Wearable technology is on the rise. Smart watches sparked our fascination not long ago, and smart sensors are now being found on just about anything we wear. Enter the iPhone 7 with something new. Almost every year since Apple first launched the iPhone in 2007, the company has brought on a new and improved version …
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I admit it. I never accepted an invitation to play Candy Crush, in spite of my friends who said I would love it. When Pokémon GO emerged on July 6, 2016, I shrugged it off. Seriously? I should spend my time wandering around in search of some virtual cartoon characters? Then feeding and training them …
I recently wrote about the true meaning of innovation, (click to read ‘What is Innovation…really?) and my thoughts brought me to another topic along the theme of change—disruptive technology. “Disruptive technology” sounds like an irritation. I guess change can be perceived that way. Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen identified emerging technologies as falling …
Innovation is one of those words—like “quality” and “value”—that can be overused and the power of the term can become diluted. It has been used to speak to major advances like the calculator or the computer. Simply defined it is a new idea, method or product. I like to think of innovation in terms of …
“It’s just easier to do it myself.” I cringe when I hear this statement. It represents short-term thinking. In the long run, it’s never easier to do it yourself, over and over again—unless you don’t value your time. By not systematizing tasks, you doom yourself to juggling more responsibilities than you should. A process presents a …
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In these days of fast-paced changes, it takes a visionary leader to keep a company on track toward a bright future. But you also have to start with a powerful vision. Starting in 1970 Back in the early 1970s, my father used to talk about barcodes. He saw them as a game-changer. I remember sitting …
There’s a great big cloud overhead. And enterprises seem to be shifting their data there. A recent Forbes article predicted that more than 60% of enterprises will move at least half of their infrastructure to the cloud by 2018. While some C-level executives are concerned about the security of putting their critical data and applications …
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Consumer-styled devices—like smartphones and tablets—have blurred the lines between personal and professional lives. We’re so connected with these mobile devices that we take them everywhere, and using them for work purposes has become a natural extension. Many corporations accepted the use of employee-owned devices, and even gave the practice a name: Bring Your Own Device …
Cloud computing has given businesses greater flexibility for efficient workforce collaboration and data storage. Public cloud platforms, like DropBox and Box, are well-known to workers in the virtual world. But with enterprise security remaining a major concern for businesses, the debate of public cloud versus private cloud continues. Which is better for your enterprise? And …
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I recently read a story about how a toothpaste factory solved a perplexing production problem: Some boxes were coming off the assembly line without having the toothpaste tube inserted—and they were shipping out that way. There was no way to identify and move the empty boxes off the line before shipping. The company invested $8 …