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- Teradata unveils cloud strategy, answer for Oracle's Exadata machine
- Data warehousing giant Teradata is outlining its cloud computing strategy including an internal cloud service and a public offering via Amazon Web Services. In addition, Teradata is rolling out an appliance it claims will provide a big performance boost. The announcements, timed for Teradata's partner conference in...
- Tags: Strategy, Data Warehouse, Teradata, Oracle Corp., Performance Claim, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Macedonia rolls out 53,000 Classmate PCs
- And the OLPC?Seems to be doing well as well. Uruguay is finishing its distribution of laptops this year. For more info:Spanish:http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=96&Itemid=247English translation:http://translate.google.com.mx/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ceibal.edu.uy%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26view%3Dcategory%26layout%3Dblog%26id%3D96%26Itemid%3D247&sl=es&tl=en&hl=es&ie=UTF-8Contrary to what was said in some articles in your section back in '07. The XO is doing well, it has support, it has training and...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, training and certification, Notebooks, Uruguay, Macedonia, Intel Classmate PC, Classmate, netbook, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Microsoft’s Project 2010
- The conference announcements so far... I just watched Microsoft executives demonstrate the upcoming Project 2010 product here in Phoenix at the Project Conference 2009. Here are my first blush comments/observations: 1) The product has matured significantly as a PPM solution....
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., PPM, Portfolio Management Function, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-09-16
- News to know: Scareware; HP; SAP; Cloud computing
- 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. Dancho Danchev: The ultimate guide to scareware protection Gallery: The ultimate guide to scareware protection 9/11...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Andrew Nusca, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-14
- New Google Apps education community sites launched
- Having just made it through a successful rollout of Google Educational Apps, I was looking for interesting sites and easy training materials for teachers to ponder over the summer. Along comes @jkeltner on Twitter and points me towards two community-driven sites devoted to Google Apps, Education Edition. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Cloud Computing, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-06-29
- Pacific Timesheet 6.51 (Windows)
- Pacific Timesheet is DCAA Compliant web-based timesheet and time tracking software that provides project timesheet, project time tracking, project management, project portfolio management, job costing, product life cycle management, payroll timesheet, and time and attendance features in one system. Modules include automated approvals, billing and pay rates, time-off scheduling, resource...
- Tags: Payroll, Microsoft Windows, Training, Pacific Timesheet, Pacific Timesheet Enterprise, Custom Configuration, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Human Resources, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- Software downloads 2009-06-15
- Microsoft tackles patch management metrics with Project Quant
- In partnership with security analyst Rich Mogull right, Microsoft is set to roll out a new research project to help businesses compute the total cost of the patch-management cycle, from testing and distributing a fix to user deployment of the patch. According to this Dennis Fisher report...
- Tags: Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Patches, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-04-15
- Nationwide Rollout and Global Technology Deployment Internal Resources Requirements
- Nationwide rollouts and global technology deployments are complex projects that require expert management of people and technology. A project's success is as dependent on the internal resources that deploy it as the technology installed. An inexperienced Project Facilitator or overburdened Project Manager can easily become overwhelmed - which can cause...
- Tags: Concert Technologies
- White papers 2009-03-27
- Is Linux only for the poor?
- Last week, I followed a conversation on an OpenSuse Education newsletter to which I subscribe. I didn't have time to join in, but it did get me thinking about open source in education more broadly. Regular readers will know that my school district has made serious strides in...
- Tags: Computer, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Productivity, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-03-22
- In a time of cutbacks, Planview unveils a whopper of a new release
- [caption id="attachment_343" align="alignnone" width="330" caption="Enterprise 10 screen shots"][/caption]Planview’s Mega Announcement: Enterprise 10 Checking the news these days is often depressing with the words ‘cutbacks’ and ‘recession’ being in most headlines. What we hear too little of are words like ‘expansion’, ‘bigger’, ‘more’, etc. Planview...
- Tags: Accounting, Financial, R&D, PlanView, PPM, StageGate Integration, Planview Enterprise 10, Research & Development, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Business Operations, Finance, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-02-18
- Did California
- Did CaliforniaNow just hold on a minute buster...Isn't a politician's DUTY to be "unbalanced, and perhaps even misleading"?Afterall...if politicians start telling the truth ALL the time...what will the press do for fun and entertainment? Hmmmmmmmm? ;-)Just another excuse to tax youThese idiots jacked up the state government size thinking the...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, tax
- Discussion threads 2009-02-02
- A BI Agenda for Midsize Organizations: Six Strategies for Success
- Midsize companies see Business Intelligence BI as too unwieldy and expensive for them, and use spreadsheets for planning, budgeting, and forecasting. In reality, the spreadsheets are the real expense and time-consumers. However, BI is well within reach of midsize organization through an incremental approach, matching project rollout with resources, benefiting...
- Tags: Strategies Ltd., Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management
- White papers 2009-01-01
- AT&T completes Wayport purchase; Almost done with Starbucks Wi-Fi rollout
- AT&T said Friday that it has closed its Wayport acquisition, which allows it to build out its Wi-Fi network. In addition, the telecom giant said that it "is nearing completion" of its project to convert Starbucks locations to AT&T's Wi-Fi service. With Wayport, AT&T will have roughly...
- Tags: Wayport, AT&T Corp., Starbucks Corp., Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-12
- News to know: Apple and anti-virus; Vista SP2; Kumo; Palm; Linux
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Christopher Dawson: Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)? Ryan Naraine: Apple: Mac users should run multiple anti-virus Breaking...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp., Antivirus, Service Pack 2, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Security, Viruses And Worms, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Increase Nationwide Rollout & Global Technology Deployment Service Efficiency
- When one has a technology rollout to deploy on a nationwide or global scale, service efficiency is critical. While missed deadlines and unbudgeted project costs are always a concern, they should never be a likely outcome. By understanding the details of the Rollout Services Model (the second part of the...
- Tags: Rollout, Concert Technologies
- White papers 2008-12-01
- Increase Nationwide Rollout & Global Technology Deployment Service Efficiency2 of 4 in the Series "A Guide to Selecting the Right Technology Rollout Company for Your Project"
- To ensure you are getting the most efficient nationwide or global technology rollout, a unified Rollout Services Model is critical. As the second part of the Technology Rollout System, the Rollout Services Model defines the organizational structure of rollout services into components that lower costs and expedite deployment processes. ...
- Tags: Concert Technologies, Organizational Structure, Human Resources
- White papers 2008-12-01
- Lower Project Costs & Time: 1 of 4 in the Series "A Guide to Selecting the Right Technology Rollout Company for Your Project"
- The rapid deployment of nationwide technology rollouts requires well-defined processes, robust management skills, and a unique understanding of how to get the job done. A Technology Rollout System encompasses these key elements and is essential to lowering project costs and time without compromising quality. This paper provides criteria for evaluating...
- Tags: Concert Technologies, Technology Rollout System, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2008-11-01
- Transcript: PDC08 Keynote â€" Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava, Bob Muglia and David Thompson
- Todd Bishop, TechFlash; Ed Bott, ZDNet; Kip Kniskern, Liveside; Rafael Rivera, Within Windows; Paul Thurrott, Windows Supersite; and Tom Warren, Neowin; and Long Zheng, Istartedsomething â€" and yours truly--did a group blog of the first PDC keynote. Here's the live blog transcript (speakers: Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava,...
- Tags: Keynote, Ed Bott, Mary Jo Foley, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Service, App, Liveside, Neowin.net, Tom Riley, Signal God, Paul, MJ, Azure, Z, Red Dog, Download Link, Saruhan, Bluehoo, MOS, SSDS, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- News to know: Amazon S3 outage; iPhone 3G; SOA debugging; Microsoft
- Notable headlines: Michael Krigsman: Amazon S3: 'Elevated error rates'. Techmeme GigaOm: S3 Outage Highlights Fragility of Web Services Dana Blankenhorn: Do open source applications take security seriously? Dancho Danchev: Spam coming from free email providers increasing ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, S3 Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., SOA, Amazon.com Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Microsoft Corp., Outage, 3G, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Sales Strategy, Open Source, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
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