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Four Implications of the Internet of Things for Business

By John Julius Sviokla | Published May 20, 2010

I believe we will see a 10,000 to 100,000 increase in the number of computers, phones, devices and living things attached to the internet in the next 5-10 years — what many are calling “the internet of things“.  We have probably already passed the.

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Do Your Knowledge Workers Have a “Bitsmith”?

By John Julius Sviokla | Published May 8, 2010

Along with my colleagues Jeff Hesse and Terry Holliday, I have been trying to understand what makes some teams of knowledge workers more productive than others. In particular, we have focused on people who work in firms that create lots of value as measured.

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Will the CIO Lose the C?

By John Julius Sviokla | Published April 1, 2010

Co-authored with Chris Curran There is some disturbing new data for the role of the CIO. Thomas Wailgum of CIO.com says, “Given the… warning signs, it’s easy to speculate that the CIO’s role and the department’s sovereign power might be slip-sliding away.” Half of.

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Are You Swimming in Data? Three benefits of Data Visualization

By John Julius Sviokla | Published November 17, 2009

“A good sketch is better than a long speech…” — a quote often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte The ability to visualize the implications of data is as old as humanity itself, and due to the vast quantities, sources, and sinks of data being pumped.

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The CIO: The duck billed platypus of the C-suite

By John Julius Sviokla | Published September 24, 2009

This post is co-authored with Chris Curran Information technology is the only part of the business which is both a line and a staff function.  IT not only supports the entire business, but also helps to “make the donuts”.  For example, at a retail.

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