THE LATEST TRENDS IN THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY IN 2017 In the software and tech industry, everything goes so fast that you can often feel left behind. Trends change, new methods are used and you always have to try and stay updated. So here’s a short article about a few tech trends in software architecture…
Future Of Work 2018: 10 Predictions You Can’t Ignore The start of winter is often referred to as the “holiday season.” But it might also be called the “prediction season.” When it comes to human capital management (HCM), most predictions tend to be variations of the same things. A colleague and I even created a…
How to Add a Bitcoin Donate Button to Your WordPress Site Bitcoin has taken the world by storm ever since its inception on January 5, 2009. However, 2017 has really been what some have called “the year of Bitcoin”. You would have to be living under a rock not to have heard of it…
How to Build a Successful Team Building a successful team is about more than finding a group of people with the right mix of professional skills. Over the course of interviewing over 500 leaders for Corner Office, I asked them all about the art of fostering a strong sense of teamwork. Their insights can help…
New Instant Purchase Checkout Boosts Sales Ten long years. That’s how long Amazon has had exclusive ownership of the one-click checkout process. While some rivals have licensed Amazon’s technology to stay completive, most have had to forgo the higher conversion rates and repeat purchases enabled by this faster checkout experience. As of September 2017,…
The Power of Smart Contracts on the Blockchain The world is waking up to the impressive capabilities of the blockchain. As a foundational technology that things can be “built on top” of, the potential applications of the blockchain go way beyond just payments or cryptocurrencies. In fact, the blockchain could revolutionize how we interact…
IBM and KlickEx Choose Stellar to Power the Future of Cross-Border Payments Today we are excited to announce that Stellar is partnering with IBM and KlickEx to develop a blockchain-based cross-border payments solution proven to significantly reduce transaction costs and increase transaction speeds. This solution will help financial institutions and consumers eliminate inefficiencies and…
Accelerating the adoption of enterprise blockchain From the technical perspective, we could apply blockchain to many scenarios. However, not every situation requires blockchain, but there are some scenarios where it creates significant value compared to alternative technologies. Usually, these are shared business processes, with the organization in different industries such as financial services, manufacturing,…
The Exponential Mindset: Using Blockchain Technology to Achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals The ixo Foundation recently announced a monumental partnership with Singularity University Ventures. Based out of NASA’s Moffett Field campus, Singularity University aims to tackle the world’s greatest global challenges with an approach seldom seen in the development sector. Their strategy leverages exponential technology — the latest innovations…
When to use SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS When your business has made the decision to consider cloud services for your application or infrastructure deployment, it’s important that you grasp the fundamental differences between the core categories of cloud services available. The cloud is a very broad concept, and it covers just about every possible…
