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ConstellationTV Episode 29 covers the latest in tech news, new Constellation research from Doug Henschen and a unique POV on the Russia/Ukraine conflict from Constellationr analysts Dion Hinchcliffe, Liz Miller and Holger Mueller.
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Accelerating Blockchain Innovation in Healthcare & Identity | DisrupTV Ep. 269
In this episode of DisrupTV, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with three thought leaders at the forefront of blockchain innovation:
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Deadline for Submissions June 24, 2022
We are excited to announce the launch of our 12th annual SuperNova Awards. This prestigious program recognizes early adopters who demonstrate true leadership in digital business and shines a light on those teams who have overcome the odds to successfully apply emerging and disruptive technologies.
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News Analysis: Big Tech's Role In Supporting Ukraine rwang0 Fri, 03/04/2022 - 06:50
Massive Dilemma In Taking Action
As famously put by Peter Parker in Spiderman, "With great power comes great responsibility.". The digital giants are walking a thin-gauged tight rope. On one hand, they feel compelled to assist Ukraine. On the other hand, they face potential loss of future business, retaliation in fines, arrests, or service shut downs by the Russian government. In fact, Russia has passed laws to put western tech companies under their jurisdiction.
However, not taking action or holding a position of neutrality could be seen as not standing up for western values. Digital giants and big tech companies that take no action could face a barrage of cancel culture actions from customers, shareholders, and partners. This show of support and compliance with an authoritative government would negatively impact their brand.
In general, the tech companies have not face US sanctions to take action. As private companies, they have chosen to stand up to Putin with hopes that they will not shut down access to services in Ukraine and Russia.
Actions Taken To Date Balance Restricting Propaganda While Keeping Services Open
Social networks are being used by dissidents to organize and push back against Putin's forces. Given Ukraine's tech work force, the ties to western countries are strong and come from their decades of product engineering expertise, outsourced engineering capabilities, and strong engineering and math talent. In general, tech companies are aiding Ukraine by blocking Russian state-run media sites such as Sputnik and RT. Tech companies are monitoring for cyber attacks. Russia sees these tech giants as actors in conflict by restricting sales, ads, and information flow. Here's what the digital giants have done to date (see Figure 1):
Figure 1. Big Tech Actions In Russian-Ukraine War
Organization
Ceased Sales
Blocked State Owned Media
Halted Services
Addressing Misinformation
Activated Services
Provided Free Services
AirBnB
Free housing
Apple
Products and services
Taking Sputnik and RT off App Store
Turned off traffic conditions in mapping
Google
Blocking YouTube channels for RT and Sputnik
Turned off traffic conditions in mapping
Monitoring deep fakes
Protecting 100 Ukranian Websites with cyber security
Meta
Restricting RT and Sputnik in EMEA
Monitoring deep fakes
MIcrosoft
Limiting downloads of state run media services
Deranking RT and Sputnik search results
Netflix
Not adding 20 government supported content sites
Snap
Halting ad sales in Russia and Belarus
Stopped advertising in Ukraine and Russia
SpaceX
Starlink offerred to Ukraine
Twitter
Tagging RT and Sputnik
Moinitoring russian interference
AT&T
Free phone calls from US to Ukraine
Verizon
Free phone calls from US to Ukraine
AirBnB - offered free housing to Ukrainians fleeing
Apple – ceased sales of products in Russia, Apple Pay limited. Traffic and live incidents on Apple Maps halted. RT and Sputnik apps taken off the AppStore
Facebook – tagged Russian Governments, restricting Russia’s RT and Sputnik In Europe
Google – blocked YouTube channels and RT and Sputnik, disabled traffic conditions on Maps, taking action against hacking and influence operations providing protection to 100 Ukrainian websites. Services still available in Russia.
Microsoft – limited downloads of Russian state media services focusing on hacking threats, deranking RT and Sputnik on search results.
Netflix – not adding 20 government controlled stations to streaming service yet.
Snap – stopped all advertising in Russia Ukraine and Belarus. Halting ad sales in Russia and Belarus
Space X- activated Star Link for Ukrainians
Twitter – banned RT and Sputni ads, monitoring for deep fakes
US Phone carriers - waived fees to customers who are calling Ukraine
Binance and Coinbase have taken a neutral stance of not unilaterally freezing funds as those actions would be contrary to the decentralization movement and blockchain principles. Meanwhile institutions such as MIT have servered ties with a Russian Research university.
The Bottom Line: Powerful Tech Companies Have Chosen Sides
The balance between keeping services open and restricting misinformation places the big tech companies in the cross hairs of the Putin regime. These public companies have taken a side with their western governments instead of remaining neutral. In this case, the actions align well with democratic values and the support of a country under attack. However, the actions of these companies and organizations should remind the general public the awesome power of big tech and how this concentration of power can be abused without proper checks and balances.
Your POV
What actions do you think big tech companies should take with Ukraine? Do you worry about the huge concentration of power in a few hands? How do you see the scenario playing out?
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Although we work closely with many mega software vendors, we want you to trust us. For the full disclosure policy,stay tuned for the full client list on the Constellation Research website. * Not responsible for any factual errors or omissions. However, happy to correct any errors upon email receipt.
Constellation Research recommends that readers consult a stock professional for their investment guidance. Investors should understand the potential conflicts of interest analysts might face. Constellation does not underwrite or own the securities of the companies the analysts cover. Analysts themselves sometimes own stocks in the companies they cover—either directly or indirectly, such as through employee stock-purchase pools in which they and their colleagues participate. As a general matter, investors should not rely solely on an analyst’s recommendation when deciding whether to buy, hold, or sell a stock. Instead, they should also do their own research—such as reading the prospectus for new companies or for public companies, the quarterly and annual reports filed with the SEC—to confirm whether a particular investment is appropriate for them in light of their individual financial circumstances.
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Driving Change in Leadership, Retail & Employee Engagement | DisrupTV Ep. 268
In this episode of DisrupTV, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with three trailblazers in innovation and leadership:
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The ESG Imperative: Get Set to Report and Plan Against Environmental, Social and Governance Measures
The handwriting is on the wall. If your organization has yet to embrace environmental, social and governance (ESG) best practices, reporting and data-driven planning, it will soon be compelled to do so. It will happen through emerging financial disclosure requirements for public companies. And with public disclosure requirements will come the scrutiny of ratings agencies, shareholders and would-be investors and lenders.
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The following video is the fifth and final episode in a series of conversations about cloud technology between Holger Mueller, Constellation VP & Principal Analyst, and Thomas Saueressig, SAP Executive Board Member. In this segment, Thomas answers the question, "What is coming next in the cloud at SAP?"
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The following video is the fourth episode in a series of conversations about cloud technology between Holger Mueller, Constellation VP & Principal Analyst, and Thomas Saueressig, SAP Executive Board Member. In this segment, Thomas answers the question, "How does SAP help customers move to the cloud?"
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The following video is the third episode in a series of conversations about cloud technology between Holger Mueller, Constellation VP & Principal Analyst, and Thomas Saueressig, SAP Executive Board Member. In this segment, Thomas answers the question, "How does SAP offer cloud today?"
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Research Report: Trends - Inside The MIndset Of The Midmarket Buyer rwang0 Tue, 02/22/2022 - 07:58
Data Shows Priority Shifts From Pre-Pandemic To Post-Pandemic
Midmarket executives have always been challenged by a culture of scarcity. Limited access to funds, talent, and innovation has often created a barrier to entry into and exit from new markets, industries, and ecosystems. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these leaders have made shifts in their buying behaviors and technology investments. Constellation’s latest midmarket analysis chronicles these findings and identifies the shifts during the 2020-to-2022 budget cycles. This emerging postpandemic strategy signifies the first steps to the Great Refactoring ahead.
Tech Budgets Shifting From Peak Operational Efficenty To Revenue And Growth
Prior to the pandemic, midmarket leaders invested tech budgets primarily in operational efficiency and cost. During the pandemic, both operational efficiency and cost (41.6%) and regulatory compliance (31.5%) saw higher-than-normal investment. The shift to a focus on revenue and growth (24.0%) in 2022 comes as reductions in investment for operational efficiency and cost (31.5%) and regulatory compliance (25.8%) drop from 2021 peak highs (see Figure 1).
This budget shift to revenue and growth and strategic differentiation indicates an optimism for those enterprise that survived the economic onslaught of the pandemic. Winners and survivors have seen the impact of digital channels, digital business models, and digital monetization. Constellation believes this frameshift from old models to new models built on analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) will play out in continued investments in technology and platforms.
Figure 1. Operational Efficiency Drives Budget Decisions As Revenue And Growth Gain Steam
To access the report: go to the Constellation website
Your POV
Trying to understand the mindset of the mid market buyer? Wondering how peers are prioritizing tech budgets?
Add your comments to the blog or reach me via email: R (at) ConstellationR (dot) com or R (at) SoftwareInsider (dot) org. Please let us know if you need help with your strategy efforts. Here’s how we can assist:
Developing your metaverse and digital business strategy
Connecting with other pioneers
Sharing best practices
Vendor selection
Implementation partner selection
Providing contract negotiations and software licensing support
Demystifying software licensing
Reprints can be purchased through Constellation Research, Inc. To request official reprints in PDF format, please contact Sales.
Disclosures
Although we work closely with many mega software vendors, we want you to trust us. For the full disclosure policy,stay tuned for the full client list on the Constellation Research website. * Not responsible for any factual errors or omissions. However, happy to correct any errors upon email receipt.
Constellation Research recommends that readers consult a stock professional for their investment guidance. Investors should understand the potential conflicts of interest analysts might face. Constellation does not underwrite or own the securities of the companies the analysts cover. Analysts themselves sometimes own stocks in the companies they cover—either directly or indirectly, such as through employee stock-purchase pools in which they and their colleagues participate. As a general matter, investors should not rely solely on an analyst’s recommendation when deciding whether to buy, hold, or sell a stock. Instead, they should also do their own research—such as reading the prospectus for new companies or for public companies, the quarterly and annual reports filed with the SEC—to confirm whether a particular investment is appropriate for them in light of their individual financial circumstances.
Copyright © 2001 – 2022 R Wang and Insider Associates, LLC All rights reserved.
Contact the Sales team to purchase this report on a a la carte basis or join the Constellation Executive Network
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My recent best practices report on AIOps titled “A CIO’s guide to AIOps†just got published. What started out as an AIOps use cases document morphed into an AIOps emerging trends document. However, when feedback was sought from CIOs and CTOs in our research panel, they suggested best practices and how to
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Today, we launched the final set of updates to our Constellation ShortList™ portfolio, including 26 new and updated lists.
Each technology vendor on this list has been chosen based on their products and services offering. Our analysts consider technology investment, use cases, strategic vision, customer value, executive leadership and price when anointing a vendor to the ShortList™.
Check out the 26 new and updated lists:
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DisrupTV Episode 267: Securing Healthcare & Enhancing Customer Loyalty
In DisrupTV Episode 267, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with four thought leaders to discuss the intersection of cybersecurity, healthcare, and customer experience:
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The unfortunate reality of today’s highly digitized and cloud-powered organizations is that most continue to struggle to reach anything close to the full potential value of their data. Yet for most companies, their data remains the single most under-leveraged, high value asset they have.
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We are thrilled to reveal the latest updates to the Constellation ShortList™ portfolio.
The Constellation ShortList™ portfolio highlights the key players when considering investments across all of our coverage areas, including HR tech, healthcare, AI, marketing, customer experience, analytics, machine learning, and more. We update the lists once per year to every six months depending on the category. Our goal is to match the rapidly changing requirements with customer needs and demand.
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The following video is an interview between Holger Mueller, Constellation VP & Principal Analyst, and Gerald Venzl, Distinguished Product Manager at Oracle, on the new API for MongoDB.
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Scaling Companies and Shaping the Future: Lessons from DisrupTV Ep. 266
In DisrupTV Episode 266, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with four thought leaders to discuss the evolving landscape of leadership and technology:
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