IoT isn’t just about improving existing business operations For years predictive maintenance has been touted as the killer app of IoT; that IoT and predictive analytics is the cure for inefficient machine maintenance and unplanned downtime; that we need industrial IoT to deliver zero-downtime (“ZDT”) and so on. All that is true. However, new technologies …
The convergence of IT and OT has dramatically altered the investing landscape. The convergence of IT and OT dramatically alters investing activities in corporate development. We wake up routinely to the news of one acquisition or another. Most stories repeat the refrain, “Big fish bought little fish”. We hit snooze and move on. However, lately …
How to rethink your go-to-market (GTM) strategy for a connected world. We can build the best camel there is. But can we transport the camel to the right buyer? Do you have the right pallet for it? The right go-to-market (GTM) strategy is needed to ensure you have product-pallet fit to reach your buyers. Beyond …
Reimagine your products for a connected world. Many years ago, I used the phrase IoT = IT + OT as shorthand for how information and communication technologies (ICT) need to be integrated with operational technologies (OT), and how IT organizations and business operations teams need to work collaboratively in order to realize value from IoT. …
For years we have been hearing about the virtues of IoT and specifically how Industrial IoT (IIoT) is the cure for inefficient machine maintenance and unplanned downtime. While all that is true, if zero-downtime (“ZDT”) was such a pain, why aren’t we all rushing to get connected and drive maintenance costs down and uptime up? …
IoT Killer App is NOT the Clichéd Predictive Maintenance Read More »
Predatory habits of Big Fish in the Digital World We wake up routinely to the news of one acquisition or another. Most stories repeat the refrain, “Big fish bought little fish”. We hit snooze and move on. Lately though, the world of IT acquisitions have gotten more interesting, in part due to digitization. Applying information technology …
Digitization Impacts the Trajectory of IT Acquisitions Read More »
You are at 30,000 feet and cruising. You are comfortably seated and enjoying your movie and a drink. You are not breaking sweat over the autopilot navigating your plane. Later, you are on the ground. You are driving. The car’s autopilot grabs control. You feel a loss of control. Elsewhere in our digital world, control …
Intelligent Automation and Five Disruptive Shifts of Control Read More »
Sometime ago, I talked about how remote monitoring of people is making humans the ultimate managed device. Beyond making us humans the most unique managed device since the smartphone, remote management of humans will break new ground on two core aspects of a utility service — truck rolls and demarcation lines. In a world where multiple service …
The Ultimate Managed Device: Truck Rolls and Demarcation Lines Read More »
M-O-P of Consumption Models Have you been in meetings where someone lets out phrases such as, “we need to cater to new consumption models”, or “we need to evolve our business model”? I am sure you have. So have I. Absent business context, the word consumption evokes a sense of dread if one knew that …
The utilization of submarine dark fiber is increasing. So is the capacity investments to connect data centers within a continent. In all the hoopla about cloud, cool gadgets, anytime-anywhere-content, and digitization of industries, there are unsung heroes. These heroes take the form of perceived old business players. They lack the swagger and the adulation that …
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