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Amazon's Anticipatory Shipping Model Explained Amazon made headlines recently with its new patent for an anticipatory shipping model. The model predicts what users would likely buy, when they would buy it, and where they would need it. Rajini Padmanaban examines Amazon's anticipatory shipping model and what it means for predictive analytics. |
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Will There Be a Silicon Valley of Drones? FAA OKs Drone Testing Sites Integrating unmanned aircraft systems into US airspace and creating standards for flying them safely is a complex process. The launch of commercial drones got one step closer when the FAA recently announced winners of what’s been called “the competition to become the Silicon Valley of drones.” |
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WorkSpaces—Amazon's Entry into Desktop as a Service Amazon continues to make ripples in the cloud computing technology market with the recent beta launch of Amazon WorkSpaces, a cloud-based desktop as a service (DaaS) solution. Anuj Magazine looks at what Amazon's somewhat late entry into the DaaS space says about its product strategy. |
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Our Automated Tomorrow: The Rise of Drones and Robots Amazon made headlines recently with Jeff Bezos’ statement that the company is testing drones for package deliveries. Knightscope is building a mobile security guard robot that may soon be monitoring school campuses. Advances in embedded software and robotics make for exciting new technologies. |
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E-Commerce Gives the USPS a Facelift The USPS was recently contemplating service shutdown on Saturdays to help reduce some of its bleeding costs and losses. Amid all of this turmoil, Amazon.com announced a partnership with the USPS to ship to some of its Prime members on Sundays, which will hopefully be a leap forward for the USPS. |
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What Makes Jeff Bezos the Most Respected CEO? It was recently noted that Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, is the most respected CEO in Silicon Valley—despite his not actually living there. Rajini Padmanaban examines why Jeff Bezos keeps winning such accolades and what others can learn from him and apply in their professional lives. |
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What Does Jeff Bezos' Acquisition of The Washington Post Mean for IT? Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, recently acquired The Washington Post. The move took a lot of industry watchers by surprise and had everyone wondering—why? It seems somewhat certain that information technology and journalism might be at the cusp of a massive transformation. |
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The Rationale behind a Company's Geographical Diversification The drivers behind the choice of a certain geography for a company's diversification are often straightforward to comprehend. When a competitive edge is secretly being built, the location choices may be intriguing until it is revealed why those places were chosen or what the focus of development is. |
