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- Pushback on cloud computing: next year, 'Intelligent Fog'?
- ma.gnoliaI recently wrote a blog at TR on ma.gnolia, the cloud based web bookmarking service. It is clear that this cloud based business model did not do their due dilligence in backup and DR recovery planning, and when their DB imploded, it took valuable user data with it. The basic...
- Tags: Virtualization, Intelligent Fog, cloud computing, Pushback
- Discussion threads 2009-08-12
- Nanny state resentment is universal
- As much as health professions seek to warn people away from smoking, drinking, over-eating, and sedentary lifestyles, pushback against such "nanny state" antics seems to be universal. For proof consider Gonzo's great line from the original Muppet Movie. "I'm going to Bombay, India to become a movie star."...
- Tags: Health Care, Bachchan, Pushback, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
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- EvriChart: A Linux Success Story
- Tony Maro, CIO of EvriChart, a hospital records management and archiving business, successfully migrated his company's Windows-based line of business document management extranet application and his employees' 40-odd Windows-based desktops to a 100 percent Linux-based server and desktop infrastructure. Jason Perlow interviews Tony Maro, CIO...
- Tags: Desktop, Hospital, Imaging, Health Care, Server, Computer, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Document Management, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Stinks to be the CIO: The 2010 IT budget may spike to 2006 resource levels
- wowOne would think with our new leader money wouldbe flowing with millions of new jobs all overthe place.Since millions have lost jobs since his automakertake overs and giving banks Billions if not trillionsof dollars that went no where.Now free healthcare for all, that is right free withno cost to anyone....
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, evil, reason business, Microsoft Corp., information technology, IT budget
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- WSJ on the Kindle, meet price elasticity
- News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch has a bevy of pay-for-content experiments planned, but he should be ready to meet some pushback. One grand experiment, the Wall Street Journal's price increase on the Kindle, has turned this customer off. The Wall Street Journal subscription on the Kindle jumped...
- Tags: Wall Street Journal, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-28
- Harvard study leads liberal pushback
- And passing this would be the "first shot" of the next civil war..Passing rubbish like this is whats going to ultimately make this country fall. The federal government, under the 10th Ammendment, has no business telling their citizens that they [b]must[/b] have health insurance. That is a state right and...
- Tags: Financial Planning, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, commy, insurance, Harvard, hospital
- Discussion threads 2009-09-18
- Harvard study leads liberal pushback
- The next step in this legislative dance will be some nose-counting among the Democratic majority. Are there 51 solid votes for a public option, 51 who won't waver against points of order from the minority? And is the Majority Leader willing to lead that fight? by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-09-18
- Pharmacist pushback against insurer drugs-by-mail plan
- You've got some good points, but...from where I'm sitting the problem is a whole lot bigger than you make it out to be.Thanks for bringing this topic up.Yes, there is a great deal of truth that "drugs-by-mail" operations supported by health insurance plans do hit the smaller pharmacies. However...
- Tags: Insurance, Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, pharmacist, pharmacy, MEDCO, Kerr, insurance company, CVS Corp., health care
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
- Pharmacist pushback against insurer drugs-by-mail plan
- The question may be asked whether this will kill small pharmacies, but that train left the station long ago. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Pharmacist, Insurance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-09-15
- News to know: Culture of cheap; Microsoft, Nokia; eBay; Apple
- 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. Andrew Nusca: Culture of cheap: How discount computers cost the consumer Jason Perlow: Der Frankenputer: A Last Hurrah at...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Cloud Computing, Phishing, Virtualization, Sales Strategy, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Word, Smart Phones, Security, Spam And Phishing, Hardware, Sales, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-13
- Pushback on cloud computing: next year, 'Intelligent Fog'?
- 'I'd rather have five hours of downtime while the employees are asleep at night than 10 minutes of downtime while they are at work' by Joe McKendrick
- Tags: Cloud Computing, Downtime, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- Facebook pages for schools
- Separation is KeyI don't think Facebook is an appropriate medium for schools to communicate with students/parents/faculty. One of the issues that comes up in our household frequently is the separation of personal and professional life on Facebook, i.e., I am not "friends" with any of my professional acquaintances on...
- Tags: SECURITY, Facebook, Facebook Pages, social media
- Discussion threads 2009-08-07
- Justifying non-removable batteries
- Justifying non-removable batteriesNon-Removable Battery"hot-swapping" the battery isn't the only reason to replace a battery.Rechargeable batteries have a limited useable lifespan, and degrade over time less available energy per recharge such that that macbooks 7 hour battery life will slowly decline to 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 , 0. ...
- Tags: Engineering, battery, non-removable battery, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-14
- Will the Chrome OS make Google more loved or hated in OS world?
- Will the Chrome OS make Google more loved or hated in OS world?Chrome OS and Google DominationHow does one compete against a "free" product?As much as I like and enjoy using its products though I have been using Bing faster and Ask more relevant a lot more lately, Google is...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Google Inc., Chrome, operating system, Chrome OS, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-08
- Hey, If I Need It, I Can Find It. One of the Top 10 Excuses to Not Consider DMS this year
- Okay, I've been browsing around for some video around document and information management, and found a great and understandable series about management pushback. Good ammo for you to use with the big honchos. Excuse Number One: If we need to, we can usually find it those docs that is. ...
- Tags: Honcho, Corporate Communications, Content Management, Strategy, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Doc
- Sponsored content 2009-06-05
- SAP software revenue skids in first quarter; Maintenance terms tweaked
- SAP's first quarter software revenue---an indicator of maintenance and services health skidded 33 percent due to a "difficult operating environment" and a tough year ago comparison. Meanwhile, SAP altered its maintenance pricing plans to allay customer concerns. SAP on Wednesday reported first quarter net income of €204...
- Tags: Software, Revenue, Customer, SAP AG, Dennis Howlett, Vinnie Mirchandani, Upgrades, Tools & Techniques, Operational Accounting, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-29
- Foster plan for open source education
- Bill Foster right, the physicist and Democrat who succeeded former Speaker Dennis Hastert in Congress, has what you might call a cunning open source plan. Any federal agency spending over $10 million on scientific education should put 2% of that money into creating open source materials, posting...
- Tags: Education, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-03-19
- RIM's CIO: We record all employee calls to protect intellectual property
- RIM's CIO: We record all employee calls to protect intellectual propertyRE: RIM's CIO: We record all employee calls to protect intellectual propertyRIM certainly has the *right* to do this, so long as they're informing employees to the extent required by law.On the other hand, just because they *can* doesn't mean...
- Tags: employee call, Research In Motion Ltd., intellectual property, phone, phone system
- Discussion threads 2009-03-04
- Forrester CRM analyst discusses IT failure [podcast]
- Strong executive leadership and organizational transformation are essential determinants of successful IT projects. Any IT initiative that does not properly address these strategic points is doomed to fail. I spoke with Forrester CRM, customer experience, and call center analyst, Dr. Natalie Petouhoff, to explore these issues. Click...
- Tags: Information Technology, CRM, Forrester Research Inc., Natalie, System Integrator, Podcasts, Internet, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-02-23
- Fortify pushback is easily fisked
- Open source is business. And when Kirk decided to make a political attack on the Conservative call for more open source, folks were quick to look inside the claim, take it apart, and ridicule it -- in Internet terms "fisk" it. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Stimulus, Internet, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-02-06
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