Honest thinking about technology decisions. — Page 35

One idea per issue, written for the person who has to make the call. Subscribe →

EB
Sunday Links

Links for Sunday Feb 9 2014

Ford’s data scientist: Keep all the data and sort it out later — Tech News and Analysis Quote: Ford Data Scientist Mike Cavaretta, talks about just how

Feb 9, 2014 · 3 min read
EB
Sunday Links

Links for Sunday Feb 2 2014

Can Do vs. Can’t Do Cultures - Ben's Blog Quote: Who does the Can’t Do Culture hurt the most? Ironically, it hurts the haters. The people who focus on

Feb 2, 2014 · 3 min read
EB
Sunday Links

Links for Sunday Jan 26 2014

6 Signs You Need a New IT Strategy — CIO Dashboard Quote: IT must institute massive change on multiple fronts: deepen and reshape business relationships,

Jan 26, 2014 · 3 min read
EB
Big Data

The First Step into Big Data

In “Incorporating Big Data into your Business”, I wrote: Big data is worth investigating and incorporating into your businesses. You may not be able to

Jan 21, 2014 · 3 min read
EB
Misc

Changes

My wife and I just moved to Tulsa from Dallas. I keep getting the question of "why?"  My answer?  Because we could. I was born and raised in Oklahoma and

Jan 16, 2014 · 2 min read
EB
Big Data

Incorporating Big Data into Your Business

I read a lot of articles and blogs about big data. There are a lot of people singing the praises of big data and a lot of folks trying to sell services

Jan 14, 2014 · 2 min read
EB
Big Data

Big Data Doesn’t Require Big Systems

I’ve written many times about big data and the benefits and challenges that come along with attempting to ‘do’ big data. The one thing I haven’t said much

Dec 31, 2013 · 3 min read
EB
Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Junco on the Ground

I captured this Junco last week after the ice hit Dallas. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L handheld.

Dec 20, 2013 · 1 min read
EB
Big Data

You are doing big data, but do you have the storage space for it?

Big data is everywhere these days. Everyone’s talking about using data to make better decisions. According to most, big data is the answer to everything

Dec 17, 2013 · 3 min read
EB
Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Junco on Ice

Captured this Junco in the backyard last week after the ice storm.  Captured with Canon 400mm 5.6 L and Canon 7D handheld.

Dec 13, 2013 · 1 min read
EB
Technology Strategy

Thinking about Robust Strategies for BYOD and Mobile

Sponsored by Dimension Data. BYOD is a reality today. Organizations have been trying to figure out how to manage this new 'bring your own device' (BYOD)

Dec 9, 2013 · 3 min read
EB
Sunday Links

Links for Dec 8 2013

Innovate on Purpose: Insights, Innovation and Intuition Quote: Good innovation managers can corral quantitative results, qualitative insights, customer

Dec 8, 2013 · 4 min read
EB
Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Flying Seagull

Captured this Seagull flying around our local pond. Captured with Canon 1D Mark IV with Canon 400mm 5.6 L handheld.

Dec 6, 2013 · 1 min read
EB
The New CIO

It is time to stop blaming others

While having my morning coffee this morning, I was reading through my emails and caught Martha Heller's "The Heller Report".  Martha's report is one of

Dec 5, 2013 · 3 min read
EB
Consulting

Helping the Organization

I just read Tom Catalini's "Everybody Knows IT, But They Still Need Help" where he wrote: People know IT now. But they also need help. That’s not

Dec 3, 2013 · 2 min read