Strategic Foresight - Insights in Business and Technology

 Generative AI - Changing the World, Key Players and Their Progress - Part One  

Tesla - It's not a Car, It's an AI Device on Wheels Tesla - Evolution Tesla - AI Device on Wheels Teslas Secret of Success Anecdote: In 2013, Elon Musk sent a meeting request to Apple's CEO Tim Cook, but Tim refused to meet him.  Musk confirmed this by tweeting in Dec 2020, that he had tried to sell Tesla to Apple for 1/10 of its current value during "the darkest days of the Model 3 program ."  It's still a mystery why Apple didn't end up buying Tesla, but there are a few theories out there. One possibility is that Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, just wasn't interested in acquiring Tesla. Another theory is that Cook was worried about some of the difficulties Tesla was going through at the time, like production delays and financial losses. Lastly, it's also possible that the two companies couldn't agree on a fair price for Tesla. Occasionally, there is a rumour that Elon Musk aspired to become the CEO of Apple . Following Steve Jobs' passing in

Microsoft's transformation under Satya is phenomenal, from a PC dominant player to being called the King of AI in Software and Cloud.   Where is the Growth Partnership with OpenAI Why Microsoft is called as The King of Generative AI in Software and Cloud.  My other posts on  AI Value Chain ,   Microsoft The King of AI in Software ,  Salesforce under the AI Cloud  ,  AWS is the Crown Jewel  and how  Generative AI can transform Telecoms ,  Energy and Utilities Source:  Seekingalpha ,  Bloomberg , Martinfowler.com,  Databricks.com  Linkedin,  Nvidia ,  Google ,  AWS

 Amazon, Microsoft and Google Evolution  - How these three Cloud Giants have evolved in terms of market cap and CEO leadership. -

Why Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a leader in cloud computing? Response from ChatGPT (Generative AI Tool) -- Amazon Web Services (AWS) is considered a leader in cloud computing for several reasons, which have contributed to its dominant position in the cloud services market:  Comprehensive Service Portfolio: AWS offers a wide range of cloud services, including computing, storage, databases, machine learning, analytics, IoT, security, and more. This extensive portfolio enables organizations to address diverse business needs within a single cloud provider. Global Reach: AWS has a global presence with data centres (Availability Zones) in multiple regions around the world. This global network infrastructure allows customers to deploy their applications and services close to their end-users for low-latency access. Scalability and Elasticity: AWS provides scalable and elastic infrastructure, allowing users to easily adjust resources up or down based on demand. This pay-as-you-go model is cos

 

Telecom Engagement Model for Private 5G  Key Message  Private 5G is about transforming business operations and driving new revenue opportunities via the application layer.  Telcos are adopting different engagement & deployment models for Private 5G.  An increase in the footprint across the engagement value chain leads to an increase in the complexity but reduces time to market  Jio in India is heading for end-to-end value chain control  The ecosystem is getting more complex as partners are also competitors. Edge Continuum Edge Computing is a decentralised mechanism done at the edge of the network, close to the data source, as opposed to on the cloud or away in data servers.  With the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) devices more and more smart devices connect to the network, hence businesses are facing demanding and diverse data challenges.  Key Strategies are  Retail – Sell directly to Enterprise  Retail – Sell via Partners like HPS Wholesale - become Wholesale pr

How to Influence your Buyers for Cloud Application Modernisation Cloud Offerings for Application Modernisation Buyers Persona Mapping with Cloud Offerings for Application Modernisation to execute the Sales Strategy  Persona Mapping from - Sellers from Mars and Buyers from Venus

 Why Cloud is in Demand Cloud - Reality vs Perception Impact on IT

Telecom Cloud has evolved from an early infrastructure offering to a solution-centric and to being an aggregator.  Telecoms are struggling to get ROI in this domain while the sector is still growing by 30-35% YoY.  Players Like AWS, MSFT, Google, Dell (EMC/Vmware), IBM and others are not letting Telecoms to play in this space. Besides Telecoms with so many customer-centric assets are struggling to refine their operating model to take advantage of the cloud to diversify and increase revenue.   Telecom Cloud (Distributed) Use Cases  Cloud Infrastructure Services Market - 2022 Why Cloud Cloud Sales Roadblock

 Sharing the Agenda and Summary from my Upcoming Talk on,  "Future of Cloud - 2022"

 Distributed Cloud Battle - AWS vs Google

 Evolution of Cloud Migration Strategy for IT and Business Application   Source: Gartner, BCG, CCF, Forrester

Evolution of Cloud Adoption Curve, its Type and Sales Trigger Spectrum

 Digital IT and Cloud Impact on Master Services Agreement (MSA) and Sourcing

  Technology Crossing the Chasm How to Identify Growth Opportunities How to Price SAAS Product Strategy for Startups The Shift in the Future of B2B Pricing

 Mistakes Made in Building a Cloud Strategy 1. Assuming it’s an IT (only) strategy, not involving business  2. Not having an exit strategy  3. Combining a cloud strategy with cloud adoption/migration/implementation  4. “It’s too late — we’re already executing,” redoing everything  5. Equating a cloud strategy with “we’re moving everything to the cloud”  6. Our cloud strategy is our data center strategy/it’s “all in” or nothing  7. Our strategy is by executive mandate  8. We’re a shop so that’s our cloud strategy/we need a single vendor cloud strategy  9. Outsourcing your cloud strategy  10. We are “cloud-first” and that is our strategy PS: How to map cloud journey and avoid mistakes in execution Source: Gartner, BCG, Mckinsey