Ok – few disclaimers first . I am an IBM executive and I hold some IBM stock. I had no involvement in this acquistion – I only found out when I saw it on social media yesterday afternoon. And I am not a company spokesperson – this is my personal blog and what I say…
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IBM Watson is just fine, thank you !
Over the last couple of days, I have seen a bunch of articles on my social media feed that are based on a research report from Jefferies' James Kisner criticizing IBM Watson. I am a big fan of criticism of technology – and as folks who have known me over time can vouch, I seldom…
Rest In Peace, John Leffler !
My wife and I got engaged this day 13 years ago . She had to leave early for work and I called her as soon as I woke up to wish her happy anniversary. As soon as I hung up, my phone rang again. It was my friend and ex-colleague Jen from IBM. She was in…
Where does IBM go from here ?
As always – all of this is just my personal opinion here . As a former IBMer, I was absolutely delighted to see that the IBM CEO finally said last week that the company is letting go of its 2015 EPS strategy. The best time to do that was the day she took over as…
Apple and IBM, a view from the peanut gallery
Apple and IBM are both companies I hold in great esteem – in the top 5 of all companies I care about. I worked at IBM for a long time, and I own a lot of Apple devices. I have small investments in the stocks of both companies . My day job is to make…
Once an IBMer …
I left IBM a year ago – but have always held the company in high esteem . A lot of what I know today about the industry is stuff I learned in my time there . And I definitely had more good days than bad days there . I still own a tiny little bit…
May The Bridges I Burn Light The Way – I am Joining SAP !
First things first – I am not really burning any bridges 🙂 “Burning bridges” is usually construed as a negative thing – but I mean this in the most positive way. To move forward, I need to let go of parts of my past career. I will also be reusing most of what I learned…
Mobility In India – Reminds Me of A BoneyM Song Bahama Mama
Last time I went to India was in May of this year. And I came back totally convinced that Mobility and Cloud have tremendous potential there. As I am flying back home to Phoenix now, after a whirlwind trip to India, I have a better perspective of opportunities and challenges. I know BoneyM might not…
Shelf life of innovaton
To begin with – I wonder if someone will argue with me if I just say “there are only so many original ideas in this world”. I am sure someone would – I can think of a few people I know on social media who hold a different view. In any case – I firmly…
SAPPHIRENOW 2012 – View from the top, with Joseph A Bellissimo of IBM
In my last post, I had included 2 videos I did with John Leffler of IBM. This time, I am including a short video with Joseph (Jay) A Bellissimo . Jay Bellissimo is the Managing Partner of the Global SAP practice at IBM Global Business Services. He grew his career up the ranks via the…
