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A New Disruption Has Been Brewed — Unplanned in Nature

December 14, 2020 By Kenneth Sousa

We have all heard the catch phrases ... the new norm, things may never return to the normal, business offices are doomed, "Zooming", WFH (know what that is?), religious services on YouTube, etc. We are dealing with disruption of our daily lives due to the pandemic. However, did you observe … [Read more...] about A New Disruption Has Been Brewed — Unplanned in Nature

Filed Under: Blog, Strategic Uses, Systems Acquisition, Technology Topics, Web-Enabled Enterprise Tagged With: amazon, cabletv, homeshopping, online, onlineretail, paytv, retail, strategy, technology

Is Amazon Creating a Whole Retailer? Part II

July 11, 2017 By Kenneth Sousa

So you read the previous article of Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods.  More to quench your business and technology appetite (don't worry, no calories). Amazon's one Achilles Heel (yes, they have one).  Delivering fresh and perishable food is a much different operational activity commodity than … [Read more...] about Is Amazon Creating a Whole Retailer? Part II

Filed Under: Business Intelligence, Functions and Supply Chains, Strategic Uses, Web-Enabled Enterprise Tagged With: amazon, Business Strategy, E-Commerce, retail, technology, Whole Foods

Is Amazon Creating a Whole Retailer?

July 10, 2017 By Kenneth Sousa

OK, I guess that I had a premeditation moment in early May.  Posting a blog article suggesting that Amazon should purchase one of the cable shopping channels and add it to its retail portfolio.  I was "close" :-). Think about this ... probably for the first time in its history ... the retail … [Read more...] about Is Amazon Creating a Whole Retailer?

Filed Under: Business Intelligence, Functions and Supply Chains, Strategic Uses, Web-Enabled Enterprise Tagged With: amazon, Business Strategy, E-Commerce, retail, technology, Whole Foods

Should Amazon Plug Into Cable?

May 8, 2017 By Kenneth Sousa

This idea has been rolling around in my head for about two months (yes a scary thing!).  And, finally transferred it to paper (or in this case, a blog). Clearly, Amazon has transformed retailing by inventing the pure play concept of online retailing.  The Amazon Effect is clear ...   … [Read more...] about Should Amazon Plug Into Cable?

Filed Under: Business Information Systems, Functions and Supply Chains, Strategic Uses, Systems Planning/Development, Web-Enabled Enterprise Tagged With: amazon, Ecommerce, home shopping networks, retail, technology

Is Amazon Dashing to the IoT?

June 22, 2016 By Kenneth Sousa

Does this happen to you?  For your household and personal items ... dishwasher soap, ketchup, contact lens solution, toothpaste ... when you need an item (because you are empty), you look in the closet and the item is not there.  And of course, it's either 6am or 10pm at night.  Bad timing. The … [Read more...] about Is Amazon Dashing to the IoT?

Filed Under: Hardware, Networks & Telecommunications, Software, Strategic Uses Tagged With: amazon, dash, IoT, strategy, supply chain, technology, Technology Adoption

Has Microsoft Linked-In to a Successful Acquisition?

June 14, 2016 By Kenneth Sousa

Many years ago, I received an "invitation" email from a colleague at URI to join this professional network. I remember thinking ... hmm, what is this? Another Facebook? I decided, what's the harm?  Little did I realize where this "social network" company would reach. After viewing the news … [Read more...] about Has Microsoft Linked-In to a Successful Acquisition?

Filed Under: Strategic Uses Tagged With: acquisition, social media, strategy, synergies, technology

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Artificial Intelligence — The Challenge of Earned Intelligence and Technology Integration (Part III)

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Artificial Intelligence — The Challenge of Earned Intelligence and Technology Integration (Part II)

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