
Kellblog’s 10 Predictions for 2020
As I’ve been doing every year since 2014, I thought I’d take some time to write some predictions for 2020, but not without first doing a review of my predictions for 2019. Lest you take any of these too seriously, I suggest you look at my batting average and disclaimers. Kellblog 2019 Predictions Review 1. […]

Impressions #1 (2019): Random thoughts on the customer-facing world in the new year
I have a lot on my mind. Some of it wouldn’t make a PG-13 rating. What is here will, and they are small observations about our industry to begin the new year. E-commerce, business as a force for change, vendor movements, B2B, B2C, the best acquisitions, and, of course, the inimitable Steven Wright.

Kellblog Ten Predictions for 2015
As we move into the fourth week of January, I figured it was “now or never” in terms of getting a set of predictions out for 2015. Before jumping into that, let’s take a quick review of how I did with my 2014 predictions and do some self-grading. 2014 to be a good year in Silicon […]

Some Non-Predictions for 2015
It’s that time of new year when you get deluged with analysts / bloggers predictions and prognostications. I join in most years, and of course there’s the IDC predictions process to contend with as well. This year I swore that I was skipping it. I’ve already done the new IDC “Futurescape” document and webcast with my […]
Roundup Of Cloud Computing And Enterprise Software Predictions For 2014
Alan Kay’s saying that the best way to predict the future is to create it resonates through the best cloud computing and enterprise software predictions for 2014. Constraints that held start-ups back from delivering sophisticated new apps and services are disappearing fast. The dynamics of one of my favorite books, The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen, are in full force across the […]

EIs look ahead to 2018
Gartner has been talking for a while about the ‘Nexus of four forces – Social, Mobile, Cloud and Information” Forrester warns “”Today’s Hottest Technologies Will Be Ho-Hum By 2015” Many of the customers I have interviewed this summer for the book project would say Forrester is late by 2 years as they are already implementing […]

Social Business Predictions for 2013
This year, for the first time, the IDC social business team produced a set of top ten predictions for social business as a part of the annual predictions cycle. We’re holding a webinar at noon ET today to discuss them,…

Top Ten Predictions for 2012
Every year IDC has a widespread top ten predictions program that starts in November with worldwide top level firm predictions generated from a group of us, and is then followed by a series from across many groups. My group always…

A Look Back at Our 2011 Predictions
We’re putting the finishing touches on our 2012 predictions, so look for that post in the next week or so, but in the mean time, and in the spirit of accountability and openness, I decided to take a few minutes…

2012 Predictions
It’s the time of year when predictions are thrown out left and right, so in keeping with the spirit I have put together a list of things I would like to see happen in the year ahead. The Business of Social Networks: We have seen a coalescing of business models form around social networks and […]