by Laura Shumaker | May 18, 2018 | Latest Thinking
What B2B companies can learn from B2C buyers I recently took my son, a recent college graduate, shopping for “business casual” job interview attire at our local mall. It was an exhausting experience. The shirts I selected (that were ideal, by the way) were, in my...
by David Hickman | May 11, 2018 | Latest Thinking
Finding the best integration solution for each part of your business Have you worked for a company that used a certain software not because it was great, but because it was “included”? I’m always suspicious of great manufacturing solutions that “include” accounting or...
by Laura Shumaker | Apr 16, 2018 | Latest Thinking
Microsoft updates 365 for the Modern Workplace With the advent of Intelligent Cloud/Intelligent Edge computing, Microsoft is re-thinking its product development directions, now focusing them in four areas: The Modern Workplace Business applications Applications and...
by Laura Shumaker | Apr 13, 2018 | app developers, App Development, Global Delivery Model, Latest Thinking
Understanding how great ideas become products The fundamental challenge every startup founder faces is turning a great idea into a product. If you’re like many non-technical founders, you might wonder if you should sign up for a coding class and build the product...
by Laura Shumaker | Apr 11, 2018 | Latest Thinking
Microsoft’s Power BI gets better and better For the 11th consecutive year, Microsoft has been positioned as a leader in Gartner’s 2018 Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms. This is the third year in a row that Microsoft is positioned...
by Laura Shumaker | Apr 3, 2018 | Latest Thinking
Windows de-emphasized in favor of cloud Microsoft is reorganizing its engineering teams, the company announced late last week, in one of the largest restructurings since CEO Satya Nadella took over four years ago. The shift will de-emphasize the company’s flagship...