We have been a couple for 20 years now and I have never questioned you. You have never let me down. You have always brought out new models that have brought joy. And I’ve had many: 3 Series Estate, 3 Series Estate, 3 Series Coupé, 3 Series Coupé, 5 Series Estate, 3 Series Estate and…
A few days ago, the news circulated that an assembly robot had fatally injured a VW plant employee while setting up such a device. What is a gruesome accident at work, which unfortunately happens almost every day somewhere, was stylized in the media as the (first) blow by robots against humans. Sometimes to an extent…
Every week I talk to companies about planned digital initiatives. In the last two months, I’ve dealt with two companies that couldn’t be approaching the topic of digital more differently. One has a chance of success, for the other I see black. A few thoughts on minimal investment budgets, promising solutions and technical token exercises….
The week before last I was able to say a few words about TYPO3 at TYPO3 Camp Berlin 15. Sebastian Kreideweiss asked me if I could briefly outline and present my view of the project. I’m often asked how the various changes are to be assessed and what the future holds. Although I don’t have…
Fintech is one of the current buzzwords in the digital transformation. While Europe is lagging behind developments in the United States, mainly due to regulation, offers and innovations are mainly expected from new providers. However, anyone who relies exclusively on this has done the math without the traditional banks. They are currently positioning themselves to…
This week I was asked if, as part of the professionalization of the TYPO3 Association, we are planning to release an Enterprise Edition, i.e. an additional version of the freely available TYPO3 Edition that is only available for a fee (e.g. a bundled support package). I know it’s tempting to want to do what everyone…
At the TYPO3 Camp in Venlo two weeks ago, I gave a talk on “State of the CMS Industry – Where is the journey going?”. In a way, this was a continuation of the talk I gave at T3Con last fall. At that time, I assessed the development of the CMS industry and its players…
Interesting comments were posted on t3n in response to my last article. One of the topics was the significance of the digital transformation in a historical context. So here is an attempt to visualize the orders of magnitude and time intervals in order to show how exceptional the times we live in are.
At the 10th General Assembly of the TYPO3 Association (T3A) last Tuesday in Essen, it was voted for a professionalization of the Association’s structures and generally for a stronger business background in the TYPO3 project. As I have been contacted by many people over the last few days, questions have arisen and it seems that…
Akeneo, the open source provider for product information management, is turning the market upside down. I asked the co-founder and CEO of the start-up about his experiences and assessments of the last 24 months.