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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
Foto Friday – Cavernous: Antelope Slot Canyon
Another shot of the Upper Antelope Slot Canyon in Page AZ. Notice the log at the bottom of the photo....it was about six inches in diameter...just a way
The Cloud – more than a technology
The cloud is quite hyped these days - and rightfully so. The cloud brings quite a bit of productivity and cost savings to organizations as well as a
The Thin line between Great and Ghost Town
I just finished reading Using an Internal Social Network to Solve Real Business Problems by Nichole Kelly over on Social Media Explorer. When I started
The Open Cloud
Open cloud technology lets companies build their own cloud platform while making it available to partners and other organizations for collaboration.
Links for Oct 6 2013
Not Solving Every Problem | The Enterprising CIO Quote: Problems exist so that they can be solved. That's the basis for succeeding as an enterprising CIO.
Foto Friday – Our Chinchilla
Our chichillla BB - We let her out every evening to play and she has taken to jumping in the chair and sitting in it. She thinks she's people :)
So you have big data...but do you have the Infrastructure to support it?
Big data is everywhere. Everyone wants to be doing big data. There’s one big data induced problem that many aren’t talking about or acknowledging. That
Links for Sept 29 2013
When Does Quantity Become Quality? How to navigate big data | UX Magazine Quote: Data should not be used for finding evidence to support our own opinions
Don't let your opinion on big data keep you from using big data
About a year ago, I heard the following two lines from well-respected IT professionals. The first comment: 1.) Big data is the future And the second:: 2.)
Links for Sept 22 2013
The big data Wild West: The good, the bad and the ugly — Tech News and Analysis Quote: Ron Bodkin of Think Big Analytics discusses the best and worst
Links for Sept 15 2013
Big Social Data: The Second Era Starts Quote: When Big Data techniques are applied to the social media firehose, some amazing things start to happen. Like
Foto Friday – Bagpiper at the Broadmoor
Every evening at the Broadmoor, a bagpiper walks the grounds and plays some songs. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 17-40 L.
“Build” or “Buy” – The Big Data Dilemma Facing Organizations Today
Finding the right people has always been a problem for IT organizations for many reasons. There’s always been a “build or buy” decision for organizations
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