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Will the next digital transformation frontier be ecosystems computing which socializes cloud computing and drives its use beyond the organizational “walls” to its natural next frontier—that of the entire ecosystem? A decade or so after the inception of the Internet, most users remained somewhat silo’d and isolated from one another. Sure, they could email one…

Over the past couple of few years clear differentials have emerged between two types of business ecosystems: Static ecosystems and dynamic ecosystems. This blog tries to explain the difference between the two and the strategic implications that need to be considered in their deployment. From one dominant player who distributes knowledge… Static ecosystems are usually…

Last year, we revealed the newest trend in technology partner enablement: self-guided journeys—prescriptive, sequenced, customized, and largely automated combinations of classes, trainings, certification paths, educational documents, and other resources vendors put together to help their new partners create, sell, and market their solutions. The broad idea of these journeys is fairly simple, even if the…

“Dad, we should go and visit the Lost City,” my son had suggested. “Oh, I don’t know if I’ll have time for that. Too busy!” “They say it is one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world,” he added, emphasizing ecosystems. He knew how to capture my interest. ‘What better teacher on ecosystems than nature…

Training providers have been around since the early days of the PC revolution some four decades ago. As computing began to spread, organizations around the world needed to teach people the basics, from how to program and calculate using a spreadsheet to how to network and maximize the use of the emerging computing tools. Generally,…

One of the most common pain points we hear from our ecosystem customers when we first meet them is: “We don’t have enough data or insight with our partner enablement to make proper business decisions.” What is most interesting about this concern is that we hear it from some of the largest tech companies in…

Learning Management Systems (LMSs) have been around since the late 1990s and their goal is to help make sure an organization’s learning and readiness meet their overall objectives. LMSs are often closely aligned with Human Resources systems; and with the advent of the cloud, many have become part of the digital transformation strategy preparing personnel…

In many conversations I have with Partners of all sizes, I am often faced with the following question: “We have built our Partners an amazing portal with the best Partner Experience, but they will not visit it, and instead complain that it doesn’t meet their needs! What is an optimal Partner Experience when considering an…

The TIDWIT next generation platform offers a completely new interface with improved speed, usability, and mobile device compatibility while introducing a number of fit-for-purpose “Ecosystem Apps”. Redesigned Platform Interface and Navigation Our new user interface is built using the latest “single-page application” technology which drastically reduces page loading time and makes it blazing fast to…

Being pleasantly surprised by the number of reactions to my previous blog on the need to improve the ecosystem experience when it comes to enablement, I want to share some additional thoughts. Most reactions I received were about my remark on moving from art to science. The difference between art and science in Customer Relationship…