WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation

This new blog reference is much welcomed as it provides insights into one of the best cloud service.  What is of particular interest to me is the stories about actual solutions of actual websites and the solutions they have put in place. To me, case studies are the best form of guidance, as it provides concrete solutions that help you understand not only what to do but often what not to do.

Another essential reference along those lines is the High Performance Websites blog by Steve Souders, which consistently provides useful case studies and examples of solutions to make websites go faster.

These reference architectures date back to early 2013 but are still valid. They provide interesting guidance for architects looking to build an eCommerce solution on top of the Amazon Web Service platform.

They also provide very useful insight into eCommerce architecture on its own. Just the fact that Amazon recommends a split between front-end ( the transactional part, where customers shop, with the usage of caching and noSQL database for speed and flexibility), the checkout (which includes all pick/pack activities and the very secure payment and credit card processing) and the marketing (where very dynamic and personalized product recommendations live), should all be reasons for architects to consider a similar partition in their own architectures.

Very techno-geeky summary of a nanotechnology paper. This is for all my microelectronics friends and also to anyone that believes we are at end of evolution possible with microelectronics. We have indeed reached the limits of the current technologies but new ones like this come in play to carry moore's law further.

The singularity is near will happen.

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Digital Transformation- We Haven't Seen Anything Yet: 3 min video worth watching via @capgemini http://sco.lt/5YVBnV

Useful insight if you are getting into the field and plan to develop your own app or device. Otherwise, probably too geeky... ;-)

The need to improve data centers as we grow our cloud usage when moving to digital continues. Connectivity between servers is key as this article shows.

It also reminds me of an Aviva case study I reviewed in the past where the digital transformation to improve internal communications required a massive re-engineering of the telecom infrastructure between offices because it was not appropriate for the increase in trafic that video communications would bring. I recommend you listen to the following:

Aviva case study (video)- Driving Business Transformation with Visual Communications Solutions http://sco.lt/59RdOj

essential equipment for road warriors and normal people as well. Digital transformations are often plague with technology limitations. Today, battery life is one of them!

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Wow. Another example of digital disruption. It means a lot to all those holding copyright. The message: share, embrace the web otherwise people will bypass you.

I always like these quadrants. Not so much for the rating or the position of bubbles, triangles, or squares but for the insight it provides into the trends of the day. 

I always appreciate Dion's viewpoint as he often tries to make sense of ideas and concepts that float around without much structure. In this case, the list is worth reading, if only to keep up to speed with the buzzwords (I did not know there was such a thing a "the quantified enterprise" - wow).

Moreover, as I've been trying to help my clients handle the "enterprise 2.0" since its early days, I find that what was initially a fairly well defined concept (bringing social into the enterprise) has now grown into a mix-grill of digital technologies - which is much in-line with the digital transformation of businesses I care so much about.

I like this chart because it is in line with the singularity concept that Ray Kurzweil has been touting since he wrote the book the singularity is near. In a nutshell, things happen at an exponential pace, each new technology building from the previous ones. 

What this shows is how soon (2020's) we may have autonomous driving cars. It starts to ask very good questions such as what will happen when cars drive themselves, how will it transform society. 

I know I can't wait for it in the field of eCommerce, as it would solve some of the delivery issues.

Sounds too easy to be real but a great idea nevertheless. How could we use the same idea in other contexts?