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- The Carr-to-Rangaswami connection: Time to bleep the CIO?
- There are probably a lot of CIOs that don't pay diddly squat in the way of attention to blogs. The question is whether there's a new meme bubbling up in the blogosphere that CIOs should be paying attention to: one that basically says the CIO as we know him/her...
- Tags: Expertise, CIO, Information Technology, Strategy, Management, David Berlind
- Blog posts 2007-10-30
- Use of Virtual Machine Software Requires Expertise
- This post is part of a series of myths I've heard mentioned during discussion with Kusnetzky Group clients. This time, the topic is expertise requirements. Often suppliers of virtualization technology in general and virtual machine software in specific leave the impression that their technology can be just dropped into the...
- Tags: Expertise, Virtual Machine, Data Management, Virtualization, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2007-10-05
- Advanced CAE Tools and Expertise Support Aerospace Innovation
- Founded in 1995, Dynamic Concepts Inc. DCI has forged a reputation for simulation expertise in the aerospace and defense communities. Dynamic Concepts wanted to assist customers with solutions to technically complex problems and provide fast, accurate analysis and simulation. The challenge was to support innovation in space exploration. The company...
- Tags: Innovation, Expertise, Siemens AG, Aerospace, Analysis, Aerospace & Defense, Leadership, Manufacturing, Management
- Case studies 2007-10-01
- ConferenceXP Client (msi)
- The ConferenceXP research platform enables researchers and developers to create distributed applications that take advantage of ConferenceXP technology, as well as Tablet PCs and wireless networks. The platform also enables users to develop the collaborative tools and applications they need without having to build them from scratch. By partnering with...
- Tags: Expertise, Tablets, Business Structures, Notebooks, Productivity, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Finance
- Software downloads 2007-01-25
- Together at Last: How a BI Competency Center Consolidates BI Expertise
- The expanded Corporate Information Factory CIFe, the most frequently implemented architecture for BI, is easily divided into two halves - getting data into the environment and getting information out into the hands of the business community. These two halves each require their own expertise contained in Competency Centers - one...
- Tags: Expertise, SAS Institute, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management
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- Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity
- Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarityBingo! ntnt"insanely profitable"Yes, IBM retained those parts of its business in which it was possible to obtain a huge markup and not worry as much about performance compared to alternatives.Microsoft already has part of that approach, as witness the markup on software. ...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- If Xen and KVM are free, why do VMware and Microsoft get all of the press?
- Xen and KVM, like other virtualization tools, can be used as part of a comprehensive datacenter architecture. One of the most important value propositions offered by both of these tools is low initial cost (read "free"). Depending upon the implementation (Citrix, Red Hat, SUSE, Virtual Iron, Oracle, Sun, Qumranet, etc.)...
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., Xen, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Tool, Comprehension, Productivity, Data Centers, Open Source, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC, phone space
- Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC, phone spaceMicrosoft Store in the works...My rep told me Microsoft is looking into significant retail space in higher end upscale shopping malls. In the mock-up of the store, boxes of Vista and Office 2007 were kept under lock and key. Customers will be...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., PC phone, PC, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Google opens Knol website, a wiki with bylines
- In a direct challenge to the popular Wikipedia, Google opened Knol, an encyclopedia-like wiki site that requires writers to post their names and expertise. SAN FRANCISCO--Google opened its website Knol to the public on Wednesday, allowing people to write about their areas of expertise under their bylines in a...
- Tags: Google Inc., DuPont Co., Web Site, Wikipedia, Knol, Wiki, Online Communications, Reuters, Google, encyclopedia
- News items 2008-07-24
- The key barrier to health care reform
- The key barrier to health care reformReducing residenciesHey, at least Georgia [b]has[/b] residencies. Arizona's University Hospital has, thanks to Andrew Weil, turned all of its general practice residencies into NCCAAM-funded "alternative health care" training programs.If you think it's bad now, wait until your insurance only covers "therapeutic touch" and...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, barrier, health care, residency, physician
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...
- Shortly after I posted my diatribe on my problems with my DIRECTV HD receivers and the company's horrible customer service, I was contacted by Stuart Sweet, a moderator on a popular Satellite TV forums site, DBSTalk. Apparently, my post had created quite a stir and I was asked to register...
- Tags: Digital Video Recorder, DirecTV, Satellite, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-20
- Do open source applications take security seriously?
- Do open source applications take security seriously?Good Point, Good PostThe lack of objective security information is a major concern to "computer naive" Vice-presidents. Blanket announcements that open-source systems Linux have always been secure and commercial systems Windows have never been secure are simply not believable to enterprise management. Nothing is...
- Tags: security, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-07-20
- iPhone 3G GPS - Is it too small in the antenna department to be any good?
- iPhone 3G GPS - Is it too small in the antenna department to be any good?Is it a battery issue for the turn by turn?Some have said a a turn by turn would be a massive drain on battery performance. Could it be that Apple actually wants a 3rd party...
- Tags: Engineering, iPhone 3G GPS, antenna department, GPS, IS IT, Garmin Ltd., Apple iPhone 3G, Apple iPhone, battery
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- GE's Enterprise Collaboration Backbone
- General Electric, the venerable multinational that was founded in 1878 in New Jersey, have at their core a hugely sophisticated enterprise collaboration system that is arguably the largest in the world. I was able to see Dr Sukh Grewal, Manager of GE's 'SupportCentral' collaboration...
- Tags: Backbone, General Electric Co., SupportCentral, Collaboration, Groupware, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Ringleader of cybercrime group to be offered a job as cybercrime fighter
- Owen Thor Walker, a 18 years old ringleader of an international cybercrime group, known as AKILL, part of the A-Team, a group of 8 script kiddies which were all caught in a operation called "Operation Bot Roast II" bust executed by the FBI and several international law enforcement agencies in...
- Tags: Job, Malware, Bot, Malware Bot, PRIVMSG, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- New hybrid delivery security architecture
- Secure Computing's Ken Rutsky tells how to integrate Software-as-a-Service SaaS, virtualization and appliance security offerings to let users get exactly what they want. “In the past, CIOs deployed their own self-contained application architectures on their own servers and storage systems. This old model is giving way to a hybrid...
- Tags: Appliance, Software, Software-as-a-service, Platform, Information Technology, Advantage, Hardware, Model, Service, Architecture, Organization, Delivery Security Architecture, IT Security Professional, Delivery Platform, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Security, Emerging Technologies, Management, CIO, SaaS, virtualization, IT appliances, service delivery, IT management, Ken Rutsky, Secure Computing
- News items 2008-07-16
- Sun Exec: Your 'Eco Data Center' doesn't have to cost millions. Some tips for getting there.
- OK, so here's the $100 million question: Do you really want to spend that much to make your data center more green or at least more efficient? I thought not, which is why I agreed to speak with Sun Chief Technologist for EcoDC and Virtualization Services, Phillip Morris, about more...
- Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- FTP: untrustworthy file transfer
- FTP - file transfer protocol - is the most commonly used method for moving files around Web. Now Steve Frank, a founder and developer for Mac software company Panic, has come out and recommended that people stop using FTP. I wrote about this (see If hackers don't...
- Tags: FTP, SFTP, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- 39% of cell phone buyers research phones on the internet
- People take advantage of the internet to explore cell phone options (39% do) and within this group, many report that something they found online influenced the choice they made. At the same time, perhaps because a cell phone has a plethora of technical features, people are drawn to expertise associated...
- Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Internet, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, NB
- Blog posts 2008-07-13
- Yahoo to offer free games with in-game ads
- Yahoo said it would offer its users hundreds of popular casual online games as free downloads backed by revenue from advertising integrated into the games. NEW YORK--Yahoo said on Thursday it would offer its users hundreds of popular casual online games as free downloads backed by revenue from advertising...
- Tags: Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Personal Technology, Reuters, Yahoo, games, advertising
- News items 2008-07-11
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