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About Ian Gotts

Ian Gotts
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Q9 Elements
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Ian Gotts is a serial tech entrepreneur and advisor with a passion and energy that is both infectious and inspiring. Founder and former CEO of Nimbus, which was bought by TIBCO Software, Ian is the cofounder of Q9 ELEMENTS, a B2B software company in the business process and operational improvement space. He is the author of eight books and a prolific blogger with a rare ability to make the complex seem simple, making him a sought after and entertaining conference speaker. Ian is powered by Duracell.

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The agility and usability of third-party cloud apps are too good for business units to pass up, but this is a dilemma for the CIOs and IT...
Ian Gotts
Mar 25, 2016
How should CIOs deal with third-party cloud apps?
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Technology is no longer the inhibitor to building and growing a business in the new world. Web and mobile development platforms, third-party components and services, and production hosting that scales with demand can all accelerate the development cycle.
Worried about disruption? Approach your business with an eye for consumer needs that can be served with lean technology and fast iteration.
Ian Gotts
Dec 2, 2015
Cloud, social, mobile, big data: The stage is set for disruption
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To build a credible enterprise solution, even to be run as a pilot, is a significant undertaking. You still need to make sure you're not distracted outside the core functionality (minimum viable product).
Building a minimum viable product (MVP) for an enterprise is far different from building one for a startup. Here's what you need to know to get...
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Creating a minimum viable product for the enterprise: No trivial task
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Whether a dev team or an ops team, happiness makes teams more productive. Slack teaches us how happiness contributes to overall team succeess.
Ian Gotts
Sep 1, 2015
Lessons from agile: Happier teams are more productive, so spread the cheer
The Slack effect
The majority of the workforces now work part time as independent contractors rather than salaried employees. This is only possible because of the web, mobile apps, and sophisticated back end -- a challenge that also creates new opportunities.
Crowdsourced workforces are here. But making it possible requires sophisticated tech, which opens doors for dev and ops.
Ian Gotts
Jun 19, 2015
The new workforce is crowdsourced: What this means for dev and ops pros
Disrupting "work"
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