OrbisMesh: The anatomy of Smart Cities
A good overview of some Smart Cities technologies
MIT Sloan: In the age of digital everything, is it time to eliminate IT?
Should we just give up on IT departments?
Is Digital as an adjective no longer needed?
When I started as a freelance consultant I was searching for the right angle to present myself to potential clients. One of my first engagement meetings was with an IT director that I got introduced to through my network. When I introduced myself as an experienced consultant in IT, he immediately dived into the technical ins-and-outs of his datacenter. I realized that IT has a descriptive term is perceived as very technical. And I am not that technical. So, I went out looking for a better term to describe my field of expertise and ended up with the Digital Organization. The adjective Digital sounds less technical and more futuristic and,…
3DNatives: A guide to 3D Printed Food – revolution in the kitchen?
A good overview of the current state of 3D Food printing.
Forbes: ITIL 4 is coming
When ITIL v3 was introduced I was strongly involved in its launch in The Netherlands. At the time I was portfolio manager Service and Performance Management at Getronics PinkRoccade (also known as old Pink Elephant) and ITIL was cornerstone content for us. It was an interesting experience to see how little appetite for change their was among the ITIL consultants and how much the image of ITIL was already tainted by bad implementations (and you should and do not implement ITIL anyway). Now, we see the introduction of ITIL 4 and I feel a bit mixed about it. It seems at one side that the expected update will add value…
New York Times: High-Skilled White-Collar Work? Machines Can Do That, Too
Large part of the work of buyers in Fashion Retail can be done better by a computer predicting future sales
Science Daily: Virtual brain could aid surgical planning
Researchers have simulated neural activity based on the unique structural architecture of individual brain tumor patients using a platform called The Virtual Brain.