The mesh is coming, sooner than you might think. The mesh will be a ubiquitous network of interconnected devices that …
The Global Mesh and Why Your Business Needs to Care About It
Sometimes it doesn’t pay to be an early adopter. If you purchased one of the first cellular telephones, for example, …
Integrating Your Business’ Technology
Are your technologies like islands in the stream of information? How well do they work together when the stream turns into a torrent? Do your legacy e-mail, CRM, and accounting systems cooperate effortlessly …
The New Farmer In Chief: Long Range Planning
I wish most CEOs could spend some time working as farmers. Because if they did, they would learn that farmers …
IT Departments and the Gordian Knot
The Gordian Knot. It’s a popular metaphor for a problem that becomes intractable – at least if you try to …
Blockbuster Syndrome: Which technology are you betting your future on?
I always find it amusing that some of the biggest critics of disruptive technology trends are often technologists. Whenever our …
Are You Ready for the Global Mesh?
We are on the verge of a new world: a radically decentralized, more highly interconnected world. A global society that …
Unfinished Projects: What’s a CEO to Do?
We all have the neighbor, friend, or relative who has their kitchen floor torn up, their bathroom halfway remodeled, and …
Fear of the Black Swan and Risk Assessment
If you are at the C-level in a business, you probably worry about the Black Swan event: an unforeseen catastrophe …
How to Choose the Right IT Consulting Firm
Google the term “IT consulting firm” sometime and you will get a few hits… 222 million hits to be exact. …