Mazlan Abbas Posts

The Anatomy of a Decision Window Many organisations believe that success depends on making the right decision. While that is true, an equally important factor is…...

IoT Development in Europe vs Asia: Who Is Ahead, and What Can We Learn? The Internet of Things has moved well beyond the era of experimental sensors, hobbyist boards and isolated dashboards....

Podcast Episode: What My PhD Actually Taught Me (And It Was Never Just About the Research)

The Five Layers of Operational Blindness Why Organisations Fail to See What Matters Most organisations believe they have enough visibility because they have deployed sensors, dashboards, enterprise systems, and reports....

The Moment I Realised Our Dashboard Was Not the Answer

Operational Blindness Versus Poor Data Quality Why Good Data Alone Does Not Create Better Decisions As organisations become more data-driven, many assume that improving data quality will naturally lead to better operational performance....

Operational Visibility Platforms for Critical Infrastructure The Next Evolution Beyond IoT For more than a decade, digital transformation has been driven by connectivity....

Part-10 (OB Series) – What Happens After You Cure Operational Blindness: The Organisation That Can Actually See What would it feel like to walk into your Monday morning briefing and answer every critical question before anyone finishes asking it?...

Operational Blindness Versus Situational Awareness: The Difference Between Having Data and Understanding Reality Introduction Many organisations believe they have situational awareness because they use sensors, dashboards, reports, alerts and connected systems....

Operational Blindness Versus Observability: Why Software Visibility Does Not Guarantee Operational Visibility Introduction Over the past decade, observability has become one of the defining disciplines in cloud computing, DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)....

Operational Blindness Versus Data Silos: Why Connected Data Still Doesn’t Create Operational Visibility For more than two decades, organizations have treated data silos as one of the primary barriers to digital transformation....

Operational Blindness Versus Operational Visibility Why Connected Organisations Still Struggle to Make Better Decisions By Dr. Mazlan Abbas Introduction For years, organisations have invested heavily in sensors, IoT platforms, SCADA systems, ERP software, AI, cloud computing, and dashboards....

The WhatsApp Reply Every Salesperson Hates: “I’ll Update You.”

Why I Started Calling It Operational Blindness

The Canonical Definition of Operational Blindness Establishing the Foundational Concept for Cyber-Physical Organisations Author: Dr. Mazlan Abbas - CEO of Favoriot Abstract…...

See You Next Budget Cycle

How Favoriot Solves Operational Blindness in ESG Through Evidence-Based Reporting Executive Summary Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting has become a board-level priority. Investors, regulators, customers, and financial institutions increasingly expect organizations to demonstrate measurable sustainability performance rather than broad commitments....