Democratising and demystifying the process

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In trying to explain Digital Transformation to organisations that are interested in it, we technical people tend to lose sight of the big picture and confuse business leaders by burying the discussion in technical jargon. In order to deal with this, I thought I’d try to demystify the Digital Transformation process, this is my attempt at that.

Why this looks like a case of disruption playing out in front of us

Back to some news and analysis before the next practical guidance. As ever, my goal is to introduce you to some of these notions and explain in simple terms how you can think about them going forward in your own Digital Transformation journey. I’m always available for consultation and would be happy to help out. Email me at info@dgtlfutures.com

Democratising and demystifying the process

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In trying to explain Digital Transformation to organisations that are interested in it, we technical people tend to lose sight of the big picture and confuse business leaders by burying the discussion in technical jargon, this is direct feedback I’ve received recently. In order to deal with this, I thought I’d try to demystify the subject, this is the first attempt.

An opportunity for digital platforms?

Good day to all, wherever you are.

As you may be aware, I was a guest on Episode 54 of the ICT Pulse podcast where I discussed the opportunity for ride-hailing services as an extension to public transport in the Caribbean. At the time I was researching and writing notes for an article I was going to publish on a blog, but I thought it fitted better here.

Long live Digital Transformation?

Good morning from Martinique

Sometimes these newsletters practically write themselves. With some effort and editing, I get them in to a state worth publishing and with my ideas fully fleshed out. Other times, I’m struggling to finish the writing and it's almost always for the same reason. My ideas aren’t fully baked yet. This is one of those, so I’m putting it out there for discussion, pushback and to get me to drive this thought forward.

It does have uses in Digital Transformation though

With the announcement of Facebook’s proposal for a blockchain-based currency, I thought it would be a good idea to get in to the subject … It’s time. Time to talk about Blockchain, my apologies.

Here’s a couple of articles to get you up to speed:

• The Ambitious Plan Behind Facebook’s Cryptocurrency, Libra - Wired

• Top Democrat calls for Facebook to halt cryptocurrency plans until Congress investigates - The Verge

Using some basic statistical analysis, you can extract value fairly simply

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On to this Issue.

After the last few issues giving you practical advice on your data’s worth, I thought I’d take a different direction and give you a step-by-step tutorial in basic data manipulation, with the aim to extract value from it. It’s a fairly simplistic example but on that shows you what you can do with a little patience and the techniques I ‘m showing here. Bust out your calculators, it’s going to get deep 😉Enjoy.

It’s all about software

After a couple of practical issues, I thought I’d get back to analysis and strategy — kind of the initial reason for this newsletter 😄 Hope you enjoy it.

Onwards with this issue.

Security and Privacy Wars

A long time ago, in Internet terms, we had a war of security between Unix and Windows. Windows, the new shiny up and coming OS was open by default and that openness enabled all sorts advances, but like anything it can be used for good and bad and that openness allowed a lot of bad things to happen, some that we are still dealing with decades later. Unix, on the other hand, was secure by default, because everything was turned off by default. You were required to open up things as you needed them and were discouraged from opening things unless it was absolutely necessary and could be justified. The evident reality of today, is that the Unix model won out and Windows is currently exponentially more secure as a result of being more cautious. I’m simplifying somewhat, but you get the picture.

Data collection and turning that data into an asset

Good day, all. This issue is a continuation from Issue 15, I encourage to read it before reading this issue, it’ll help your understanding of this one as it continues on the theme of data and its importance in Digital Transformation.

I recently recorded another podcast with Kadia Francis, the Digital Jamaican. You should check out her blog and podcast series, really good stuff. I’ll let you know when it’s out, but we talked about some of the topics in the last few issues of this newsletter. I had a great time recording and it’s something I’d like to do more of in the future. I’m open for propositions. Stay tuned.

Data, data, data

Good day everyone. As promised, back to a practical issue, this time less generalist and more centred on purely digital initiatives. Hope you enjoy it, let me know, don’t be shy.

On to this issue.

Data is the new oil

If nothing else, Digital Transformation is inseparable from data, not just any data, but good data and data that can be exploited in the short term as well as the long term.