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January 13, 2017

Hackable Pacemakers Point to Lagging Security Standards in IoT

Tech Optimization

A number of implantable cardiac devices made by St. Jude Medical had several vulnerabilities that hackers could have used to harm patients, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration'...

Chris Kanaracus

Steve Wilson

Analyst Blog

January 12, 2017

The state of IoT at the end of 2016; Is the lack of uniformity in solution provision deterring buyers?

New C-Suite

2016 has seen IoT make most of its Business impact as either extensions of ex...

Andy Mulholland

Insight News

January 11, 2017

Post-LinkedIn Acquisition, Microsoft Readying New Talent Management Apps

Future of Work

While Microsoft has been in the enterprise application space for many years with its Dynamics product family, one significant hole has been on the HCM (human capital management) ...

Chris Kanaracus

Insight News

January 11, 2017

SAP User Group Survey Uncovers Telling Details of S/4HANA, HANA Cloud Platform Adoption, Awareness

Next-Generation Customer Experience

SAP is always keen to highlight the latest adoption figures for its S/4HANA software suite, as well as HANA Cloud Platform, its entry into the PaaS (platform as a service) market...

Chris Kanaracus

Analyst Blog

January 11, 2017

Alexa steals the show at CES, provides missing link in consumer IoT

Next-Generation Customer Experience

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Analyst Blog

January 11, 2017

SAP Introduces Jump-Start Enablement Program for SAP Leonardo IoT Portfolio

Innovation & Product-led Growth

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Holger Mueller

Analyst Blog

January 10, 2017

Seven Universal Factors Why Technology Firms Fail

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R "Ray" Wang

January 10, 2017

CEN Member Chat: The State of Digital Transformation Remains Healthy

Data to Decisions

Gain 5 pointers on enterprise trends in digital transformation from lt;a href=quot;/users/r-ray-wangquot;gt;R quot;Rayquot; Wanglt;/agt; and what it means for your business. If you...

R "Ray" Wang

Insight News

January 10, 2017

MIT, Harvard, Tech Industry Luminaries Team Up on Fund for Ethical AI

Data to Decisions

Amid a mounting tide of concerns over the implications of AI (artificial intelligence) on society, a new fund backed by well-known tech industry figures along with Harvard and MI...

Chris Kanaracus

Steve Wilson

Insight News

January 09, 2017

Amazon Web Services Adds to Security War Chest with Harvest.ai Acquisition

Tech Optimization

Given the number of high-profile hacking incidents during 2016, security is going to be an ever more important topic for as 2017 unfolds, particularly among public cloud vendors....

Chris Kanaracus

Insight News

January 09, 2017

What the Login.gov SSO Project's Struggles Say About Digital Transformation

Tech Optimization

The U.S. government has long sought to create a single sign-on infrastructure that will help citizens access online services in a more organized and secure way. But the latest ef...

Chris Kanaracus

Steve Wilson

Analyst Blog

January 09, 2017

Salesforce Takes Apps-First Approach with Einstein AI

Data to Decisions

Salesforce promises artificial intelligence applications that ‘just w...

Doug Henschen

Analyst Blog

January 06, 2017

Salesforce Has A Platform Vision - Progress Report from Analyst Day

Next-Generation Customer Experience

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Holger Mueller

DisrupTV

January 06, 2017

Storytelling, Brand Narrative & Marketing Innovation | DisrupTV Ep. 43

Marketing Transformation

Explore how Mike Bonifer, Rich Kylberg, and Heather Clancy unpack creative storytelling, brand narrative, and marketing transformation for today’s disruptive age. ...

Insight News

January 06, 2017

The FTC's IoT Security Contest Could Spark Much-Needed Innovative Ideas

Next-Generation Customer Experience

IoT security—or the relative lack thereof—was a big story in 2016, with vulnerabilities in connected devices leading to major cyberattacks, such as the Mirai botnet that crippled...

Chris Kanaracus

Andy Mulholland

Steve Wilson

Insight News

January 06, 2017

Productized Version of Google's Mega-Scale Spanner Database Could Be Imminent

Tech Optimization

It appears that Google is coming closer to releasing a productized version of Spanner, the next-generation, distributed SQL database that underpins a number of its consumer servi...

Chris Kanaracus

Doug Henschen

Insight News

January 05, 2017

Gartner Acquires CEB In $3.3 Billion Deal, Eyes Expanded Footprint in Enterprises

Future of Work

Gartner has agreed to buy consulting firm CEB for $2.6 billion in cash and stock in a deal that will broaden Gartner's departmental reach within enterprises. Gartner will also as...

Chris Kanaracus

R "Ray" Wang

Insight News

January 05, 2017

Oracle Going After Hearts and Minds of Developers with New Event Series

Tech Optimization

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's famous exhortation that "developers, developers, developers" are key to a software company's long-term growth is something that's e...

Chris Kanaracus

Holger Mueller

Analyst Blog

January 05, 2017

The IoT Market in 2017 – Identifying changes in the role of the Buyer and the Implementer resulting in changes in Propositions, Sales and Marketing

New C-Suite

When briefing Analysts Microsoft illustrate their potential IoT market with a...

Andy Mulholland

Insight News

January 03, 2017

Hyperledger Project Enters 2017 with Major Momentum

Tech Optimization

While the Linux Foundation's Hyperledger Project is not the only blockchain implementation out there, enterprises interested in distributed ledger technology should pay attention...

Chris Kanaracus

Analyst Blog

January 02, 2017

Davos17: Dynamic Leadership; A Responsive And Responsible Approach

Tech Optimization

Today's Leadership Models Fail To Address Responsive And Responsible Leaders...

R "Ray" Wang

Analyst Blog

January 01, 2017

Q4 2016 Future of Work Developments & Trends Shootout

Future of Work

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Holger Mueller

Analyst Blog

December 31, 2016

Q4 2016 NextGen Apps Developments & Trends Shootout

Data to Decisions

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Holger Mueller

Analyst Blog

December 30, 2016

Q3 2016 Future of Work Developments & Trends Shootout

New C-Suite

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Holger Mueller

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