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- The best open source development model
- Our own Matt Asay recently took former Sun executive Michael Dolan to task for a piece comparing Eclipse with OpenDS, which Dolan once worked for at Sun. (Why the picture of Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo? Patience, grasshopper.) Dolan's point was that the purpose of...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Eclipse, IBM Corp., Michael Dolan, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-12-11
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- Project tradition and IT culture [cartoon]
- Picking up on my post about failed IT culture, Oliver Widder has drawn another great Geek and Poke cartoon: Sadly, this cartoon describes the norm in many organizations, where projects are uncontrolled spending machines: defined poorly, executed abysmally, and ultimately headed for inevitable...
- Tags: Information Technology, Cartoon, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Authorizing and clearing transactions
- Michael Dreyer, CIO of Visa, describes how they are competing in the global marketplace. He also outlines their data processing strategies and how their technology operations are giving the company an edge. by Administrator
- Tags: Strategy, Management, Administrator
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Moving quickly with tap-and-go technology
- Michael Dreyer, CIO of Visa, expresses what innovation means to him in different areas—such as their PayWave technology, which gives users the ability to send and receive money from anywhere. by Administrator
- Tags: Technology, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Administrator
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Handling holiday peak periods
- Michael Dreyer, CIO of Visa, explains how he tests Visa's systems for dealing with high volume times, and how high those peaks can really go. by Administrator
- Tags: Visa Inc., Administrator
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Improve your failed IT culture
- The underpinnings of IT failure lie in culture, the unspoken rules governing an organization's style and general priorities. Since most organizations pay little attention to project culture, it's not surprising failure rates remain high. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Team, Culture, Information Technology, Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Strategy, Business Security, Business Operations, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- News to know: Green PCs, IT; IBM; Nokia; Apple
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: IBM launches beta of 'Bluehouse,' eyes Cisco's WebEx Matthew Miller: First impressions of the Nokia N96. Gallery right. Mary Jo...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., PC, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, IBM Corp., Podcasts, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- ZDNet editorial independence and blogging about politics [off-topic]
- Following a political cartoon posting, some folks incorrectly suggested that ZDNet and CBS management have influence over blog content. That suggestion is flat wrong. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Blog, CBS Corp., Blogging, Internet, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-05
- Sarah Palin debate flowchart [off-topic]
- Sarah Palin debate flowchart [off-topic].....Sounds similar to the other candidates too... ]:)Simplified version/* Sarah's playbook */repeat {__receivequestion; __if (IMayHaveAClueAboutquestion)__{____reciteMyScripts;__}__else __{____winkAtCamera;____ignorequestion;____printf("... but I'd like to focus on my own topics.");____dumpIrrelevantAnswers;__}} until (hostLeavesMeOffHook)RE: Sarah Palin debate flowchart [off-topic]Spot on!BidenIn the case of Biden he just makes stuff up. Facts never...
- Tags: Government, Sarah Palin, flowchart
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Sarah Palin debate flowchart [off-topic]
- To everyone trying to understand Sarah Palin, here's your road map to last night's debate. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Flowchart, Roadmap, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Stop brain-dead software testing!
- Stop brain-dead software testing!re: Stop brain-dead software testingin reality, its not usually software testing that's the problem. it's the project stakeholders who don't plan enough time to do adequate testing. it's the programmers who go way over their time estimates. it's the program managers or similar role...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, software testing, software
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Stop brain-dead software testing!
- Lousy software testing damages many IT projects. When testing doesn't uncover obvious problems that prevent software from operating as users expect, then failed projects are inevitable. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Software, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Software Testing, Failure, Erik Hollnagel, Tools & Techniques, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- News to know: HP's Smartphone; Obama's iPhone app; Skype in China; Data breach bill
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: WSJ: H-P plans to unveil smartphone Jason D. O'Grady: Obama campaign unleashes iPhone app Track the Presidential election polls with...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Richard Koman, Hewlett-Packard Co., Skype Technologies S.A., Apple Inc., Smartphone, Obama, Smart Phones, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cloud Computing, RSS, Financial Accounting, Open Source, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- 14 ways IT screws up projects
- Successful projects require decent project execution. Look, no one's asking IT to save the world, but delivering projects really well should be a core IT function. Some projects are so bad that IT seems to deliberately shoot itself in the head. Sorry, but...
- Tags: Project, Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- News to know: Cloud wars; Apple; Google; China is watching you
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Amazon launches pre-emptive strike against Microsoft's planned cloud platform. Techmeme A new mystery: What's Microsoft got up its Office Live sleeve? Zack Whittaker:...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., IPO, Robots, Linux, E-mail, Digital Media, Financial Services, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- California governor: Silicon Valley Should Go to Germany
- After more than a hundred years of talk about the Pacific Rim economic opportunities for California, Silicon Valley and other California businesses are firmly focused on the west rather than the east. But Thursday morning California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be at Intel's HQ in the heart of Silicon Valley...
- Tags: California, CeBit, Transportation, Strategy, Corporate Communications, Management, Marketing, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Medicare no-pay list: Lessons for IT consulting
- Effective today, Medicare will stop reimbursing hospitals for certain medical errors. There are important implications for IT consulting and project failures. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Consultant, Information Technology, Medicare, Consulting, Consulting Fee, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- News to know: Economy watch; Google trades; RealDVD; Apple's showdown; Pandora
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Reuters: Senate agrees to vote on bailout, stocks rally Michael Krigsman: Economic meltdown: The insanity of disagreement Larry Dignan: Analyst: Intel will weather the storm ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Apple Inc., Semantic Web, Internet, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- CA Dems: Scrutiny of Yahoo-Google deal threatens competition
- Seeing as how Google and Yahoo are both California companies, California House members have taken it upon themselves to tell the Dept. of Justice to butt out of the advertising swap between the two Internet honchos. In a letter of Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the Democratic reps said: ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Agreement, Computer Associates International Inc., D, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Economic meltdown: The insanity of disagreement
- Lack of Congressional consensus drains our investments and can bring down the entire economy. On a smaller scale, it kills IT projects. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Team, Consensus, Team Management, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
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