Stuart Lauchlan
Stuart Lauchlan has been tracking and commenting on the enterprise IT market for 31 years during which time he's managed to amuse, inform and irritate buy and sell side participants in equal and appropriate measure.
Stuart Lauchlan
Cloud delivers for Microsoft as CEO Nadella pitches his metaverse vision
A solid quarter for Microsoft with cloud front and center, but only one area of growth for the firm.
Hybrid cloud soars for IBM as CEO Krishna's reinvention continues to impress
IBM's transition to a new portfolio of offerings is paying dividends, according to the firm's latest growth figures.
Enterprise hits and misses (the bite-sized version) - Microsoft’s metaverse malarky and retail in absentia
Microsoft's on a land grab in the metaverse while retail action continued, some at the NRF Big Show, some not.
Albertsons and the omni-channel household - bringing joy to grocery shopping
Digital transformation is powering ahead at Albertsons Companies, building on a strong foundation in a disrupted industry sector.
Game on! Microsoft's near $70 billion gambit on the metaverse
Microsoft is digging deep into its pockets to stake a landgrab on the metaverse.
Agility, adaptability and flexibility - Target CEO Brian Cornell's checklist for omni-channel retail in 2022
Target's Brian Cornell picks up the National Retail Federation Visionary award.
To market, to market - omni-channel retail lessons as Power Shoppers lean towards online marketplaces
Today's retail Power Shopper is drawn to online marketplaces rather than a 'conventional' e-commerce brand website, suggests Mirakl-commissioned global study.
Retail 2021 - the last word from Adobe and Salesforce
Adobe and Salesforce's ongoing tracking of the retail sector provides insight into how the Holiday season rolled out in practice in 2021.
No more moving to the cloud blindly - VMware's 'cloud smart' thinking takes shape
VMware is steering its own course now and that's going to be built around some key priorities, says President Sumit Dhawan.
Unfulfilling e-commerce - lessons to be tabled from a bad experience with Wayfair
Buying a new kitchen table and chairs online before Christmas highlighted the criticality of fulfilment in the e-commerce retail experience.
Supply chain issues cause problems, but Bed, Bath & Beyond's omni-channel long game continues to play out
A turbulent Q3 saw hefty losses reported, but CEO Mark Tritton is keeping his eye on the long term turnaround plan.
Trust me, I'm a digital doctor! The importance of trust in delivering connected health
If consumers don't trust healthcare providers, then digital transformation in the sector will struggle to realize its full potential.
2021 in review - the year in omni-channel retail
What shape for retail in the Vaccine Economy? At the end of 2021, that's a question to which the answer is still evolving...
