IBM Mobilizes for Internet of Things

Oct 13, 2015 by Eric Rogge in Internet of Things

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IBM announces a new business unit focused on Internet of Things. Soon to be staffed by 2000+ employees and funded with a long term $3B investment in IoT technology, this business unit is obviously strategic to IBM. Their vision is to be more of a business services partner, than just an IT...

Myths of OKRs

Oct 13, 2015 by Ben Lamorte in Enterprise Goal Management

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Although OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) originated as a goal management system in the Silicon Valley at Intel, OKRs are moving beyond the Valley and are gaining traction in Europe. Recently, some very large organizations started adopting OKRs including Sears Holdings Company which deployed...

The Rise and Fall of the Data Professional Class?

Oct 09, 2015 by Randy Bean in Big Data Analytics

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We hear a lot these days about the new data professional class, with large corporations rushing to add chief data officers and other data specialists to their C-suite list. The data professional is being extolled in universities and the mainstream press as the career of the future. But the...

Toward Frictionless Data Discovery: IBM Fluid Query Eases the Way

Oct 07, 2015 by Barry Devlin in Information Architecture

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How the problems of multi-source data discovery as experienced by a typical business analyst today can be addressed by introducing an integrated information platform—a modern, high-level architecture—that includes data virtualization.

Knocking Down Silos: Connecting Technology to Business

Oct 07, 2015 by Julie Hunt in Knocking Down Silos

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“Knocking down silos” to ensure the critical role of data strategies and solutions -- from the perspectives of business needs, buyers and users, and software vendors.