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- Watch out for falling technology: Wal-Mart's IT issues
- Watch out for falling technology: Wal-Mart's IT issuesSo, SOA is the answer?Sounds, to me, like the article is stating that SOA will 'fix everything'. My guess is that WalMart is already pretty heavy into SOA (I don't have anything to base this on other than gut feeling), most large...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., SOA, IT Issues, information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-10-25
- Roadmap for Circumventing IT Departments
- The Wall Street Journal describes ten methods for avoiding those pesky IT rules and regulations many people find so annoying. From the article:Often it's just easier to accomplish certain tasks using consumer technology than using the sometimes clunky office technology our company gives us -- compare Gmail with a corporate...
- Tags: IT issues
- Blog posts 2007-08-02
- Netsuite: Future Failure?
- Netsuite is a software as a service SaaS vendor offering a variety of business, accounting, and CRM applications over the Internet. Happily for Netsuite, they have filed to go public, as described in this analysis by Jason Wood. Less exciting for Netsuites customers is the news that the company admits...
- Tags: Project failures, IT issues
- Blog posts 2007-07-12
- "Regressive and Poisonous"
- Walt Mossberg, consumer technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal, called large corporate IT departments the most regressive and poisonous force in technology today. He was giving a speech to 250 university presidents.Geeze Walt, that wasnt nice at all.-----
- Tags: IT issues
- Blog posts 2007-06-14
- SOA and Glittering Crystal Shards
- WARNING: This post raises a theoretical, geek-like issue, with acronyms tossed about like glittering crystal shards thrown haphazardly onto black pavement, right in the path of unsuspecting drivers careening down the road&The erp4it blog raises a question about the relationship between IT Service Management and Service Oriented Architecture& . From the...
- Tags: IT issues
- Blog posts 2007-05-28
- "IT Chiefs Told to Just Say No"
- IT Week ran a story saying that “IT managers should learn to prioritise in order to avoid failing projects.†The piece adds:IT directors must learn to say no to unreasonable or unviable requests from business executives if they are ever to tackle IT project’s chronically high failure rate.â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-Speaking at a...
- Tags: Project failures, IT issues
- Blog posts 2006-12-11
- Sleaze Pretending to be Innovation
- I write this blog and see lots of weird stories, many of which I find hard to believe. Today’s topic is a good example, and deals with manipulative behavior justified in the name of innovation.We all know that innovation involves accepting some level of calculated and anticipated risk. Sometimes, however,...
- Tags: Vendor relationships, IT issues
- Blog posts 2006-11-02
- "Reckless"
- A report by the Work Foundation in the UK is sharply critical of public sector ICT information and communication technology projects, saying that too much recklessness blights government IT projects. The press release includes the following tidbits:Contrary to the stereotype, public sector managers have sometimes been too gung-ho in their attitude...
- Tags: Project failures, IT issues, Government projects
- Blog posts 2006-09-29
- Government Regulation of IT Projects?
- Kevin Brady poses the title question on his interesting blog. He makes the following argument:I pointed out during a challenging exchange that the only reason why the building and engineering industries had 95% + project success rates is because of strong regulation /legislation backed up by local government...
- Tags: IT issues
- Blog posts 2006-08-14
- Toasting Russia
- Dean Lane has an article in CIO Insight magazine on the state of IT in Russia. The discussion emphasizes the similarities and shared set of concerns that exists between Russian CIOs and their Western counterparts. As business in Russian integrates more with the West, it does makes sense that their...
- Tags: IT issues, CIO issues
- Blog posts 2006-04-18
- Software as a Service
- Don Dodge has a great post on the software as a service Saas business model. Here is his list of things a potential SaaS provider must focus on:Cashflow - VCs must be patient and willing to fund you to break even. Sales compensation - Look at metrics, total compensation, and...
- Tags: IT issues
- Blog posts 2006-04-15
- Alive and Kicking
- Even since the pre-Y2K ERP build-up, conventional wisdom has held that big software systems are on the way out. Open source solutions and software as a service SaaS providers, among other reasons, have put pressure on ERP vendors to come up with new ideas. In SAPs case, for example,...
- Tags: IT issues
- Blog posts 2006-04-14
- Let My Bunnies Go
- Easter bunnies and candy make me remember Hersheys Halloween Hell. Apparently, Im not alone, since the ERP channel recently wrote about the same topic.With Easter egg hunts, chocolate rabbits, and spring in the air, there couldnt there be a more perfect time to remember our friends at The Hershey Company...
- Tags: Project management, Project failures, IT issues
- Blog posts 2006-04-11
- Hope Springs Eternal
- The New York Times has an interesting article on infomercials. According to the article, successful informercials show viewers a magical transformation, relying on our hopes and fears to sell everything from pots and pans to fitness products. What does this have to do with improving IT projects? EVERYTHING!We all hope...
- Tags: Project management, IT issues
- Blog posts 2006-04-08
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- East Anglia: some new angles, but no arrests for hacking
- Investigation..."If the Republicans regain control of the Senate any time soon, you can expect a full-blown Inhofe-fuelled investigation."Horrors! Imagine that, someone actually wants to INVESTIGATE to see if the "science" of global warming holds water pardon the pun? You mean people actually want to KNOW if these drastic changes to...
- Tags: Blogging, NETWORKING, SECURITY, Junkscience, East Anglia, e-mail, hacking
- Discussion threads 2009-11-25
- SAP Users start to flex their muscles
- Ray WangStill wondering if Ray Wang has ever said anything positive about SAP. I am sure he has at one point in his career. Based on his comments, SAP should probably close up shop. Dennis, thanks for providing some balance. RE: SAP Users start to flex...
- Tags: Web services, Enterprise software, Middleware, Strategy, BS7, SAP AG, Ray
- Discussion threads 2009-11-25
- 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
- Firefox hopes to one-up IE with fast graphics
- Firefox has won...Firefox has won the browser war against IE.Won... the war? no not yet,but It may have won the battle.Firefoxor anny browser will win the war when it becomes the sole browser used. Then you will see stagnation and a new set of browsers will rise from the ashes...
- Tags: Web browsers, graphics, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Apple ads dodge the network coverage issues
- Misleading advertising is in Apple's DNAWhy would their carrier be otherwise?RE: Apple ads dodge the network coverage issuesI saw the "What time's the movie" add last night. In the real world, it would not play out the way it is shown. The fine print at the end of...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, RSS, HTC Hero, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., advertisement, TELUS Corp., 3G, network
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Apple ads dodge the network coverage issues
- According to the folks at Engadget, Apple will tonight roll out two new ads that counter Verizon's attack on the iPhone and the AT&T network it is bound to. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Advertisement, Network, Apple Inc., Networking, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-11-24
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