Author Archives: Mark Rivington
Big Data: The New Kid on the Block
A few weeks ago I announced that the cloud was dead, as there was a new kid on the block and his name was “Big Data”. Actually, I don’t think that this kid will be king of the … Continue reading
May Day Parade in Union Square
May 1st, May Day, is a special day for many people across the world. In times gone by, it would have been a day to parade technological power and military might in front of thousands in Red Square, … Continue reading
The Cloud is Dead! Long Live the Cloud!
For those of you who have read some of my previous blogs you will know that I spend a lot of time at airports. It is almost a year ago that I made some observations on how companies were … Continue reading
Dreams and Reality
Today I am in Oxford, “the City of dreaming spires”, working with my team on some new product enhancements. It is a perfect place, despite its ancient history, for thinking about the future. Oxford is world famous for the university … Continue reading
Reflecting on a South African Launch
This week we launched Nimsoft in South Africa. That gave me the unusual opportunity that I am enjoying right now. Continue reading
Deer Beer Garden and Dear Champagne Balcony
Sunny Munich in the Deer Beer garden (Hirschgarten) drinking some good local beer (and other non alcoholic beverages) eating local delicacies (although a lot of Bavarian food isn’t so delicate), developing good professional relationships with colleagues and talking … Continue reading
The future is on the 101
The near term IT future is written along the highways and byways, apparently – a bit like the movie L.A. Story (1991) where the character played by Steve Martin is transfixed by a talking freeway billboard.
I had been noticing … Continue reading
