A Spooky (and True!) Halloween Tale of Amazon Alexa
A digital poltergeist? On the evening of October 31st my wife and I were relaxing on the couch after having put all the kids down for bed. My feet were on the coffee table as…
The Internet of Things, Big Data and (Nearly) Infinite Potential
Companies that can use the internet of things to deliver value and improve CX for end users can gain endless insights from the data it provides — data that is virtually impossible to gather any other way.
Cloud Computing: Benefits to the Business
Why does cloud computing matter? Why should companies move to a cloud platform like AWS, Azure, or the Oracle cloud? Cloud computing is all the rage right now. There are many articles and posts on…
Data Unification: What Is It? Why Is It So Powerful?
Data unification unveils your customer’s journey across your entire brand instead of just within a particular department.
Authenticating Oracle SOA Suite Composites: Restricting Invoke Privileges to Specific Users
Authors Note: This blog will be valuable for architects and developers who use Oracle SOA Suite to design and build integration processes. I recently had a request to secure an Oracle SOA Suite 12c composite…
Grandma’s Banana Bread: Why Do We Do What We Do?
Why do you do what you do? What unexamined assumptions guide your choices and actions? --- There was a little boy watching his father make dinner. His dad cut a chunk off the turkey before…
The Power of Why
If you have ever been in a conversation with a toddler, you are probably familiar with the word “why.” While getting stuck in a rabbit hole of "why"s may be mildly infuriating after the 6th…
NiFi vs. Kafka… Or Is It?
With all of the exciting new tools to analyze and look at data, it's easy to get swept up and forget about a very important part of the process. Getting data to those tools! That…
How Prescriptive Analytics Improves the Customer Experience
The game has changed. Consumers demand more than ever. Return customers aren’t just buying your product, they are buying the experience that goes along with it. So what should we do to improve the customer experience and make them want to come back again and again?
Writing an RFP to Get the Responses You Need
Writing an RFP can be a daunting task. But the goal is beneficial and necessary: get input from a variety of third parties so you can make the best choice for implementing your requirements. What…