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- Can open source software stop IT failure?
- I'm not so sure #1 is valid#1 is a variation of "many eyes make all bugs shallow"Does it help? Yes. But it also makes the implicit assumption that everyone that can view the code is competent to do so. So it goes back to resource allocation being an issue, if...
- Tags: Strategy, OPEN SOURCE, information technology, IT Failure, F/OSS, software, open-source software
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- The 10 biggest mistakes IT managers make
- Guest post: Certain common IT management mistakes can make you less effective, hamper your career advancement, and even jeopardize your job. Executive coach Joey Smith has spent years working with IT management and he put together this list of the mistakes he’s seen most often. For more posts like this...
- Tags: Job, IT Administration, Information Technology, IT Manager, Personal Development, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-12
- Bank of NY "loses" 4.5M unencrypted customer records
- Bank of NY "loses" 4.5M unencrypted customer recordsData lost AGAIN.............What has me curious is whether or not the information ON the tapes is encrypted, whether it be residing in database files, flat files or whatever? This "data at rest" all should be stored in encrypted formats.........http://whistlersear.wordpress.comLost? Yeah right!Its always...
- Tags: Financial services, NetBackup, Bank of NY, bank
- Discussion threads 2008-06-04
- Moody's software bug screws investors
- Moody's software bug screws investorsGreedy investors deserve itI bet their eyes lit up at an investment listed as relatively safe but with a rate of return that was supposed to outshine it's closest peers."Too good to be true" comes to mind, especially if they didn't do their own research or...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Financial accounting, Investment, Moody's Corp., CPDO, software
- Discussion threads 2008-05-27
- Questioning IT
- Questioning ITLose the rhetoric = better articleYou started out strong, but you lose everyone when you slide into what appears to be a vendetta against CIPS. What does "their Windows only website and addiction to hiding important email in floods of junk" have to do with business continuity? ...
- Tags: Data centers, Storage, disaster recovery, Questioning IT, IBM SVC, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-04-18
- Apple: All signs point to a more business friendly iPhone
- Apple: All signs point to a more business friendly iPhoneApple getting ahead of itselfHow about making the iPhone / Touch a USB mass storage device?People are forking out $500 for a 32gig touch... why doesn't safari allow downloads of files while browsing?Enterprise-grade equipment indeed. Apple needs to get over it's...
- Tags: Keyboards, E-mail, Web browsers, Most Phones, RIM BlackBerry, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-28
- Today's Debate: Is computing the magic bullet for health care costs?
- Today's Debate: Is computing the magic bullet for health care costs?Qui bono?Let's see:* Nothing in it for the patient* Nothing in it for the practitioner* Nothing in it for the hospital* Nothing in it for the ultimate payee Government or employer mostly* Huge cost savings for insurersContrary to the approach...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, electronic record system, health care, patient, magic bullet, Nothing
- Discussion threads 2007-08-28
- Dell, Ubuntu and the driver details
- Dell, Ubuntu and the driver detailsMessage has been deleted.Maybe, but doubtful it will suceedWhile what you say here is true, most office workers are trained and skilled on Windows products. I doubt that many would want to move over to Linux-based apps and lose familiarity with Windows products and...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Linux, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-22
- A look at your IT department's future (or lack of it)
- A look at your IT department's future or lack of itRight idea for the wrong reasons.The current IT department is broken from a user standpoint that is me BTW. The idea that:"An IT engine room: These folks would focus on infrastructure, application building, operations and support. This group would...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, information technology, job, IT Department
- Discussion threads 2007-04-25
- Computing pioneer Felsenstein eyes PCs for the poor
- Computing pioneer Felsenstein eyes PCs for the poorGoodies for the Cargo CultThis is the most cruel, immoral, and obscene developemnt since, well, since Negroponte developed the hand-cranked laptop for the poor li'l kiddies in Africa. I suppose the spreadsheet is to track the profit and loss in your chicken sales....
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, PC, Pemstar, Felsenstein, benefit
- Discussion threads 2006-06-26
- Microsoft: Set your systems for Vista
- Microsoft: Set your systems for VistaThe truth is the majority of the PC's sold the last ...... three rears only need a 256MB DIMM to meet the requirements for Vista logoing. Your rant is irrelevent."retarted" BRILLIANT!Priceless. Reminds me of the far side "school for the gifted" cartoon. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista, H/W, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-05-18
- In Delaware, a CIO does away with civil service, yielding better performace and a few hard feelings
- CIO magazine honored Delaware CIO Tom Jarrett, who also serves as president of NASCIO, as part of their CIO 100 awards. The annual feature highlights the work of top CIOs in government, nonprofits and the private sector. In an article featuring Jarrett and three other winners, CIO focused on Jarrett's...
- Tags: Jarrett, Delaware
- Blog posts 2005-08-24
- Study: Majority happy with outsourcing
- Study: Majority happy with outsourcingThat's funny"These include security zones and police check-points in key cities that could be used to instantly close main roads in the event of an incident."Yes. Real technology thieves take their floppy disk to bag and run away on a bicycle. They still use "floppy-network".Study: Majority...
- Tags: Current employee, outsourcing
- Discussion threads 2005-06-01
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