It’s easy to be swept up in the promise and hype of blockchain, but the reality is that most solutions marketed as “blockchain” are missing key components — particularly tokenization and decentralization. This “blockchain whitewashing” creates confusion in the market for CIOs and business leaders as they assess the cost-benefit analysis of blockchain. Further, this […]
This story was originally published on LinuxInsider on Oct. 2, 2018, and is brought to you today as part of our Best of ECT News series. Independent software vendors, along with Internet of Things and cloud vendors, are involved in a market transformation that is making them look more alike. The similarities are evident in […]
The Motorola Razr — once the hottest flip phone available — is being revived as a smartphone with a foldable screen, according to The Wall Street Journal. It will be offered exclusively through Verizon in the United States, possibly in February, although the device is still being tested and the launch date is not firm. […]
Product managers can improve product life cycle management by scanning the horizon to spot truly disruptive technologies. However, there is a big difference between scanning the horizon using a mystical crystal ball and using a radar system. One portends to show you a specific future with no evidence base behind it, while the other uses […]
By John P. Mello Jr. Jan 15, 2019 5:00 AM PT Samsung is expected to unveil its new lineup of flagship smartphones on Feb. 20 at a Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco, and the rumor mill has been operating on overtime. It’s believed three new Galaxy S10 models will be announced at the event, […]
Eighty-seven percent of senior business leaders say digitalization is a company priority and 79% of corporate strategists say it is reinventing their business — creating new revenue streams in new ways. But so far, digital change has been slow and disappointing. Companies using the discontinuous approach [to business model change] achieved 2.25 times the progress of […]
Privacy is a business-critical discipline for many organizations, enforced by multiple regulations. Most recently, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has driven a global movement of maturing privacy and data protection laws with stricter requirements. Privacy requirements dramatically impact an organization’s strategy, purpose and methods for processing personal data “Multiple countries are implementing […]
The most consistent pattern of digital business is making IT less about individual technologies, and more about technology-enabled business models and solutions. For today’s enterprise architecture (EA), this same pattern is inspiring architects and technology innovation leaders to design and deliver new operating models, with business outcomes now at center stage. By 2021, 40% of […]
By John P. Mello Jr. Jan 9, 2019 5:00 AM PT Powerful technologies like deep data, artificial intelligence and quantum computing should be introduced into society carefully, IBM CEO Ginni Rometty declared in Tuesday’s keynote address kicking off CES in Las Vegas. “These tools are so powerful they will solve some of the most enduring […]
It’s the beginning of a new year — the time for CIOs to take stock of their personal development goals for 2019. This year, the focus is on the culture shift required to build digital business plans, as most organizations are on their way toward digital transformation but are finding it difficult to scale. “A […]