Gartner’s top IT predictions for 2016 look at the digital future, at an algorithmic and smart machine-driven world where people and machines must define harmonious relationships. Robotics and Artificial Intelligence are set to further revolutionise the technology landscape, bringing rapid change.
Dell recently announced an agreement to acquire EMC - and with it, control of VMware - in a deal valued at $67 billion. While analyses of the deal so far have been devoted to the implications for the computing, storage, and networking industries or financing of the transaction, analyzing these threads together reveals a far more interesting story.
Spectrum’s 5th eCommerce Leadership Dinner took place on 28 September in London in association with Ardent Advisors, the corporate finance firm. The most notable discussion points were:
This Harvard Business Review article argues that all boards need at least one technology expert.
Spectrum has recently begun a retained project on behalf of a NYSE listed organisation which provides mission critical services to over 1400 corporate customers in 11 countries throughout Europe. Reporting directly to the CEO, a Vice President ICT is now required to take responsibility for all of the global organisation's internal information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure, budget, strategy and team.
Digital services centered on increasingly empowered consumers will bring disruption to the automotive industry. Economic value within this industry and across adjacent markets will be forever altered. In a world where the future is far from certain, automotive companies will need to develop new core capabilities to survive.