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
© Disney. Image retrieved from http://monstersandbeasts.blogspot.com/2012/02/yoda-star-wars.html
Knowledge
Competition
Expertise
Are you taking up too much room?
@ShaunHolloway
Living on the Edge…