Most studies underestimate the impact that cloud computing can have on revenue generations, overplaying the principle contribution to cost savings. As in the case of a study (part 1 and part 2) by U.K. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which concluded cloud computing would not materially contribute to the productivity of small and medium size enterprises (U.K.-based [...]
Archive for the ‘Innovation’ Category
Cloud Computing Study Misses Innovation Point
Posted in cloud computing, Innovation, tagged cost savings, Innovation, revenue, studies on March 2, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Intellectual Property and Innovation Management
Posted in Innovation, Presentation, tagged Innovation, Intellectual Property, IP on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone knows that outsourcing is a “fact of life.” Companies of all sizes and kinds – be they software/hardware vendors or software-enabled companies such as e-commerce providers – outsource the vast majority of their R&D. In today’s global market that’s the only way to be competitive. Outsourcing, however, if not managed correctly can negatively impact [...]
SOA Innovation and Metrics
Posted in Innovation, SOA on April 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
David Norfolk, a Senior Analyst for Development with Bloor Research, recently published a discussion we had around SOA governance: SOA Innovation and Metrics. David’s lead paragraph is: “Our article on SOA Governance provoked a rather wide-ranging conversation with Dr Jerry Smith, CTO of Symphony Services (which is an outsourcing supplier of software engineering services to [...]
Inside Innovation
Posted in Innovation on November 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Ok, so this is a bit of a plug, but please check out the “Inside Innovation” podcast series. This podcast series explores the inner workings of global innovation ecosystems. Today, more than ever, any company in any industry or business has a sharp focus on innovation in order to remain competitive. Innovation is no longer [...]
It’s All About Vitality
Posted in Innovation, tagged Innovation on October 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Geoffrey Moore is correct in his assertion that most companies that have achieved economic success have done so through some degree of focus and attention on innovation. But unsuccessful companies have focused on innovation as well, spending countless dollars trying to R&D their way to success, only to find this path has paid for failure. [...]
Semantic Battles in Innovation and Disruption
Posted in Innovation, tagged Innovation on October 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Tom Foremski argues that meaning does not matter. Specifically, it is hard to “flight the broad trend to dilute the meaning of innovation.” I disagree. Helping others understand complex concepts is fundamentally rooted in using language correctly; that is, words have meaning. So dealing with innovation should not be treated differently just because established organizations [...]
Reinventing Innovation: The Next Level of Outsourcing
Posted in Innovation, tagged Innovation, Outsourcing on October 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This posting is a bit late, but is still relevant nevertheless. By Jerry Smith E-Commerce Times Sustained levels of product innovation can be achieved with a systematic approach to software development and engineering initiatives that take advantage of integrated innovation ecosystems — networks of diverse, interconnected cultures of broadly talented people utilizing a collaborative-based knowledge [...]
