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M2M on a mission to transform businesses: will it succeed?

published on 2012/05/07 by Joe Fernandez

M2M is on a mission. This consumer-friendly technological marvel is poised to become an integral part of a potentially transformative change on a vast number of industries through services and applications. ...

M2M on a mission to transform businesses: will it succeed?

big data: join the bandwagon or perish

published on 2012/04/30 by Joe Fernandez

The concept of big data is one that gives us the ability to harness structured and unstructured data, ask provocative questions about it, and start attacking some of the world's most difficult challenges. Over half a billion dollars in venture capital has already been invested in new big data worldwide, and IDC predicts that the growth in appliances, cloud computing and outsourcing deals for big data technology will likely mean that over time end users will pay increasingly less attention to technology capabilities and will focus instead on the business value arguments....

big data: join the bandwagon or perish

the "natural" future of healthcare

published on 2012/04/16 by Adam Odessky

It's no big secret today that healthcare systems are under stress. The world has just reached a population of 7 billion people and the majority doesn't have access to quality care. Even when care is available, the supply is limited to the point where rationing, at least in the US, looms as a potential constraint. ...

the "natural" future of healthcare

will Windows 8 offer something new to the enterprise?

published on 2012/03/02 by Joe Fernandez

Microsoft is offering the public a free trial of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system from today. The new operating system, unveiled at Mobile World Congress, will run on ARM tablets as well as desktops and laptops - and is widely seen as a sea-change for Windows that is seen as a make-or-break opportunity for Microsoft. But what's in it for enterprises?...

will Windows 8 offer something new to the enterprise?

keeping the dream of upward mobility above

published on 2012/02/29 by Joe Fernandez

Eric Schmidt’s appearance at Mobile World Congress was arguably the most hotly anticipated session of the event. So what lessons has he offered for the enterprise community? In a speech focused on the future, he emphasised to the audience that “Developers are the builders of human freedom”. Particularly talking about enterprises, he said that the benefits of technology to small businesses, was that it was “Keeping the dream of upward mobility above. [It’s] more than collective of machines, it is a collective of minds.” So how can you take the best out of these short motivational sentiments and apply them......

keeping the dream of upward mobility above