The software world is shifting from the traditional monolith architecture to a microservice architecture. Microservice architecture is faster to develop and, easier to understand and maintain. Each of the services developed independently by a team that is focused on that service. This reduces the barrier of adopting new technologies and for continuous deployment. Most importantly, individual services can be scaled independently enabling developers to build for scale from the very beginning. The positives are very clear for enterprises as evidenced by a recent survey conducted by Global Micro Services. The data showed that over 92% of respondents expect to grow…

The Landscape

In the past, the pyramid structure of the traditional auto industry put OEMs on the top, followed by various tiers of suppliers who have limited market power. In the next decade, the dominance of the OEMs will face stern challenges as technology and software become increasingly important in the industry. As the automotive industry transitions from hardware to software defined vehicles, the average software and electronics content per vehicle will increase. Today, software represents 10 percent of overall vehicle content for a D-segment, or large car (approximately $1,220), and the average share of software is expected to grow…

The grocery business has been in existence since the year of the barter system. This is perhaps the oldest industry. In order to transform such an old business, there has to be significant innovation in technology for a compelling business to succeed at scale.

One such change that transformed several industry was e-commerce. After the spectacular failure of companies like WebVan and Peapod, it is reasonable to conclude that the online grocery business model has not been perfected yet. This is an article by the times in 2002. The same problem exists till date. …

The business world, especially in the technology industry, power has shifted from the business to the consumer. A primary reason for this is due to consumer businesses losing their informational edge. 30 years back, consumer companies such as P&G had the distribution power to place their products all across the country. Today, the internet and e-commerce has destroyed this moat that these businesses enjoyed for so many decades. Consumers control the shelf life at the e-commerce companies.

What does the shifting of power mean for businesses? Amazon (and Jeff Bezos) has publicized the key to winning in this new era…

The business world, especially in the technology industry, power has shifted from the business to the consumer. A primary reason for this is due to consumer businesses losing their informational edge. 30 years back, consumer companies such as P&G had the distribution power to place their products all across the country. Today, the internet and e-commerce has destroyed this moat that these businesses enjoyed for so many decades. Consumers are controlling the shelf life at the e-commerce companies.

What does the shifting of power mean for businesses? Amazon (and Jeff Bezos) has publicized the key to winning in this new…