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Sunnyvale, California, USA - July 30, 2019: Cars driving past Apple Park, an iconic building located in Sunnyvale California. This image was taken on the morning of July 30, 2019. Apple Park serves as the international headquarters of Apple, Inc. The roof contains solar arrays that power the building.

The Most Innovative Companies of 2021 According to BCG

By Louis Columbus on May 26, 2021

Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Tesla are considered the five most innovative companies, according to BCG’s analysis of the 50 most innovative companies of 2021.  Abbott Labs, AstraZeneca, Comcast, Mitsubishi, and Moderna join the top 50 most innovative companies for the first time this year. The fastest movers include Toyota, who jumped from 41st to […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Alphabet, Amazon, apple, BCG's Most Innovative Companies 2021: Overcoming the Innovation Readiness Gap, Boston Consulting Group, Huawei, ibm, Louis Columbus' blog, microsoft, Pfizer, samsung, Sony, Tesla

November 2, 2018 Sunnyvale / CA / USA - Amazon headquarters located in Silicon Valley, San Francisco bay area

LinkedIn Best Companies To Work For In 2021 Dominated By Tech

By Louis Columbus on April 28, 2021

Four of LinkedIn’s top ten companies to grow your career in 2021 are tech leaders. Amazon is the highest rated company, followed by Alphabet (2nd), IBM (6th), and Apple (8th). 15 of the 50 top companies in the U.S. are in the tech industry, including Oracle, Salesforce, and SAP. These and many other insights are […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Alphabet, Amazon, apple, AT&T, bank of america, deloitte, EY, ibm, Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., LinkedIn’s Top Companies 2021: The 50 best workplaces to grow your career in the U.S., oracle, salesforce, sap, walmart

Research Report: Inside Constellation’s 2020 Enterprise Awards

Research Report: Inside Constellation’s 2020 Enterprise Awards

By R "Ray" Wang on December 23, 2020

By The Constellation Research Team The 2020 Awards Demonstrate The Power Of Humanity Amidst A Global Pandemic And Mass Digitization What started out as an amazing beginning to a new decade ended with one of the worst economies and global health crises in history.  Cultural, technological, and business model changes that would have taken a […]

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November 2, 2018 Sunnyvale / CA / USA - Amazon headquarters located in Silicon Valley, San Francisco bay area

10 Charts That Will Change Your Perspective Of Amazon’s Patent Growth

By Louis Columbus on August 5, 2019

Since 2010 Amazon has grown its patent portfolio from less than 1,000 active patents in 2010 to nearly 10,000 in 2019, a ten-fold increase in less than a decade. Amazon heavily cites Microsoft, IBM, and Alphabet, with 39%, 32% and 28% of Amazon’s total Patent Asset Index Amazon’s patent portfolio is dominated by Cloud Computing, […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Amazon, Amazon Alexa, amazon clud, amazon growth, amazon patents, Amazon Web Services, AMZN, Louis Columbus' blog

Disney, Oasis, REI, Starbucks, Virgin Atlantic, and others excel at delivering omnichannel experiences using AI and machine learning to fine-tune their selling and service strategies. Source: iStock

10 Ways AI & Machine Learning Are Revolutionizing Omnichannel

By Louis Columbus on February 27, 2019

Bottom Line: AI and machine learning are enabling omnichannel strategies to scale by providing insights into the changing needs and preferences of customers, creating customer journeys that scale, delivering consistent experiences. For any omnichannel strategy to succeed, each customer touchpoint needs to be orchestrated as part of an overarching customer journey. That’s the only way to […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Accenture Omnichannel Study, Amazon, Artificial intelligence, C3 Solutions, Cognizant Disney, Louis Columbus' blog, machine learning, McKinsey, Oasis, Omnichannel, Propensity Models, Retailing TIBCO

Where Cloud Computing Jobs Will Be In 2019

Where Cloud Computing Jobs Will Be In 2019

By Louis Columbus on December 5, 2018

$146,350 is the median salary for cloud computing professionals in 2018. There are 50,248 cloud computing positions available in the U.S. today available from 3,701 employers and 101,913 open positions worldwide today. Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), Deloitte and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) have the most open cloud computing jobs today. Java, Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Software […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Amazon, Amazon Web Services, aws, cloud computing employment, Cloud computing jobs, cloud jobs, deloitte, Gartner TalentNeuron, highest paying cloud jobs, Louis Columbus' blog, NASDAQ: AMZN, NYSE: ORCL, oracle

10 Charts That Will Change Your Perspective Of Amazon Prime's Growth

10 Charts That Will Change Your Perspective Of Amazon Prime’s Growth

By Louis Columbus on March 19, 2018

70% of Americans with incomes of $150,000 or more who shop online have Amazon Prime memberships. Amazon Prime international customers will grow at a 56% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2016 to 2018. Amazon shipped more than 5 billion items in 2017 with Prime worldwide. By 2022 there will be 56 million Amazon Prime […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Amazon, Amazon Prime, Amazon Prime International, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon.com, byline=Louis Columbus

By 2020 83% Of Enterprise Workloads Will Be In The Cloud

By 2020 83% Of Enterprise Workloads Will Be In The Cloud

By Louis Columbus on January 13, 2018

Digitally transforming enterprises (63%) is the leading factor driving greater public cloud computing engagement or adoption today. 66% of IT professionals say security is their most significant concern in adopting an enterprise cloud computing strategy. 50% of IT professionals believe artificial intelligence and machine learning are playing a role in cloud computing adoption today, growing […]

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News Analysis: SalesLogix Given New Life With Infor Acquisition

News Analysis: SalesLogix Given New Life With Infor Acquisition

By R "Ray" Wang on August 14, 2014

  Infor Acquires SalesLogix To Expand Vertical CRM Footprint On August 14th, New York City headquartered, enterprise software giant, Infor, announced the intent to acquire the assets of Scottsdale AZ, Saleslogix for an undisclosed sum.  For those keeping track of CRM history, Saleslogix was last owned by Sage Group and sold off to Swiftpage, an […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged acquisition, acquisitions, Amazon, Amazon Web Services, Apps Strategy, Chief Customer Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud suites, CMO, Constellation Research, CRM Magazine, CustExp, Customer Experience, customer relationship management, customer relationship management (CRM), customer service, CXM, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, Infor, Infor CRM, Infor ION, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, mobile, mobility, News Analysis, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Saleslogix, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Swiftpage, vendor strategy

Microsoft:  World’s Worst Customer Service? (Walmart, Amazon, GE, BestBuy, MacMall, and Paypal Not Far Behind)

Microsoft: World’s Worst Customer Service? (Walmart, Amazon, GE, BestBuy, MacMall, and Paypal Not Far Behind)

By Bob Warfield on July 28, 2014

I recently tried and failed for the fifth time to buy a Microsoft Surface Pro 3.  It’s been a real comedy of errors, but the latest attempt has been by far the most spectacular failure. Let me start out by saying I really like the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.  I am a perfect candidate for […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Amazon, apple, customer service, Gadgets, marketing, Microsoft Surface, mobile, strategy

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