Conference planning is starting to ramp up. See our first group of sponsors, and don’t forget the call for papers!
Read MoreThe mobile platform landscape has changed dramatically in the last few months. So much so that organizations who even recently reached decisions on a mobile development strategy should re-visit their decisions. I’m not talking about HTML5 vs app development issues – though those decisions are just as important and directly related because of continued innovation in device and operating system capabilities combined with the need to protect content development and management investments – but about which platforms will be viable, or meet your level of risk tolerance.
What has changed? To over simplify: Apple’s dominance continues to increase and is unassailable in tablets; RIM is not a contender; Microsoft is looking like an up-and-comer; and most surprising to many, Android is looking iffy and is a flop in tablets with the exception of the very Amazon-ized version in the Kindle Fire. These are pretty general statements, but if you are in charge of your company’s mobile development strategy considering their impact is a good place to start a check-up for a possible course correction.
Another place to start is to read the excellent post by Tim Bajarin Why Google Will Use Motorola To Become Vertically Integrated. I won’t summarize because the entire post and the comments are really a must-read.
Read MoreThe recent announcement of SAS Visual Analytics highlights four important characteristics of big data that are key to the ability of marketing organizations to use big analytic data effectively:
- Visualization is a challenge for big data analysis and we’ll continue to see new approaches to presenting and interacting with it. Better visualization tools are necessary not just because those who aren’t data scientists need to understand and work with the data, but because the increased efficiency and time-to-reaction to the data is critical in many cases – especially for marketers who need to react with lightening speed to current user experiences.
- In case it isn’t obvious, visualization tools need to work where marketers can access them on web and mobile platforms.
- In-memory data processing is necessary to support the required speed of analysis. This is still rare.
- Big data is not only about unstructured data. Relational data and database tools are still important for incorporating structured data.
SAS is far from the only company driving new big data analytic technology, but they are the biggest and seem determined to stay on the front edge.
Read MoreThe call for papers for this year’s conference is now open. See information on the topics and instructions.
Read MoreWhile I was still at Outsell Inc, I started writing some reports on information technologies for our publishing and information provider CEO clients. I will most likely be writing a few more similar reports for Outsell this year. While special attention is paid to the interests of publishing and information industry CEOs, the topics are all (so far) about technologies that are important to all industries. These reports are available from Outsell:
Five Technologies to Watch 2012-2013, January 25, 2012
Mobile Development Strategies: What Information Industry Executives Need to Know, November 29, 2011
Big-Data: Big Deal or Just Big Buzz?, August 2, 2011.
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Read MoreThanks to all who joined us at Gilbane Boston! See you in Boston next year – stay tuned for details.
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