Technology
How to Handle Support for Decommissioned Enterprise Apps
It’s only a matter of when your organization faces this dilemma.
Tag: Microsoft
Posts on this topic examine one of the world's iconic software vendors.
Platforms
Twitter's Platform Problem
The company has violated the second rule of platforms: Cherish developers. Don't piss them off.
Platforms
Celebrating the Four-Year Anniversary of The Age of the Platform
Reflecting on the book that put me on the map.
Platforms
Robert Reich Is Wrong
Thoughts on Big Tech and the need to break up "monopolies."
Platforms
Not All APIs Are Created Equal
Examining one of the most pervasive platform myths.
Dataviz
Celebrating Post Number 1,000
Reflecting on a milestone of sorts.
Big Data
Big Data: Necessitating New Partnerships in New Media
The trend is unmistakeable.
Faves
The First Rule of Platforms
Thoughts on first-mover advantage.
Platforms
Yahoo's Platform Problem
Unlike the Gang of Four, zero innovation comes from the outside.
Platforms
The New Microsoft: A Plank in Other Platforms
New CEO Nadella's new moves clearly underscore the arrival of the age of platform.
Big Data
The Folly of Blaming Excel
Problem in Chair, Not in Computer
Platforms
On Microsoft, Android, and Platform Thinking
Cats and dogs living with each other.
Big Data
Android Fragmentation: A Dataviz on Platform Strategy
An interesting way of manifesting Android's Wild Wild West.
Analytics
Four Options for Dealing With XP’s Decommission
Thoughts on the death of Microsoft's ubiquitous OS.
Platforms
Mobile Security: Necessary but Insufficient
Manufacturers that want to move phones have to emphasize more than safety.
Big Data
Google, Big Data, and The Innovator's Dilemma
Learn from Google: Keep refining algorithms. Keep using data.
Technology
BYOX
A look at the nascent trend of employees bringing their own devices, software, and files.
Platforms
Thoughts on Ballmer, the Consumerization of IT, and Platforms
Complaining seems to be a tell-tale sign that you're facing irrelevance.