The Second Mouse Gets the Cheese

Even BrandePresident and CEO

Handel Information Technologies

-better information isn’t always about life and death but it sure does give you a competitive edge.

2012 GRO-BIZ CONFERENCE & IDEA EXPO

Why this presentation?

Imagine if…..

“Our unhappiest customer is our biggest source of information.” -Bill Gates

The Evolution of Man

The Evolution of Technology Part 1

65,000 Years Ago

5000 Years Ago

1000 Years Ago

500 Years Ago

150 Years Ago

100 Years Ago

Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. patent office, 1899

“Everything that can be invented has been invented.”

The Evolution of Technology Part 2

1952

1968

1975

1982

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1995

2002

2011

First IBM MainframeStorage 1 KB

Intel Founded

Microsoft FoundedFirst Personal Computer

IBM PCStorage: 5 MB

MacintoshGraphical User Interface

Windows 95Early Internet AdoptionStorage: 2 GB

iPODInternet MainstreamSocial Media EmergesGoogle

Social Media ExplosionCloud ComputingiPADStorage: 2 TB

In the last twenty years…

“Our new sharing industry is premised on an innate human desire to connect. These aren't privacy services. They are social services.”-Jeff Jarvis –Author of Public Parts

FaceBookFrom 0 to 800 Million in 8 Years

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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Million Users

Million Users

Four things that matter when it comes to information…

• How We Experience the Data

• The Quality of Information

• How We Process the Information

• What Actions We Take

Three Different Groups of Information That Impact Us Daily

• Private

• Workplace

• Public

Private Information

Workplace Data

Enterprise Software vs FaceBook

…why not make technology that

people actually want to use?

What are some of the keys to better

workplace information?

Data Collection

Better Data Analysis

Push vs. Pull Information

Reporting

Information Sharing

Outcomes

• Better Services to Our Customers/Clients

• More Accurate Information

• Less Time Spent Doing Administrative Work

• More Efficient

• Better Decisions

Distractions

Solution to Distractions

• While at work, turn off the bulk of notifications (computer, smartphone, tablet, social media)

• Set aside periodic time to check messages

• Unless it is part of your job, avoid social media during work hours.

• Install some type of aggregator tool so you can check all your messages and social media in one place

In an Ideal World

Imagine when…

• The barrier to technology adoption has been removed

• Storage capacity has reached infinity…

• Internet is available everywhere…

• You can access information from a multitude of devices…

• You have means to extract great information from a mountain of data…

• True collaboration is achieved…

That Time is Already Here

We are drowning in data but starving for information.