Entries Categorized as 'Analyst Life'
by Mark Raskino | May 14, 2009 | 2 Comments
This week the EU took a big swipe at Intel with a very large fine. Forget about the details of the case, who was right or whether the penalty will stand up after appeal – just think of it as one megatrend data-point. A recent piece in Business Week suggests that Barrack Obama is breaking [...]
Category: Analyst Life CEO Economy Enterprise 2.0 Management Recession Regulation Strategy Uncategorized Tags: anti-trust, creative destruction, EU, Intel, Obama, Recession, Systems extrication, too big to fail
by Mark Raskino | November 10, 2008 | 1 Comment
“Analyst?- I always thought that was a ****’s job” – so said an ex boss of mine, when we met briefly a few years ago. His chosen expletive questioned my backbone and displayed his social prejudices. Trying hard to be kind – I do understand what he was driving at. We preach rather than do. [...]
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by Mark Raskino | September 18, 2008 | Comments Off
Wednesday 18th September 2008, was by many accounts one of the worst days the UK financial system has ever seen. Britain’s biggest mortgage-providing bank had to be hastily acquired by another to prevent its collapse and this came just two days after the London arm of a major US investment bank actually did go to [...]
Category: Analyst Life Economy Recession Tags: banking IT, credit crunch, Recession
by Mark Raskino | September 18, 2008 | Comments Off
That’s my personal ‘key issue’- the question that drives my research and when I look back, it was also at the heart of my career direction prior to joining Gartner 8 years ago. Blogging is a great example. In the end every company will use it to their own particular advantage. They’ll each use it in different ways. [...]
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