Earlier this month, I traveled west to the City of Lights (Las Vegas) to attend Workday Rising 2018. No doubt, we all missed CEO Aneel Bhusri’s charismatic presence. But the show went on without a hitch for the 10,000+ who
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Dreamforce 18: And the Beat Goes On
Last week, I spent several days in San Fran at Dreamforce 18, Salesforce’s annual customer and partner party / gathering. While there were a total of 2,700 sessions, with many, many announcements made, two big takeaways clearly were center stage –
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Workday And Adaptive Insights: A Strong Pairing
Earlier today I opened my laptop for the first time in 10 days (after a glorious family vacation to Yellowstone) – to Workday’s announcement that it is acquiring Adaptive Insights for $1.55 billion (in cash), inclusive of $150 million in
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Pitney Bowes – Transformation in Process
Last week, I traveled to San Diego to participate in Pitney Bowes Software’s annual Industry Analyst Summit. I thoroughly enjoyed getting an update on the company’s progress, as I first engaged with the business unit nearly 10 years ago, a
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Adaptive Insights: Poised for Continued Growth
In mid-January 2018, I had the opportunity to catch up with Adaptive Insights’ VP of Product Marketing, who provided an informed update on the firm. Having followed Adaptive Insights for more than 10 years, I was gratified to learn that
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IBM Cloud Summit: Its All About the Data
In the emerging Age of Insight, or what Mike McNamara, CEO of Flex recently termed the Age of Intelligence, machine learning and artificial intelligence are becoming central to effective business strategy and decision making, product design and development, and all aspects
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Overcoming Our AI and Automation Fears
I am an optimist; always have been. That is why I find all of the growing anxiety around the advance of technology so fascinating. No doubt, the triad of Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation and big data are driving profound changes
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McNee Associates Is Officially Launched!
I am delighted to announce that McNee Associates officially launched earlier today – a new blog platform I will use to explore the key trends and technologies that are driving business innovation, and related topics. I’ve been tracking emerging and
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Workday Rising 2017: Signposts of an Evolving Strategy
Earlier this week, I attended Workday Rising 2017 in Chicago, along with 8,500 customers, prospects, partners and industry influencers. While there is little doubt that its HCM and Financial Management apps continue to drive the vast majority of its top-line
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