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Dell recently released a survey titled BYOD:Putting Users First Produces Biggest Gains, Fewest Setbacks (PDF of survey here) that warns organizations against ignoring BYOD. The survey has some great insights into the world of IT and BYOD. A few highlights of the survey and my additional comments are below. A user-centric strategy can have a [...]
The Smarter Data Manifesto – Quote: You need to look beyond the ways data used to be collected to how technology can help you use your data far more effectively, because you have important goals. You have customers you want to satisfy. You want to know how to structure a good experience so it becomes [...]
Captured this Great Blue at the Spillway of White Rock Lace. Captrued with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 4.5 L handheld. EXIF: 1/2000, f/7.1, 400mm, 1250ISO, 0EV
Ah Granola. That wonderful treat consisting of oats, nuts, honey and other assorted goodies like berries, bananas, chocolate chips, raisins etc etc. Additionally, granola can be a snack, a meal or a dessert…it truly is a force to be reckoned with. To make granola, you don’t need any special ‘tools’ or appliances. You just need [...]
In a previous article titled Context and Data, I wrote about the need to understand the ‘context’ surrounding data. Without context, data is data. You really can’t do much useful with data. Sure, you can analyze it…but in order to get any decent analysis results, you’ve got to know what the contextual wrapping of that [...]
Freeing your IT department from Stackholm Syndrome — Tech News and Analysis Quote: Many IT departments are enslaved by the very systems they have constructed. The solution doesn’t require starting over, only giving business the freedom to operate outside the stack. Reclaiming the role of the CIO Quote: So, rather than being distracted by constant [...]
Captured this Great Blue at the Spillway of White Rock Lace. Captrued with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 4.5 L handheld. Note: Looks like flickr has done something weird to their sharpening algo…this looks extremely oversharp..didn’t look that way before uploading.
Customer Journeys: Miles to Go – Highly Competitive – software industry insights Quote: The best outcome of any customer interaction or experience should be the value that is derived by the customer – the assessment of that value also belongs to the customer. Organizations don’t always know what value was received – or if it [...]
Captured this Great Egret at the Spillway of White Rock Lake. Captrued with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L handheld. EXIF: 1/800 sec, f/5.6, 400mm, 1250 ISO, 0EV
Managed Services Providers (MSP’s) have been around the IT space for years. Most small and medium organizations have experience have experience working with MSP’s in IT, finance, HR and other areas of the business. The role of the MSP is an important one in the small and medium business (SMB) space. An MSP provides the [...]
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