniaturization is an important goal in computer technology. The smaller we can make computer components, the more we can fit into a single device and the more powerful it will be. Data storage is no exception. Scientists dream of creating data storage centers that can store the …
From Platform-Centric to People-Centric IT
Just as the focus shifted from hardware to software in the modern business world, we’re now seeing a similar transformation with IT models. Platform-centric IT models and design (where companies base the majority of their IT around a single solution ecosystem) are making way for people-centric models. The future of technology does not lie with complex applications overly laden with …
How the Cloud Helps Businesses Refocus on What Matters
The advent of cloud computing technology signifies a marked shift in focus away from hardware and on to the virtual world. Cloud technology has revolutionized IT. I believe one of the benefits of cloud solutions that may not be immediately apparent is how it allows an organization to free up entangled resources, and by extension improve core business practices and …
Digital Transformation: The Law of the Farm
Let’s be provocative! There is no such thing as “digital transformation” only organizations in transformation. The word digital in “digital transformation” is a symptom of something else much like having a fever indicates an infection. Many companies feel a burning platform syndrome and this is because there are core mechanisms burning inside the organization that are being pressured by the …