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Move to Information Trumping Process
…This is not as obvious as some of the trends that we see all around us, but I have no doubt about its certainty. In many ways this is a natural outgrowth of several other trends we are in the midst of… Continue reading
Posted in Consulting, Process, Technology
Tagged capability, change, communication, organization, Process, productivity, social technology
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Shift to Mobile Phones
…By definition, mobile devices “have legs.” While laptops certainly have cause their share of headaches for their owners and groups that support them, mobile phone will be giving the headache volume knob a hard spin to the right. Continue reading
Shifting Asset Ownership
…Data centers have shrunk to server rooms. Server rooms have been virtualized to a rack or two. Desktop workstations are now laptops and tablets. The price point to equip your workforce has dropping and the capital budget has been shrinking with it. Licensing of enterprise suites is also feeling the tremors as paying in an on demand mode is becoming a core part of the vendor conversation. Continue reading
Tomorrow’s IT Infrastructure
…Fast forward yourself 5 years into the future where you are the leader of your company’s IT organization. What does your infrastructure like? This is an interesting question. First of all, the question “will your company have an IT infrastructure?”… Continue reading
Posted in Management, Technology
Tagged future, infrastructure, technologies, vision
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Growing Pains
When companies are young, there is often abundant enthusiasm, and a scarcity of funds. From an IT perspective your decision horizon is also not too far out. You will typically have comparatively few users for the systems you have to build (or buy, or rent, or…). The criteria that you have to work with will typically be very basic functionality, low volume, and little interaction between functions. Given that the expectation that you will pull off minor miracles with two quarters and a dime, the best and easiest answer is to develop point solutions with minimal investment in the software platform. If you have enough foresight to the types of applications required ahead of time you may even invest time in an application and system architecture. Congratulate yourself if were able to pull this off in the typical start-up organization. Continue reading
Top 10 Posts of 2009
The best audience is intelligent, well-educated, and a little drunk.
-Alben W. Barkley Continue reading
Posted in Consulting, Leadership, Management, Process, Technology
Tagged consultant, decision, Leadership, Management, workforce
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My Relationship With Google
I now use Google for a few services on a day-to-day basis, surprisingly not their search engine. I use Google Apps often and with our firm moving our IT infrastructure to Google Apps it will soon be woven into the fabric of all we do. Continue reading
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My Relationship With Microsoft
My hardware configuration in my work life probably doesn’t stray too far from typical. I use the big three (Microsoft, Google, and Apple) as part of my repertoire with each vendor playing a role in how I carry out my day. While tempted to experiment by depriving myself from products of each of these vendors for a day, I’ve realized that these vendors have embedded themselves in my life in a way which they cannot be extracted – at least not without significant planning. Continue reading
My Relationship With Apple
I’ve arrived late to the Apple party. For the most part the zealots who were near hysteria in their love for their Mac, iPod, or other Apple device in my mind were exhibiting borderline cult like behaviors. For 20+ years the Apple brand never made its way into my work (or personal) life. Continue reading
Hey CIO, How Are Your Sociology Skills?
A first blush sociology and IT may seem distant concepts. Over the last two years, these subjects and functions have had a head on collision. Some say for the better. Some say for the worse. Continue reading
Posted in Management, Process, Technology
Tagged change, organization, social technology, workforce dynamics
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