Adaptation is the evolutionary process whereby an organism becomes better able to live in its habitat or habitats. Today, organizations and individuals alike are scrambling to learn how to thrive in this new paradigm we call “The Cloud.” It is an ambiguous entity much like “the force” which Obi-Wan explained, surrounds us, penetrates us, and […]
“Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.” These are the opening lyrics to the classic Pink Floyd song, Welcome to the Machine, off the Wish You Were Here album. It was also my theme song for many years. Companies today are undergoing a process called the Digital Transformation. The goal of this endeavor is to […]
Two weeks ago, I was blessed with the opportunity to go skiing in Park City, Utah at the Deer Valley Resort. As always, I stayed at an Airbnb, thus temporarily moving my Airbnb residence from Atlanta to Park City for four days. When you live at Airbnb, home can be anywhere. Whomever you send the […]
Our email address today has become the equivalent of our social security number in many ways. A majority of Internet sites today use a person’s email address as their username. Think about how many sites you access on a regular basis with your email address: Social media sites such as Facebook or LinkedIn Online payment […]
A couple of weeks ago I witnessed the arms race first hand. It isn’t a military arms race between the U.S. and China. It isn’t a political arms race between the democrats and republicans. It is the arms race occurring between Universities across the country, all vying to attract and retain students to their educational institutions. Like all arms […]
I used to live full time on a beautiful lake in middle Georgia. The view from the house was simply gorgeous (that is the view from the upper deck above) and the sunsets were breath taking. You would think that the first thought every morning was to look out the glass doors and gaze at […]
Few will debate that 2016 was the year of the disruptors. Whether it was the proliferation of industry disruptors such as Uber and Airbnb or political disruptions such as Brexit and the Presidential elections, the past twelve months have brought unprecedented levels of change, confusion and at times, disorder. To some degree, the fruition of […]
March 28, 2017
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