Living on the Edge - Convergence of Business and IT

Living on the Edge…

convergence of business and IT

@ShaunHolloway

Living on the Edge…

and taking up too much room

@ShaunHolloway

5-Second Memory Test

it’s all the time we have

Remember as many letters as you can

JFKN AS ANAT OUP SFBI

Now Try Again…Next slide

please

JFK NASA NATO UPS FBI

This is Our Reality.

The New “Edge”

Attributes of a social, real-time, app culture

No Captive Audience

Co-creation with Customers

It’s All about Me

Customer Service is Marketing

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Technology Drives Business

New “Edge” Skills…

and business-savvy for hire

8-ball Developer Problem

ONE ball is heavier than the rest. How many weighings will it take to

find it.

8-ball Developer Problem

Most common answer = THREE weighings

Divide and conquer approach.

8-ball Developer Problem

Best answer = TWO weighingsInference approach.

Bring Experience

Turn Data into

Information

Speak both languages

Advocate for Business and IT

Over the “Edge”…

the uncontrollable in others

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Knowledge

Competition

Expertise

Are you taking up too much room?

@ShaunHolloway

Living on the Edge…