IDC Business Intelligence Roadshow in Prague
Recap of the IDC BI Roadshow session in Prague, the Czech Republic, including some interesting BI data nuggets
SUSE Linux Optimization for SAP Apps… Now?
There was a little blurb on internet.com a couple of days ago mentioning that Novell would be optimizing the SUSE Linux OS for SAP applications. Linux vendor Novell is releasing an optimized version of its SUSE Linux Enterprise Server tailored…
Over 50 and looking for a Job
There has been a lot of news lately on how being over 50 is a handicap when it comes to finding a new job. Realistically as the NY Times points out, along with a large body of research on being over 50 and looking that they will spend significantly mor…
Welcoming Joel York @ CloudAve
Today I have the pleasure of welcoming Joel York as CloudAve contributor. Joel has been in the Software business for 15 years in various Executive positions, and had become an early SaaS evangelist long before the SaaS term got coined. His Chaotic Flow blog focuses on SaaS, mostly from a Sales and Marketing prospective, and [...]
CloudAve is on WordPress Now
We’ve moved. No, we’re still moving. You can see the evidence all over, we’re still in the middle of a platform move, combined with a facelift, most of which is yet to come. You may have read about our crowdsourced logo-redesign effort, which is still ongoing, but has not produced the WOW-effect I expected (feel [...]
What Connectivity Will $20/Month Buy In 2020?
Ten years ago, I paid $20 per month for dialup Internet access on my desktop computer. Today, I pay $20 for broadband access on a handheld computer that fits in my pocket, has enough battery power to last all day, and is vastly more powerful than my old tower. What do you think personal computing [...]
Don't Be Evil = Don't Inconvenience Me
Google took a lot of ribbing for adopting the “Don’t be evil” motto. But with the recent revelation that Google has been working with Verizon to undermine Net Neutrality, many feel that Google has crossed the Moral Event Horizon into outright villainy. I’m not smart enough to weigh in on the Net Neutrality debate. But [...]
Focus and Serendipity: You Need Both
Technology critics like Nicholas Carr often complain that the Internet is hampering our ability to think. Facebook, and even more so Twitter, exemplify this trend. Back during the ancient days of my youth, when dinosaurs roamed the planet, and shortly after fire was invented, I would communicate with my Stanford friends over the summer by [...]
How Do You Define Engagement?
I’m at the Alterian “Engaging Times” conference in Chicago which is full of interesting conversations and people. One of the things that struck me at the conference is that nobody defined or explained what “engagement” means. If someone “likes” your facebook page is that engagement? What if they leave a comment on your blog? What [...]
We’re All Frogs Boiling in Water
The Hidden Impact of Technology on our Everyday Lives … There’s an old (semi true) parable about frogs boiling in water. While not literal it’s a fun and instructive metaphor for change. It goes like this: if you put a frog in boiling water it will sense the hot water and immediately jump out yet [...]
Turn about is not fair play on the broken hiring process
We have all heard about the problems with finding the right employee for the jobs you are trying to fill. Usually from my vantage point as a hiring manager my biggest problems have been about resumes that did not make sense for the position being filled. It is very hard to go from an AA [...]
A Special Offer
For reasons completely unbeknownst to me, last night while I was catching up on Mad Men, I had this inspiration — so I’m putting this out there (I haven’t yet decided if I’m stupid for doing this). Prior to running conferences, I ran marketing for a startup (Ping Identity). Ping was very successful while I [...]
Spying on Students is Not a Crime. Neither is Political Corruption.
<quick rant> Remember the school district that spied on students (and their families) in their home, using remotely controlled laptop cameras? The Feds found it was OK…or at least not criminal. The AP reports: U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger says investigators have found no evidence of criminal intent by Lower Merion School District employees who [...]
How to Make the Defrag Agenda
It seems like I’ve been getting a TON of PR firms contacting me about getting “their speakers” on the defrag agenda, so I thought it might be useful to put down on virtual paper some guidelines/insight into how you can work your way on to the agenda (in no particular order): 1. Don’t open with [...]
The Dangers of Unrealistic Wallet Image
Every once in a while, I come across a blog post that suddenly crystallizes something I’ve always known but never consciously realized. This week, it was this post by Pasha Sasulka, drawing the analogy between the issues some women have with body image with the issues men have with wallet image: “I know how it [...]
