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The Right Numbers: Supplier Fit, Gross National Happiness, and Blockchain
The world is in the midst of a statistical revolution. Everything from professional sports to advertising to education to technology performance to climate can be measured and quantified with more precision than ever before. Statisticians and big data analysts are in demand and finally being..
Enterprise Blockchain: Can Big Business Co-opt an Existential Threat?
The core difference was in whether the blockchain is an awesome technology with an ideological movement building around it, or a rethinking of how people interact and collaborate with each other supported, but by no means defined by, an as-yet immature technology.
From Supply Chain to the Blockchain: Heal the Body, Mind, & Earth
18 years ago, I got into IT sourcing not to make a buck, but to fix the wrongs that I saw in building the backbone of the internet in the 90s. The world of large technology deals was (and, let’s face it, decades later still is) full of FUD, price discrimination, poor decisions, and outright corruption.
The Ball and Blockchain: Obstacles to a World-Changing Trajectory
The blockchain decentralization revolution may not be the first, but it is well-funded, and led by people that think big. With a dream and billions in funding, what can go wrong? Distractions, disputes, and hubris top the list, with a very dishonorable mention for the industry’s problem of hucksters.
What Solutions are Best Built with Blockchain or NOT
Obviously, not all solutions are a fit. No one is going to be building the next spreadsheet with blockchain. Rather, you need to focus on areas where one of the core strengths of the technology amplifies the value of the solution – or better yet, creates it in a place where centralized approaches are failing.
A Historical Perspective on Blockchain
The blockchain has a small circle of bitcoin billionaires that can break the mold. Some are open advocates of the technology’s revolutionary potential, like Puerto Rico crypto-utopia crowd. Some prefer to remain more anonymous. But make no mistake, the goal of the blockchain game is not to make..
Hot sauce, is what I got, just remember that Sourcing, is what I got..
Happy Holidays from RampRate! During this season, we take time to reflect upon the good things we have…like our partnership with you. We appreciate working with… Read More »Hot sauce, is what I got, just remember that Sourcing, is what I got..
Is There Such a Thing as Price Gouging and Price Fixing in IT?
In the wake of hurricanes, as the deluge recedes, regulators see a rising flood of complaints about price gouging for necessities such as water and gas. And despite contrary opinions from some economists, 34 states have anti-gouging laws on the books.