K’NEX’s Big Shift Online

December 14, 2017 by George V. Hulme 0 Comments

The tagline for U.S. construction toy maker K’NEX is “Building Worlds Kids Love.” Today, the multinational toy seller, which was founded in 1992, estimates that 90 percent of its interaction with consumers is digital, and K’NEX generates about 30 percent of its revenue online. By 2020, K’NEX expects those online sales to top 50 percent. […]

OECD Report Shows U.S. Leads in IoT, Lags in Robotics

December 1, 2017 by George V. Hulme 0 Comments

A newly published report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reveals the state of digital technology adoption, development and related research when it comes to digital transformation, manufacturing automation and providing skill sets for workers that will help carry them in the future. The “OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017” found […]

Research Firms Agree, Cloud Growth Continues to Soar

October 24, 2017 by George V. Hulme 0 Comments

Investment in all the various types of cloud computing has gone gangbusters in recent years, and for good reason: Cloud computing helps to cut cost, shorting time to market, provides unrivaled scale and reliability. This will only continue as enterprises continue to divest from on-premises infrastructure over the long term while seeking to scale the […]

Patrick McClory on Building Successful DevOps Organizations

July 6, 2017 by George V. Hulme 0 Comments

Patrick McClory has been writing code, managing DevOps and designing scalable application infrastructures for more than 10 years. Most recently, as COO and CTO of DualSpark, he served as an expert Amazon Web Services consultant, helping clients capitalize on the benefits of cloud architecture and design with modern and innovative software, infrastructure and automation strategies […]

IT Leadership Still Struggles to Satisfy the Business, Deliver Innovation

May 15, 2017 by George V. Hulme 0 Comments

If a recently published report by Salesforce is to be believed, the rest of IT leadership is starting to catch up with what IT leaders have long known: Business technology needs to be customer experience-driven. This year’s report, Salesforce’s second annual broad look at the state of enterprise IT found that the line continues to […]

Fear of Being Left Behind Driving IIoT Investment

May 5, 2017 by George V. Hulme 0 Comments

It’s said that the industrial internet of things (IIoT) will help enterprises improve business performance and enjoy growth from new products, enhanced and new customer experiences and even new business models. The challenge, as we covered in “The Industrial Internet of Things Still More Promise Than Reality,” is that business leaders still don’t have a […]

The Industrial Internet of Things Still More Promise Than Reality

April 25, 2017 by George V. Hulme 1 Comments

New survey finds while the majority of executives expect big things from the Industrial Internet of Things they’re not quite yet prepared. The Industrial Internet of Things holds enormous promise to transform business in how they manage their manufacturing processes, streamline their supply chains and directly service their customers. But, to date, that’s all it […]

The DevOps.com Application Performance Management Leadership Links Guide

April 14, 2017 by George V. Hulme 2 Comments

Businesses today are largely defined by the applications they run. And to stay competitive enterprises must continuously update their software and performance issues must be identified and solved swiftly. This drive toward more rapid software iterations and enterprise development and IT management efficiency is one of the biggest reasons why more companies have embraced DevOps […]