This list celebrates changemakers creating meaningful impact through leadership, innovation, fresh perspectives, transformative mindsets, and lessons that resonate far beyond the workplace.
Blockchain is an algorithm and distributed data structure designed to manage electronic cash without any central administrator. The original blockchain was invented in 2008 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto to support Bitcoin, the first large-scale peer-to-peer crypto-currency, completely free of government and institutions.
The Future of AI, Martech Evolution & Digital Strategy in Motion | DisrupTV Ep. 46
In DisrupTV Episode 46, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar talk with:
Author: Michelle Zhang
Michelle, a high school junior and one of my research assistants for the last three years, is helping me think about the future of education. Very interesting to see the perspective of students heading to college in the next year or two. These are not the issues I would have guessed -- and that's the point. Great to see how she and her colleagues are crafting their best learning environments. Great to see their counselors giving them the freedom to do so. Michelle's bio is below - TG.
SAP is one of the enterprise software industry's biggest bellwethers, and as a result, its financial results provide insight not just into its own execution but also the broader trends and attitudes among customers.
One of the main topics I’ve been discussing ever since I became an analyst is the struggles people face at work caused by the use of too many tools. We use email, calendar, contacts, tasks, files, chat, audio, video, social networks, and several more applications as we connect and communicate with our colleagues. This complex cornucopia of applications results in content and people that are rarely connected, leading to a lack of context which makes it difficult to work effectively.
One of the most talked-about announcements from last year's Google I/O developer conference, Android Instant Apps, are getting closer to production-ready status and they hold big potential for both consumer and internally-facing applications.
Cisco is taking application performance management startup AppDynamics off the table for $3.7 billion on the eve of its long-awaited IPO. AppDynamics was most recently valued at $1.9 billion, making Cisco's move seem like a bold one indeed.
New research report, Nintex: Creating Workflows that Enable Digital Transformation, provides a vendor profile and buyer's guide of Nintex
As companies take on digital transformation, they need to consider the people (their skills and backgrounds), the processes (have they made them digital or they still doing things on spreadsheets?) and the technology (to enable the company to be more digitally oriented.)
The direction of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise's cloud strategy is coming into sharper focus with its acquisition of Cloud Cruiser, maker of analytics software for managing and metering private and hybrid cloud deployments.
Microsoft has quietly made some significant changes to the way it licenses Azure, positioning. Here are the key details from a blog post by Richard Smith, general manager of commercial licensing.
OpenText has completed the acquisition of Documentum and other assets from Dell EMC, in a $1.62 billion deal that gives the widely used content management software a new home at a vendor with a much narrower focus.
DisrupTV: Road to Davos – Insights on Technology, Innovation & Enterprise Strategy
In this special “On the Road” edition of DisrupTV, R “Ray” Wang interviews Holger Mueller, a leading analyst on enterprise technology and cloud computing. Recorded live from Davos 2017, the discussion focuses on the latest trends in enterprise software, the evolving role of cloud platforms, and how organizations can leverage digital transformation for competitive advantage.
Oracle will launch the first of its machine-learning powered Adaptive Intelligent Apps this spring, but what’s next for Oracle Data Cloud? Here’s a look at promised and possible use cases.
The first of five promised Oracle Adaptive Intelligent Application (AI Apps) will be generally available this spring. As for next steps for the petabyte-scale treasure trove known as the Oracle Data Cloud, we’ll have to wait and see.
On Jan 17, web-conferencing vendor Zoom raised $100M (series D) from Sequoia capital. I spoke to Zoom's CEO Eric Yuan about this new funding, about the integration of AI into conferencing and more.
Five years ago it was difficult to foresee that the well-established IT vendors would find themselves competing for the Enterprise Technology expenditure against a group of similar sized Global Industrial Technology companies. This was the time when conventional IT expenditure was threatened by ‘Digital’ marketing expenditure under the control of Chief Digital Officers. What do the buyers want out of this new competitive landscape in 2017?
Digital Marketing, Enterprise Media & Disruption | DisrupTV Ep. 45
In DisrupTV Episode 45, we sit down with Blake Cahill, Global Head of Digital & Social Marketing at Philips, and Ron Miller, enterprise technology reporter and editor. Together, they explore how digital marketing is evolving, how enterprise media is shifting, and how organizations can navigate disruption through communication, storytelling, and strategic alignment.
Many questions have been raised about the direction of U.S. technology policy under the leadership of Donald Trump, and at least one seems to have been answered: Enterprises and consumers can expect a renewed and likely pitched battle over net neutrality in 2017.
The social task management market is hot! Last week Atlassian purchased Trello for $425M, and today private equity firm Thoma Bravo acquired Planview, maker of Trello competitor ProjectPlace. (their product portfolio also includes Innotas, Troux and Planview Enterprise)