WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation

WHY IT MATTERS: insights to remain buzzword compliant in the world of data management ;-)

WHY IT MATTERS: indeed a better place to start with autonomous electric vehicles appears to be a tractor in a field. And looking at John Deere over the past few years AI and big data are the way to go.

Other interesting articles: 

https://electrek.co/2022/01/04/john-deere-takes-a-step-into-the-future-with-first-fully-autonomous-tractor/ 

https://venturebeat.com/2022/01/07/how-john-deere-created-its-autonomous-tractor/

especially this one on the future of farming that includes other futuristic applications of AI and self driving.

https://www.deere.co.uk/en/agriculture/future-of-farming/

WHY IT MATTERS: I am not big on surveys other than for the guidance they provide about how people actually use their systems. Here, the survey sheds light on many of the features and use cases in BI.

WHY IT MATTERS: I like the way RSG bundles solutions in categories that make sense and often are unique in the research landscape (as opposed say to gartner and forrester). Yet their analysis, and this post, highlight that the world of Customer Data Platforms - CDPs - remains confusing at best. 

WHY IT MATTERS: I find all these trends *very* theoretical, approaching mumbo-jumbo status, don't you?

WHY IT MATTERS: this report from gartner review the top 12 buzzword you need to master for your geek xmas cocktail conversations ;-) As often with these, they are very generic and could end up being very difficult to implement. Nevertheless they point in the right direction, globally.

WHY IT MATTERS: remember when big data and advanced analytics were big buzzwords? Not anymore, they are part of the business as usual and I find interesting that Microsoft is way out there alone in the right corner. But true, their powerBI tools are everywhere...

WHY IT MATTERS: tools for BI and analytics remain more popular than ever. Microsoft claims the top spot again and given the large penetration of Microsoft in organizations with office365 I find it hard to believe when their solutions are not used more than they are...

WHY IT MATTERS: Google has been capturing and translating data for a very long time and by doing so it can provide digital services that way better than anything else their competitors can do. This example of maps is just one in many but this one is particularly well documented. Kudos.

WHY IT MATTERS: the world economic forum keeps putting out great reports on the impact of digital transformation. I love the illustrations, great summary of key trends and their adoption. Must read.

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

In today's eCommerce world, winners do not limit themselves to building great catalogs and payment processing experience. They actively analyze data to understand customer behaviour, to provide them with exceptional information to speed-up their shopping experience, but also maybe make them buy more or more expensive products. This is a great example of such a data analysis by grocery shopping leader instacart. It provides amazing insights into grocery shopping but also has open sourced the data for others to benefit.

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

Based on a detailed report, this article provides a chockful of stats about investments in certain technologies. Although based on a survey, it confirms certain trends that are widely accepted - so there should be no surprises for readers of this blog.