Enterprise hits and misses – digital nomads polarize the future of work, Web3 is getting a new critique, and AI is getting an open source boost.

Lead story -Digital nomads or back to office? The future of work will polarize

Fool me, I thought the debate about hybrid work models might land us somewhere in the middle. And yes, some companies are looking for this central place now (e.g. three days in the office per week). But is the debate polarizing? Example #1: Cath’s latest, The day of the digital nomad – why organizational implications include ‘workers everywhere’.

If organizations wrestle three days a week, what will they do with “anywhere workers”? Who are these people? It’s not who you expect. Lonely Planet has identified a new kind of digital nomad, different from younger workers with laptops and smart phones. Cath wrote:

This group is not so much about young people, single freelancers with a laptop and a WiFi connection that is constantly moving in every place. Instead, the term tends to describe older employees and people with families who choose to take advantage of long -term and digital nomad visas.

Based on the numbers Cath cited, this trend is growing. Total digital nomad stats cited by Cath:

• 15.5 million worldwide. Approximately 19% work in IT, 10% in creative services and 9% in education and training, with just over a third working in a particular organization, 28% are freelancers and 18% have- business owner.
• Over the next two to three years, only approximately 24 million Americans are expected to embrace this lifestyle.

And what will HR departments do with all this? Cath:

But going this route also presents some risks and challenges. The biggest has to do with the fact that employment and tax law are very different around the world.

For example, Owen says, depending on how many days each year an individual lives outside of their home country, they may be subject to tax and social security payments not only at home but abroad. Since there is no international standard here, the number of days varies from country to country.

Net-net: even employers who support ultra-flexible work are better off getting their regulatory ducks in order. I suspect that many employers, even those open to remote employment, will draw lines to protect against liability-and to avoid tiring stressed HR departments. However, as Cath points out, some employers will take the support of digital nomads as a competitive edge. If they do, they have access to new talent pools, and a difference option for their employees. For example? Cath quoted Anna Richardson, Vice President of HR at cloud-based data management platform provider Aiven:

To be competitive in a global war for talent, we need to isolate ourselves. We’re competing against big players, so we need to have a diversity and we see that as our ‘work from anywhere’ approach. This is an integral part of our talent, employee experience and retention strategy because the whole premise is to treat staff as adults so that they have the freedom and autonomy to choose the setting that is best for them.

On the other hand, you have an opposite trend in The Atlantic, as in Hybrid Workers are Doomed: “Office workers work in offices, for better and for worse.” It looks like the battle lines have been drawn …

Diginomica picks – my top diginomica stories this week

Vendor review, diginomica style. Here are my top three choices from our vendor range:

• The next major change in business technology came with MACH One – Phil released his report from the first MACH One show. What is MACH? Your new favorite acronym: Microservices based, API-first, Cloud-native SaaS and Headless. As for early adopter use cases, Phil said: “It is not surprising to see consumer and retailer brands among the first to adopt, given the pace of change currently facing their industries. “
• Gina Mastantuono of ServiceNow explains why CFOs are in a unique position to drive the ESG agenda – Derek quoted Mastantuono: “It is no longer okay to just be a subject matter expert in finance. We really need to be business leaders who can help drive strategy for the company, lead with empathy and compassion, and make sure that employee engagement and employee centrality are at the center of what we do.“
• Growing customer success – an interview with Nick Mehta, CEO of Gainsight – Phil adds more context to what a true customer success practice looks like: “The next step is to add the pre-sales element, with direct links to Salesforce and specialist ROI calculation tools, where Gainsight automatically creates a success plan based on goals entered by sales people or value engineering specialist.. “

Google Cloud customer use cases:

Some other vendor options, without quotables:

Jon’s grab bag – Web 3.0 and the creator economy – a seismic shift, or a hype festival for businesses to ignore? The so -called creator economy has reached the height of a fever, so I had to take it out. Finally, Brian and I all interacted with this satirical marketing terminology in real-world situations: What if people were talking about the way tech marketers write? A tongue-in-cheek vision of what could be …

Let’s raise our mirrors and celebrate the reunion of Pat and Jean. Both of these amazing people are expected to generate massive operating synergies once this deal clears regulatory approval. I heard Jean at the bar say that this deal should create huge free cash flow once her old apartment is sublet.

By the way, Pat decided to use Jean’s last name, Kubernetes, because of her parents’ objections.

Bonus: “Reverend Jon Reed” got a shoutout for performing this stellar microservice …

Best on the enterprise web

My top six

• Open -source language AI challenges large tech models – The new open source approach is recognized as a (get ready for it) “game changer.” I’m not sure about that, but I accept it: “Jernite acknowledges that BLOOM will not lose its bias. But by providing it with plenty of culture and high -quality resources, the team hopes to improve on current models. Importantly, because the code and data set behind the model are open, researchers can try to understand the roots of harmful practices, which can improve future iterations.. “
• NIST Announces First Four Quantum -Resistant Cryptographic Algorithms – With all the controversy about how quantum computers will bring cryptographic security today, this is also a welcome sign.
• To RISE or not to RISE: Ten Questions you should ask SAP about RISE – Josh Greenbaum is in top form with his piercing/practical look at RISE with SAP. A must read for customers but also a keeper for partners looking to make sense of how they fit. I’ll add that to help customers understand the full scope of what RISE is (and isn’t), you also need to accept “innovation as a service,” and the role of BPI (and SAP Signavio), but that’s another post.
• DevOps nirvana is still a long way off for many: Survey – Sorry for being the bearer of bad news (by Joe McKendrick) but DevOps nirvana is not there yet: “The survey shows that developer teams have little insight into how customers use the software they create. The majority of respondents (70%) turned to supporting tickets as their primary metric. “
• Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button-Lora Cecere on another SCM wake-up-call: “The global supply chain as we know it today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low diversification, and availability of logistics. These basic assumptions are no longer truee. “
• How Vendor Relationships Can Help Your IT Deal – Bearson Smith of UpperEdge brings a dose of project advice for the smart customer: “The key is to get vendors to stop talking about sales dollars and start talking about the value they are creating for you.. ”(No small task).

Whiffs

Do I remember last week when I rudely put my hat on Cruise for achieving an autonomous vehicle (taxi) milestone in California? Well:

To be fair, this is still a milestone, but techno-optimism has its risks:

I know I had some bad news this week, so I apologize for piling up … This time travel thing isn’t working out so swell:

I guess we won’t go back to the future … See you next time.

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