Honest thinking about technology decisions. — Page 60

Captured this Photo at the North Carolina Aquarium in Wilmington NC a few years ago. I ran across it on my flickr stream and really liked it and thought

This is a guest post by Aren Cambre. Aren is a manager of web technologies at an educational institution. The way he explains it is, “If the web site

Measuring IT Staff Performance by Arun Manansingh on A CIO's Voice Quote: Staff performance should be evaluated in various categories that align with your

Captured this Summer Tanager in Hot Springs last month. Captured with Canon 1D Mark III + Canon 400mm 5.6 L with Canon 1.4x Extender Handheld. EXIF:

As I write this, I'm sitting on my couch at the house trying to watch a rerun of The Office and trying to relax a bit....but my attempt at a quiet

Ian Brodie wrote a nice piece last week titled Why "Finding the Pain" is a bad strategy that resonated with me. The approach that many companies and

All economics is local by Seth Godin Quote: That's because geography isn't as important as it used to be, but more than that, it has to do with the fact

I caught this Goat staring at me while in Hot Springs at an animal farm. He looks intense. Captured with Canon 5D and Canon 24-105 L. EXIF: 1/8000 sec,

Earlier this month I saw an announcement from one of my favorite blogs - Trust Matters, written by Trusted Advisor Associates - about being selected as a

Sunday night, Tracie and I wanted a good hamburger.  We didn't want to go out...and we didn't have any hamburger meat at home. So...being the clever

Success is... by Craig Brown on Better Projects Quote: Success is how you make people's experience beat their expectations. You might know this by another

A moss covered wall from Garvan Gardens in Hot Springs Arkansas. Captured with a Canon 5D and Canon 24-105 L. EXIF: 1/250 sec, f/4.0, ISO 200, 24mm, 0 EV

I don't think there's anyone out there who would argue that the world of IT has become a complex one. The systems are complex. The processes are complex.

This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. Bill Laberis had an interesting article on the Enterprise CIO Forum in late April titled

Making Enterprise Architecture Matter By Martha Heller on CIO.com Quote: The ultimate paradox is this: Architects are as necessary as they are rare. “It’s