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The Challenge and Reality of Big Data
Some things in life are inevitable: death, taxes and the ability of the tech sector to create acronyms and overly-hyped buzzwords. Today, I’m going to address the latest of those buzzwords, Big Data,...
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How Imagine Cup Helps Companies Invest in Innovators of Tomorrow
The following is a guest blog post by Roberto Pietra, Avanade VP of Human Resources for Europe, Africa, Latin America. Innovation is a hot topic in business circles today. It is fueling the next...
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London Olympics: Big Event, Big Expectations
Working in London has given me a first-hand view of the preparations for the 2012 London Olympics starting this weekend, where the world will be watching as over 200 countries go for gold. Four years...
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The Changing Role of the IT Architect: If You’re Not Part of the Solution,...
One of the defining trends in the evolution of computing has been the increasing diffusion of platform and control. Today, we have moved from a single mainframe tended by a small team of specialist...
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The Demise of the Workstation
We’re living and working in an era of transformation. The way most people work has changed significantly from how we worked a few years ago. Capabilities like mobility and enterprise collaboration are...
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Innovation Enabling Business Change
September not only marks the beginning of changing seasons, but it also is the start to Avanade’s fiscal year. At 13, Avanade is now a teenager – and as those of you with teenage children can attest,...
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Setting the Framework for Productive Collaboration
In my last blog post, I said that we’re living and working in an era of transformation. Technologies like mobility and enterprise collaboration are changing the way businesses operate. At Avanade, we...
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Windows 8 Means Big Opportunities for the Long Term
When Steve Ballmer took the stage in March 2010 at University of Washington to make a very public commitment that Microsoft was “all in” when it comes to cloud computing, he marshaled 70% of his global...
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2013 Tech Trends: The Hyper-Convergence Effect
One of the reasons I enjoy my role in Avanade is because I get to have discussions with major customers around disruptive technology shifts (such as cloud) and how they will make a difference to their...
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2013 Tech Trends: The Amplification Loop
2012 has been a very exciting time to be in the IT industry. The much talked about four mega tech trends of Cloud, BigData, Social Computing and Mobility have started to converge and their combined...
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My 3 Tips for Mastering the “Superpower”
Code.org, a non-profit foundation dedicated to growing computer programming education, recently did a high-profile short film (see below) with digital heroes like Gates, Zuckerberg and Dorsey talking...
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6 Traits of Successful Leaders in the Digital Business
In one of my previous posts, I mentioned the Digital Business and how the really successful organizations are the ones that seem to have “a digital mindset,” an instinct for how to creatively use...
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Opportunities and Change: How Technology Evolves Our Business
I recently had the chance to participate in a panel discussion in hosted by the Financial Times on technology and innovation in Canada. Dubbed as the FT Global Investment Series: Focus on Canada, my...
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Can Technology Change Lives for the Better? (Part 1)
Can technology change lives for the better? Or is it “all about the money?” Is IT used to positively influence our society? Or is its role primarily to help businesses increase revenue and lower...
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5 Tips to Transform Business through Technology, Experience, and Process
A few weeks ago, Dan O’Hara, our global Mobility lead and I completed a Work Redesigned roadshow across APAC, meeting with nearly a dozen customers across several cities from a variety of industries to...
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Cultivating a Passion for Technology at Avanade
Innovation is at the core of everything we do at Avanade. We aim to be at the forefront of adapting to the latest technologies and trends for both our client’s sake and our own. Megatrends like the...
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What a Difference 10 Years Makes for Technology Delivery
A lot can change over the course of a decade. That has certainly been the case for Avanade. Back in 2003, we had just established our company presence in India. Today, we have seven offices across...
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Leveraging the Power of Global Teams to Drive Successful IT Project Delivery
You can call a global workforce by many names—global presence, worldwide network, global teams, and the list goes on. The essence of all of this nomenclature is that the IT industry has truly ‘gone...
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Compliance in the Digital Enterprise
Technology compliance is an increasingly complex and important area of focus for today’s CIOs. As CIO of Avanade, I have to ensure that our network is protected, and our employees are acting in a way...
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