Tag: Microsoft

A New Chapter Begins

The high-flying tech industry is facing a reckoning as the economy slows and customers pull back on spending. I couldn’t dodge this tech layoff bullet, but its no match for my Attitude of Gratitude

A View of Retail Technology at the Turn of the Century

This is a fascinating look back into the history of retail technology at the turn of the century. In January 2000, I was the National Practice Manager of Microsoft’s first retail consulting practice. I joined Microsoft in June of 1999 as one of their first retail industry experts. I gave this presentation, my first at the company, to a room full of retail executives and Microsoft partners. They were skeptical of using our solutions for mission-critical applications. It was my job to convince them otherwise.

The Consumerization of Information Technology

From NRF January 2010, David Gruehn talks about the impact of the Consumerization of IT in the retail industry, which is the phenomenon of consumers adopting technology faster than retailers’ ability to adapt which is revolutionizing the industry. He describes how this presents both threats and opportunities for the retail industry.