It's Covered #2 — Slower Warnings
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Our last post described actions needed to address potential leadership blind spots. This post covers why the traditional intra-company...
arnoldkwong7
Oct 14, 20211 min
It’s Covered – Why Enterprises Don’t see Disruptions Coming
When asked how they plan to deal with serious disruption, enterprises (large and small) confidently tell bankers, colleagues, and...
arnoldkwong7
Oct 5, 20212 min
The Spreadsheets That Still Won’t Die- Part 3
This is the third post in our series. The first covered the general problem, the second what management can do to address it. Today’s...
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Oct 5, 20211 min
The Spreadsheets that Still Won’t Die — Part 2
This is the second post in our series. The first described the general problem, this one focuses on actions management can take, the next...
arnoldkwong7
Oct 1, 20212 min
The Spreadsheets That Still Won’t Die
EkaLore has posted multiple times about spreadsheets that wouldn’t die. Spreadsheets created to solve an immediate need (e.g. new price...
arnoldkwong7
Sep 22, 20212 min
Another Category Killer - Disney
Amazon, by all measures, is an old tech company. Founded over 27 years ago, it started by disrupting the retail book marketplace. Books...
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Sep 20, 20211 min
More Musings about Instacart and Retail Grocery in General
In our previous post, we considered the relative size of the recent Kroeger-Instacart collaboration. In this post, we compare how much...
arnoldkwong7
Sep 17, 20211 min
Musings about Kroeger & Instacart
“A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you’re talking about real money” Kroeger and Instacart just announced a virtual convenience...
arnoldkwong7
Sep 15, 20212 min
Amazon vacuuming the cash out of the retail marketplace
On Sept 14, 2021, Amazon announced the hiring of 125,000 workers for 100 new distribution centers with wages of $18/hour and benefits....
arnoldkwong7
Aug 16, 20211 min
Ugly Ducklings #5 - Harvesting Data Value
In our previous posts we explained that data lurking in your enterprise may have unrealized value. Then we described a few actions that...
arnoldkwong7
Aug 13, 20211 min
Ugly Ducklings - Apply Compute Power to Old Records
Another way to extract value from curated, expensively stored, legacy data. The previous Ugly Duckling piece highlighted monetizing data...
arnoldkwong7
Aug 12, 20211 min
Post 47 — Storm #2
In our last post, the board member toasted the CEO for handling the security breach and satisfying the board. Despite new and advanced...
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Aug 11, 20211 min
Post 46 - Finishing Touches
In our previous post, the new hire was welcomed to his new position, and the CIO was dismissed from his. Millie brought a little bottle...
Arnold Kwong
Aug 9, 20211 min
Ugly Ducklings - 3
Distribute Legacy Data to Reap Gains In our last post, we discussed the unrealized value in the enterprise data. This post expands on...
Arnold Kwong
Aug 5, 20211 min
Ugly Ducklings 2 — Hidden from View
The key question is: Why is valuable data lurking in the shadows? Often the applications that curated lurking data drive operations,...
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Aug 5, 20211 min
Post 45 –First Day / Last Day
The CIO arrived early that day to greet the new hire. He proudly took him around to key people within the department. Once that was...
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Aug 4, 20211 min
Post 44 — Board Report Preparations
The CEO brought both the General Counsel, the HR VP, and the CIO in for a final conversation before the board meeting. The General...
arnoldkwong7
Aug 3, 20212 min
Ugly Ducklings – Discovering Value in Older Data
Unrealized value in the expensive data lurking in your Enterprise (The corporate equivalent of the dark web) In our previous post,...
arnoldkwong7
Aug 3, 20211 min
Post 43 – Getting things in order
In our last post, the Security Architect candidate had accepted the offer, passed the background check, and was ready to come on board in...
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Jul 29, 20212 min
Post 42 – HR Aspirations
After confirming with the CIO that the new security architect had officially accepted the position, the HR VP scheduled a meeting with...
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