Strategic Intelligence

The Global Information Technology Report 2009-2010

The World Economic Forum has released, for the ninth consecutive year, the Global Information Technology Report 2009-2010, which measures the extent to which 133 economies from both the developed and developing worlds leverage ICT advances for increased growth and development through the methodological framework of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI). Continue reading…

The Economist Special Report on Managing Information

Information has gone from scarce to superabundant. That brings huge new benefits but also big headaches says Kenneth Cukierr in The Economist special report on managing information. Continue reading…

Five Social Software Predictions for 2010 and Beyond

Gartner, Inc. has revealed its key predictions on the use of social software and collaboration in the enterprise. These predictions focus on offerings ranging from team collaboration to dynamic social networking applications that offer rich profiles and activity streams. Continue reading…

IBM on Creating the Intelligent Enterprise

ibm-biThe IBM Institute for Business Value publishes two business analytics and optimization studies aiming to help organizations to find how, driven by intelligence rather than intuition, can gain speed, agility and timing to execute winning maneuvers. Continue reading…

Top 5 Web Trends of 2009

top_trends_09bReadWriteWeb ran a series of posts outlining the 5 biggest, most cutting edge Internet trends of this year: Structured Data, Real-Time Web, Personalization, Mobile Web / Augmented Reality, Internet of Things. This is ReadWriteWeb’s State of the Web 2009. Continue reading…

Measuring the forces of long-term change

To provide a clear, comprehensive, and sustained view of the deep dynamics changing our world, Deloitte LLP’s Center for the Edge has developed a Shift Index consisting of three indices and 25 metrics designed to make longer-term performance trends more relevant and actionable. Continue reading…

Business Intelligence Platforms

The evaluation of 12 business intelligence  platforms by Forrester
found that IBM Cognos and SAP Business Objects maintain their leadership, while
Oracle and SAS Institute move into leadership positions thanks to the richness of their functionality, product vision and strategy: Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms

The 10 Emerging Technologies of 2009

Each year, MIT’s Technology Review magazine chooses 10 emerging technologies with the potential to change lives around the world. Some of this year’s choices, such as paper-based medical tests and intelligent software that acts as a personal assistant, could reach the market within a year. Others, like biological machines and nanopiezotronics, Continue reading…

Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2009

Gartner, Inc. has highlighted the top 10 technologies and trends that will be strategic for most organizations in 2009. Gartner defines a strategic technology as one with the potential for significant impact on the enterprise in the next three years. Factors that denote significant impact include a high potential for disruption to IT or the business, the need for a major dollar investment, or the risk of being late to adopt. Continue reading…

2008 Global CEO Study: The Enterprise of the Future

2008 Global CEO StudyIBM just released the 2008 Global CEO Study. The Enterprise of the Future is the key theme of the study, which is based on face-to-face interviews with 1130 CEOs in 40 countries across 32 industries. Continue reading…