The FODcast Season 5 | Episode 2 with Tomas A Krag

Welcome to Episode 2, Season 5 of The FOD: The Future Of All Things Digital - the podcast designed to bring to you the latest hot topics and trending discussions across the wider world of eCommerce.

For the second episode of the season, we were delighted to welcome experienced digital leader, Tomas A. Krag to join the discussion on all things Composable.

Currently Chief Technology Officer at full-service agency NoA Ignite, a full-service agency based in Denmark, Tomas has also held senior positions client-side, with CTO roles at home retailer and manufacturer Hilding Anders and more recently Bang & Olufsen where, in building an eCommerce team from scratch, went on to win multiple awards for front-end design and MACH architecture.
 
In our chat with Tomas, he talks openly about the most common mistakes companies make when going down the composable route, as well as reasons why some decide to change paths altogether and move towards a more monolithic architecture >>>

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Chapters

• 2:40 How have you seen the growth of Composable?
• 7:59 Has there been a pivotal moment in the last few years?
• 10:19 Who do you pick first? Agency or Vendor?
• 14:36 What are your views on pre-built connectors?
• 24:29 What is the number one reason that Composable transformations fail?
• 32:15 How do you see Shopify developing over the next couple of years?
• 35:10 What are the top three tips you would share for a successful transformation?
• 41:17 What is the number one thing that you would advise an end customer to check before finalising an SI selection?
• 44:20 Where do you see the market going from here?