Large traditional banks have enjoyed a strong position for many years, one may say a monopoly position. Everybody needs financial services, and therefore everybody needs a bank. So for many years the large banks have benefited...
Category - Technology
Public Sentiment About Artificial Intelligence Through my Twitter and on LinkedIn feeds I see a lot of postings about technology. Many (primarily technology experts) write about the massive potential of technologies, for example...
Knowledge Sharing; Capacity Building How will the future of Customs administrations look like in a few years? Which data and technologies can Customs deploy, and how? This week I spent a day at the World Customs Organization...
The Proliferation Of Technology A few of my previous blogs discuss the proliferation of technology, and the increasing amount of insights that technology companies generate about technology users. The underlying goal is to tailor...
How Does Football Fit Into The Amazon’s Business Model? Amazon recently won a broadcast deal in which it bought the rights to stream UK football (soccer) Premier League matches from 2019 until 2022. The service will be...
Reflecting on Technology Trends Driven by my participation in an IoT conference last week, I re-read Gartner’s article laying out Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2018. I focused on thinking about the future of...
Tim Cook’s statement that there is no such thing and there has not been such thing as the Apple Data Business is difficult to believe, in my opinion. Here is my view on the data business of Apple and its in today’s...
The Amazon Business Model: How Do You Grow If You’re Already The Largest? Founded in 1994, in 2015 Amazon became the fastest company ever to reach $100 billion in annual sales. Once Amazon has become the global major book...
What Is UBER? This week I heard an interesting presentation by UBER, presenting the company’s mobility vision. This vision goes fay beyond a taxi company. I use the term “taxi company” because this term is often used in...
IoT Conference Conferences are good places to learn what’s happening in the industry, to hear new ideas (and reflect on what their impact on you is) and to extend your professional network. Today I will share insights from an...