Posts by DrSalonen
Are you doing enough education to preserve your value on the market regarding AI, and what skills will be needed in the future?
The pace of innovation within the AI space is changing workplaces faster than we could have imagined. Bernard Marr in his LinkedIn Newsletter post “The Great Skill Shift: How AI Is Transforming 70% Of Jobs By 2030.” Bernard has recently discussed this with Aneesh Raman, the Chief Economic Opportunity Officer on LinkedIn. Let it sink…
Read MoreWhat success looks like from a parent’s perspective – thoughts on parenting
It is each parent’s dream to see their children grow and prosper. As a parent, you can only give them guidance in life and the foundation of what you believe in, and what you think might help your child. Once they are flying with their own “wings,” you hope that you can be with their…
Read MoreThe importance of business and technology frameworks and reasons why you should care
I will never forget my professor’s comments in my early journey working on my doctoral dissertation. He said calmly, “So you don’t want your work to have longevity? I was shocked and initially did not understand what he meant in his statement. He explained that if no frameworks are involved, there is nothing to compare…
Read MoreAre you building an AI-driven business that scales?
I enjoy reading the LinkedIn articles by the Microsoft Chief Marketing Officer Jared Spataro. He writes about AI at Work and its impact on our lives, which has also been a topic of mine for a while. I am interested in learning how AI changes organizations and how different job profiles change over time. In…
Read MoreMicrosoft’s 50th Anniversary and my personal and professional journey with Microsoft
Microsoft is celebrating its 50th Anniversary, and it would be good to reflect on my journey with Microsoft and tech life, which I have been blessed to be part of since the 1980s. Interestingly, I ended up in tech life almost accidentally. When I was approved to study at the Hanken School of Economics (Swedish…
Read MoreThe Concept of Total Monetization and Why It Matters
I have written several articles about monetization and also several articles about how monetization is changing with AI. The concept of Total Monetization is a concept that Zuora has introduced and they define it as follows: Total Monetization refers to a comprehensive strategy aimed at maximizing revenue by leveraging multiple streams and optimizing them in…
Read MoreAI and its impact on future accounting
The threat of AI on traditional BI and Analytics tools
AI also changes software domains like business intelligence (BI) and analytics. Earlier in my career, I spent over 15 years as head of development for two software companies, building and delivering business intelligence, data warehousing, and analytics solutions. BI and analytics vendors have long marketed their solutions as easy to use, but we must ask…
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