Don't Be An IT Fashion Victim – a conversation with Digital Expert Roberto Capodieci

When enthusiasm for buying the latest technology is based on what others are doing the purchase is often a cost instead of an investment.

Roberto Capodieci was a childhood IT protégé who set-up his first IT company at the age of 14. Nowadays he is a consultant specialising in decentralized systems architecture, and digital transformation strategy.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds Roberto describes to host Michael Millward the mistakes companies make when considering investments in IT. Amongst these many mistakes he highlights, selecting vendors who do not fully understand what they are selling, and simply buying something because it is new.

Roberto explains the value that an independent perspective can bring to the IT investment process, and the techniques he uses to help companies ensure that they are investing in what they need, instead of what they think they need.

Many purchasers, says Roberto, simply do not understand what the technology they are interested in will do, and more importantly what it will not do.

As an example, Roberto explains what the different developments of the internet including Blockchain, are designed to do.

Listening to this programme will help you understand how to make better IT purchasing decisions.

Discover more about Roberto and Michael at Abeceder.co.uk

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