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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.—————————-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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- Back to school special: Big thanks to our green tech kids
- I have no children so I really can't appreciate the end of August, when the parents I know count down the hours until their offspring heads back to the classroom. But I do remember mourning the bittersweet end of summer in the northeast, when crickets chirp of a summer evening...
- Tags: Green Technology, Canon Inc., Corporate Communications, Team Management, Marketing, Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Top five issues your IT staff wants to address but is afraid to tell you
- If you’re an IT manager or CIO, you may want to gather the troops before you begin the Web 2.0 modernization process as even the best laid plans can go awry says Nexaweb Technologies Jeremy Chone. Commentary--The proliferation of enterprise Web 2.0 has created new...
- Tags: Web, Information Technology, Web 2.0, Strategy, Internet, Management, CIO, IT management, code, Jeremy Chone, Nexaweb Technologies
- News items 2008-08-21
- Nokia and Sun confirm S40, J2ME vulnerabilities
- According to published reports, Nokia and Sun have both confirmed the existence of serious security problems in the Series 40 and Java 2Â Platform Micro Edition (J2ME), giving instant credibility to the claims by Polish hacker Adam Gowdiak. Gowdiak left, one of the four LSD researchers who discovered...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., J2ME, Sun Microsystems Inc., Vulnerability, Java, Security, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Exploit code published for Apache Tomcat flaw
- The United States Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) has raised an alarm for a serious vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, warning that a proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available. The code, posted to Milw0rm.com, exploits a directory traversal vulnerability vulnerability in the way Apache Tomcat handles malformed requests. ...
- Tags: HTTP, XSS, Apache Software Foundation, Exploit Code, Apache Tomcat, Flaw, Open Source, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Apple confirms iPhone 2.0.2 addresses 3G bugs
- Although Apple has never given us a proper changelog with its software updates, an Apple spokesperson has provided a tiny but important detail on the iPhone firmware 2.0.2 released earlier this week. According to an Associated Press article, the update "improved communication with 3G networks," said Apple spokesperson Jennifer Bowcock....
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Software Update, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- BlackBerry Bold may be joining the iPhone 3G with reception issues
- There are lots of people reporting on the spotty iPhone 3G reception issues and according to Barron's it looks like the BlackBerry Bold may be experiencing those same 3G reception issues. The Bold is available only in a couple countries at the moment and isn't yet available here in the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Bold, Bold, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
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