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Microsoft released amazing quarterly results last week and I decided to dig deeper to better understand those good results and what that means for Microsoft long term. Photo: Rawpixel.com

Investment firm Jefferies trashed IBM’s AI platform last week while other competitors like OpenText swooped in to kick Big Blue while she was down.  This week, I discuss IBM’s options and if Jefferies’ critiques are accurate. Photo: Alex Knight Music: Willy Wonka Soundtrack – I want it now White Stripes – Rag and Bone

Over the last 6 months, IBM (in my opinion) has been attracting more negative news. Very recently, thanks to a series of wins in specific strategic areas, IBM’s luck looks to be turning around. This week I take a deep dive into those recent wins and ponder if IBM’s fortunes are really improving. Photo: kazu […]

Softbank has recently secured funding for their fabled vision fund. This week my guest John Silverwood joins me in discussing what a company with a 300-year-plan and billions to invest will do next. Photo: Vitaly Taranov  

Uber has been imploding over the last 6 months. Their implosion reached its apex with CEO Travis Kalanick permanently stepping down as CEO. This week we look at the issues that led to Kalanick being forced to resign. In the episode I ask the audience a question, so I thought I would formalize a way […]

Amazon is buying Whole Foods for $13.7B. AWS is also rumored to have an interest in messaging company Slack.  What does these purchases mean for Amazon’s long term strategy in IT and retail? Photo: Mali Maeder

It has been a few months since we talked about HP/HPI/HPE.  With the HPE Discover conference taking place last week, I thought it would be a good time to discuss the status of each of the HP companies. Photo: Gaelle Marcel  

IBM is doubling down on eliminating remote work for employees. Since this topic won’t die, I am doubling down on the issue. This episode discusses if this will be a good long-term decision by IBM. Photo: Roya Ann Miller

IBM announced that they are retiring their procurement suite Emptoris and moving customers over to their (former) competitor Ariba. Having used the system for several years, I provide thoughts on the Emptoris’ demise and where the focus needs to be on procurement tools in the future. Photo: Michael Mroczek

A major virus named WannaCry hit organizations last week. This week’s podcast drills down on what WannaCry is, how it was able to impact so many companies, and what can be done to avoid this kind of threat in the future. Photo: Tom Pumford