For all the techies who want to hear about the 2014 CES in Las Vegas. I was not there (although maybe next year I should), but read a few articles and decided to "Pepto" and provide some insight here of what happened with over 3,200 companies at the Show. OK, not difficult to guess ... but … [Read more...] about Digesting the 2014 Consumer Electronic Show
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Disruptive Innovation or Progress?
When I teach the general computer class for our students, there is always the discussion in a strategy chapter that defines disruptive innovation (or technology). Some students, from the beginning of time, think that many of the terms we teach have no relevance. However, disruptive technology is … [Read more...] about Disruptive Innovation or Progress?
Mobile Agility — Gartner’s 2014 Top 10 IT Trends
Being able to lead the mobile technology craze has been a mine field for business organizations. According to a recent report by Gartner, the entire BYOD (bring your own device) has created several "unintended consequences" in gauging the mobile workforce. Corporations have been feverishly … [Read more...] about Mobile Agility — Gartner’s 2014 Top 10 IT Trends
Mobile Reaches a Tipping Point for Retailers: Video
A video describing the results of the holiday shopping season. The study was rather comprehensive with over 800 retail sites used as the benchmark for this research. On Christmas Day, online sales were up 16%. Of these sales, almost one half (48%) of the traffic was from mobile devices (smart … [Read more...] about Mobile Reaches a Tipping Point for Retailers: Video