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Executive Intelligence - Freshworks CEO Dennis Woodside on AI adoption, and taking on legacy tech providers
AI adoption is a topic of conversation that dominates every tech agenda in 2025, with views ranging from evangelical fervor through to the ‘Robots are coming to steal your job’ Armageddon peddling. For Freshworks CEO Dennis Woodside, there’s a different way of looking at the issue. Woodside joins diginomica's Stuart Lauchlan to probe further.
2025-06-11
30 min
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Executive Intelligence - Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu on what AI means for software, and society
There's no doubt that AI is bringing big changes to the software industry, and is likely to have a huge impact on society at large. At business software vendor Zoho, those changes have meant that, after more than 25 years as CEO, co-founder Sridhar Vembu has moved over to take on the role of Chief Scientist, leading the company's R&D efforts, particularly around AI. In this Executive Intelligence episode, Vembu and diginomica's Phil Wainewright delve into where AI is headed, and how Zoho aims to differentiate.
2025-06-03
32 min
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Best of - Acumatica Summit 2025 Review - with Jon Reed and Brian Sommer
In our diginomica podcast channel reboot, we kick off with a couple of "best of" episodes from Jon Reed's "Busting the Omnichannel" podcast series - with a quick intro from Jon on our upcoming plans for the diginomica channel. Acumatica has been a influential vendor in the cloud ERP midmarket - but does AI change the equation? Were there surprises on the ground in Vegas? Time to make sense of an important Acumatica Summit, but with a plot twist: Jon Reed was home in his bat cave, slugging down Vitamin C, while Brian Sommer grabbed an outdoor...
2025-04-06
36 min
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Best of - Where do Enterprise Architects go from here - in SAP and beyond? Live from ASUG Tech Connect
In our diginomica podcast channel reboot, we kick off with a couple of "best of" episodes from Jon Reed's "Busting the Omnichannel" podcast series - with a new intro from Jon on our upcoming plans for the diginomica channel. From Jon: "At ASUG Tech Connect 2024, for the first time, I hosted a joint podcast collaboration with the ASUG Talks team - to be issued on both of our platforms. Joining me in for a live podcast taping were familiar suspects: ASUG CEO Geoff Scott and analyst Josh Greenbaum. But this time around, we had a live audience...
2025-04-06
46 min
ASUG Talks
ASUG Talks Special Edition: Navigating Enterprise Architecture and AI - Live from ASUG Tech Connect with Diginomica
ASUG partnered with Diginomica for a special episode of ASUG Talks. Recorded at ASUG Tech Connect, Jon Reed, Co-Founder at Diginomica, hosted a conversation with Geoff Scott, CEO & Chief Community Champion at ASUG, and Joshua Greenbaum, Principal at Enterprise Applications Consulting. The three thought leaders fielded live questions from the audience focused on two areas of vital importance: artificial intelligence and enterprise architecture. During the session, the three experts had an insightful dialogue on how enterprises can leverage AI to drive improved business outcomes, and how the enterprise architect role is evolving.
2025-02-09
45 min
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diginomica - Episode #87 - Josh Greenbaum and Den Howlett talk pricing
A wide-ranging conversation covering the difficulties surrounding enterprise software pricing
2020-11-05
45 min
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diginomica Episode #86 - Matthias Steiner, Jelena Perfiljeva and Den Howlett talk SAP developers
The three of us discuss what needs to happen within the SAP community of developers - starting with developer licensing for SAP Cloud Platform but inevitably so much more.
2020-09-24
44 min
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A MindFuel Special - digital transformation - is now the time?
Den and Brian are joined by Michael Ouissi, chief customer officer at IFS for a live discussion about whether now is the time to be engaging in digital transformation projects and if so, where should the emphasis lay?
2020-06-10
46 min
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diginomica - Episode #85 - a conversation about community with Rachel Happe
Rachel Happe has released the 11th edition of The State of Community Management. This gave us the opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues impacting community in a mid-COVID19 crisis
2020-05-27
38 min
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diginomica - Episode #84 - a conversation between Andy Steer and John Appleby
In this conversation, extracted from a much longer one between Andy Steer, CIO iTelligence UK, and John Appleby, CEO Avantra, the thorny topic of returning to a place of work is under debate. It provides valuable insights into the way some business leaders are thinking about a post-COVID-19 workplace.
2020-05-20
09 min
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diginomica - Episode #83 - an SAP SuccessFactors conversation with Brandon Toombs
There's been something of a sea change at SuccessFactors in recent times. Frequent critic Brandon Toombs is quietly optimistic,
2020-05-18
31 min
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diginomica - Episode #82 - a conversation with Ben Haines
Ben Haines has 'been there, done it' in companies as diverse as Pabst, Box, and Verizon. Here's his take on what we need to do right now to thrive in difficult times.
2020-04-28
39 min
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diginomica - Episode #81 - Accuride's CIO Paul Wright on managing global disruption
How is Accuride managing in the wake of COVID-19? Find out in this podcast.
2020-04-16
21 min
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diginomica - Episode #80 - Francine McKenna talks fraud, healthcare and change
Francine McKenna is a long time friend who has been relentless in her holding the audit profession up to the spotlight, arguing that they often fail to do the job for which they were originally founded. In this recording, we talk about the differences between the US and UK healthcare systems, what's happening and what may happen as the COVID-19 pandemic plays out.
2020-04-09
1h 03
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diginomica Episode #79 - Thomas Otter and Den in conversation
We discuss the HR impact of COVID-19 and expansion of Otter Advisory...just in time for smaller vendors
2020-04-06
45 min
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diginomica - Episode #78 - Marilyn Pratt on communities and learning
Den talks to one fo the greatest community engagement people in the enterprise market about both communities and learning in a post-Coronavirus world.
2020-03-31
44 min
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diginomica - Episode #77 - Phil Wainewright talks to Tim Barker, CEO Xenzone
Phil and Tim discuss Xenzone and the work it is doing to help people access mental health support and treatment. Prescient at a time when many of us are facing lockdown.
2020-03-30
19 min
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diginomica Episode #76 - Den & Vijay discuss the IT services business post COVID-19
Den and Vijay discuss the future of IT services delivery in the wake of COVID-19. This follows a story Vijay penned as he was considering how to mobilize his own team at IBM.
2020-03-23
37 min
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diginomica episode #75 - John Appleby, CEO Avantra
We talk to long time collaborator John Appleby in his new role as CEO Avantra, a firm providing tools for SAP customers that aims to make their day to day lives easier. John is uniquely positioned to discuss SAP operations as one who grew up as a BASIS consultant, has worked in many areas of SAP apps and on the H|ANA system.
2020-02-24
27 min
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diginomica Episode #74 - talking hyperscalers with Chris Kernaghan
Chris Kernaghan and I discuss the merits of each of the hyperscalers in the context of heterogeneous landscapes and especially in situations where you are considering a significant transition. The obvious scenario is SAP ECC to S/4HANA but there will be others.
2019-10-31
47 min
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diginomica Episode #73 - SAP TechEd 2019 Barcelona with Matthias Steiner
Den scored a conversation with Matt Steiner, newly minted head of product at Neptune (diginomica partner) for his take as a partner with SAP at TechEd 2019
2019-10-13
11 min
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diginomica - Episode 72 - Den and Dick do the SAP TechED 2019 wrap
Our personal take on the show
2019-10-10
33 min
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diginomica Episode #71 - SAP SuccessCoonnect 2019 preview with Brandon Toombs
Den listens to Brandon Toombs as he sets out his expectations and wishlist for the upcoming SAP SuccessConnect 2019 event. There's a lot of talk about payroll.
2019-09-11
52 min
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diginomica Episode #70 - Jarret Pazahanick and the Wild West of SuccessFactors implementations
In this entertaining conversation, Den and Jarret chew the fat about how the SuccessFactors implementation landscape remains something of a Wild West. Bonus points for listening all the way through - and we could have gone on a LOT longer. Extra bonus points for Jarret's tips on using LinkedIn to create a large network of interested practitioners in the field.
2019-08-20
56 min
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Diginomica Episode #69 - Frank Scavo on build v buy
There is a change a-coming as more enterprises turn to a build rather than buy mode of operation - sometimes including back office functions for which you'd think there's plenty of COTS choice. We discuss this topic with Frank Scavo, CEO Strativa/Computer Economics.
2019-07-08
31 min
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Diginomica Episode #68 - G2's Mike Fauscette on the new data for buying decision makers
In this candid conversation, Mike Fauscette, who heads G2's data analysis unit talks methodologies and what buyers are looking for in data-driven buying decisions.
2019-06-25
31 min
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Diginomica Episode #67 - Neptune talks about Bloodmates
My good friend Abesh Battacharjee talks about the genesis of a project designed to support Bloodmates, a non-profit in India that is trying to make access to blood much easier than it is today.
2019-06-19
06 min
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Diginomica Episode #66 - Phil Wainewright in conversation with Rick Nucci, CEO Guru
While working at Dell Boomi, Rick Nucci, co-founder Boomi and now CEO Guru found that internal sharing systems didn't work. Guru attempts to solve this problem. Phil took the opportunity to record a conversation with Rick while at a Slack event so this one has the added bonus of being set to music.
2019-06-19
14 min
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Diginomica Episode #65 - Den in conversation with Rachel Happe on the results of the 10th annual CR Survey
Rachel Happe and Den get into a wide-ranging discussion covering the results of the 10th annual Community Roundtable and some of the big issues that community leaders are addressing. Everything from measurement difficulty through to holding raitonal business conversations and on to diversity and the problems of those who are disempowered feature in this near hour long conversation.
2019-06-13
56 min
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Diginomica Episode #64 - Den in conversation with Mico Yuk and Clive Boulton re: Salesforce acquiring Tableau
This week, Salesforce announced it is acquiring Tableau for an eye-popping $15bn. That was a 42% premium on the previous close. The deal is expected to close Q3 2019. There's plenty to like about this deal but we don't ignore the larger market impact, what it means for SAP and BOBJ or Microsoft Power BI and Google.
2019-06-11
51 min
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Diginomica Episode #63 - Phil Wainewright and Uri Sarid, CTO Mulesoft on the Coherence Economy
The Coherence Economy is a new topic for me. Mulesoft has been talking about this for just over a year and in this recording, Phil Wainewright digs into the topic with Uri Sarid, CTO Mulesoft. As a teaser, Sarid had this to say last year: An economic revolution occurs not when an innovation becomes possible, but when it becomes practical. We’re on the verge of a new economy.
2019-06-10
23 min
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Diginomica Episode #62 - Rose Hayes, JLL on digital transformation and Workfront
This week I met with Rose Hayes, VP at JLL. We had a wide-ranging conversation about the impact of change and how Workfront is facilitating fresh approaches to processes within the firm.
2019-06-07
27 min
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Diginomica Episode #61 - Zoholics, ASOS print skirts and a Googley cloud
From today's smorgasbord: A conversation with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian – solving the enterprise multi-cloud problem. ASOS profit collapse highlights the importance of animal print skirts as well as working tech. Zoholics 2019 review – Zoho One customer Purolite shares lessons on cloud adoption and adapting to change.
2019-04-11
04 min
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Diginomica Episode #60 - the thieving content edition
Anyone who has created content knows its hard work so imagine our chagrin to find that DynamicsFocus is stealing our and other publishers' content. Here's the story and this is the site. And here's Stuart's opinion about the person in question: https://twitter.com/WhoStu/status/1116296826259476485 Better still: Well, I got a reply from our content thief. It's not an apology, Opens with "Hey Jackass", goes on to complain about "badgering" about "the stupid articles". Not a shred of repentance, just that he'll take the"stupid articles" down. @alexscroxton @bryanglick @ldignan @bob...
2019-04-11
11 min
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Diginomica Episode #59 - SuccessFactors success, NetSuite wrap and colorful insights with Blue Prism
Links to today's stories: How MercadoLibre built a learning culture to keep up with its growth – an SAP SuccessFactors story. Blue Prism shows its colours around the rise of the ‘Digital Worker’ NetSuite opens up its Brainyard to share the knowledge ...and of course, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is never far from our thoughts: Facebook wins on BS points as TV interview with “very idealistic” Zuckerberg fails to land a blow
2019-04-09
02 min
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Diginomica Episode #58 - Phil Wainewright in conversation with Tom Keiser, COO Zendesk
Phil Wainewright gets up close and personal with Tom Keiser, COO Zendesk in a wide-ranging discussion about the world of in-store retail technology, the challenges some firms experience and how this dovetails to XaaS.
2019-04-05
15 min
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Diginomica Episode #57 - the big catch up edition
Apologies for being so slow this week - it's been one of those weeks where project mayhem got in the way of just about everything else. Anyhoo - better late than never and here's what we have for you today: Vendors aren’t helping us to build agile HR, says Deutsche Telekom exec Adobe Summit 2019 – how Avianca Airlines is facing the transformation challenge Regulate me! Does Mark Zuckerberg really want government to stage an intervention? Oracle CEO Mark Hurd on moving NetSuite to the Oracle Cloud Build diver...
2019-04-04
05 min
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Diginomica Episode #56 - Phil Wainewright in conversation with Jason Maynard at SuiteWorld19
Phil and Jason shoot the breeze on all things digital, XaaS etc while puncturing myths about blockchain, chatbots and other esoteric technologies too numerous to mention.
2019-04-04
16 min
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Diginomica Episode #55 - a conversation with James Norwood, EVP episerver
It's been quite a while since I spoke with James Norwood, EVP episerver, a firm that has been quietly building a reputation as a CMS platform for building digital experiences. The company is doing well and is now under new ownership with growth as its mandate. In this conversation we talk omni-channel and personalization.
2019-04-01
29 min
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Diginomica Episode #54 - AI burgers with McDonalds, more Graph database users and Adobe Summit analysis.
Links from the digest: You want AI with that? McDonald’s latest tech gambit gets highly personal ‘Streaming data, but screaming staff!’ – Ciena turns to Graph to solve customer issues Adobe Summit 2019 analysis – CX hype is countered by Chegg’s digital turnaround story
2019-03-29
03 min
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Diginomica Episode #53 - graph databases, horrible regulation and open source shenanigans
Here's the links for today's stories - enjoy: Censorship or fair play? European Parliament takes step closer to controversial copyright regime, but will Big Tech fight back? How Graph offered a Eureka! moment for a UK SMB Open source is free – yeah, right!
2019-03-28
03 min
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Diginomica Episode #52 - the Carry on Brexit edition
On today's show Oracle Cloud, Subscription Economics and Internet Regulation. Burgers, toothbrushes and flatpack furniture – Zuora CEO points to Subscription Economy transformation boom Regulation or hesitation – how to manage the internet? The story so far… Regulation or hesitation – how to manage the internet? Where we go next… Why Sportable Scoreboards moved to cloud ERP, and what they’ve learned about change – Oracle MBX ’19.
2019-03-26
03 min
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Diginomica Episode - #51 - Jon Reed and Brian Sommer summarise the themes from Oracle CX/MBX
After 2 days of intense sessions, Jon and Brian get into the issues that bother them about software-driven CX. Top of mind? Creepiness.
2019-03-21
25 min
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Diginomica Episode - #50 - a two-for yet again with more retail, more use cases, some SAP talk and more
Apologies to those who like to think we're regular. It's a taxing time at the moment but the upside is that you get a two-fer and a turkey. What's that turkey thing about? Here's the link. It's priceless.
2019-03-20
04 min
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Diginomica Episode #49 - Alex Shootman, CEO Workfront and Den discuss the themes in Done Right
When I interviewed Alex Shootman, CEO Done Right I had some open questions, based on my review from the beginning of the year. This was my opportunity to get answers. There are useful insights and an update that will prove invaluable for people trying to discover what 'modern work' means and how leaders can make work a rewarding experience.
2019-03-18
45 min
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Diginomica Episode #48 - SAP Nation 3.0, Manifest Destiny with Vinnie Mirchandani
Vinnie Mirchandani and I discuss the big themes that came out of his new book SAP Nation 3.0 (pre-order here.) There's plenty to enjoy and unpack in what I think is his best book of recent times.
2019-03-18
41 min
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Diginomica Episode #47 - the UK government edition
Derek's wondermissive includes Thinking about the social impact - a report on how the UK government is contemplating the inclusion of social metrics in deals. If this is an area you care about then you can provide your feedback here. the shocking state of Bank of England procurement in The Bank of England needs to modernise ASAP while we also have the UK Government gets tough on digital competition
2019-03-18
06 min
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Diginomica.- Episode #46 Retail, manufacturing and video marketing
Quite the selection today with more retail roundup stories around omnichannel, manufacturing ERP and video marketing advice.
2019-03-14
02 min
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Diginomica - Episode #45 - a two-for as Den catches up on the week's news
Apologies for missing yesterday's show. I have a good reason - and it was not 'the dog ate my homework' - tune in to find out what happened. On today's show, we have ECM revista, two important pieces about International Women's Day, apprenticeships, spend management and taxis. My favorite quote from one of the stories: I hate the dogma behind modern methodologies. Of course we use Agile but we also use Waterfall. We are “experience led and product centric” with rapid feature iteration, but we also run traditional projects. The question is always, are we...
2019-03-13
04 min
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Diginomica - Episode #44 Phil Wainewright and FinancialForce CEO Tod Nielsen talk XaaS
Phil Wainewright, who coined the term XaaS for 'everything-as-a-service' sits down with Tod Nielsen, CEO FinancialForce to discuss the topic. Nielsen provides three examples of customers who are building out their service economies. It is early days and the vendors are ahead of customers in understanding how XaaS works and what needs to be put in place but this conversation provides a good start to the topic.
2019-03-13
14 min
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Diginomica - Episode #43 - UK government roundup
Derek duPreez provides the words for this show. Links to appropriate content: How do you solve a problem like identity? Government-as-a-Platform agenda Going global with G-Cloud We still don’t know how to effectively manage a contract and the Public Accounts Committee released a damning report Elsewhere, Derek says: If you’re going to read a blog this week, read Richard Pope and James Darling’s Medium post about where we are at in terms of progressing digital government.
2019-03-11
05 min
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Diginomica - Episode #42 - the SAP restructuring
This is a shortened and slightly nuanced version of the 2,500 word opus I penned yesterday on the topic - SAP’s restructuring – Hunger Games, Game of Thrones or both? - there's a lot to digest.
2019-03-07
17 min
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Diginomica Episode #41 - sales and growth at Target and Salesforce plus commentary on SAP re-org
Target goes to prove that its omnichannel strategy is working - and that Stuart was right. Bonus points for this additional story: Delivering digital growth – how Target’s store-as-hub strategy paid off Plus an upbeat Salesforce as it targets (sic) $28 billion in revenue. Then we have the idea of 'gated offerings' as a way of personalizing for customers. Hmmm...I'm a tad skeptical as personalization is very tough to get right. As an added extra, I talk about this week's reorganization at SAP. The company seems to have taken a strange posit...
2019-03-06
05 min
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Diginomica - Episode #40 - the full on retail edition with Macys, JC Penney, Lowes, Home Depot and GAP
We've had a lot of retail coverage recently. Much of it has been unfortunate. Old Navy widens the gap between its omni-channel future and The GAP’s legacy retail present Lowe’s and Home Depot – home improvement retailers in search of digital fixing up JC Penney CEO – we need to re-establish “the foundations of retail” despite years of digital transformation Macy’s – another year, another restructuring, but there are omni-channel retail successes and our Breaking Bad just has to be seen to be believed
2019-03-05
02 min
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Diginomica -Episode #39 - the XaaS edition
Phil Wainewright's XaaS positioning has gained considerable attention in the last year. Here is a precis of his first update to our d·book The XaaS Effect. Included links are: XaaS virtuous cycle of engage-monitor-improve. How Bosch has replaced its old 7-layer hierarchy with a matrix of 54 separate teams of less than a dozen people each and fintech startup Monzo is a showcase for rapid decision-making enabled by its use of Slack. Here too, cross-functional teams have become the norm. It may be fashionable to demolish hierarchies, but the trend toward flat...
2019-03-04
04 min
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Diginomica Episode #38 - the public sector edition
This is a podcast that talks to the newsletter that Derek duPreez curates. It includes stories about data sharing in the context of the NHS, an interview with Karl Hoods CDIO at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and some thoughts about Matt Hancock's recent bans on pagers and fax machines. Derek also shares a few tweets that come from alternative voices. Check this status update.
2019-02-28
06 min
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diginomica Episode #37 - open source databases, end to end NetSuite and more
On today's agenda - construction, media streaming and open source. Includes a hard-hitting customer story. And...such important news...
2019-02-28
03 min
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Diginomica Episode #36 - a consultant's view of cloud implementations with SAP Business ByDesign
In this 26 minute conversation, Den speaks with Robert Townley, a deeply experienced ERP consultant who, in the last 5 years has turned his attention to cloud deployments. Why? They deliver value and that is something that is seen as important from, of all places, the PE market. Robert is a firm believer in what BYD offers but like others he wishes SAP did a better job of helping the partner ecosystem.
2019-02-28
27 min
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Diginomica Episode #35 - in which Jon Reed scores a session with Joe McKendrickt MariaDB's customer event
Much of what is discussed here is about the change in training needed to help IT people better understand the business. Lo-code and No code may be fashion mots du jour but they count for little if the developer doesn't have a good sense of what business problem is at stake. Simply asking to help with digital transformation doesn't cut it.
2019-02-27
21 min
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Diginomica Episode #34 - the 'she said 'simples'' edition
On today's agenda, Marks & Spencer's tilt at Ocado, manufacturing excellence (aka dumping the spreadsheet), motoring mayhem in the modern city and a ministerial meerkat. You have to be British to get this last one but trust me, it's worth it.
2019-02-27
02 min
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Diginomica - Episode #33 - the don't mention the gays edition
On today's agenda, digital burgers, ethical crises and cloudy success - and a sad dose of Breaking Bad bigotry.
2019-02-26
03 min
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Diginomica Episode #32 - more customer stories inc Walmart, Fabuwood Carpentry and Accuride
Each customer story provides a different angle on the work companies are undertaking to further their digital transformation journeys. Accuride is especially interesting as it plays off a podcast I recorded with CIO Paul Wright. We've been following this firm for 4 years and the story keeps improving, despite multiple technology providers plus M&A in the mix.
2019-02-21
02 min
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Diginomica Episode #31 - plenty of use cases including SAP Business ByDesign, Boomi and Man U
It's the use case edition folks with awesome success stories that feed directly into topics that matter in the 21st century.
2019-02-20
02 min
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Aspen Pumps - implementing SAP Business ByDesign across multiple countries
I have a fascinating conversation with Jonathan Phillips who leads the SAP Business ByDesign implementations at Aspen Pumps, a mid-sized UK based manufacturer of condensate pumps. There are tremendous lessons to be learned about how to establish a successful, mission-driven culture.
2019-02-19
31 min
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Diginomica Episode #29 - the pants off edition
I kid you not - this is indeed the pants off edition. Before we get to that though we're talking Avon, reproductive rights and a thumbs down for financial wellness in the context of HR issues. Pants off? Check this:
2019-02-19
03 min
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Diginomica Episode - #28 - Paul Wright, CIO Accuride describes his SAP, Workday and Plex landscape
Accuride, a supplier of wheels for the trucking industry is on an implementation journey that includes Plex, Workday and SAP. The story has important implications for those faced with disparate landscapes and where the prospect of getting to a 'one-size fits all' doesn't fit. In this story, Paul Wright, Accuride's CIO explains what is happening and why. For example, we easily forget that different geographies have different laws concerning the export of data, which, in turn, changes the technology decision dynamic. Similarly, some countries have poor internet connectivity making the choice of moving to th...
2019-02-17
21 min
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Diginomica Episode - #27 - Jon and Den talk about new things we're doing and enterprise angst
Jon and Den get together to talk about some of the things we're thinking about as diginomica moves into its 7th year. We also talk about some of the things we didn't get to during the week and how the independent analysts are firing up a new type of conversation that focuses on what customers want in the 21st century. Check out diginomica.com for a write up that includes a bunch of links on the topics we discuss.
2019-02-17
13 min
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Diginomica Episode #26 - DJ Adams on community, livestreaming and beer
DJ Adams is one of my all-time heroes as both a proponent of open source and teacher/mentor to children who he encourages to learn coding skills in his home town of Manchester. He's coming up to a year as an 'evangelist' in the developer relations team at SAP. It's been a year of experimentation including the recent launch of his own live streaming show where he talks and writes code in real time. We talk about these issues and the many challenges involved in creating a podcast or live stream that people want to lis...
2019-02-11
39 min
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Diginomica Episode #25 - Lora Cecere on the broken supply chain
Lora Cecere has spent her entire career working in the supply chain arena as both practitioner and analyst. Most recently, she delivered a message to practitioners that says we're looking at supply chains from the wrong end of the proverbial telescope. Instead of looking inside out we should be looking outside in, focusing on value-based outcomes driven by market signals and not, as is currently the case, based on the primacy of orders as the lead indicator for what should be planned for in the supply chain. It's a wakeup call for a world where healthcare is moving to...
2019-02-08
50 min
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Diginomica Episode #24 - the 'Gucci's marketing sucks' edition
On today's agenda, New Relic's smart acquisition, gig economics that don't make sense and non-integrating integrators who drive Brian mad. And because you can't make this stuff up - check out the image below:
2019-02-07
03 min
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Diginomica Episode #23 - taking the non-GAAP mavens to task with Francine McKenna
If you don't know Francine McKenna then you should. I first fell across Francine many moons ago when she was putting out re: the auditors, an in-depth look at the audit profession and how it fails investors. Today, Francine has a regular beat on Marketwatch that again talks of the issues behind corporate reporting. In today's call we discussed the problems around non-GAAP reporting and how it is out of control yet no-one wants to address the fundamental issue of companies reporting whatever the heck they like ahead of filing the 10-K. There's a timebomb ti...
2019-02-06
34 min
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Diginomica Episode #22 - the state of the union edition
On today's agenda, a great conversation about Dreams and Details as authored by Jim Snabe, chairman of Siemens, a Googley cloudy newspaper courtesy of The Telegraph and 'street' retail via Ralph Lauren...and something for Brexit fans. Plus the added bonus of a smidgeon of British humor. If it flummoxes you then check out what Americans thought of our erstwhile comedians Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.
2019-02-06
03 min
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Diginomica Episode #21 - Ocado, data fear and inclusivity
Excuse the banging sounds at the beginning. The mice upstairs are dancing while wearing hobnail boots.
2019-02-05
03 min
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Diginomica Episode #20 - shoes, Service Now and bad optics
We're late I know but then there's a good reason. I was on a 3-day death march to move and set up a new office. It's all done now but boy was it a PITA - literally, as I discovered muscles I'd forgotten about, in my rear end no less.
2019-02-03
03 min
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Diginomica - Episode #19 - Raven Intel on HR implementation myth busting
I scored a scratchy call with Bonnie and Michelle of Raven Intel, a new HR analyst firm that hosts peer-reviewed implementation stories and assessments. It makes for an interesting conversation.
2019-01-30
37 min
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DIginomica Episode #18 - the man bun edition
A fun packed show that covers a red-headed bastard child, digital tax services and an updated users story. Where does the man bun fit in? There's a cracking joke at the end.
2019-01-30
05 min
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Diginomica Episode #17 - Starbucks on a bike, SAP numbers and the 5th industrial revolution
It's all happening today folks with SAP shocking some with news of an €800-950 million significant restructuring plan, Starbucks putting your coffee on a bike (?!) and Marc Benioff, CEO Salesforce announcing the 5th Industrial Revolution.
2019-01-29
04 min
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Rachel Happe - community matters
Community has been something of a Cinderella but Rachel Happe believes that 2019 will be a breakthrough year. Hear how she parses this long running story out. You might be surprised at some of the benefits.
2019-01-28
51 min
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Diginomica Episode #15 - the bigger slice of pie edition and an audio graphic
On today's agenda, the digital skills crisis at Davos and leadership from Infor and Zoho. And for those who like a little imagery? We have Writer's Clock. Check it out - I am so getting one of these.
2019-01-24
03 min
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Diginomica Episode #14 - more GDPR than you can shake a stick at and a fresh dawn for enterprise apps
Den and Chris provide different angles to the GDPR story both in the context of Brexit and data privacy. In other news, Phil explores the new wave of enterprise apps that are coming down the pipe, enabled by technologies like Workata, Mulesfot and Dell Boomi. BTW - this is called the Dyson sucks edition but you'll have to listen through to the end to get the context.
2019-01-23
04 min
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Diginomica Episode #13 - GDPR, downbeat Davos, upbeat HCM and a new partner
On today's agenda, Davos opens with some downbeat assessments, GDPR's impact is positive and a powerful HCM use case. Oh - and a new diginomica partner to welcome onboard - Neptune Software.
2019-01-22
03 min
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Diginomica Episode #12 - Vijay Vijayasankar on leadership, transformation and cricket
Last weekend I caught up with my old buddy Vijay Vijayasankar who is building a practice within IBM that serves the market for change. While we didn't talk about his role in the company I wanted to get his thoughts around the question of leadership and how that works in the modern enterprise. Vijay provides us with plenty of examples around how things work, how he learns and what he sees going o win the marketplace. Towards the end we get into a discussion about the lessons that can be drawn from the world of Te...
2019-01-21
47 min
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Diginomica Episode #11 - Jon Reed at NRF with ThreeKit
During this week's hectic NRF show, Jon Reed recorded a podcast with ThreeKit. The background noise is a bit distracting but the content is up there as interesting on innovation for a show that attracts thousands of participants. He mentions getting his face into a VR thing. Sheesh - the things we do for the benefit of those who consume our stuff.
2019-01-19
27 min
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Diginomica Episode #10 - a drains up conversation about securing IoT with Ockam
This conversation with the co-founders of Ockam is interesting at multiple levels. We discuss the value of open source, scratching an itch as a motivator and why securing IoT matters.
2019-01-17
38 min
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Diginomica Episode #9 - data filled chicken, putting the brakes on automotive and data warehouses RIP (not)
On today's agenda, Jon gobbles up some fast food thinking at NRF Live, driverless cars are on the road(map) and the data warehouse ain't dead yet.
2019-01-16
03 min
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Diginomica Episode #8 - NRF faces off, Apttus gets a new CEO and GDPR-US is a-coming
Welcome to the latest Future Enterprise podcast where we showcase the best content from diginomica.
2019-01-15
03 min
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Diginomica Episode #7 - Sunil Pande on trust, pricing and more
In this special episode, we talk to Sunil Pande, CEO VersAccounts. We first came across the company two years ago, covering a couple of customers. Today, we wanted to talk to the issues of trust and pricing enterprise software for SMBs and the challenge that represents. It's a frank discussion.
2019-01-14
44 min
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Diginomica - Episode #6 - the Bezos didn't have a prenup edition
On today's agenda, SaaS, CRM, non-profits, digital skills and going beyond on omni-channel retail transformation, and, of course, that slight inconvenience of divorce for Jeff Bezos, CEO Amazon.
2019-01-10
05 min
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Diginomica - Episode #5 - a trip to Wales and India plus some CFO goodness
On today's agenda, we're off to Wales and India as well as checking in on Jobvite. contributions come from Stuart, Martin and Jon.
2019-01-09
03 min
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Diginomica - Episode #4 - the top 3 daily stories from diginomica
On today's agenda, a couple of strong use cases from Guardian Life (AWS) and AB InBev (customer knowledge) along with some Trumpian-economics related to the manufacturing sector - (yeah, they don't compute too well either.) Enjoy...
2019-01-08
04 min
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Diginomica - Episode #3 - a conversation with Tom Raftery on the future of clean energy, IoT and blockchain
Tom Raftery is a long time advocate for clean energy and while that has sometimes been a frustrating path to tread in the past, the last couple of years have seen enormous strides. In this episode, Tom talks to the excitement around energy generation innovation and especially storage, along with the place that IoT and the blockchain might take as we move forward. There are plenty of facts to draw upon with eye-popping numbers to keep you interested.
2019-01-08
40 min
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Diginomica Episode #2 Jan 4th, 2019 - culture and retail
Welcome to Episode #2 of diginomica's Future Talk. Episode #1 didn't suck to badly so suck on this folks and LMK what you think. Today's episode focuses on culture issues along with getting off to a flying retail - or rather failing retail - start.
2019-01-04
03 min
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Diginomica Episode #1 Jan 3rd, 2019 - what's all this then?
Introducing a revitalized podcast series for 2019 starting at Episode #1. As a guide, we'll be publishing the digiDaily in an MP3 format and distributing far and wide along with adding diginomica as an Alexa skill. The idea is to provide listeners with a hint at a selection of the things we are publishing on a day to day basis. We anticipate that each episode will be no longer than 4 minutes so readily digestible over breakfast or during a coffee/tea break. We won't get it right early on but we will try to suck less...
2019-01-03
03 min
Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
Den Howlett, Co-Founder of diginomica
Den Howlett provides strategic product direction support to a variety of enterprise vendors, along with delivering M&A due diligence services. The last five years, he’s been part of the founding team at diginomica, a media property that found a way of breaking away from the ad-driven model that dominates most digital media. Previously, he co-launched Information Week in the UK (1996-7) and was a contributor to numerous IT titles, winding up with a four-year stint at ZDNet. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more....
2018-12-11
23 min
The Internet of Things IoT Heroes show with Tom Raftery
Episode 28 - The Internet of Things, SAP Leonardo, and Sapphirenow reviewed by Diginomica's Jon Reed (aka @jonerp)
I had a chat recently my old friend Diginomica co-founder, content curator extraordinaire, and fellow Enterprise Irregular Jon Reed (@JonERP on Twitter) shortly after the big SAP Sapphire conference to get Jon's unique take on SAP, and the Internet of Things. We had a wide-ranging discussion about the Sapphirenow announcements (including the expanded Leonardo innovation portfolio), indirect access, missed opportunities at the keynotes, using machine learning to detect money laundering, and blockchain skepticism. Diginomica is at diginomica.com Jon is @JonERP on Twitter
2017-06-09
00 min
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Infosys' Abdul Razack on open source
Abdul Razack, EVP Platforms Infosys discusses the role of open source in his business and the impact on customer outcomes.
2015-08-28
09 min
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Cindy Jutras on diversity
Cindy Jutras talks about the role of women, diversity more generally and how Plex is encouraging women to participate in leadership.
2015-07-19
04 min
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Cindy Jutras on Plex
Cindy Jutras discusses the progress by Plex
2015-07-19
03 min
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Frank and Den talk Plex progress
Frank Scavo and Den Howlett discuss the progress Plex is making in its offering
2015-07-19
08 min
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Wearables at Fisher and Company
Fisher and Company has been using wearable technology for some years. Here's what they're doing, including some talk around Google Glass
2015-07-19
06 min