Disruption in The Marketplace Comes From Thinking Like a Tech Company TLDR; Companies that are disruptive think differently about technology than the disrupted. Changing your companies mindset is the first step to becoming disruptive. Disruptive companies: Have people dedicated to researchRead more…
Most Companies Don’t Realize they are a Tech Company TLDR; A deeper look into HOW your company gains its competitive advantage, might reveal that in fact you are a tech company. The next disruption in your market will likely comeRead more…
To be Disruptive, Avoid Cargo Cult Thinking TLDR; Cargo Cult thinking will hold you company back. Is Your Company Using a Cargo Cult Mentality: What is a Cargo Cult? Cargo cult thinking is knowing the How without knowing the Why.Read more…
Machine Learning Can Help You Take Disruptive Actions TLDR; Machine learning can help you gain knowledge of your data in a better way allowing you to predict how different actions can help or hurt your company. Disrupting Through Data: GatherRead more…
The strangler pattern can help your company move forward TLDR; The only way out from under the weight of your monolithic applications is to apply a strangler application architecture. Implement a strangler application with these steps: Stop all new developmentRead more…
Disruption is All About a Companies Willingness to Change TLDR; You cannot be disruptive to the marketplace if you are not willing to embrace change. Plan to disrupt by implementing these changes: Ask the technologists at the company to suggestRead more…
Technology is Changing Everything — Including how Business Needs to Interact with IT TLDR; Technology is always changing. To be disruptive, business must change the way they interact with IT A new relationships with IT includes: Changing the interaction between businessRead more…
TLDR; Companies cannot disrupt if they cannot collaborate. The essential ingredient to collaboration is communication If you want to communicate better: Communication starts with transparency between business and IT. Ensure a common jargon that BOTH sides of the discussion understandRead more…
Are You the One Being Disrupted? TLDR; Companies cannot defend against disruption unless they can recognize where weaknesses lie. You might be disrupted if: Your company is more than 20 years old Your company has ever had a mainframe. YourRead more…
While the idea of yet another Hello World! post on a code site might seem a little bit played out, please indulge me. I have been coding for enough years that I actually have had to worry about the Y2K bugRead more…