Enterprises need to see beyond the cultural barriers to continuous delivery
CD – Continuous Delivery of updated, automatically tested applications code when it is needed – is another new tech development homing in on enterprise users, making it time for them to face up to...
View ArticleDon’t mention the outsourcing, but dig deep into digital at Accenture
Accenture's not talking about outsourcing so much these days, but can pitch a strong digital message, says CEO Pierre Nanterme. Author information Stuart Lauchlan Stuart Lauchlan has been tracking and...
View ArticleSupreme Court leaves API economy twisting in the wind – what’s next?
The U.S. Supreme Court made a big non-decision this week that impacts the API economy. The case isn't an easy one to unravel - here's why we should care Author information Jon Reed Jon Reed has been...
View ArticleParis Cloud Week – retour vers le futur!
Paris Cloud Week kicked off yesterday. Chris Middleton provides a personal assessment of the opening keynote event that went back to the future. Author information Chris Middleton Chris Middleton is...
View ArticleBad timing for BBC coding machine giveaway as government questions “imperial...
The BBC's giving away one million micro computers to the nation's children. Is that its job? And is now the best time to be expanding its remit? Author information Stuart Lauchlan Stuart Lauchlan has...
View ArticleSAP HCP pricing is here but the site is almost unusable
SAP's HCP pricing and commerce site was launched today. But it is a very messy affair and appears to have been rushed out. Author information Den Howlett Following 20+ years in finance and IT related...
View ArticleDigital Dystopia – when algorithms attack
In Part 2 of this personal report on a dangerous rise of automation and machine-based decision-making, Chris Middleton shares a horrifying vision of the present. Author information Chris Middleton...
View ArticleCloud Service Providers need some DIFY – Do It For Yourself!
Cloud Service Providers are in need of some DIFY (Do It For You) if they are to fulfil the hopes and aspirations of their huge potential customer base, and Odin – the renamed cloud half of Parallels as...
View ArticleNorthern Trust drains the data lake with Hadoop to build a reservoir
Northern Trust Bank builds a data reservoir with Cloudera Hadoop; no more drowning in the data lake. Author information Jessica Twentyman Jessica has been commenting on business technology and...
View ArticleGE aspires to be the hub for the industrial internet with Predix Cloud
GE's Predix Cloud is arriving just about on schedule. What does it mean and will it attract the right attention from developers? Author information Den Howlett Following 20+ years in finance and IT...
View ArticleWeekend musings: Deconstructing The Software Paradox dilemma
The Software Paradox provides one explanation for the rise and fall in commercial software. But it's not a zero sum game. We deconstruct some of the central themes. Author information Den Howlett...
View ArticleSaaS sucks says Jut. It’s more than a marketing ploy.
Jut provides a provocative headline to start conversations on a difficult problem. If data is meaningless, information is gold. How do you protect data in that case? Hybrid SaaS is one answer. Author...
View ArticleApplication performance now means something very different
Dynatrace is using its Thoma Bravo ownership to re-define APM to the needs of business managers rather than techies. Author information Martin Banks Martin Banks is a long-standing journalist,...
View ArticleDynatrace – exploiting private equity for freedom and growth
In the second part of a conversation with Dynatrace CEO John van Siclen, he talks about how the company’s owner, private equity business, Thoma Bravo, is taking complementary elements of different...
View ArticleRackspace – titan or tweenie of tomorrow?
Not big enough to bash Amazon, and perhaps already too big to be a specialist CSP focused on a few business sectors, Rackspace may find itself in the middle of several stools and not quite able to sit...
View ArticlePutting the UBS fintech challenge under the spotlight
On its face, the UBS fintech challenge is a great idea. Recognizing focused areas for innovation is a net good. But will it be enough to attract the best and brightest minds? I'm not so sure. Author...
View ArticleWhen ‘API’ means ‘Advisory Partner Interaction’
Let’s build vocabularies of advisory partner interaction that are at least as powerful as our machines’ APIs, says Salesforce's Peter Coffee. Author information Peter Coffee Peter Coffee is VP for...
View ArticleWhy does enterprise multi-channel digital experience remain so elusive?
The trends that drive digital transformation require the marketing department to become a key stakeholder, the same as the IT department, and the lines of business. Author information Barb Mosher Zinck...
View ArticleCan there really be Chaotic Architecture?
Are we about to enter the next disruptive trend - "chaotic architecture"? Charlie Bess certainly hopes not. Bess contrasts the benefits of agile architecture with the problematic idea of chaos. Author...
View ArticleCitrix and Nutanix – good for now, maybe better for the future
Running established Citrix business tools on top of Nutanix has performance advantages right now, but it could be better as a bridge from legacy to cloud in the near future. Author information Martin...
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