Ever wondered why hardware, the money losing business five years ago is now becoming the jewel of the crown of many companies and even pure software players like Google are in love with tangible devices?
[VIDEO] Big Issues of Big Data
Consumerization of IT with the massive adoption of technologies such as cloud computing, smartphones and social media is generating data exponentially; with 5 billion mobile phones in use, 30 billion pieces of content shared in Facebook every month, or the 200 millions tweets sent a day. As a result, information has gone from scarce to […]
Steve Jobs, forever?
Today I woke up with the news of Steve Jobs’ death. For all of us with cancer cases in our families, the final outcome of Jobs’ struggle with cancer was utmostly clear, but nonetheless the news is, as always, shocking. I am part of that generation that has lived through the entire Apple lifecyle. In […]
Additional Power for the Gatekeeper
Since ancestral times, wherever there is a narrow passage that many people have to cross, someone will try to establish itself as the gatekeeper and exercise control on the passersby. In fact controlling passageways, from maritime straits to oil pipes, has been one of the reasons humanity has endured many wars. The digital space is […]
