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The cloud computing battleground takes shape. Will it be winner-take-all?

You can't be a good consultant if you can't even mention MSIf you really think MS is irrelevant in cloud computing then you have some serious bias issues to work out.The fact that throughout your entire blog you can't even get yourself to mention MS or Azure even once is...

Tags: Virtualization, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, cloud computing battleground, Microsoft Corp., cloud computing, Azure, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Cloud computing: A new era of IT opportunity and challenges

Cloud computing: A new era of IT opportunity and challengesDefining Cloud Computing and Vendor SelectionHinchcliffe makes some great points in this article and two really stood out to me. The first being - what is cloud computing and what offerings fit within the cloud. This appears to be...

Tags: Hinchcliffe, cloud computing, IT opportunity, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-03-03

The IT Commandments: Put thy users first, above all other things

The IT Commandments: Put thy users first, above all other thingsPart of the reason I posted...... was the implicit assumption that a dissatisfied user is going to leap onto the internet, find the right software, etc. for his purposes, program, and do his work on his own private system.Leaving aside...

Tags: Channel management, Development tools, Scripting languages, GUI programming, AJAX, Web, Web 2.0, exponential factor, Hinchcliffe, Web programming, IT Commandment

Discussion threads 2006-03-28

Additional Resources

CIO interview: Casey Coleman of the General Services Administration

The US General Services Administration employs almost 12,000 people and has a budget of $25 billion. Fellow ZDNet blogger, Dion Hinchcliffe, and I spoke with CIO Casey Coleman. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: CIO, U.S. General Services Administration, Blogging, Internet, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2009-11-29

The cloud computing battleground takes shape. Will it be winner-take-all?

This year has been one of relatively grand alliances between emerging cloud computing vendors as they fill holes in their capabilities and try to create appealing one-stop enterprise cloud services. We’ve seen major announcements so far from IBM and Juniper, Cisco/EMC/VMware, and most recently BMC and Salesforce....

Tags: Cloud Computing Battleground, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Social computing in the enterprise, part two

Part two of a video conversation between Forrester analyst Natalie Petouhoff, ZDNet blogger Dion Hinchcliffe, and me on issues around social computing in the enterprise. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Social Computing, Video, Social Networking, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Social computing and the enterprise, part one

Part one of a video conversation between Forrester analyst Natalie Petouhoff, ZDNet blogger Dion Hinchcliffe, and me on issues around social computing in the enterprise. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Social Computing, Video, Social Networking, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Chatter: Amplified

Last evening, fellow ZDNet'ers Mike Krigsman, Dion Hinchcliffe, Tom Foremski, Brian Sommer along with fellow Enterprise Advocate Vinnie Mirchandani and I sat down with Parker Harris, co-founder Salesforce.com to get a deep dive into the rationale behind Chatter, what it's really about and where it's going. ...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-19

Salesforce Chatter: Social operating systems emerge on the IT stage

The next big shift: Intranets, portals, and software suites that are the integrating force of the social fabric for our organizations. This morning's announcement here at Dreamforce today from Salesforce of Chatter, an enterprise-class realization of Facebook and Twitter, is further evidence of the industry's push for social Web capabilities...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Information Technology, Operating System, Environment, Social Computing, Chatter, Status Update, Groups, Sales Force Management, Social Networking, Sales, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Enterprise 2.0: What do we know today about moving our organizations into the 21st century?

This week in Frankfurt at the Enterprise 2.0 SUMMIT and last week at the inaugural Enterprise 2.0 Conference West in San Francisco has been an good microcosm of the state of the industry. It does appear that we're entering a new stage in the maturity of enterprise social computing. ...

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2009-11-12

News to know: iPhone; Win 7 upgrade answers; Psystar; SOA; Google

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions Dion Hinchcliffe: Are the iPhone and social networks making...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Photograph, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Are the iPhone and social networks making the classic Web and intranet obsolete?

There's been an important and relatively sudden change taking place over the last couple of years in the way that we interact with the Web. While direct access or search activity has been and still is the most common way that we access the content and applications of the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Network, Intranet, Social Networking, Channel Management, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2009-10-25

Finally! A Three-Cornered Consulting Service for Enterprise 2.0

Its not too often I endorse a new service - in fact, I never have without a lot of due diligence and at least some production history.   So, for the first...and potentially only....time ever, I'm telling you that I'm truly excited about the launch of Pragmatic Enterprise 2.0.  I'm...

Tags: Socialtext, Enterprise 2.0, Framework, Pragmatic Enterprise 2.0, Michael Krigsman, Ross, Blogging, Strategy, Internet, Management, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Conference alert: let's make SOA work for a living

Welcome to Service Oriented Architecture, Phase 2. It's bigger, It's badder, it's all business.  None of this namby-pamby JBOWs stuff. None of these SOAPY-REST tantrums. SOA is all grown up now, and it's time it starts earning the bacon. I am serving as conference chair and...

Tags: SOA, Conference, Dave Linthicum, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-10-15

Google Wave: Begging for a classroom

I got my Google Wave invitation Saturday night and, as much as I wanted to race home, log in, and see what all the fuss was about, I decided instead to relish the rest of my 3-day weekend. Now, however, the weekend is essentially over, the sham of a...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Wave, Corporate Communications, Blogging, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Web 2.0, Marketing, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-10-12

How to kick-start 'depressingly low' SOA service consumption

Re: NO-bamaHmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......what? nt.RE: How to kick-start 'depressingly low' SOA service consumptionIn my view, SOA is firstly about re-engineering the business around services ie business architecture This effort, conducted by IT, is prone to fail for ever.WOA, on the other hand, is still a playing field for IT integration (REST/SOAP) in...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Strategy, WOA, SOA

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

How to kick-start 'depressingly low' SOA service consumption

Dion Hinchcliffe says SOA is underused, over-engineered, and slow to change. Time for a more lightweight Web approach? by Joe McKendrick

Tags: SOA, Dion Hinchcliffe, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-10-06

News to know: FTC, Psystar, Vonage, Apple-Palm, Oracle

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: FTC targets bloggers for disclosure about perks, freebies Richard Koman: FTC publishes final rules on blogger...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Psystar, FTC, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Desktops, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-06

Twenty-two power laws of the emerging social economy

I take a look at twenty-two power laws that will drive forward your organization this year as we look at what will make business and IT successful in the 21st century. A detailed and descriptive dive into next-generation enterprises for the technical and business-oriented alike. by Dion Hinchcliffe

Tags: Law, Strategy, Management, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2009-10-05

The burnout risks for E2.0 community managers

Dion Hinchcliffe's piece on community management surprised me. There is a sense that Dion is trying to lay down some ground rules in an area that is too new for anyone to draw anything other than tentative and early stage conclusions. That's not to say that conclusions are incorrect. There...

Tags: Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-29