This week IBM presented a major quantum computing update, and it was a fascinating experience. IBM does a nice job when presenting a technology. It steps away from the typical speeds-and-feeds thing to showcase how a technology can and should …
IBM just released its financials which show it has significantly outperformed its peers. Given IBM’s age, this is amazing in and of itself. But what is even more amazing is that the star of the IBM show is a mainframe, …
Security is a state of mind and apparently that state of mind isn’t very prevalent in the U.S. Government, nor is it that common in business. Back when I was an Internal Auditor specializing in security audits, I often found …
The Document Security Problem that the Trump and Biden Scandals Aren’t Focused On Read More »
Thanks to the recent emergence of Generative AI platforms, AI has become incredibly popular and visible of late. While much of true AI use has been invisible to most people up until now, the very visible impact of tools like …
Intel and NVIDIA Partner to Create AI Powerhouse Read More »
Okay, it’s hard for me not to make fun of the name of this new car, but having done product naming in the past myself, I know just what a huge pain it is. I want to offer the person …
Qualcomm Enables Honda/Sony Autonomous Electric Car: The Afeela Read More »
2023 is expected to be a tough year for everyone. Companies are already downsizing programs and cutting funding for both line and staff organizations, particularly marketing. This is despite what is generally taught in entry-level business courses which is that …
Business 101: Why Increasing Marketing Spend in Down Years Is Critical Read More »
I’m one of a handful of people that have been taken through formal CEO-breadth training by having worked in or audited marketing, accounting, finance, manufacturing, planning, security, operations, sales, research and development, and the office of the CEO. One of …
Why So Many Tech Products Fail: Lack of Marketing Engagement Read More »
The United States has a Constitution, the First Amendment of which assures “free speech,” but neither the Constitution nor its amendments refer to the behavior of private companies. So, as Elon Musk knows since he fired the engineers at SpaceX …
Elon Musk Doesn’t Understand or Support Free Speech and Neither Do Most Brands Read More »
I was on a call this month with Cisco about sustainability. Cisco is the most sustainability-focused company I follow because it sets a high bar for both goals and execution. But on this call, we also heard about power over …
Cisco: Replacing AC with DC and PoE for Everything Read More »
It seems like every week there is a new company on the death watch list. FTX, which has so far been the worst of the worst, seemed to lack any meaningful financial controls as its CEO appeared to strip the …
ARM, FTX, Meta and Twitter: Why the List of Failing Tech Darlings Is Increasing Read More »
