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Developers: Innovate or get outsourced
“Nothing endures but change” The phrase is accredited to the philosopher Heraclitus on of Plato’s influences. In our industry, the quote is o’ so true and there is a new change at the horizon we need...
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Unpacking Logitech G35 Gaming headset
A broken tooth, a missed flight to Seattle as a result of it, I decided to treat myself today. As the geek I am that really means buying Tech. Since my headset for the last weeks has been a borrowed...
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Windows 8 just got more context – Surface for Windows the blend between...
So, the big mystery announcement event is over. The rumors before the event was really spot on, it was a tablet. But not any tablet. They have really gone all out in trying to re-invent what a tablet...
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Microsoft follows up the Surface sucker punch with a Windows Phone right hook
There is an old saying that Microsoft needs three versions to get it right and ahead. I am not sure if Windows Phone 8 can count as version three, but it should, they have now gotten it right and are...
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Microsoft buying Yammer – A smart move or a move away from being smart?
In the wake of Facebook’s plummeting stock introduction Microsoft just announced that they are buying the Enterprise equaliant to Facebook, Yammer, for $1.2 Billion. Putting social networks still in...
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EU Commissioner states he will ignore the democratic process for ACTA–Open...
EU Commissioner Karel De Gucht just stated that he will ignore what the democratic elected parliament vote on the ACTA treaty, If you decide for a negative vote before the European Court rules, let me...
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Sometimes it is business that needs to understand development
There is always that guy. The business oriented guy, the guy who can’t understand why a few lines of code can take a whole day to produce. The guy who believes that pair-programming is the equivalents...
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Enterprise Social: Technology is not the answer. This is the answer.
- “We need an internal Facebook” This is a very common statement in any organization today. They want to replicate the success of social collaboration giants like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube is...
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Attending a conference – how to mingle
Geeks are not known for their social skills. Which becomes very clear when a lot of them attend the same conference. I am currently attending the SharePoint 2012 Conference in Las Vegas and thought...
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Platform migrations – not really like a flock of sparrows.
Migrations. Moving from one place to another. For birds in the Nordics it is as simple as flying south for the winter. For the client I am currently flying to, the trip will be a little more...
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New role, new focus – CTIO Patrik Löwendahl
I joined Avanade March 2011 with a challenge presented to me; head Avanade’s collaboration business. It was my first step from being pure technical into a business role. Three years down the road and...
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Digital Innovation and the Bear Experience
Everyone is talking about innovation and digital. The words are getting washed up completely and it’s fair to ask if this is a hype that will pass. I’d argue that it won’t. I’d argue that this is the...
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The cloud is not what you think it is
Talking with technologists, customers and business it seems that most of them are hanged up on the possibilities to save money by leveraging the price pressure that comes with hyper-scale. A valid...
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From Software as a product to Software as a service
This is a reflection I’ve done as an assignment for a class I am taking at Karlstad University on Service Innovation.How does the shift to service dominant logic affect the software industry? Is it...
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Technical debts are not really debts – they are risks
A large part of what I do is quality assurance for our clients. I help them understand where their solutions are in the *-ability spectra and I help them lay out roadmaps on how to move from where...
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The need for digital innovation in the service sector
A few weeks ago we discussed with a client on the possibility to replace their point of sales system with a modern solution built on Dynamics AX for Retail and a customized device UI’s. They provide a...
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A smart vending machine
The second week of November I will be at TeliaSonera M2M symposium and the Swedish TechDays. I will be bringing some of Avanade’s thinking in the retail space. I will be bringing what we call the smart...
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MicroControllers are fun
I am preparing for my participation in TeliaSonera M2M symposium and the Swedish TechDays. Since my focus is internet of things I am playing around with the Arduino and Microsoft Intelligent System...
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Internet of Concrete – Urban Evolution
Today at TechDays I held a session on Internet of thins and what it means for cities. I argued that sensors are easy to deploy with the existing infrastructure, that data are easy to gather using cloud...
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Smart Farmers
Last week I held a presentation on urban evolution and the digitalization of our cities at the Swedish TechDays it was a conversation on the drivers behind the smartness or our cities. On how internet...
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