Our colleague in the UK laughs at US titles and the myriad initials we use to represent them. “You Americans,” he chuckles when he hears…

So much to write about this week and so little time. Do I write about the emergence of new titles in our industry, like CPTO? Cracks in the…

So, in over the transom came this on Monday morning on top of an email I wrote in January 2008:

Over the years we’ve shared the story of Outsell’s genesis; I was a senior officer working for a software-enabled information company in…

A few months back, the world was turning on its axis. It has to be true. The PGA agreed to merge with its rival LIV.

It’s ironic I’m writing this on a day our platform decided to balk at clients accessing one of our most read reports. The team is…

A few weeks back, I wrote about the data information and analytics buyer’s pendulum and how it’s swung back and forth over the last 25…

Every once in a while, a special person comes along who you just know is the right person at the right time for the right role. For…

I have writer’s block today. My post was due last evening, and creativity and deadlines don’t always go hand in hand. Turning to ChatGPT…

While Pearson’s stock plummets on bad news about Chegg, and the media and Wall Street continue to miss important distinctions between the…

So, my colleagues and I are standing back watching the stampede on generative technologies. We are seeing automation of knowledge and vast…

Having been in the business of advising buyers and sellers of data, information, and analytics solutions since 1998, let’s just say we have…

The last few weeks were downright weird on the tech front, and it continues to make me nervous as we unleash technologies without some…

Once again, the technology curve is far ahead of most citizens, businesses, and governments’ abilities to keep up. Nothing shows that more…

Last week I was convinced the world had turned on its axis. Tuesday proved it true as atmospheric river #12 arrived on the 21st! Even…

Eleven atmospheric rivers later, I am now seven-going-on-eight nights without power. PG&E can’t restore it because the ground is too wet…

My colleague Randy Giusto and I often go round and round about branding and rebranding in this industry. I’ve written past posts about dos…

I’ve been thinking a lot about the ironies of machines versus people and how they work together or don’t. We’ve got chatbots providing…

What a shame yesterday to learn that one of my favorite leaders lost his job in a tussle with his PE owners during his “second bite at the…

Every year, we cover new companies with exciting solutions that are driving innovation in our industry. We call them the Outsell Emerging…

Celebrating Ann McLaughlin Korologos, 1941–2023

So it’s 6 am and I have a blog post to write. I figure I’ll start with ChatGPT since it’s all I’m hearing about and I need a break from bad…

It boggles my mind that so many enterprises don’t have their data and technology act together. After all, for more than two decades we’ve…

The nightmare went something like this:

Ah, more hand-wringing and agita over return-to-office mandates and remote work wars. From Bob Iger at Disney to Vanguard and Paycom…