An ‘agile enterprise’ seizes the opportunities that cloud computing creates to transform business models, value chains and customer and supplier interactions. The heart of an agile enterprise is based on an open cloud architecture that includes both the IaaS, PaaS and SaaS layers. Developments are fast, but open cloud architecture is not yet an accepted…
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Bieber en Bach: goede collega’s in IT
De term disruptie komt in alle industrieën, bedrijven, boeken en technologische segmenten in overvloed voor. Snelle technologische verandering daagt de gevestigde orde uit en verandert onze manier van denken en werken. Open source platformen zoals Bluemix geven kleine spelers met disruptieve ideeën de nodige tools om hun gedachtegoed tot uitvoering te brengen of faciliteren interne…
Breaking through the Clouds
A new cloud order is emerging Enterprises are placing public cloud services in the center of their hosting strategies. Cloud services are used next to existing private cloud and traditional IT services. This so-called ‘Hybrid IT’ is driving the need for a (cloud) service brokerage model. This model which integrates multiple cloud service providers in…
15th Edition of ‘IT’ Sunday school lessons!
The past two Sundays employees and friends of IBM have volunteered for the 15th year in a row as teachers of a series of classes on ‘Information Technology’ to primary school students from disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Hybride cloud als basis voor een cognitieve wereld [NL]
Initiatieven op het gebied van kunstmatige intelligentie en de API-economie zijn kansloos als daarvoor de juiste basis ontbreekt. Uiteraard kun je als bedrijf of CIO vanuit je bestaande IT-landschap stappen zetten, maar dat is de moeilijke weg. De weg naar succes is bottom-up: via cloud (IaaS, PaaS en SaaS), mobiele technologie, de juiste user experience…
Mapping the ultimate hybrid cloud
Cross-posted on LinkedIn Pulse and Find the Best Path. Too often, the journey to the cloud is viewed as a purely technical challenge. The reality, however, proves to be different. Cloud technology capabilities must match the organization’s knowledge and processes to be able to leverage them to their full potential, and vice versa. Especially the…
Clouds en compliance – zo gaat het samen [NL]
Originally appeared on IT Executive.nl on January 13, 2016 (in Dutch). Bedrijven profiteren graag van de mogelijkheden van cloud-technologie. Lagere kosten en meer flexibiliteit, wie wil dat nu niet? Maar risico’s als dataveiligheid en compliance blijven bestaan, vooral bij de publieke clouds.
5 Tips for Cloud Transformation; like crossing a street in Hanoi.
Huh? What kind of an analogy is this you might think, but bare with me and hopefully you’ll be inspired with five lessons learned from my personal experience.
Four steps to create kick-ass blog posts
In the three part series Eminence in the Social Age, authored by Katie Keating and myself, detailed the what is, why and how to of working on becoming the go-to person in your area of expertise with the aid of social media. This follow-up post extends the how to with additional tips and tricks for…
Eminence in the Social Age: How to… [3/3]
Now we’ve covered the what is (part 1) and why (part 2) of working on your eminence and how this reflects in the social age, we finish the series with the how to. We want to provide you with useful guidance on the different levels of engagement and practical tips and tools on how to…
Eminence in the Social Age: Why… [2/3]
In part one of this series we have explained what eminence is and why we have definitely entered the social age. This second part details why eminence matters, to advance your career and grow your knowledge. Learn why eminence in the social age matters, to you personally and to businesses around you, again with great…
2013 Cloud Prediction Wrap Up
It’s mid December, so everyone who’s anyone creates their own list (a bit of sarcasm here.) Naturally I created mine, but with a twist: I created a list of the 8 IBM white papers on cloud computing not to be missed which of which the content will transcend to 2013 and beyond. But maybe two…
