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Data Center Optimization: Our data centres are in the grip of a crisis because they lack IT transparency, and it's getting worse. Tideway Systems addresses this crisis, looks at key risk areas, and provides practical advice on how to optimise a Data Centre's functionality and cost efficiency.; Tags: Data Center, Optimization, Crisis, Tideway Systems, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management; White papers 2006-09-08
Loco (exe): A crisis is brewing in Fruitopolis. The new year's produce of fruits and vegetables is ready, but it now needs to be distributed to local grocery stores as quickly as possible. Thousands of fresh and juicy apples, pears, and grapes could spoil if they aren't transported in time. Trains will...; Tags: Crisis, Fruit, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing; Software downloads 2006-05-29
Loco Christmas Edition (exe): Save Christmas! A crisis is brewing in the North Pole! Santa's workshop is running at full capacity. Elves are working overtime, but alas, production is not enough for Christmas Eve! Thousands could be left without presents, and you might be one of them. Trains will be passing through every town,...; Tags: Train, Crisis, Santa, Investment, Finance; Software downloads 2006-05-11
Estimating the "Impact Value" of a Crisis: What would be the effect of a "Worst case scenario" if it occurred at a person's work facility any kind of disaster or calamity? It is important to try and calculate the "Impact value" of a crisis because that will tell one how damaging a "Critical incident" will be if...; Tags: Crisis; White papers

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AOL's ousted CEO being considered for Yahoo seat: Can Jonathan Miller do for Yahoo what he tried to do for AOL? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Investor Carl Icahn, who reached a compromise with Yahoo this morning to avoid a nasty proxy battle for seats on the company's board of directors,...; Tags: America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Miller, Corporate Governance, Venture Capital, Team Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Financing Startups, Management, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-21

Why does open source need a villain?: Why does open source need a villain?It doesn't need a villianIt just needs competition. And Apple provides some, but they also leave the door open for F/OSS given their restrictive policies.villain or hero?Linus Torvalds"By giving away his software, the Finnish programmer earned a place in history""Some of Torvalds' supporters portray...; Tags: open source, villain, open source need, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Rhode Island's novel approach to addressing budget gaps: Rhode Island's novel approach to addressing budget gapsRhode Island's novel approach to addressing budget gapsHooray for RI! I haven't heard of any energy crisis in RI. You can bet the naval base there would probably want to get on this.You knowif we actually built power plants this wouldn't...; Tags: Blackstone, mill, river, Blackstone River; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
The 5 Stages of iPhone Acceptance: The Five Stages of the Kübler-Ross model The iPhone has become such a part of our collective consciousness that soon entire books are going to be written about the sociological impact of such a groundbreaking, Insanely Great device. Why, it's so dammed important,...; Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Linux, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Digital Music, Open Source, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Dude, now is not the day to upgrade to iPhone 2.0 software: Dude, now is not the day to upgrade to iPhone 2.0 softwareYeah, show Apple how upset you are!!Refuse to buy the iPhone for a week, and then buy it. That'll show Apple!And you wonder why Apple treats you all so poorly.Never be on the Internet with anything USB plugged inMy...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Apple iPhone, iPhone 2.0, iPhone Activation Server, iPhone Activation, Dude, Apple Inc., software; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
Telecommuting in London to soar with summer temps: Telecommuting in London to soar with summer tempsTelecommuting from remote office centersOffice workers who do not have adequate facilities at home for telecommuting or those who do not feel they can be as efficient working out of the house, need to consider working out of a remote office. Remote...; Tags: telecommuting, worker; Discussion threads 2008-07-10
A new look at technology visualization: Most organizations have no way to gain a comprehensive view of all technical components and their impact on the enterprise but consolidating and streamlining can do the trick, says Planet Associates' William Spencer. Commentary--Now more than ever, businesses and government agencies are dependent on clear,...; Tags: visualization, infrastructure, data centers, William Spencer, CEO, Planet Associates, Special to ZDNet; News items 2008-07-10
Houston we have a problem: Regular readers don't need me to repeat the oft held view that enterprise wide application implementation is often slow, cumbersome and expensive. But are we really getting anything out of it at the end of the day other than some marginal cost efficiency? Rather than throw brickbats at any particular...; Tags: Customer Service, Houston, Sam Lawrence, CIOs/CTOs, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-10
VCs a glum bunch over economy, lack of exits: Venture capitalists are having a confidence crisis as dwindling exit opportunities and a weak economy conspire to put the kibosh on returns. According to the Silicon Valley Venture Capital Confidence Index the second quarter registered a reading of 3.07 on a 5 point scale, down from the...; Tags: Entrepreneurial, Confidence, VC, Mark Cannice, Venture Capital, IPO, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance, Financing Startups, Financial Services, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-09
How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons: In a previous article I talked about some of the ways Microsoft might be able to learn from its mistakes with Windows Vista and deliver a winner with Windows 7. I also hit pretty close to home with a number of readers when I talked about the real world problems...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-07
News to know: Microsoft; Yahoo; Google; IT contractors: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft's search plan: It's about semantics and possibly for naught. Dennis Howlett: Powerset's smarts are Microsoft's gain Paul Miller: Powerset really does go to Microsoft... but for how much? Mary Jo Foley: Confirmed: Microsoft buys Powerset natural-language search...; Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Team Management, 3G, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Oil climbs peak, economies plumb depressions and the future will not imitate the past: Oil climbs peak, economies plumb depressions and the future will not imitate the pastResponseJust a few thoughts:No, we cannot drill our way out of the current situation, but we can drill to give us the time to make a switch to other energy sources. Besides, we will still need...; Tags: electrical need, Peak Oil; Discussion threads 2008-07-01
Car crash on Wall Street: many injuries and heavy losses: Not since the financial industry did a header off the high board into a mortgage pool filled with bad paper. It's been literally weeks since an American-based business sector looked this sick. I've been trying to keep up with the bloody saga of the Detroit auto makers and...; Tags: Car, Stock, Chrysler LLC, General Motors Corp., Wall, Sales Strategy, Mortgages, Sales Force Management, Construction, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Investment, Sales, Finance, Capital Structures, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-30
Weakened economy, what weakened economy?: Weakened economy, what weakened economy?Could be...XP's last hurrah. Everybody pretty much knew XP wasn't going to be in the channel much longer. I'd be interested to see if or how those numbers fluctuate once that channel dries up.RE: Weakened economy, what weakened economy?1. the crisis is more of...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows XP, computer; Discussion threads 2008-06-30
"IT is boring," scoff students: Undergraduate students think IT work is repetitive and boring, and that they'd do better in other fields. Are they onto something, or has IT's PR crisis really gotten this bad? by Deb Perelman; Tags: Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Deb Perelman; Blog posts 2008-06-28
Detroit auto industry going through shock therapy? As in electric shock? Sales numbers say this is real and this is do-or-die: Detroit auto industry going through shock therapy? As in electric shock? Sales numbers say this is real and this is do-or-dieAmerica is finishedThis latest downturn coupled with the internet and lax foreign ownership laws means that the devaluation of housing, which would normally ultimately let poor Americans back...; Tags: industry, Big 3, sales, therapy, Saturn; Discussion threads 2008-06-27