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October 27, 2013 •
Innovation, News •
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Ah, my old nemesis! Nick Carr, the same one who caused a furor by insisting that “IT Doesn’t Matter”, meaning IT is a commodity and of no strategic value to a business, now believes that IT is taking over so much of what we do that...
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October 23, 2013 •
Innovation, News •
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I don’t know about your city, but if my town gets any more electric vehicles there will be a noticeable drop in street noise. The traffic cops drive electric tricycles, municipal workers zip around in Priuses, the taxis are being replaced by new hybrids,...
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October 22, 2013 •
Management Practice, News •
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CIO tells us that we should split our IT budget about 50/50 between maintenance of systems and new projects. Most companies find that pretty hard to do. The operation is what’s driving revenue today, so we apply resources to maintenance tasks instead of...
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October 20, 2013 •
Management Practice •
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HBR’s article on cognitive bias is part of a decade-long trend. Memes like “Everything you know is wrong” appear in songs, books and movies; popular books like Malcolm Gladwell’s “Blink” and David McRaney’s “You Are Not So...
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October 17, 2013 •
Management Practice, News •
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An article in VentureBeat reported today that iOS ads make money whereas ads on Android ads cost more than they bring in. It looks like Wanamaker was right when he said “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t...
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October 14, 2013 •
Management Practice, News •
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Companies can be extremely cautious about using open source software, but a lot of that wariness has eroded in recent years. Possibly the realization that open source isn’t really free has helped ease the minds of those who thought they were being...
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October 14, 2013 •
News, Standards & Regulation •
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Once again, those frozen-brained Canucks seem to be showing the world how to do business. First they drove through the financial crisis on the bulletproof tires of their banking regulatory system; now they’re going to apply that regulatory nous to the...
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October 10, 2013 •
Business Models, News •
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CIO magazine looks to the day when cloud services will be traded like any other commodity. Now it’s Nick Carr’s turn to feel vindicated, since this suggests that price competition is the only differentiator left to a Managed Service Provider (MSP)....
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October 7, 2013 •
Business Models •
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Few in this town will be surprised by the conclusions of the study (reported by Adrianne Jeffries in The Verge) “Building a Digital City: the Growth and Impact of New York City’s Tech / Information Sector”. It states that tech is now the second largest...
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October 6, 2013 •
Management Practice, News •
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Eddie Yoon in the HBR suggests that it’s inefficient to vet applicants for a new position by combing through each one’s résumé. He recommends a new hiring model, which can be summarized like this: Look at successful projects and business...
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October 6, 2013 •
Business Models, News •
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The last few miles continue to be a problem for Amazon and its retinue of retailers, and since you can no longer get a package delivered to a local Staples or Radio Shack, there’s one less way to get your purchases. It’s a shame that this useful...
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October 6, 2013 •
Innovation, News •
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Irritating as passwords are, most companies aren’t going to rush to buy new authentication technology for all that a bunch of new ideas have been discussed in the Wall Street Journal. We’ve been hearing for years about biometrics, three-factor...
