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:
My apologies, in the last issue I omitted to tell you that this week I will be taking a short break from the newsletter. All is fine and I’ll be back next week with a new issue.
See you next week. Thanks for your understanding.
Bienvenue/Welcome to all the new subscribers. Thank you so much for signing up. Don’t forget you read all the archives here. Let me know if you have any comments.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Good day everyone. Today’s Issue is a follow-up from Issue 12, Management in the Digital Age. Let’s get straight to it.
Don’t forget to listen to the podcast I was a guest on ;)
Kadia Francis (@digitaljamaican) asked me a question on twitter, I thought was very interesting:
@TFIDNewsletter Absolutely loved this. In terms of obsoletion isn't the same true for companies reluctant to incorporate technology into their business operations? We are in complete agreement that the future is digital, I say it all the time so stubbornness in that regard would be fatal.
Hi everyone. Just a quick note to let you know that I was a guest on Michele Marius’ excellent podcast, the ICT Pulse Podcast.
You can listen to it from the link above, or find it in your favourite podcast client. Just search for “ICT Pulse”.
Good day everyone, I hope you’re all doing well and had a great week.
In any project that requires change on a large scale, an inescapable part of that process is the initial diagnostic. I’ve written about the PESTEL tool and how you can use it to analyse the external environment and how the Value Chain helps you understand the component parts of your business and the value each link brings towards your final profit.
Hello everyone.
Back on track today after an eventful few weeks. I’m really happy to be writing this and hope you like this weeks’ discussion. As I mentioned in the recap Issue a couple of weeks back, this Issue is about a thought I’ve have had for quite some time. In fact, if I’m honest it started some time in the 1980s. I was on a day trip from school visit to an automated car assembly line in the West Midlands in the UK. We were asked to think about how automated manufacturing was likely to change the workforce. But I couldn’t stop thinking about how … well, let’s get in to that in this Issue.