Business @ the Speed of Thought: Using a Digital Nervous System
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (767 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0000547LV |
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| Number of Pages | : | 275 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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In his new book, Microsoft chairman and CEO Bill Gates discusses how technology can help run businesses better today and how it will transform the nature of business in the near future. Gates stresses the need for managers to view technology not as overhead but as a strategic asset, and offers detailed examples from Microsoft, GM, Dell, and many other successful companies. Companion Web site.
COLLINS HEMINGWAY is director of executive communications at Microsoft Corporation. BILL GATES is the chairman and chief executive officer at Microsoft Corporation. His vision and commitment regarding personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and in the advancement of software technology. . He had been involved with Microsoft's systems products since 1987 and from 1994 to 1996 was director of international and partner marketing for the Personal and Business System
"Dated but interesting perspective" according to Edward J. Barton. Written nearly 15 years ago, Bill gates takes a stab at the evolution of society in the face of the internet. Looking back 15 years, it is amazing that Gates go so many things right. His absolutely amazing foresight provided a "close enough" view of the impacts of the internet to think that the book could be a modern writing. The style is easy and quick to read, and the type is large, the book well structured, and the content varied across business, healthcare, government and so. "This is a blueprint for how to build a billion-dollar company" according to Richard Jansen. This is a business strategy book, for business leaders. Bill Gates' value-per-hour is too high for idle commentary on tech trends; rather, he focuses on WHY those trends matter from the business leader's perspective, and HOW to get dominance in your industry with information flow as your competitive edge.Bill Gates' focus in Business @ The Speed of Thought is teaching us how to build a "digital nervous system" -- a real-time and complete information flow. Gates is famous for val. Excellent This book's intended audience is managers who are interested in how computers and networks can improve business processes. This book is not a Microsoft infomercial. Instead, it poses questions for managers to think about. Here are some examples: (1) "Do you have the information flow that enables managers to get the data they need to make decisions?" (2) "Can employees get access to important data on a daily basis?" (3) "Make a list of the most actionable questions about your bus
--Harry C. Gates writes that "The most meaningful way to differentiate your company from your competition is to do an outstanding job with information. So where do you want to go tomorrow? That's the question Bill Gates tries to answer in Business @ the Speed of Thought. How you gather, manage, and use information will determine whether you win or lose." The book is peppered with examples of companies that have already successfully engineered information networks to manage inventory, sales, and customer relationships better. Edwards. The examples run from Coca-Cola's ability to download sales data from vending machines to Microsoft's own internal practices, such as its reliance on e-mail for company-wide communication and the conversion of most paper processes to digital ones (an assertion that seems somewhat at odds with the now-infamous "by hand on sheets of paper" method of tracking profits that was revealed during Microsoft's antitrust trial). The book's premi