Denise Dubie

By Lonne Jaffe - You may have heard that cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) models can turn software technology into a pay-as-you-go utility that businesses can “plug in to” and use like electricity? Perhaps — however, software technology is far more varied, nuanced and diverse than electricity. You don’t win customers by having better electricity than your competition. Software, by contrast, absolutely is a competitive differentiator for any business today. Companies in industries as varied as retail and finance use software at the very core of their value proposition to customers. It lets them deliver a variety of services to their customers, improve operational efficiencies, create new offerings and a lot more. That’s not to downplay the business flexibility that SaaS can bring. Being able to “switch on” software and infrastructure delivered as a ... (more)

If I Have Glass, Will I Be More Innovative?

On February 20, Google announced that it was opening up its Google Glass testing program to 8000 “Explorers” in the U.S., as long as you could impress them with a creative application of what you would do if you had the device.   I submitted three applications via Twitter and Google+. My family and friends thought it was a bit silly and that I would never be selected because, as one...   ... (more)

5 Top Disruptive Trends and the Tie That Binds Them Together

Over the last two months, CA Technologies Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy Lonne Jaffe sat down for a series of fascinating podcasts on four of the biggest technology trends today – Big Data, Mobility, SaaS and DevOps – and a capstone trend called the Changing Role of IT. For those who would rather read about these insights than listen to them, they have recently been published as...   ... (more)

The Successful Mobile Enterprise

There are almost seven billion people in the world, and there are already about six billion mobile phone subscriptions. Analysts are predicting that over a billion advanced smartphones and tablets are going to be purchased worldwide next year alone. Almost every conversation I have with senior business and technology leaders involves mobility as at least one of their keys focus areas. In many...   ... (more)

Don’t Be an Innovation “Virgin”

Sir Richard Branson shares his experiences taking risks, enjoying success and learning from failures all in the name of innovation. It’s difficult to imagine anyone would pass up the chance to travel into space with the same ease as commercial air travel. It’s more challenging to believe that commercial space travel can become a reality in 2013, with citizens buying tickets to ride on Sir...   ... (more)