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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Weekly Question #7: Complete by November 10, 2016, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Reflecting back about the class I want my future self who is currently focused on cloud based ERPs to remember that in the last decade technology has changed dramatically and continues to evolve. If you focus only on what you are comfortable with today your skills will diminish and become invalid. In order to stay competitive from either a…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Reading Question: Community of Practice, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Nicole – I’m thrilled to hear about a local community focused on the abolishment of puppy mills. I’ve often tried to get involved in more local organizations and have found that the ones I attempt to get in contact with never return calls or communication therefore making it so I can’t add value, nor do they add value to me. I’m going to check…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Case Question: Open Innovation, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Open innovation is a fantastic idea that brings new ideas, collaboration, speed and exposure from individuals who may previously never have been able to get their ideas recognized before. It’s the age old adage of two minds are better than one, but in this regards it’s thousands of minds coming together. Gamification also brings a new level of…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Reading Question: Disruptive Change and Book Publishing, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Dan – Your comparison to the real-estate market works really well in this situation. However, there are newer options such as listing with a discount brokerage that gets you listed on the MLS and offers you information as well as access advertising. I wonder if there is some middle ground for publishing where maybe you don’t get a big publishing…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Reading Question: Disruptive Change and Book Publishing, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Andrew – We have a similar viewpoint. I think at the present time due to the quality and expectations of self-publishers that most individuals that attempt that method will have a minimal distribution rate. However, I guess if I couldn’t get a book published i’d rather sell 250 copies instead of 0.
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Reading Question: Disruptive Change and Book Publishing, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Let’s take it from a writers perspective. A decent author who has an agent can often get an advance on their books. This is fantastic from their perspective because if it takes 6 months or a year to write a single book you are looking at not having any income during that time period. From a consumers perspective to often are we fooled by online…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I see this type of community being built at many firms during an orientation period. It seems to be a way to get individuals with a diversity of backgrounds together during an orientation, but gives them a common goal and purpose so that when there is a challenge or idea they are no longer off searching for a solution on their own but have a…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Dan – You are right a 99 cent song is much more affordable to the record label in digital format, but it’s also much more affordable to me as a customer which I appreciate. I remember when pirating music wasn’t about saving a few dollars it was simply about having access to the music when and where I wanted it and that’s what the record labels…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I don’t believe that the digital distribution of music makes record labels unnecessary, but did make them less valuable. There are many things that are pretty important still such as matching song writers with vocalists, contracting with venues, recording the music. We know there have been success stories where people got big by posting their…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Case Question: Radiohead, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
When Napster and other sites started making their impact on the music industry I was working at a network engineer for a record label. One caveat to that is the label I was working for was focused mainly on oldies and therefore at the time had substantially less to lose as at the time the user base was substantially less tech savy and didn’t have…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Interesting terminology “Community of Practice” that I had previously not heard of. Being a person who has multiple, yes multiple, dogs with special needs I have joined a few different communities that I actively participate in. One of them being the Blind Dog Rescue Alliance which not only helps place dogs who are suffering from blindness, but…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by February 25, 2016, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Personally I loved the extreme BYOD option, I was able to work in a more enhanced capacity. Sadly I’m not sure my lack of encryption and passwords on my personal device really kept my clients data secure if I ever misplaced or lost a tablet, computer or phone.
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by February 25, 2016, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Great question because your data is only as secure as the weakest link. The connectionsmto these services are encrypted and secure regardless of the device you are accessing it from, but where it becomes a risk is where you start seeing people use devices that have key loggers, Trojans and viruses that essentially leave your connections and…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by February 25, 2016, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I’m still so surprised when people are concerned about security of something like a amazon web services. If you take a look at the following link http://aws.amazon.com/compliance/ you will see all of the assurance programs that Amazon participates in. There is no company not focused completely on technology (like a google) that could even…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Weekly Question #4: Complete by February 15, 2017, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Why would a company use these services from Amazon instead of maintaining their own infrastructure? What would the pros and cons of using Amazon’s services be for the company you work for?
Three words come to mind when I think why would a company use the Amazon services instead of maintaining their own infrastructure.
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by February 25, 2016, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Will – I think there are two aspects of centralization, one of bringing information under a single source system and the second bringing a central group to handle the function such as a unified marketing group, IT shared service center or an HR shared service center. When I think of the global issues I think the first type of centralization which…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by February 25, 2016, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Alan, as someone who currently makes their living off of selling of strategy and implementation of ERP cloud software, I better feel confident about the security of the data. The truth is you own your data, but the question becomes if they give you a dump of raw object oriented data how could you actually utilize it? It’s almost meaningless so…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by February 25, 2016, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Yes – Terminology is drastically different in my eyes. Gone are the old days of opening up the source code and programming the SAP, Oracle or Peoplesoft system to do exactly what you want. Now they offer so much flexibility within the configurable options with almost no cost associated. Systems like Workday really shift the empowerment of the…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Case Question: Globalization and Decentralization, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
While IT was a major factor in the change to become a global company, there were many other factors in play going on at the same time also becoming a catalyst to change. For instance the company made a conscious decision to focus on healthcare and divest non-healthcare divisions. They also began to follow a more centralized model for other…[Read more]
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Michael Jacobson commented on the post, Case Question: Amazon Web Services, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Will – What is your perspective now that there have been companies like Anthem who lacked an ability to maintain appropriate security and data controls. In my mind I would much rather trust my data to that of an Amazon who is a technology company that can spend 100s if not 1000s of times as much as your organization could on data privacy and…[Read more]
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