Gartner Blog Network

Digital Dexterity for CMO's Marketing Team

by Sally Witzky | October 17, 2018

In a report recently issued by Gartner, findings show employees with high levels of digital dexterity are 3.3 times more likely to launch and complete digital initiatives quickly, and to...

Things I'd Like To See Go Away - Distrust by Default

by Hank Barnes | October 16, 2018

It's an interesting time in the world to be talking about trust. Many of our institutions and values feel like they have been compromised. There are lots of reasons not...

Network Anomaly Detection Track Record in Real Life?

by Anton Chuvakin | October 15, 2018

As I allude here, my long-held impression is that no true anomaly-based network IDS (NIDS) has ever been successful commercially and/or operationally. There were some bits of success, to be...

Ford Redirect Justifies In-House Agency Model

by Sally Witzky | October 15, 2018

Ever since Sheryl Connelly, Ford's futurist, came to speak at our local TEDxRVA in 2013, I've been a connoisseur of the Ford brand as well as Sheryl's annual consumer trend report, Looking...

It’s a Matter of Proximity: Go Beyond the Edge Directly to the Digital Touchpoint in Support of Digital Business

by Rene Buest | October 15, 2018

Digital business initiatives mandate that enterprises interact much closer and in real-time with their customers to help reduce cost and customer effort, and improve customer experience. Creating a business moment...

How to Create Effective ‘Remote' Marketing Teams

by Marc Brown | October 12, 2018

From 2012 to 2016, the number of people working remotely rose by 4%, and in the U.S. alone, 43% of workers spent some of their time working remotely. “Remote work”...

"What’s All This Talk about Cost Optimization?" by Joseph Provenza

by Debbie Wilson | October 12, 2018

There is a lot of discussion on the topic of cost optimization these days, especially in midsize enterprises (MSEs). That is not hard to understand given limited budgets and other...

Recent Cyber Attacks Demonstrate Why IRM is Critical for ERM Success

by John Wheeler | October 12, 2018

In the last few weeks, several global shipping ports have been targeted with major cyber attacks. Ports in San Diego, California and Barcelona, Spain experienced significant business disruption as a...

Things I’d Like to See Go Away - VAR

by Stephen White | October 11, 2018

First of all, I’m not referring to VAR, Video Assistant Referee that attracted plenty of attention at the Football World Cup earlier this year, I've nothing against it, and consider...