Cloud Ecosystems: from Art to Science
Being pleasantly surprised by the number of reactions to my previous blog on the need to improve the ecosystem experience when it comes to enablement, I want to share some additional thoughts. Most reactions I received were about my remark on moving from art to science. The difference between art and science in Customer Relationship […]
A TIDWIT 2020 lookback and predictions for 2021
Celebrating 200,000+ Users! As tragic as 2020 has been for many people around the world, for many within the technology sector, it has been an opportunity to break from the shackles of the past. In many ways, COVID-19 stress-tested our sector; and it has been inspiring to see how our entire sector responded across diverse […]
Reimagining Management In The Age Of Digital Ecosystems
Discussions about how digital ecosystems can transform businesses were relevant long before 2020. The simple fact is that as our world embraces more and better technology, digital practices are enabling more efficient practices across all different types of businesses. Potential benefits like real-time connections, improved sales and marketing efforts, and ultimately lowered cost and greater […]
The Ecosystem Experience Needs Improvement
Expecting partners to come to a monolithic learning platform, or to use point-to-point APIs, is just not good enough in today’s evolving ecosystems. A more standardized ecosystems network approach is required. When I joined Microsoft in 1997 there was an internal awareness campaign telling us that “96% of all our revenue is generated by our […]
What Vendors don’t know About their Ecosystem Hurts Them
I often ask the vendors I talk to a simple question: How many people within a specific partner’s ecosystem do you think you have enabled? Interestingly, not a single vendor I have ever asked has been able to give me a straight answer. A quizzical look is often follow-up by a guess, which is surprisingly far off from […]
ISVs and Multichannel Ecosystems
In a recent conversation with a friend who happens to be a CEO of an ISV, he described the difficulties that he has dealing with a multi-channel strategy. Contextually, his ISV sells SAAS/Content, and has been growing, even during the COVID-19 crisis. His team has been eyeing a multi-segment channel strategy, summarized as: Marketplaces: Well-known […]
On Marketplaces & Ecosystems
I am often asked what the difference is between marketplaces and ecosystems. A marketplace is technically a monolithic ecosystem—meaning an ecosystem with a single large player at the center. A clear example of this is Amazon, which sits at the heart of a large marketplace of sellers and buyers. Other examples include Apple’s App Store, […]
TIDWIT-Ecosystems Reinvented
We are thrilled to be featured first on the new “Culture of Innovation!” podcast series from Ridge Innovative, an in-depth conversation between TIDWIT CEO Will Yafi and Ridge Innovative President Nancy Ridge on the continuing global growth of digital transformation. They cover how the TIDWIT Cloud Ecosystems Network is delivering highly-scalable collaboration and distribution of business […]
Ecosystem Partnerships Extend and Evolve Alliances
An interview with Norma Watenpaugh, CEO & Founding Principal, Phoenix Consulting Group Q: You have been involved with the channel and emerging ecosystems for some time. How has the concept of partnership evolved over the past several years?NW: I would not say the concept of partnership has evolved so much as a recognition of how […]
Total Enablement with Remote Workforces
An interview with Christophe Girault, Director of Platform and Customer Success at TIDWIT. Q: Hi Christophe, thanks for sharing your perspectives today. What are some of the biggest challenges ecosystem organizations face in scaling the distribution of technical knowledge across their workforce, especially considering remote working conditions due to the COVID-19 crisis?A: There are a […]