Comments for Information-Driven Business http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com site Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:02:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on For social networks, volume is the enemy of value by joshtanchel http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/2013/02/23/for-social-networks-volume-is-the-enemy-of-value/#comment-106 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:02:08 +0000 http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-106 Rob I think it’s the way people manage the data. LinkedIn allows you to tag contacts into segments which is something I do weekly by tagging all my recent contacts.

For those that haven’t done this with contacts over 500 or 1000 I agree the data becomes overwhelming. For those that invest in keeping the data updated and segmented it is manageable. New technologies will allow greater analysis which is encouraging.

]]> Comment on Value of decommissioning legacy systems by Customers smile at the edges | Information-Driven Business http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/value-of-decommissioning-legacy-systems/#comment-81 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:56:58 +0000 http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/?p=103#comment-81 [...] Standing in the way of harnessing the middle is the complexity of the organisation.  Providing quality service is often hampered by internal organisational boundaries, overly simplistic assumptions around master data and the number of legacy products and systems (see my previous post: Value of decommissioning legacy systems). [...]

]]> Comment on A small idea with big implications by infodrivenbusiness http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/a-small-idea-with-big-implications/#comment-80 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:09:07 +0000 http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-80 Thank-you very much for sharing this. I enjoyed the video and you do get a sense of what motivates him today.

]]> Comment on A small idea with big implications by Lisa Morgan http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/a-small-idea-with-big-implications/#comment-78 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:57:55 +0000 http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-78 Phiippe Kahn just released a video that talks about some of the things he did before Borland and Starfish and after. Thought you might be interested. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1uocSaaW0g

]]> Comment on It’s time for a new definition of big data by Bringing together digital, cloud and big data | Information-Driven Business http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/2012/03/18/its-time-for-a-new-definition-of-big-data/#comment-76 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:26:52 +0000 http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/?p=123#comment-76 [...] ABOUT ← It’s time for a new definition of big data [...]

]]> Comment on It’s time for a new definition of big data by arpswaroop http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/2012/03/18/its-time-for-a-new-definition-of-big-data/#comment-65 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 11:00:33 +0000 http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/?p=123#comment-65 Perfect definition of big data. Thank you!

]]> Comment on The CIO of 2020 by Robert Hillard http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/the-cio-of-2020/#comment-60 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:17:48 +0000 http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/?p=117#comment-60 Hi Tom, I think you’ve summed-up the challenge very well. Perhaps it could be summed-up by differentiating between the role of CIO and the individual who is in the role. Many of the individuals are extremely talented technologists who have a lot to contribute to innovation using cutting edge technology, unfortunately many organisations are frustrated by the role of CIO which is seen as leading something that has struggled to meet its promises. I defend CIOs themselves by pointing out that if it was just one organisation that was struggling with their IT department then it would be the CIO’s fault, but it seems to be 99% of organisations who complain about their IT services which suggests the industry has a wider problem.

]]> Comment on The CIO of 2020 by Robert Hillard http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/the-cio-of-2020/#comment-59 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:13:50 +0000 http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/?p=117#comment-59 Thanks Peter!

]]> Comment on The CIO of 2020 by Tom Redman http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/the-cio-of-2020/#comment-58 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:27:45 +0000 http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/?p=117#comment-58 Thanks for a stimulating piece Rob.
It seems to me that CIOs face some really strong headwinds in the next decade. In many companies, the role has been losing influence for some time. In many people’s eyes, Tech consumed an inordinate amount of resources in the run-up to Y2K. Whether the money was well-spent is beside the point. Then, in 2003 the famous “IT Doesn’t Matter” article by Nicholas Carr came out. He urged companies to spend a lot less on Tech. Both fairly and unfairly, “Tech bashing,” for cost overruns, less than promised results, poor data quality, and stolen customer data continues unabated.
It’s hard to see how a company would cede leadership to innovation to Tech under these circumstances. Further, I might well argue that innovation “on the edge” is more appropriate anyway. It’s closer to the customer and more focused. Finally, I remember seeing a brief not so long ago that, perhaps five years hence, Marketing will spend more money on technology than Tech does.
Perhaps CIOs would be better served by embracing change than trying to control it.

]]> Comment on The CIO of 2020 by Pete Hrstich http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/the-cio-of-2020/#comment-57 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:14:28 +0000 http://infodrivenbusiness.wordpress.com/?p=117#comment-57 Great article Rob – definitely sums up the challenges we are currently facing – especially the last couple of paragraphs

Cheers
Pete

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