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Stay agile

October 1, 2009 by Ted Cuzzillo

Mark Albala witnessed something through a client that helps explain the cloud’s ascent: The client bought a $25,000 product, and got a bill from their technology group of almost $150,000 to install it. The client’s response: “What is this s—-?” They’re now seriously considering SaaS.

He is president of InfoSight Partners. “[SaaS] is not catching on because it’s cheaper. It’s not,” he said. “It’s not catching on because it’s more efficient. It’s not. It’s catching on because companies are tired of dealing with these technology groups.”

SaaS has what many tech groups don’t have: agility. Most large corporations, he says, have embedded, well-defined development processes that take things from conception to production, with lots of people involved for checks and balances.… Read the rest “Stay agile”

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A sweet solution for cherry picking

September 30, 2009 by Ted Cuzzillo

Don’t say “cherry picking” to people at information-intensive businesses like banks, airlines, and telecommunications companies. You can spoil their lunch if a big customer has just run off to a competitor.

Mark Albala says he has a tool that will warn of such a move. He’s president of InfoSight Partners, and he’s about to offer a new Twitter and blog sniffer to companies in the upper-midmarket and bigger.

Customers often precede their moves with questions about the competitor. Asking “what do you know about …?” on Twitter could be the first and last hint. Albala’s tool monitors such chatter on social media, industry blogs, and other external sources to know when something’s up.… Read the rest “A sweet solution for cherry picking”

Filed Under: innovation Tagged With: early warning system, Mark Albala, social media, text analysis, tools Leave a Comment

Did someone say “panic”? Not in BI

October 16, 2008 by Ted Cuzzillo

Last January, I surveyed BI consultants to see what the season’s recession was doing to BI. Things were going fine, most reported. This week I’m following up with them on the Panic of ’08.

Filed Under: BI industry Tagged With: Mark Albala, Panic of '08, predictions, recession Leave a Comment

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