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Tag: deb miller (page 6)
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Good Cloud, Bad Cloud. Why Cloud?
Confused about the cloud? You're not alone. Adoption is projected to grow at double digits despite plentiful guidance on why we should fear the cloud. Pundits tell us, “If your organization is not implementing the cloud, you’re already behind. ” Yet it is easy to feel the cloud
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At the Edge of Impossible
Consider Doctor Who’s Clara, the Man of La Mancha’s dream and Star Trek’s deflector shields. What do they have in common? All are impossible … or are they? At the beginning of this year, I looked at technology trends and made some predictions. For one trend, I cited fictitious
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Imagine Facebook without selfies, Instagram without videos or Amazon without product images. You can’t, can you? In this digital-first world we live in, data overload is a menacing reality, and a picture is not just “worth a thousand words” … it is priceless.
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Social Media: More Powerful Than Mother Nature
I took my annual holiday in the Adirondacks last month to spend time with Mother Nature at her finest. Yes, it was incredibly beautiful and, no, I did not disconnect from the grid as I had planned.
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How Not to Build a Digital Business
How do you become a digital business? You may discover many different paths to success on your digital journey, and even more opportunities to take a wrong turn along the way. Here are three traps to avoid, inspired by some classic Beatles songs plus a turn of phrase from Taylor Swift. Be sure you never
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How Social Is Your Supply Chain (and Who Really Cares)?
While every industry can benefit from social technology, there are some distinct differences in the patterns of adoption. Many early adopter stories we share are about marketing leveraging social media, but social technologies are also becoming more of an operational tool and that makes them interesting for the supply chain.
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School's Out: How Digital is Changing the Student Experience
Remember when the end of the formal school year signaled the excitement of summer vacation? Whether you relate to the Glee performance or Alice Cooper's rendition of “School’s Out,” there was always a certain element of freedom imagined in leaving the walls of the schoolhouse behind.
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Shoe Shopping, Supply Chains and One Very Happy Customer
Followers of Gartner's yearly Supply Chain Top 25 list may have noticed signs of progress over the last few years toward a responsive, demand-driven supply chain. As a student of the supply chain, I watch to see who makes the list and what market advances it highlights for suppliers and retailers.
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Helping the Insurance Industry Serve Customers
In an iconic Twilight Zone episode, aliens arrive on planet earth. They bring with them a book entitled To Serve Man, from which we earthlings infer that the alien mission is "to perform a service for humanity.
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Supply Chains Run On Brains, Heart and Soul
When you think soul, what comes to mind? For me it's the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin -- but there's another contender who's giving Aretha a run for her money. Supply chains probably aren't the first thing you think of when you hear the word soul.
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Best in Show: Winning with Brand Excellence
Dog lovers everywhere look forward to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. This year the show was a little different. For the first time, all dogs -- purebred and mixed breeds -- competed in a new Masters Agility Championship.
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How Social Technologies Impact the Balance of Power
Organizations, businesses and entire industries are becoming more social. Does that really translate to better collaboration? I think so. Education and commerce are two areas where social forces are impacting the balance of power and in turn improving the degree and quality of collaboration. col•lab•o•ra•tion kəˌlabəˈrāSHən/ noun: collaboration; plural noun:
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Extreme Goes Deep at the Super Bowl with Analytics
Networking hardware makers are seeing a unique opportunity in analytics. Why? All the data passes through their pipes.
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The Minority Report: Industry Predictions for the Rest of Us
What is happening in our marketplace and what does the future hold for 2014? Let's take a look at four different sectors to see what the next year holds. We all watch for the annual technology analyst predictons from Gartner, Forrester, IDC and the like.
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