Posts by DrSalonen
Are you a victim of multitasking, and do you understand what it truly means?
How often have you heard someone say I am fantastic at “multitasking”? Have you always thought that was a good thing? I have never thought about the entire topic, but I have now read Devora Zach’s book “Singletasing: Get More Done—One Thing at a Time.” and it did open my eyes and gave some valuable…
Read MoreShould you say goodbye to C/C++ development? CISA says you should by 2026 due to cybersecurity concerns
Things change with time. Earlier in my career, most of the software products I was responsible for were built using C/C++, and it was common that being good at it required really good programming skills from the developer. I also remember running into bugs caused by memory “pointers,” which were hard to find. However, C/C++…
Read MoreWhat business are you really in? Have you defined your north star in your business?
The old rule of data warehousing also applies to AI – focusing on data quality and governance
Is the software industry moving away from user-based pricing to agent-based pricing?
Ibbaka shared an interesting newsletter describing how Salesforce’s Mark Benioff (founder and CEO) is yet again redefining the software industry. Mr. Benioff became famous with his “No software” statements when leaving Oracle and forming Salesforce.com, which was purely based on SaaS and could not be installed in an on-premises environment. The software market has been…
Read MoreWhat frameworks can an incumbent solution vendor use to monetize AI features (Part 2)?
In the previous article (part 1), I reviewed a research study by Lenny and Broe, in which they studied 44 incumbent technology companies and their AI packaging strategy and monetization model. The study’s results were clear. The predominant strategy for incumbent companies is to bundle AI features into existing packages (59%), and the second most…
Read MoreHow do you monetize your AI features and examples from known incumbent companies? A study of 44 companies (Part 1)
How AI apps make money – an interesting study of 40 companies
Every software vendor or organization creating intellectual property (IP) using AI should pay attention to the solution’s monetization. In my previous articles, I emphasized that the pricing of a solution with Generative AI embedded needs to be considered differently. It I wrote about the harsh reality that software vendors are facing a new reality in…
Read MoreScaling coaching and development to an entire organization powered by AI and LLM
What are the real upskill needs for software engineers in the AI Era?
I have been posting quite a few articles in which I have encouraged people in different professions to educate themselves on what AI means for them, their company, and the potential future of their work. Gartner says that generative AI will require 80% of the engineering workforce to upskill through 2027. AI will spawn new…
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