deal architect tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1404982013-05-24T09:29:08-04:00Vinnie Mirchandani on disruptive trends and economics in technologyTypePadGood move at SAPtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e20191027a885f970c2013-05-24T09:29:08-04:002013-05-24T09:29:08-04:00SAP is consolidating several cloud, analytical, mobile innovation developments under Vishal Sikka. That's a good move. For a while now, I have watched him focus a bit too much on HANA - "his baby" as he calls it, while leadership...The Un-Colatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e20191027433a7970c2013-05-23T14:26:06-04:002013-05-23T14:46:54-04:00I like to catalog complex innovation and write about Polymath organizations who can blend infotech, biotech, cleantech and a variety of STEM skills to come up with new solutions. But there are times when a clean, crisp, simple product or...More Innovationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e201901c7725c2970b2013-05-22T19:21:28-04:002013-05-22T19:21:28-04:00On the New Florence blog Google Shopping Express Upgrading Mall Surveillance GE’s Industrial Internet Quests Your virtual double Cool Spaces Bedtime Math Facebook Home The Zero TV phenomenonThe shock and awe of the public cloudtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e20192aa2a77f5970d2013-05-21T14:14:31-04:002013-05-21T14:14:31-04:00On a normal weeknight, Netflix accounts for almost a third of all Internet traffic entering North American homes. Look at the graph below and let the enormity of that sink in. Now consider this. Netflix uses Amazon Web Services as...Bill McDermott and Bostontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e20192aa1ee9a7970d2013-05-20T08:30:40-04:002013-05-20T08:44:03-04:00I caught a replay of Bill McDermott's pitch at SapphireNow last week. Loved it. How could you not with acronyms like B2B2C?:) Seriously, tough to not like his sports talk and see him surrounded by sports world luminaries you see...Global SIs: The Forest and the Treestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e201901c602e14970b2013-05-20T07:26:57-04:002013-05-20T07:26:57-04:00A short talk with some Cap Gemini BPO execs at SuiteWorld last week and reading Phil Wainewright's post about Cloud SIs had me thinking how the global service firms are changing - and in many ways resisting change. Most larger...More New Renaissancetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e201901bd6ef25970b2013-05-19T10:51:00-04:002013-05-06T10:55:55-04:00on the innovation blog Automating Airport Security Trays Crowdsourcing Home Deliveries Bequeathing Digital Assets The changing world of puzzles Mindfulness Street Foodies Google Shopping Express Upgrading Mall SurveillanceLife after SAPtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017eeb4dbaf4970d2013-05-18T10:37:52-04:002013-05-18T10:43:58-04:00For the first time in a while I missed SapphireNow this year, and yet through some unplanned scheduling got to be around a bunch of SAP alums, ex-partners and ex-customers. I was invited to present to SAP alum at the...SAP by the numberstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017eeb40d128970d2013-05-16T20:36:54-04:002013-05-16T20:36:54-04:0029 million cloud users announced at SapphireNow drew snickers including a snarky comment about “that must include all the pencils ordered on the Ariba cloud” :) More vexing is the question – does the HANA cloud have enough data center...Its all about the enterprise apps, babytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017eeb37d35c970d2013-05-15T22:20:46-04:002013-05-15T22:47:11-04:00Silver’s the new green …sang the Taco Bell TV commercial “It’s all about the Roosevelts” as it celebrated dimes to promote its sub $ 1 menu. At SuiteWorld this week I wanted to break out in that rhyme at the...Even more innovation off the global beaten path tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e20191020d2783970c2013-05-15T17:07:00-04:002013-05-15T17:07:00-04:00We hear so much about Silicon Valley and Bangalore and Shanghai that is refreshing to hear about innovations in unexpected places... Mobile healthcare in Rio's slums Pods at Abu Dhabi airport for work and sleep DUMBO -NY's creative new hotspot...SapphireNow, Past and Futuretag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e201910204c68d970c2013-05-13T16:12:12-04:002013-05-13T16:12:12-04:00In the run up to SapphireNow this week I have seen several blogs and tweets about SAP’s new (as in last five years) analytical, cloud and mobile products – HANA, SuccessFactors, BYD etc. During the course of the week every...More New Florencetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e201901bd6eea1970b2013-05-12T09:06:24-04:002013-05-06T10:55:25-04:00On the innovation blog Topological Data analysis The Polymath Cancer Dream Teams Big Data infrastructure at Facebook Qualcomm brings more power innovations Mobile is Job 1 for MLB Lockheed and quantum computing The Big Data of SIRF The Railroad revivalThe New Combat Zone: Tech vendors and Digital Agencies tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017eeafe2bbc970d2013-05-09T16:46:12-04:002013-05-09T16:46:12-04:00Microsoft spent $ 6 billion acquiring the digital agency, aQuantive way back in 2007. Think of how much more marketing has evolved since with social media, big marketing data. Last year Oracle spent $ 300 million acquiring Vitrue and Salesforce...How Infosys lost its sheentag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e201901bf2df21970b2013-05-08T19:39:18-04:002013-05-08T19:39:18-04:00N.R. Narayana Murthy is a revered figure in India. So, not surprising he is hearing murmurs to return, Steve Jobs style, to Infosys, the firm he co-founded. Reading this interview with him though it struck me how little of a...Small batch commercetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e201901be70fff970b2013-05-08T13:09:03-04:002013-05-08T13:09:03-04:00I remember conversations with Gartner clients in the late 90s. Can order management software from IMI, SAP and others scale up to support millions of order line items, with unique pricing/promotions needs by customer and product? Listening to Andy Lloyd,...More Innovationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017eead47043970d2013-05-08T10:42:00-04:002013-05-06T10:54:55-04:00On the New Florence blog Israel’s army of cyber kids Making eBooks interactive The Big Data at Uber Lync 2013 Big Data revolutionizing farming T-Mobile’s “simple choice” The Big Data of Love Tencent fueling China’s web boomHPthe other transformationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2019101dd182d970c2013-05-07T09:12:42-04:002013-05-07T09:12:42-04:00With all the negative news swirling around HP, it is easy to lose focus on the complex operations that continue to drive the $120 billion behemoth. Every global supply chain was rocked by the Japanese tsunami and the Iceland volcano...Will HR leverage the Big Data opportunity?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017eeadd6f3a970d2013-05-06T11:17:00-04:002013-05-06T12:23:00-04:00I have been critical of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fortune and other NY publications because their coverage of enterprise topics is inadequate given their executive audiences. A little too focused on consumer tech, and their feature/functions less...More New Renaissancetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2019101ccd69d970c2013-05-04T22:33:11-04:002013-05-04T22:33:11-04:00on the innovation blog Seattle: Cloud capital The reinvention of search QR wallpaper Campuses: The Valley’s next design frontier Nigeria’s booming Nollywood Taming a Hurricane? Ford as a software leader Energy ROIThe Empire strikes backtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017eead42bd1970d2013-05-04T21:44:20-04:002013-05-04T21:44:20-04:00My readers know I celebrate disruptors of every ilk. This weekend though I was exchanging emails with Dennis Howlett about how British Airways and Delta have bounced back with better service, routing, even technology innovation. Incumbents have brand and other...Salesforce.com's Event Streamtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e201901bc4eee3970b2013-05-02T11:31:21-04:002013-05-02T11:31:21-04:00I saw a tweet this morning about Salesforce sending its B team to an event in London. While rude to the presenters it made me wonder how many Salesforce events this person and others actually go to? You could make...Privacy v. Profitabilitytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017eeabb9c9c970d2013-05-01T13:32:46-04:002013-05-02T13:16:31-04:00In a panel last week at the Inforum Executive Forum I marveled at how much personal data consumers are voluntarily sharing via social networks. We are uploading 350 million photos a day on Facebook, then helpfully tagging them, sharing what...Big Data by the numberstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e201901bb935b6970b2013-04-30T18:56:04-04:002013-04-30T18:56:04-04:00I tend to be a bit wary of vendor surveys of technology trends - they tend to be self serving in the scope of industries/countries they cover. But when I saw this TCS study of Big Data at over 1,200...Innovation Oasistag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e201901bb2e5cd970b2013-04-29T22:32:48-04:002013-04-29T22:32:48-04:00I found myself in Palm Springs, CA last week, and it is a marvel of greenery in the middle of the harsh desert. While people criticize it for being wasteful with over 100 golf courses in the vicinity, you have...Even more innovation around the worldtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017c38911c1e970b2013-04-28T11:06:00-04:002013-04-12T19:08:41-04:00We hear so much about Silicon Valley and Bangalore and Shanghai that is refreshing to hear about innovations in unexpected places: Amsterdam's Design and Dining Renaissance Satellites and Sudan's war Startups in Montevideo, Uruguay The breakneck speed of Seoul, S....Of Oracle and Decathlonstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e201901b9c992d970b2013-04-28T06:58:00-04:002013-04-29T12:43:27-04:00In two seperate venues this week I saw Oracle execs, Thomas Kurian (in front of customers) and Steve Miranda (in front of analysts) passionately and articulately talk about cloud computing. Thomas talked about the speed clouds bring citing a Herbalife...Oracles Global Leadership Summittag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e201901b8fdbeb970b2013-04-25T02:34:11-04:002013-04-26T15:49:26-04:00Last year Oracle’s events team invited me to describe some of the better events I had been to (and that I blogged about here). They heard me compliment a couple like Cognizant Community for its focus on thought leadership more...More New Florencetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017d4257633b970c2013-04-24T11:13:00-04:002013-03-27T23:26:29-04:00On the innovation blog The Maker culture in schools Billboard as water cooler The Papabili in tech glory Crisis Mapping Samsung’s S-Translator Evolving security beyond anti-virus Fan-alytics 50 Shades of CaffeineInforum: The Sizzle and the Substancetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017d4306456e970c2013-04-22T14:27:53-04:002013-04-22T14:39:41-04:00Jon Swartz has a nice column in USA Today to time with Inforum in Orlando today. Of course, he plays to his consumery audience and presents gossipy elements of the relationship with Oracle and Larry Ellison (‘the irony is delicious”),...More Innovationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017d425761e7970c2013-04-21T11:12:00-04:002013-03-27T23:25:27-04:00on the New Florence blog Mail Catalogs: Ben Franklin is looking down in awe Rocket Ship Radio Innovations Outdoor Advertising evolves and thrives Reexamining scientific truths Amazon EC2 Spot Instances Rex, the Bionic Man The Big Data of PiDon't stop thinking about tomorrowtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017d42f3749b970c2013-04-21T08:50:53-04:002013-04-19T19:46:34-04:00Upfront a confession - my wife has long accused me of planning the next vacation instead of enjoying the one we are on. So, I don't blame SAP co-CEOs Jim Snabe ( as he does with Dennis Howlett here) or...The limits to Crowdsourcingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017eea6b65fe970d2013-04-20T08:28:55-04:002013-04-20T08:28:55-04:00I am a big fan of crowdsourcing done right. GE's use of Kaggle's crowd to solve complex aviation challenges, or the use of Amazon Mechanical Turk for crowd scans of satellite imagery in the search for Jim Gray are two...Consumerization of IT with a Capital Ctag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017d42e971e2970c2013-04-18T12:31:32-04:002013-04-18T12:39:50-04:00Consumerization is not a new concept. In 2005, Gartner defined it as "the growing practice of introducing new technologies into consumer markets prior to industrial markets". Unfortunately, in the years since, the definition has gotten narrower - to where many..."How to patch stupidity"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017c38a2aa60970b2013-04-17T03:56:00-04:002013-04-17T03:56:00-04:00Interesting article in Dark Reading on the relatively powerful defense that comes from users who are trained to be smarter about security. The article goes into the growing sophistication of "spearphishing" through harvesting of social networks to present personalized data...Geeky Mad Mentag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017eea4ed688970d2013-04-17T00:44:20-04:002013-04-17T09:46:22-04:00I am constantly amazed people talk about the CMO "becoming" tech savvy. 50+ years of work with Nielsen TV ratings, 30+ years of POS data parsing, and 10+ years of web optimization with Google appear to have gone unnoticed. Similarly,...The three seasonstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017d42d79860970c2013-04-16T13:51:54-04:002013-04-16T13:51:54-04:00There is something very reassuring when Stan Swete, CTO of Workday signs off a presentation (as he did today) on the latest release of his product with "we look forward to doing this again in 4 months" Now in 19th...The Real Deal: Mark Herring on "APIs everywhere, but not many I can reuse"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017eea466b1a970d2013-04-15T17:24:21-04:002013-04-16T11:37:12-04:00This continues a series of columns from practitioners I respect. The category "Real Deal" describes them well. This time it is Mark Herring, SVP of Product Marketing at Software AG. I recently heard him talk about "Big Services" as a...The Technology Switch Hittertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017c38a10df7970b2013-04-15T13:21:02-04:002013-04-15T13:21:43-04:00Oliver Bussmann, CIO of SAP is leaving to become CIO of UBS Group and this article has a comment "the idea of somebody moving from an IT services company into an end user company is quite uncommon" Actually it is...Pause your ERP investment?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345190da69e2017d42c8cd0e970c2013-04-15T01:49:00-04:002013-04-15T01:49:00-04:00Time magazine has a cover story on the bounce back of American manufacturing. Worth a proper read (sub required) but they outline several drivers: a) Smarter products with sensors/software and supported with advanced analytics b) 3D printing c) Energy economics...