Category Archives: IT Strategy

Architecting a Technology Strategy

Posted on January 30, 2017 by

This is the first in a series of collaborative posts with my technology co-conspirator Grant Matthews.   What if the only roles of the IT Department was IaaS and Solution Selection & Implementation oversight? What if all user departments were responsible … Continue reading →

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rtom #4 – Building a Rules Engine

Posted on December 1, 2016 by

This is a follow-on from “RealTime Offer Management” (RTOM) series of posts, the first of which can be found here.  A complete list of articles in this series is included at the bottom of this post.     When first visualising … Continue reading →

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rtom #3 – Approach to Data

Posted on November 29, 2016 by

This is a follow-on from “RealTime Offer Management” (RTOM) post published on 19th November 2016 which can be found here. The incentive for building the RTOM application was in looking at how to implement an Event Enabled Enterprise (E3) in a … Continue reading →

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Real Time Offer Management

Posted on November 20, 2016 by

A year or so ago for family reasons I needed to head back to Europe from a fantastic job at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.  The experience of working in an Integrated Resort (Hotel, Casino, Retail, Conference Centre) is one that … Continue reading →

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Software Build v Buy

Posted on November 18, 2016 by

During a recent discussion I was asked if I was a supporter of “buy” or “build” philosophy for software solutions. Whilst I think this is an unusual question as I feel you should evaluate each software component on its merits, it is … Continue reading →

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