Splunk today helps organizations to streamline their operations and to provide a better end user experience via machine data management. It could be the enabler of the Cognitive Devices-as-a-Service future by its intelligent capture, indexing and analytics of machine data.
Hardware
Google Maps – the most expansive data machine
Over the years Google Maps have collected Billion of bytes of data to map the entire world. Increasing penetration of GPS-enabled smartphone has fueled Google’s appetite for data even further and it is putting all that data to good use.
GoPro: Falling short in capturing value from crowds
GoPro’s attempts to capitalize on User Generated Content has led them through a journey of value creation, to value capture, and then back to value creation again, as it struggles to grow beyond its camera product line.
Google’s Chromecast: Masters of Scale
How the Chromecast captured an estimated 22% market share of OTT streaming devices in under three years.
From Product to Platform: John Deere Revolutionizes Farming
See how a 179-year-old company has created the go-to platform for the agricultural industry, allowing John Deere to compete against both other farm equipment manufacturers as well as new Ag Tech entrants.
Li & Fung – The Downfall of a Platform
On March 6th of this year, the supply chain management giant Li & Fung will be unceremoniously removed from the Hang Seng Index, a globally recognized index of Blue Chip Hong Kong Companies, to be replaced by Greely Automobile. It will mark the another step in the steep decline of a company which was once synonymous with outsourcing and cheap Asian manufacturing.
Can a platform, once lost, regain its power?
rise and fall of a mobile application market in South Korea
Alexa: From Smart Assistant to Smart Platform
In the last few years smart assistants have been getting a lot of attention as the tech giants compete for share of voice. Apple was one of the first to market with Siri, but they kept their AI platform closed and […]
A hard pivot: Fitbit repositioning from wearables to healthcare platform
Fitbit announced last week it is planning a transition into becoming an integrated healthcare platform. What does that mean for the wearables company and will it succeed?
Roku: From Product, to Product Platform, to Software Platform
Roku has been able to stay relevant over the years by shifting its business model