Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’
Microsoft’s 50th Anniversary and my personal and professional journey with Microsoft
Microsoft is celebrating its 50th Anniversary, and it would be good to reflect on my journey with Microsoft and tech life, which I have been blessed to be part of since the 1980s. Interestingly, I ended up in tech life almost accidentally. When I was approved to study at the Hanken School of Economics (Swedish…
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 MoreNorth American Cloud and Collaboration Summit 2024
TELLUS International and A-CX participated in the North American Cloud and Collaboration Summit 2024 in Irving, Texas Convention Center. The session was aimed at decision-makers who approach AI from customer, product, and business perspectives. AI is technical, but we see technology as an enabler, not the primary purpose. The AI revolution parallels the IT and…
Read MoreActions the best CEOs are taking in 2023
I run into an interesting article by McKinsey & Company on how corporate leaders are “addressing the risks while finding the opportunities in digital disruption, the economy, and geopolitical uncertainties.” The article is based on a CEO Excellence Survey, which “takes the pulse of leading CEOs’ evolving priorities and the actions they’re taking in response.” …
Read MoreBenefits of Partnering?
In my previous blog entry, “Elements of effective partnering with Microsoft,” I highlighted a few key elements that I know Microsoft appreciates in its partners. The world is full of solutions; each partner wants to be part of the winning story, but it takes hard work to succeed. In this blog, I focus on what…
Read MoreChatGPT: The Revolutionary Tool for Innovation
In today’s fast-paced world, innovation is essential for businesses to stay ahead of the competition. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a game-changer in this regard, and one of its most significant breakthroughs is the development of ChatGPT. ChatGPT, a large language model trained by OpenAI, has opened up new opportunities for innovation in numerous industries.…
Read MoreIs your software SaaS solution channel friendly?
Every software vendor needs to think about the question whether its SaaS-solution is channel friendly. And I am not talking about channel friendly from a financial perspective, but also from the perspective how your channel partners can administer its end users customers and deploy the solutions. One of the biggest challenges that many software vendors…
Read MoreIs the cloud killing your business?
Cloud adoption is accelerating and it is also in the process killing many businesses. I read today an interesting blog entry “Are Cloud Vendors Cutting Out the Channel” and this article explains in great detail what is happening on the marketplace in respect to channel partners including value-added resellers (VARs) and MSPs. I remember vividly when…
Read MorePartner or die – that is the question for you to ask
I run into an excellent blog by Bill McComb, CEO of Fifth & Pacific Companies, Inc. The blog gives examples of failed enterprises that did not understand when to partner and examples where it has worked tremendously well. One very well-known example is Barnes & Noble’s failed strategy in its eBook reader business where it should have partnered with…
Read MoreAligning your business with your ecosystem
Your business is always part of an ecosystem. So is mine. I am completely aligned with Microsoft business cycle that starts 1st of July and ends last of June. Therefore Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) is the most important event for me and my TELLUS team. Why? Because during WPC I will get the first…
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