There is no doubt whatsoever that we are living in the information age. Connectivity and the Internet of Things have made it possible to access "tons" of data. And to store all of that information, we now have Big Data. "Big Data" is a reference to the systems that manipulate large data sets. The most common difficulties encountered in these cases are related to capturing, storing, searching, sharing, analyzing and viewing.
This week, the Indra Technology Observatory brings you the following stories:
Goodbye Nokia phones, hello Microsoft Mobile
The long-awaited quality 4G to become a reality as from January 1, 2015
Google teams up with SunPower to bring solar panels to homeowners
Google Street View now lets you travel through time
Google+ breaking up? Hangouts and Photos allegedly moving to Android
The world is quickly moving toward ubiquitous connectivity, which will have a greater impact on how and where people associate with each other, meet and share information and consume communication media. A poll of 2,558 experts from around the world regarding where we will be in 2025 shows interesting patterns in their predictions. The people interviewed where identified in a preliminary investigation about the future of the Internet, from those identified by the Pew Research Center's Internet Project at the beginning of 2014.
One thing is clear, the concept of war to attract talent is still a hot topic: Companies such as ours, seeking profiles of excellence, have a reduced number of candidates that meet our requirements. This situation forces us to differentiate ourselves from our competition, increasingly applying marketing in our talent recruiting strategy in order to present our company in an attractive way that generates interest in potential candidates.
This week's Technology Observatory will cover the following stories:
This posts marks the beginning of a series dedicated to National Cyber Security Strategies.
Many executives have participated in strategic planning exercises, but is designing a strategy the same as planning the activities of a company in order to improve its operational efficiency?
On April 11 we held our annual Indra Business Consulting convention, with this year's theme being "the thrill of success". The truth is, there is nothing more thrilling for a consultant, or indeed any human being, than success! Maslow described it brilliantly in his theory of self-actualization. Maslow devised a visual aid to explain his theory, which he called the "hierarchy of needs", consisting of a pyramid of human physiological and psychological needs.
This week's Technology Observatory brings you the following stories:
This week in Technology Observatory,
Microsoft is finally set to purchase Nokia for $7.2 billion in April
Google joins forces with Luxottica group (Ray-ban, Oakley) on its Google Glass project
Everything you need to know about the new Android HTC, HTC One (M8)
Nokia convenes the media for an official event on April 2 in San Francisco
Last Thursday, March 27, INDRA held a forum titled “NEW PARADIGMS, NEW SOLUTIONS: How new technologies can help evolve the mass market sector".
Early in the morning of Monday 17 March, the news we had been expecting was confirmed. Vodafone has bought ONO for 7.2 billion euro. But this confirmation raised a number of concerns, not least among existing customers of the cable operator. Vodafone sought to answer these questions at the press conference held on Monday.
This week, I had the opportunity to give a coaching class, on advanced client management, to the client director of a very good customer. There's no better way to remember concepts and old information than teaching someone else, especially for understanding the importance and complexity of some CRM techniques.
Many of us work on ICT projects and often hear that we should optimize resources by applying processes and policies as optimally as possible. However, we may not be aware that when we apply or combine these elements, we can generate improvements in the lives of people throughout society, thus providing a social value to our work.
On average a person says about 16,000 words per day. Imagine how many more go through our mind that we do not express. Many of them are evaluations or judgments mixed with emotions. Some are positive and pleasurable, and others negative, filled with fears. "Management" theory holds that, in the office, one should not express weaknesses, but rather project confidence and avoid all displays of negativity.