PHIL SIMON
Phil Simon
The most successful companies today realize that data is critical to their success.
Posts Tagged as: Amazon
Posts Tagged as: Amazon
Understanding Contemporary Platforms
How they differ from traditional technology marketplaces like eBay or Craigslist.
The Myth of the Big Data Switch
People who believe in immediate returns are sorely mistaken.
Proprietary APIs: A New Tool in the Age of the Platform
A new arrow in the quiver.
Calling Bullshit on Authors United
Thoughts on the latest move by some authors in the Amazon-Hachette dispute.
Book Review: Dataclysm
Thoughts on Christian Rudder’s text. Two words: Buy it.
On Microsoft, Android, and Platform Thinking
Cats and dogs living with each other.
On Lawnmowers and Data Management
Big Data? Don’t forget the small stuff.
The Invisible Cloud
Thoughts on the continued evolution of cloud computing.
The Case for Employee Data Self-Service, Part 3
This is the third post in a three-part series on data democratization.
The Future of Retail and the Cloud Wars
The race for cloud-computing dominance is heating up.
Big Data, Risk, and The Matrix
How Neo’s choice of pills relates to the tech topic du jour.
Big Bang Disruption by Downes and Nunes
A look at a new book on innovation and disruption.
Big Data in the Enterprise: Mostly Lip Service
My latest from InformationWeek on the adoption of Big Data.
Evernote’s Platform Struggles
As the company is learning, building a platform is much easier said than done.
Inside Amazon: AWS, APIs, and Platform Thinking
A fascinating window into one of the company’s strongest, most innovative, and most profitable planks.