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The mainframe is dying: Long live the mainframe application!

CIO Business Intelligence

Fujitsu remains very much interested in the mainframe market, with a new model still on its roadmap for 2024, and a move under way to “shift its mainframes and UNIX servers to the cloud, gradually enhancing its existing business systems to optimize the experience for its end-users.” years after its launch in June 2006.

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Why CEOs should test big digital business ideas in tiny countries.

Mark Raskino

The President of Iceland Olafur Ragnar Grimsson explained this phenomenon to me when I had the privilege to interview him in 2011 (Gartner Report: G00212784 ). “So That was about 5 years ahead of major European capitals such as Paris and London. Drone delivery is a great example of that.

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Search: Not Provided: What Remains, Keyword Data Options, the Future

Occam's Razor

In late 2011, Google announced an effort to make search behavior more secure. This led to the problem we, Marketers, SEOs, Analysts, fondly refer to as not provided. If you want to stress test this,… go back to your 2011 (pre- not provided ) data for paid and organic and see what you can find. Controlled experimentation.

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Welcome to the Era of the Augmented Marketer

Sisense

In a world of rapid technological change, digital tools for marketers are having a moment. Marketing technology tools (also referred to as MarTech tools) have multiplied from about 150 in 2011 to around 8,000 today, a 5,233% increase that sends a clear message: Marketers are embracing digital assistance and data/analytics.

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The Lean Analytics Cycle: Metrics > Hypothesis > Experiment > Act

Occam's Razor

Experiments come in all shapes and sizes: A marketing campaign. Try to understand your market. Read up on ways that companies are growing their business, from growth hacking to content marketing, and use that as inspiration. By 2011, the company had 20 full-time photographers on staff. Do it now; we'll wait.

Metrics 156
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Six Nudges: Creating A Sense Of Urgency For Higher Conversion Rates!

Occam's Razor

Checkout the Kimbao Sauvignon Blanc you can see sales and would buy it again rates since 2011. Naked Wines has a lovely widget next to each of their wines that shows the would buy again rate…. And, they show you historical sales and would buy it again rates. At 91%, the rate is highest this year. Add to Basket!

Strategy 124
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4 key roles that define transformational IT leaders today

CIO Business Intelligence

Rick Johnson, who has been a CIO since 2011, was appointed the first-ever chief digital officer at Marvin, a manufacturer of doors and windows in January 2023. This has meant that Sezgin has embraced a culture of innovation and experimentation. He says the CDO role there “is inclusive of a typical CIO role.”

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