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- August 04, 2008
04 Aug'08
Forrester: No room for cowboy culture in IT
Just like Toby Keith, I should have been a cowboy. Alas, I went into journalism and never did get the hang of a lasso. If you’re in IT, a new Forrester report says, you should let those cattle ...
- July 31, 2008
31 Jul'08
Driving while surfing?
As if having a computer at the office and at home - with a BlackBerry to tide you over when you're not at either of those places - weren't enough, now comes the AutoNet Mobile, which transforms ...
- July 24, 2008
24 Jul'08
Weekly wrapup
I think the “things that tick us off” theme of this blog is rubbing off on one of our contributors. Just yesterday, The Real Niel gave us a killer column about how bad your business will look if ...
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- July 24, 2008
24 Jul'08
Maybe I should just keep my money under a mattress?
There have been a lot of scary bank-related headlines the past couple of weeks, but I have to say that this one frightened me more than most: "Security flaws in online banking sites found to be ...
- July 23, 2008
23 Jul'08
Does it matter who CIOs report to?
Gather the typical left-brain, articulate, umm-less group of CIOs around a conference lunch table and, guaranteed, the talk will eventually turn to reporting relationships. You answer to whom? ...
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- July 21, 2008
21 Jul'08
Fighting for a Vista rebate. Because somebody has to.
Some people suffer the insufferable for piece of mind and for the good of all of us who want to live safe, comfortable lives. The mysterious uncle_benji is one of those people. Ben, as I’ll call ...
- July 21, 2008
21 Jul'08
Big green HP scheme
With polar bears balancing on ice cubes in the Arctic Circle and gas prices skyrocketing, we are all looking to be a bit more ‘green’ in our everyday lifestyle choices. Right? Well, we’re trying. ...
- July 16, 2008
16 Jul'08
Who wants to be a CIO Millionaire?
How's this for a headline: "Meet the Millionaire CIOs." In a study of the filings of the 1,000 biggest U.S. companies and their compensation, 47 top technology executives were listed at the top ...
- July 07, 2008
07 Jul'08
Boston Globe: Cognos contract with state “raises ethical issues”
News flash: The Boston Globe reports today that a representative of Cognos ULC, the business intelligence software maker, improperly offered a Massachusetts state official a job in 2006 when the ...
- June 29, 2008
29 Jun'08
All Ears: Susan Cramm on ITopia
Earlier, I wrote about Susan Cramm, former CIO of Taco Bell turned "leadership" coach, talking about how IT and the business could -- should! -- function in 2015. Cramm was the keynote speaker at ...
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- June 24, 2008
24 Jun'08
Playing the numbers
Enterprise search stinks: Who doesn’t like a survey that corroborates a pet peeve? Data out today from the nonprofit AIIM finds that 50% of business users believe their company’s internal search ...
- June 24, 2008
24 Jun'08
Title Town – it’s all in the stats
I don't look anything like a basketball player, or even the stereotypical fan. I'm 4'11". I prefer high heels and dresses to jerseys and sneakers. Even some of my closest friends said they didn't ...
- June 12, 2008
12 Jun'08
Calling FedEx out
Sometimes you hear something and think: “Hey, that can’t be true.” Take this statement from FedEx Corp. CIO Rob Carter at his Enterprise 2.0 Conference keynote this week. “There's also a cool new ...
- May 23, 2008
23 May'08
Sarah Lacy says Facebook doesn't need my best friend. He doesn't seem to care.
Sarah Lacy, author of Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0, has blogged about me blogging about her book. So I feel compelled to respond. ...
- May 07, 2008
07 May'08
Will a Chief Blogging Officer get a Golden Parachute?
Excellent little news blurb on HealthLeaders Media this morning: “Chief Blogging Officer title catching on with corporations.” Chief Blogging Officer. Ok, one more time: Chief Blogging Officer. ...
- April 22, 2008
22 Apr'08
Justifying IT expenditures: Outsourcing isn’t always the answer
Accountability, budget constraints and cost of provisioning services – these are all issues that CIOs hear about when presenting IT budget numbers. “Why does this cost what it costs?” and “Can’t we ...