The intersection of business and technology is well traveled in this digital age—and here at Converge, we know that businesses positioned there hold prime real estate. It’s our specialty, in fact, to delve deeply into that relationship and take a look at how technology does and will impact business. What fits better under that umbrella than the topic of Unified …
Want Customers? Start with Go-to-Market Innovation
Developing a product without a go-to-market strategy is like trying to fly an airplane with an empty fuel tank. You’ve invested huge sums of money into designing the plane, building the plane, hiring a staff and servicing the plane, but if you don’t add fuel, it’s not going anywhere. And yet this happens all the time—great products, painstakingly developed, with …
HP Betting on Seamless Workflow
For years, consumers have been eager to combine the computing power of their PCs with the mobility of their smart phones. Many companies have ignored this demand, focusing instead on adding snazzy new features to woo consumers with the next wave of technology. HP, however, has developed a new device that consumers have been waiting for—the seamless work phone. We …
Will Software Be the Savior of Personal Computing?
Does software drive value for hardware? Many companies seem to think so, as they’ve turned their focus away from developing hardware and onto creating more sophisticated software to power devices. This leaves a wealth of opportunity in hardware development, a niche that Microsoft is beginning to fill. Will their focus on Windows 10, particularly in the mobile field, make them …
The 4 Pillars of Digital Transformation: Stability, Reliability, Agility, and Speed
When I was at the Pegaworld event in Vegas a few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of seeing Dr. Brigit König, CEO of Germany’s Allianz Health, keynote. I also spent some time later in the day with Birgit talking about digital transformation and what it’s been like for a global insurance company like Allianz to take the plunge. Her …
3D Printing and the Real-Time Personalized World
In the 1957 comedy Desk Set, a “state-of-the-art” computer that filled a warehouse-sized room figures prominently. Even when computer technology was available, it was so big and expensive that only giant corporations could afford it. Suffice it to say, technology’s come a long way since then. When the idea of personal computing took root, the entire industry transformed. Twenty years …
How Edge Computing and Digital Transformation March to the Same Drum
Edge computing—the practice of expanding computer applications, services, and data to the logical ends of a network—moves away from centralized nodes to the literal edge of the computing sphere. Perhaps a less complicated way to think about it is this: instead of devices like drones or traffic lights needing to connect back to a computer hub to make things happen, …
Visible vs. Invisible Innovation
What keeps organizational growth evergreen in today’s constantly changing digital marketplace? Innovation, of course—the ability for businesses not only to stay ahead of customer facing trends, but to innovate in ways that manifest themselves less obviously, too, through processes and experiences. So, when we talk about innovation today in the enterprise, there are really two avenues to explore: Visible innovation …
IoT: Changing the Foundation of Your IT Strategy
IoT is changing the face of business in a dramatic outside-in sweep. Like mobile phones in the 1990s, many businesses see IoT as a novelty, but this ever-growing matrix of wearable tech is now vital to business solutions. Many CIOs are rethinking central systems to accommodate IoT into their operations. It’s time to stop fixing old technologies and join this …
Leveraging Partnerships for the Future of IoT
Each day, the world around us gets smarter. Devices are continually joining the internet of things (IoT), making us more connected, streamlined, and effective. As the new wave of IoT devices hits the market, organizations are feeling the strain to keep up with the pace of technology. This trend will continue, as the types of devices we see connecting to …