This list celebrates changemakers creating meaningful impact through leadership, innovation, fresh perspectives, transformative mindsets, and lessons that resonate far beyond the workplace.
Teradata is thinking outside of box sales with VMware, AWS and Azure deployment options and new solutions and consulting services. At this week’s Teradata Partners Conference in Atlanta the company … Continue reading →
Following a few Constellation Insights highlights from Chris Kanaracus, Managing Editor, Holger Mueller, Constellation Research VP and Principal Analyst, shares his expertise about Next Gen Apps and the Future of Work.
Oracle ZS5 Brings Cloud Scale and Best Practices into On-Premises Data Centers This report explores the features of the Oracle ZS5 Network Attached Storage (NAS) solution. This solution is a hybrid product that not only offers lower TCO than older, non-cloud-grade storage offerings, but also the strategic option to move from on-premises back to the cloud with no penalty.
The Obama administration recently appointed the United States' first federal chief information security officer, in the latest of a series of moves aimed at shoring up cybersecurity both within the government and the country at large. Former Air Force general Gregory Touhill has been named to the post, the duties of which were described in the administration's announcement:
Google senior VP Diane Greene has made another strategic move in her leadership of the company's enterprise group with the $625 million purchase of API management vendor Apigee. She described the rationale in a blog post:
There's been a steady drip of IoT (Internet of Things)-related acquisitions in recent months, and Verizon's purchase of Sensity Systems is one of the latest. Here are the key details from Verizon's announcement:
A good event for Box, that not only has reached critical mass but also is progressing well at creating the ‘2nd leg’ with the Box platform. It is early days, but good progress and promising new capabilities are in the pipeline. Things will look (even) better for Box once those will be delivered over the next quarters.On the concern side there was little progress and announcement on the machine learning side.
This week I attended BoxWorks 2016, Box's annual conference in San Francisco.If you don't have (15m) time to watch the video below where I review the major news, then just read this one thing:Box is no longer just a cloud file-storage service, it's a platform for building content-centric applications.
Following weeks of rumors, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise has spun off some of its software assets to Micro Focus in a deal valued at $8.8 billion. Under its terms, Micro Focus will pay HPE $2.5 billion in cash and HPE shareholders will receive 50.1 percent of the new company's stock.
The long-awaited closure of Dell's $67 billion merger with EMC has arrived, and executives of the combined company, which will be called Dell Technologies, are taking pains to reassure customers and the market that the road ahead is clear. There will be plenty to parse and analyze in the coming months and years, but here's a look at some of the most immediate things customers should know.
Constellation is pleased to announce the finalists for the sixth annual SuperNova Awards. The Constellation SuperNova Awards recognize leaders and teams for their innovative application of disruptive technology in business.“The finalists of the 2016 SuperNova Awards demonstrate a deep understanding of the elements required for digital transformation,” said R “Ray” Wang, chairman and founder at Constellation Research. “Among this year's finalists are individuals employing technology to speed organ transplant matches, predict the spread of disease, improve construction site safety, and drive engagement at the ATP. I know the SuperNova Award finalists will inspire other technology leaders to implement new technologies and transform their organizations.”
Every business has, and uses, Assets to be able to create the value by which it competes. The difference between ‘has’ and ‘uses’ reflects how efficiently those Assets can be made to work, which in turn reflects on the extent to which those Assets can be managed. IoT simply connects Assets to provide the data and dynamic management to enable business optimization of operations. But what are these ‘Assets’ that can create new competitive capabilities?
We had the opportunity to attend SAP SuccessFactors SConnect event in Las Vegas this week, held from August 29th till 31st 2016 at the Venetian in Las Vegas. The conference had (in my records) the best attendance since I am attending in 2013, with over 3000 attendees coming from customers, prospects and partners.
It’s a busy fall and I hope to see you all out there, whether in person or on a webinar. Here’s some of the places I will be: Webinar: ROI of Social Customer Care Sept 6th @clarabridge http://bit.ly/2bvWzgJ #custserv #CX (Here’s the report: http://www.drnatalienews.com/blog/roi-of-social-customer-service-how-to-calculate-it-and-create-a-strong-business-case ) Think ROI of Social #custserv can’t be calculated? Think again! Webinar Sept […]
If you had any doubt there is broad industry interest in blockchain, look no further than the Linux Foundation's Hyperledger Project. It has grown by 170 percent since its formal launch in February, now counting 80 members compared to the original 30 founding members.
HPE streamlines use of machine learning services with Haven OnDemand Combinations. Vertica release improves performance, adds Hadoop and Spark support.
The phrase “customer service is the new marketing” has gained popularity with brands realizing that poor customer service takes current, and even potential customers, out of the marketing funnel. Why? If a customer doesn’t get the help she needs, she often will not remain loyal – or worse, she will take to social media and […]
HPE streamlines use of machine learning services with Haven OnDemand Combinations. Vertica release improves performance, adds Hadoop and Spark support. Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced August 30 at its HPE Big … Continue reading →
Genesys (www.genesys.com), a customer experience, omnichannel and contact center solution and Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. (www.inin.com), a customer engagement and global leader of cloud and on-premise solutions for communications and collaboration, are entering into a definitive agreement. In this agreement Genesys will acquire Interactive Intelligence in a transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion. How Will This […]