If you believe that cloud equals cost cutting and that’s all, then you can skip this post. If you’re looking for ways to leverage the cloud for innovation at affordable cost, here’s my view on how smart manufacturing principles can now be applied in IT, thanks to a wealth of services that can be consumed from the cloud. Read more
Category Archives: Cloud
Speed dating – lessons from a networking event
It was a great pleasure to get invited to represent Cordys at a Supply Chain Management event last week. After my verbal agreement a couple of weeks back, I received the exact agenda. One of the program items that was planned for me was a ‘speed dating’ session. You might imagine how surprised I was: “Speed Dating? What on earth has a person in a happy relationship, who is into serious business, to do with such a topic? Read more
Customer Showcase – Cordys, the ISV and the next generation of applications
Hi. Sorry I haven’t been blogging recently – the rowing season is upon us so that’s taken up a lot of evenings training and it has been one of those times where I’ve been ear-deep in creating new material. One of the things that kept me busy has been the recently published “Cordys for ISVs” white paper and Cordys Content On Demand page focused on our ISV customers and value proposition. As I’ve been working on these materials – it … Read more
Are telcos just network providers? Mobile World Congress telco cloud report
Hi. I had the pleasure of spending time in Barcelona a couple of weeks ago at Mobile World Congress discussing the telco cloud. As a former soccer player, sadly I didn’t get to see the Barcelona vs Real Madrid match live. If you saw the result, you know why Barcelona city center was quiet that night… (3-1 Real and Ronaldo scored two). However, we did manage to catch the game on TV at one of my favorite restaurants in the … Read more
Smooth BPM the Silver Lining Of Cloud Computing
Hi. I was interviewed recently by Cloudtweaks and I wanted to share the article that was written on the Cordys blog. Since the interview, you may have seen the Cordys/Forrester PaaS webinar. The webinar discussed how PaaS could enable cloud based business transformation. Stefan Ried discussed the different flavors of PaaS, one of which is Process PaaS. BPM has long promised the ability to change or transform how a business operates and this added further weight to the article below. … Read more
When PaaS and middleware fall in love and make babies – the next step in cloud platform evolution
Firstly, a belated happy new year from a snowy UK. Secondly, there will be no references to cloud computing getting amorous with middleware and spawning PaaS children (other than this one). Imagine the situation, Mr Middleware is sat in a nightclub looking for love and he catches the glance of Miss PaaS who is looking to settle down and form a meaningful relationship. There is some dancing and getting to know each other and before you know it they are … Read more
We Are All Cloud Brokers Now
One of the most fascinating developments in our industry is the morphing of technology providers into service providers over the past decade. Whether it’s an IT VP at McKesson (he did a great podcast last year that you can hear here) describing how he uses the cloud to essentially get out of the systems business so he can be closer to his companies business operations and their needs, or the emergence of brilliantly innovative companies like Smartronix, who’s Cloud Assured … Read more
7 Ways how a Cloud Enabler like Cordys can help you
A picture is worth a thousand words so why not a picturesque blog post today. Today’s blog post outlines seven ways that a cloud enabler like Cordys allows service providers to innovate and create their blue ocean market niche within the red ocean of competition. Cordys enables service provider to get off the commodity, “me too” list and swim in a blue ocean of differentiation. I’ll use very few words and let pictures (click them to expand) do most of the talking. Read more
The Sky and Clouds above
Since my last blog post from Barcelona, I –as a business developer- have talked to a lot of representatives from several international organizations, who are all themselves trying to “unblock” their views and sights amidst “mountains” of processes or ways of their own dealing with their clients and end users. All of them seem to be very eager to find a differentiated solution to any business related issue or obstacle and are more and more looking to do this via Cloud-based solutions, or services. Read more
How Santa Claus uses BPM
Last weekend, I spent a most excellent two hours watching the animated film, Arthur Christmas with my children. For those of you that haven’t seen it, the story involves three generations of the Santa Claus “family” and what goes wrong when one child’s present isn’t delivered on Christmas Eve. My personal highlight is Bill Nighy as the voice of “Grandsanta” who has retired and appears to spend lots of time drinking very strong Eggnog. Grandsanta is an advocate of the … Read more