Stop Talking, Start Listening – Tips for Vendors and Consultants
We've all been there. Sitting in a meeting listening to a vendor pitch their solution. They bring a team in to your organization and spend a few hours
Links for Nov 24 2013
Accelerating human invention with all the computers you’ll ever need — Tech News and Analysis Quote: Cycle Computing CEO Jason Stowe dives deep into the
Tapping into the power of others
Last week, I read with interest the announcement that IBM was opening up their Watson computing platform to outside organizations and developers to use to
Links for Nov 17 2013
The Internet Of Things Will Be Huge—Just Not As Huge As The Hype – ReadWrite Quote: Like most things in life, the real value of the Internet of Things
Big Data Simplified
Over the past few months, I’ve heard and/or read the following statements from consultants: Big data is complex. Big data is complicated. Big data is the
IBM versus Amazon – The Cloud War?
I just read Why IBM Will Win the War With Amazon Web Services over on CIO.com and felt the need to publish my own thoughts. In that article, the author
Links for Nov 10 2013
Are technologists trying to solve the wrong problem? — Tech News and Analysis Quote: Technologists tend to forget that normal people have a different take
Links for Nov 3 2013
Inversion and The Power of Avoiding Stupidity Quote: Spend less time trying to be brilliant and more time trying to avoid obvious stupidity. The kicker?
Foto Friday – Meerkat at Fort Worth Zoo
From the archives: This is from the Fort Worth Zoo and was taken in 2008. This is probably one of the first photographs ever taken by me with a DSLR.
Links for Oct 27 2013
Oh I See (CIO Inverted): Integrated Best of Breed Quote: Predictions about the demise of the larger solutions have been around for a while now; I do not
Big Data as described by IBM VP Paul Zikopoulos
I just finished reading Big Data for Small and Medium Businesses on IBM’s Forward View. In the article, IBM VP Paul Zikopoulos talks about big data and
Dark Data & The Data Disconnect
Dark Data can arise in many ways. One way is via Shadow IT and the Data Disconnect
Links for Oct 20 2013
The Secret of Good IT Communications Quote: To be brief is to be selective. Choosing only the most important details is crucial. There should be just a
Foto Friday: Shy Goose
Caught this Goose after his bath. He was cleaning his feathers here, but looked like he was Camera Shy. Capturing with Canon 1D Mark IV and Canon 400mm
Links for Oct 13 2013
“It Won’t Work. We Tried That” Quote: Bottom line: bad marketing science is dangerous. And we should demand that it at least get itself a half-decent
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