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I was alerted to something today which perhaps will come to symbolize the somewhat flaky (sorry) nature of supply chains right now. For the second year in a row, Cadbury 99 Flakes, a UK staple for dessert, are going to…

Everybody loves superheroes. After all, superheroes are powerful characters with the ability to control wind or fire, even to save the world. In the real world, of course, there are no actual caped crusaders or Flash Gordons. But, in the…

World Business Continuity Awareness Week, which ran from 16-20 May, helped to remind us to make sure our organizations, products and employees are prepared for the next time disaster strikes.  Your business is probably addressing pandemics, natural disasters, regional conflicts,…

When you race to digitally transform, you need to pay attention to two high-level fundamental tasks: 1. Taking your core business - what you do today - and leveraging your technology to do it better, faster, cheaper, more efficiently. 2.…

In business—just like in sports—every so often something comes along that catapults the status quo to a whole new level. I’m a cycling enthusiast, and one example that comes to mind is something that transformed cycling: the derailleur system. It…

What happens when you lose control of your data? You could download something from the web that is completely misinterpreted by data analysis, and you are earmarked as a troublemaker. This could affect your ability to rent an apartment or…

When you hear someone say: “Get a backbone,” what do you think? You probably assume that the individual in question is weak or lacks conviction. The same can hold true in an organization. If your company lacks a digital backbone -…

When organizations launch new products and services, they often create technical debt – the re-coding that must be done to digital systems after they have gone live. This can cause obstacles to progress, and additional costs. In this interview with Stefan Sigg,…

I truly believe that when you have a passion in life, you work as hard as you can to make it a success. Software AG aside, my other passion is cycling. Technology has made a massive difference to my own…

Occam’s Razor states that the simplest solution is almost always the best. But sometimes it isn’t. In technology, often what seems to be the “quick and dirty” technical solution can be the beginning of a long, frustrating, and expensive journey to…