January 2018: Thoughts and Insights

Keith Williams - Hitachi Consulting Oracle Practice to set the tone at Modern Supply Chain Experience.

Hitachi Consulting is excited to participate as a Silver Sponsor at the 2018 Oracle Modern Supply Chain Experience. Hitachi has a lot going on at MSCE this year with the introduction of two new tools, SCMnet Cloud Integration for Oracle, and... Read more.

Pierson Broome - When two worlds collide.

Just occasionally two worlds collide. When I read this article relating to the Professional Squash Association's (PSA) implementation of contemporary solutions to enhance the understanding of players' movement and relative fitness in... Read more

Shawn Shell - Unified Content Security in Office 365.

Content security has become more critical today. As firms begin using SaaS or cloud-based tools, it's critical that vendors provide appropriate controls. In a recent article I published on TechTarget, I discuss several mechanisms that... Read more.

Pierson Broome - Data, data everywhere.

With NRF 2018 in full swing there are countless streams of insight emanating from seemingly innumerable sources all recounting the latest trends and technologies. One common thread is anything but surprising: the volumes of data now swilling... Read more

Terry Walton - Kodak: Bankruptcy to Cryptocurrency.

You don't have to be a photographer to recognise the global brand Kodak, but did you know they are progressing blockchain technologies to underpin their disruptive digital platform. A brief history lesson, in 1880, George Eastman makes and sells... Read more.

Terry Walton - Future of Supply Chain Operations in 2018.

As a new year heralds, and as is expected, we start 2018 with personal and professional resolutions compounded by future predictions from the many advisory and tech companies out there. Ranging from the probable to the improbable, succeed or fail,... Read more.

Rajesh Devnani - Where to Look for Bitcoin's Real Value.

"You can’t stop things like Bitcoin. It will be everywhere and the world will have to readjust." —John McAfee, Bitcoin advocate. "The idea that it [Bitcoin] has some huge intrinsic value is just a joke in my view,"—Warren Buffett 2017 may go... Read more.

Dave McElaney - How to expand your development team in the midst of talent shortages.

In Silicon Valley alone, there are more than 20,000 open positions for software developers. In Seattle, the number is even higher. With companies like Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and others attracting talent to work on the... Read more.

Gopalakrishna Kuppuswamy - Under the Hood : A Peek into the Real Time Governance system.

In the last post, we provided a high level overview of the concept behind the Andhra Pradesh Real Time Governance (RTG) system. This week, I will take you under the hood to see the technology that powers the entire system. The physical RTG centre... Read more.

Gopalakrishna Kuppuswamy - Smart Solutions for Disaster Management and Relief.

The state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) is the 8th largest in India in terms of area and features the second largest coast line. The state is prone to heavy rainfall and flooding from cyclones. A few districts often suffer from drought. Although it lies... Read more.

Pierson Broome - 2018: New Year, new opportunities...

With the festive holidays done and dusted we've moved into that time of year when predictions regarding what is likely to be 'big' in Retail and Hospitality in the coming year start to emerge. Unsurprisingly, one of the key themes appears to... Read more

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