Hits and misses

Enterprise hits and misses - retailers search for their omni-channel swagger, and generative AI is everywhere as enterprise event season hits fever pitch This article is sponsored by:

This week - Walmart and Target seek that elusive omni-channel balance, but with different results. Toxic workplaces remain an impediment to talent retention. Enterprise event season hits a supersonic pace - and the diginomica team fans out to sort the substance from the AI hype festival.

Enterprise hits and misses - the modern data stack is messy, content marketing needs to change, and developers put AI to the test This article is sponsored by:

This week - the modern data stack is trending, but data quality remains a sticking point. Developers put generative AI to the hands-on test, but IT pros still need to get out more. To reach today's buyer, marketing must change. Plus: your weekly whiffs.

Enterprise hits and misses - AI disrupts education, tech spending gets a pulse check, and hybrid events get scorched This article is sponsored by:

This week - AI is disrupting education, but to what extent? ChatGPT takes over an enterprise blog - for one post. Tech services spending points to a slowdown, and hybrid events need a serious rethink. Oh, and diginomica is ten years old... The secrets of our longevity are revealed.

Enterprise hits and misses - Bed Bath & Beyond hits the retail wall, cloud vendors meet headwinds, and the generative AI era rolls on This article is sponsored by:

This week - it's curtains for Bed, Bath & Beyond - but why? Cloud vendors face the macro-economic headwinds, while consumer sentiment is a mixed bag. The enterprise continues to grapple with generative AI. As always, your whiffs.

Enterprise hits and misses - enterprise software is legacy, and the impact of AI on jobs is overrated This article is sponsored by:

This week - is enterprise software on its last legs, with AI utilities taking over? Speaking of AI, is the job loss impact underrated, or overrated? Supply chain transformation is criticized; your whiffs include a very enthusiastic defense of the Metaverse.

Enterprise hits and misses - Enterprise AI finds its niche(s), sustainability gets a mixed review, and B2B buying goes omnichannel This article is sponsored by:

This week - enterprise AI use cases get another hard look, with an eye towards niches and data quality. Sustainability as a business priority gets a mixed report, and assumptions about B2B buyers are questioned. Your whiffs include... Blockbuster over Netflix?

Enterprise hits and misses - HR leaders get an ethics wake-up call, and Google stakes its generative AI search claim This article is sponsored by:

This week - are HR leaders up to the ethics challenge? Google makes its expected AI-for-search fanfare, while AI guardrails are debated. Accenture shifts its tech outlook; your whiffs include quantum teleportation.

Enterprise hits and misses - AI has an iPhone moment, but should we press pause? Automation changes careers, and transformation needs ROI This article is sponsored by:

This week - AI tech is surging, but can we press pause? Enterprises grapple with AI ethics, automation, and the ROI of digital transformation. Whiffs feature the Metaverse, and AI job loss alarmism.

Enterprise hits and misses - generative AI surges past robotics, but why? Deutsche Bank tests financial markets - will they hold? This article is sponsored by:

Generative AI surges ahead versus physical robots - but why? Adobe Summit puts a new twist on the generative AI discussion. As Deutsche Bank tests financial markets, what's next? Your whiffs include AI dating gone right - and wrong.

Enterprise hits and misses - generative AI gets enterprise scrutiny, Credit Suisse gets a lifeline, and digital transformation failures get dissected This article is sponsored by:

This week - tech vendors have a lot to say about generative AI - and so do I, thanks to new field reports. Credit Suisse avoids the abyss (and so do we), and tech spending gets a fresh look via the latest data. In the whiffs section, I debut my first generative AI animation.

Enterprise hits and misses - Generative AI is put to the enterprise test, while the Silicon Valley Bank implosion leaves innovation fallout in its wake This article is sponsored by:

This week - Silicon Valley Bank implodes. Once the crisis is averted, what will the innovation fallout be? Generative AI's hype machine is put into enterprise context - will the guardrails and ROI be enough? Your whiffs include a very Meta move, and the revenge of the floppy disk.

Enterprise hits and misses - Target flounders, Salesforce rebounds, and generative AI gets the enterprise use case review This article is sponsored by:

This week - Microsoft's Bing bot is flawed, but is enterprise search another matter? Enterprise software bellwethers turn in their earnings, with mixed reviews. Target's omni-triumphs face the headwinds, and in the whiffs, Zuckerberg downshifts the Metaverse.

Enterprise hits and misses - Adobe runs into Figma acquisition obstacles, ChatGPT flummoxes regulators, and the data-driven enterprise gets debunked This article is sponsored by:

This week - Adobe's Figma acquisition is far from a done deal. ChatGPT and generative AI provoke policy questions - will we get this right? Plus: the data-driven enterprise falls short, but why? In this week's whiffs, I give unlikely credit to... chatbots?