Hits and misses

Enteprise hits and misses - HR tech events wrap, but the AI firing debate carries on, while Dreamforce gets a (thorough) review This article is sponsored by:

This week - HR tech's big events are over - but the debate over AI for firing is heating up. Yes, diginomica did Dreamforce, and boiled down the takeaways. Your whiffs include the follies of being data-driven.

Enterprise hits and misses - Uber gets an uber hack, tierless gets real, and Adobe goes shopping (for Figma) This article is sponsored by:

This week - Adobe spends big on Figma - but why? Plus: the business case for tierless architecture. Uber gets hacked, Microsoft Teams gets called out (again), the spreadsheet debate heats up, and the whiffs are epic.

Enterprise hits and misses - HR tech is on the hot seat, spreadsheets never die, and hybrid events aren't hard This article is sponsored by:

This week - HR tech in the hot seat as big HR events kick off. Spreadsheets never die, nor does the argument. Is geopolitical resilience possible? Hybrid events certainly are. Your whiffs include a wacky justification for return-to-office.

Enterprise hits and misses - employees are talking, but is HR listening? AI needs audits, and SMS passcodes need a rethink This article is sponsored by:

This week - forget about strategic HR... Is HR even listening? Plus: Bed, Bath & Beyond struggles, and SMS passcodes get discredited. Is digital transformation an enterprise oxymoron? This week's whiffs: futurify your buzzwords.

Enterprise hits and misses - retailers get an omni-channel gut check, vendors talk macro-economy, and healthcare AI gets called out This article is sponsored by:

This week - enterprise software vendors give a mixed economic outlook, but buyers still feel the urgency to spend on tech. Retailers get an omni-channel report card, and AI's healthcare transformation gets critiqued. Whiffs: I consider living in a potato.

Enterprise hits and misses - Target's profits nosedive, but why? TikTok takes more data heat, and deep learning finds its limitations This article is sponsored by:

This week - Target's profits take a big dip, but why? Deep learning finds its limitations, and cloud sovereignty becomes a C-level issue. TikTok crosses the data privacy line (again), and your whiffs don't stop there.

Enterprise hits and misses - customer success needs a debate, but the metaverse doesn't need blockchains This article is sponsored by:

This week - I try to ignite a passionate debate on customer success; will I succeed? Also: services firms face business model implosion. The metaverse is about (virtual) identity, but that doesn't mean it's about blockchain. In the weekly whiffs, I hand out a well-earned hypocrisy award.

Enterprise hits and misses - big tech earnings underwhelm, but where do we go from here? Plus: metadata matters, and Meta struggles This article is sponsored by:

Big tech earnings are a mixed bag - what can the numbers tell us about what's next? Meta is a mess, but is this good news for an open Internet? Plus: the future of the office is far from clear. Your whiffs include Facebook choosing AI algorithms over your friends.

Enterprise hits and misses - Amazon goes healthcare shopping with One Medical, and PR pitches get an AI debate This article is sponsored by:

This week - Amazon confirms its healthcare ambitions with the purchase of One Medical, but do consumers trust Amazon with healthcare data? The automation and AI debate shifted to PR pitches, while the AI trust disconnect hits the exec suite. Your whiffs include the hard knock life of the Instagram influencer.

Enterprise hits and misses - IT leaders face the recession question, digital consumers change things up, and composable apps make their case This article is sponsored by:

This week - the recession may not be a done deal, but it's time for IT leaders to respond. Composable apps have fallen short before - but is this their time? Security flaws at Experian (again), and AI Copilot gets an open source debate. In the whiffs, I put the North Star buzzword out of commission.

Enterprise hits and misses - digital nomads polarize the future of work, Web3 gets a new critique, and AI gets an open source boost. This article is sponsored by:

This week - the future of work debate polarizes around digital nomads, and return-to-office die hards. The tech and practice of customer success comes into focus. Web 3.0 is deconstructed, and tech marketing speak gets mocked. As always, your whiffs.

Enterprise hits and misses - blockchains are mutable, sentient AI is debatable, and retailers face loyalty and price tensions This article is sponsored by:

This week - will retailers salvage a volatile 2022 with a holiday surge? Plus: blockchain security gets called out, as does TikTok on data privacy. Big tech is still quiet on data privacy, and supply chain leaders face the analytical whip. As always, your weekly whiffs.

Enterprise hits and misses - debating tech crash versus market correction, as data privacy suddenly takes center stage This article is sponsored by:

This week - tech stock crash, or correction? And how should companies adapt? As data privacy suddenly takes center stage, we continue to grapple with the future of digital work - and the surge in AI adoption. Plus: whiffs lighten the mood.