Last week I demonstrated the process for defining a “simple” value chain for “real time business automation”, which is my code phrase for stream processing in a business setting. This week, I want to turn my attention to building a Wardley Map from that value chain so…

In my last post, I highlighted the basic architecture of data flow, describing the “50 thousand foot view” of what data flow is from a technology perspective. I started with this, in part, because the core model (known by many as “stream processing”) is increasingly well understood…

In my last post, I described what I see as a disruption in the way digital businesses will operate in the future:

Part of that process — and this is what really excites me — is the increasing use of data and APIs to break down communication issues…

I love to write about innovation in the way business uses and delivers technology. I wrote about cloud computing starting in 2006 (that first post is here) and continued writing until about the summer of 2014 (see CNET and GigaOm). At that point, I felt I’d…