Tag: Disruption

The future of distribution is “almost” ready to take off

Every now and then our eyes capture the sight of a small and noisy object flying across the sky. Mostly, it takes us some time to figure out and identify the rare encounter, but once we do, everybody seems amazed and cannot stop following its trajectory. Yes, in case a drone popped into your mind… Read more The future of distribution is “almost” ready to take off

The fall of the greats - The Blockbuster Story

  The fall of the greats – The Blockbuster Story By Victor Moran   If someone had told me back in the early 2000’s that Blockbuster and Toys R’Us that by 2018 both companies would be closing all their stores I would have laughed. I remember a job fair at my campus where lines of… Read more The fall of the greats - The Blockbuster Story

Needy Consumers Impacting Growth of Cloud Computing

The shift to cloud computing is a demand every consumer subconsciously pushes. As our world transforms to one of instant need and flexibility, so must our technology. Specifically, our technology in what most of society is addicted to today: media and entertainment. Although media and entertainment have been popular in the past, there has been… Read more Needy Consumers Impacting Growth of Cloud Computing

Industries and Jobs Ripe for Disruption

Technologies disrupt the old and the new. Even those aware of new technologies and competitors are disrupted. This is true for companies, industries, and job fields (or collectively ‘Markets’). In this post, I want to explore a) types of disruption, b) determinants of disruptions, and c) markets primed for future disruption. Types of Disruption There… Read more Industries and Jobs Ripe for Disruption

Blockchain – a potential disruption agent in the healthcare industry

Do the buzzwords ‘bitcoin’ and ‘crypto tokens’ sound familiar? They do, right? Considering the gigantic impetus that several cryptocurrencies have triggered in recent times, chances are high that you came across such terminology on social media or your daily newsfeed. It certainly takes a lot of resources to keep track of the plethora of innovative… Read more Blockchain – a potential disruption agent in the healthcare industry

Triangular cross relationship between AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning

There has been noticed the prevalent use of the terms AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning embedded almost very fields now from innovations in the driverless vehicle to games such as poker, automating customer service using Chatbots, anomaly detection of next unavoidable breach in cyber security and opening doors to understanding the large-scale incredibly complex… Read more Triangular cross relationship between AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning

OpenStack:The next wave of disruption in the vendor cloud data center

OpenStack has grown and developed over the past 5 years, to the point where it is now generating serious attention from IT executives and developers around the world. While still a comparatively “young” technology, its potential is significant. The most obvious appeal of OpenStack is the open source nature of the platform, which gives users… Read more OpenStack:The next wave of disruption in the vendor cloud data center