EB
Sep 8, 2011
SAIC – eating their own dog food

This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. While drinking my cup of coffee this morning, I sat down to watch a video highlighted over on the

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Sep 6, 2011
Data Driven...or Data Informed?

I just finished reading Eric T. Peterson's post titled The Myth of the “Data-Driven” Business. I don't talk or write much about 'data'...mostly because

EB
Sep 4, 2011
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The IT Reformation and the Splinternet (Part 1), by Frank Johnson | Hub Designs Magazine Quote: Progressive CIOs and thought leaders aren’t clamoring for

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Sep 2, 2011
Foto Friday – Sunrise at Beavers Bend

Yet another from my photoarchives - Sunrise at Beavers Bend State Park in Oklahoma. Captured with Canon 40D and Tamron 28-75. EXIF: 1/2000 sec, f/6.7, ISO

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Aug 30, 2011
Competing with Amazon

I'm a huge fan of Amazon. Over the years, more and more of my purchases have moved to Amazon. I've bought books, coffee, electronics, camera equipment and

EB
Aug 28, 2011
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Stop Ignoring the Stalwart Worker - Thomas J. DeLong - HBS Faculty - Harvard Business Review Quote: That's because, despite the number of Stalwarts in an

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Aug 26, 2011
Foto Friday – Elephant Eye

Another from the photoarchive - A photo of an elephant peeking around a tree from the Dallas Zoo's Giants of the Savanna exhibit. Captured with Canon 7D

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Aug 23, 2011
Finding the Agenda

Everyone has an agenda. I"m not talking about a meeting agenda...I'm talking about the personal agenda that everyone has built their lives around. This

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Aug 21, 2011
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Dump the SLA. Service expectations matter more by Rodrigo Flores GigaOm Cloud Computing News Quote: To improve SLAs we need to work on two questions.

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Aug 19, 2011
Foto Friday- Yellow Rose

From the archives - A yellow rose captured at the Dallas Arboretrum in 2009.  Captured with a Canon 5D and Canon 24-105L handheld. EXIF: 1/200 sec, f/7.1,

EB
Aug 18, 2011
Are CIO's missing the "O"?

This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. Think about the CIO's that you know...or...if you are a CIO, take a hard look at yourself. As we

EB
Aug 16, 2011
Rules and Systems

A few months ago, I wrote a post titled How project management made me a better trader/investor where i talk about my experience and skills learned from

EB
Aug 14, 2011
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Consumers and creators by Seth Godin Quote: And now of course, when it's easy to have a blog, or an Youtube account or to push your ideas to the world

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Aug 12, 2011
Foto Friday – Baby Big Horned Sheep

While at Zion National Park last year, I was lucky enough to see a few Bighorn Sheep. This baby was frolicking around with others and was nice enough to

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Aug 11, 2011
Pearl Zhu on Top 10 Challenges facing the CIO

This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. Pearl Zhu posted a nice article over on the Enterprise CIO Forum titled Ready, Set, Go: CIO’s Top

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