Analyst Perspectives Weekly Scan

DEC 07, 2016 17:44 PM

Analyst Perspectives Weekly Scan

This issue of AnalystPerspectives Weekly Scan covers analyst commentary from the week ending December 02, 2016.

By Skillsoft

News of the Week in Review

The 2016 U.S. presidential election and President-elect Trump continue to make headlines this week, particularly when it comes to security. You can read about them, along with other news in the Security & Privacy section:

Cybersecurity in President Trump’s America: The first 100 days | Cloud Security Allicance - Mon, 28 Nov 2016 |Katie Lewin
Trump Cybersecurity Dos and Don’tsThe Enterprise Strategy Group - Fri, 02 Dec 2016 |Jon Oltsik
Goodbye SIEM, Hello SOAPAThe Enterprise Strategy Group - Tue, 29 Nov 2016 |Jon Oltsik
Challenged Election Results and Confirmation Bias |IT Business Edge - Tue, 29 Nov 2016 |Rob Enderle
What Years of Hacks tell Vote Recount and Security Custodians |Gartner - Sun, 27 Nov 2016 |Avivah Litan

The holiday shopping season is in full swing and several analysts have plenty to say about it. Here are some of those headlines from the Retail section:

Will Retailers Trip on In-Store Pick-Up This Christmas? |eMarketer - Fri, 02 Dec 2016
Is #GivingTuesday Making a Charitable Change? |eMarketer - Thu, 01 Dec 2016
Is Cyber Monday Losing Its Sizzle? |eMarketer - Thu, 01 Dec 2016
"Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday" Kick Off Holiday Season Sales |Gartner - Mon, 28 Nov 2016 |Rob van der Meulen
Stores Saved Black Friday Weekend |The NPD Group - Mon, 28 Nov 2016 |Marshal Cohen
Retailers Strategic Weapon for the Holiday Season – Control TowersNucleus Research - Mon, 28 Nov 2016 |Ian Campbell
Sneakernomics: Holiday Predictions for the Sports Industry 2016 |The NPD Group - Tue, 29 Nov 2016 |Matt Powell

Facebook, Amazon, and Netflix have made a few headlines this week in the Social Media and The Web sections:

Facebook Plays Another Round with Games |eMarketer - Fri, 02 Dec 2016
Conversational Games Come to Facebook Messenger |Opus Research - Wed, 30 Nov 2016 |Amy Stapleton
Amazon Lex Democratizes Alexa-powered Skills |Opus Research - Wed, 30 Nov 2016 |Dan Miller
Netflix’s binge on original content poses a cash problemOvum - Wed, 30 Nov 2016 |Angel Dobardziev
Netflix Allows Viewers to Download Content for Offline Use |eMarketer - Thu, 01 Dec 2016

Here are some more headlines that caught our eye this week:

Making networks more "Googley" |Gartner - Tue, 29 Nov 2016 |Andrew Lerner
Trump Presidency Could Sound Death Knell for Offshore Outsourcing | In the News |Everest Group - Thu, 01 Dec 2016 |Stephanie Overby
BlackBerry and the Problem of Recreating a Company and Image |IT Business Edge - Thu, 01 Dec 2016 |Rob Enderle
Social Media Marketing |AMI Partners - Fri, 02 Dec 2016
The Year of Respite |thinJar - Mon, 28 Nov 2016 |Esteban Kolsky
Five Strategies For Improving Customer Relationships Using Salesforce Integration |A Passion for Research - Tue, 29 Nov 2016 |Louis Columbus
5 Key Lessons Learned in 2016 about Enterprise Software SelectionTechnology Evaluation Centers - Wed, 30 Nov 2016
Wipro bids for As-a-Service... with Abid |Horses for Sources - Tue, 29 Nov 2016 |Phil Fersht
Developers: Will AI Run You Out Of Your Job? |Forrester - Fri, 02 Dec 2016 |Diego Lo Giudice

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