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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)
Oracle is buying API (application programming interface) management startup Apiary, fleshing out its offerings for this increasingly important area of software. From Oracle's announcement:
A protracted Australian court battle over the question of whether telephone metadata constitutes personal information has come to an end, with the country's Federal Court ruling in favor of telco Telstra.
Here’s how Persistent Systems aided the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech in using analytics to predict and help prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
What’s the best weapon to fight the spread of infectious disease? For the epidemiologists at The Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (BI-VT), it’s data.
Interoperability is one of the most pressing issues for industrial IoT, and a new lab created by National Instruments is aimed directly at it. Here are the details from NI's announcement:
CIOs and IT organizations plotting or expanding a hybrid cloud strategy in 2017 may have a good reason to add Hewlett-Packard Enterprise to their vendor short lists, given HPE's move to acquire SimpliVity for $650 million in cash. Here are the key details from HPE's announcement:
Today team collaboration vendor Slack announced the addition of threaded conversations to their group messaging application. Slack customers will be very happy to see this addition, as this has been one of the most requested features since the product's original launch. What is a threaded conversation? It's when a message has replies directly linked to it, rather than each reply just being posted on it's own in a "flat" chronological order.
The National Retail Federation Big Show 2017 underscored the importance of better, data-driven understanding of customers to fend off competition from Amazon. Retailers don’t just want to survive in the … Continue reading →
How many data breaches were reported in 2016? Even if you're under the impression it was a lot, the number may still surprise you: Nearly 3,000, encompassing 2.2 billion records, as ZDNet reports.
Oracle has used the occasion of its Cloudworld event in New York to make a series of cloud-related announcements, including plans to expand its global data center footprint.
Today on DisruptTV, I spoke with Constellation CEO Ray Wang, Salesforce Chief Digital Evangelist Vala Afshar and Wipro CMO Naveen Rajdev about AI and the Future of Work. Some of the things discussed include:
In this video, IBM VP Ed Brill and I discuss the release of the on-premises version of IBM Verse. We talk about what this means for both customers and business partners, how Verse fits into the IBM portfolio, as well as the cognitive capabilities of IBM Watson, and finally the IBM Connect conference being held in Feb in San Francisco.
DisrupTV at Davos: AI, Future of Work & Enterprise Strategy from the Frontlines
In this special DisrupTV “On the Road” edition recorded live at Davos 2017, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with Naveen Rajdev (CMO at Wipro) and Alan Lepofsky (VP & Principal Analyst at Constellation) to explore how AI and digital transformation are reshaping the future of work, strategy, and industry.
DisrupTV On The Road at Davos: IoT, Industry 4.0 & Strategic Disruption
In this special On The Road edition recorded live from Davos 2017, R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar host a high-impact session with Naveen Rajdev, CMO at Wipro, and Andy Mulholland, VP & Principal Analyst at Constellation Research.
Many times, the only way that you can stay in touch with others efficiently is through technology whether it’s by mobile app, email, website, or phone. That’s why Constellation Research created its own executive community, known as the Constellation Executive Network, to bring together leaders interested in finding answers within a trusted community, learn from one another, and enjoy one another’s company, insights, or opinions.