Customer in the management team?
A couple of weeks ago I took part in the IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit in Orlando. Many interesting trends were under discussion. I hereby highlight a few interesting insights.
Read moreAmount of data increases, deal with it
Each year, more and more data is stored into different information systems. In some cases, the amount of data increases by the factor of two or more from the previous year. When George W. Bush left the White House, 140 terabytes of data (1 TB = 1000 GB) was transferred to the U.S. National Archives. That's 50 times the amount of data that accumulated during Clinton's presidency. After Obama's presidency, the amount of data they need to store probably reaches petabytes (1 PB = 1000 TB).
Read moreQueen of the Mountain
Namaste! In April and May of this year, I spent almost a month trekking and climbing in the Himalayas. The idea sprang from my passion for mountains and a desire to brush up on my old Scout memories. The trip was a true breakaway from my hectic daily life: for example, my phone didn’t work in the rugged mountains.
Read moreGetting Smarter in Madrid
To start, I must confess that I’m usually quite skeptical about seminars and conferences. My job makes me a large-scale consumer of events, and unfortunately they often have very little substance to offer. This time I travelled to Madrid for the IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit, the content of which promised very much.
Read moreImpact: Meet the Suits and Nerds
Before the Impact event, I read from somewhere: “Come to Impact 2012 and meet all the suits and nerds.” On the way to Las Vegas, I couldn’t help but wonder which group I belonged to.
Read moreCourage in the daily life of a CEO
Our company value of the month is courage. We have defined the value with these phrases: I can do even better; I have the courage to admit problems; I have the courage to take the bull by the horns. But how is this seen in my daily work as CEO?
Read moreTrust has to be earned every day
“The personnel of the best companies trust their managers, feel pride in what they do, and enjoy working with their colleagues.” This is how Great Place to Work® Institute defines a good workplace.
Read moreIn which a consultant's faith is reinvigorated
Sometimes human beings are forced to evaluate the direction they have taken. For me, personally, this happened last week at the annual IBM Lotusphere conference.
Read moreAim high
We are currently working on new service management development plans at Descom. To find ideas in support of our development, and to learn about the field's latest trends, I attended the itSMF UK 2011 conference in London, organized by the IT Service Management Forum.
Read moreExceptional web experiences in Berlin
IBM's annual portal conference was organized this year in Berlin under the title IBM Exceptional Web Experience 2011. The event, once again, succeeded in setting, both the pace, and the direction for developing the web experience. We came home with very little energy, but fully loaded with new information and ideas.
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