Digital business moves so quickly that CIOs often find their tried-and-true methods of creating and updating strategy no longer applies. The pace of change renders priorities obsolete as customer needs shift, internal capabilities grow and competitive pressures mount. “Organizations may find that their strategy is out-of-date as soon as it is published,” says Ian Cox, […]
CBS earlier this week went dark across AT&T’s U-verse and DirecTV services, days after the seven-year contract between the two companies expired. As the two couldn’t come to new terms, CBS and its related channels — including CBSN, CBS Sports and The Smithsonian Channel — were blacked out. This latest disruption in service affected viewers […]
More is better when it comes to the number of channels technology product marketers need to best convert leads into customers. That’s the take-away from a recent Gartner survey of 500 technology and service providers with $10 million or more in revenue. “Many technology and service providers focus investment on limited channels rather than spreading […]
By John P. Mello Jr. Jul 24, 2019 11:35 AM PT A flaw in a Facebook app designed for children under 13 years old allows kids to chat online with people unapproved by their parents. The messaging app is designed to give parents control over who their kids text and video chat with online, but […]
Several service providers have launched commercial 5G services in a handful of markets, and others have announced plans for later in 2019 and beyond. Today, other than general descriptions of 5G networking’s performance capabilities, service providers have left businesses with numerous unanswered questions on the sourcing and procurement of 5G services. Less than 45% of communications […]
In the 2019 Gartner Strategy Agenda Poll, 60% of corporate strategists cite slow strategy execution as their biggest challenge for the year. The objective sounds simple enough: Define the organization’s strategy and make resource-allocation decisions to pursue it. So what goes wrong? The problem — paradoxically — is that many organizations lack a coherent plan […]
Mergers and acquisitions are similar to home renovation projects. Even the most exact planning, budgeting and scheduling will often fail to anticipate every delay, expense or hidden problem. Nonetheless, these highly disruptive events are on the rise. When Gartner asked CEOs about their approach to mergers, acquisitions and divestitures in its 2019 CEO Survey, more […]
By Jack M. Germain Jul 19, 2019 9:38 AM PT Earthlings have a natural inclination to gaze at the heavenly bodies. Many even dream of reaching for the stars. Mae C. Jemison actually is planning to get humans to other solar systems within the next century. Her goal is not an idle fancy. She has […]
By Jack M. Germain Jul 17, 2019 10:45 AM PT Twitter on Tuesday unveiled a fresh new look for its desktop website that mimics the look and feel of its mobile platforms. The company has been testing a new version of its desktop website since the beginning of the year. The most noticeable change is […]
CIOs wanting a master class in situational leadership should look no further than the character of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the movie Star Wars: A New Hope. With Luke Skywalker Obi-Wan acts the mentor, with Storm Troopers the ignorable old man and with Darth Vader the Jedi Master. Obi-Wan adapts because each situation calls for a […]