How I Became a Tech Evangelist
Two questions I get asked quite often are: 1. How did you get to be where you are with your blogging? You’re not a native English speaker, nor a trained writer…. 2. What kind of name is “iamondemand?” So I figured it’s time to share my “tech evangelist” story. (In the feature picture of this […]
CUL8R Active Directory
The 1200 baud modem was sweet in its day, but now we have broadband. The fax machine and beeper transformed businesses, but now we have smart phones, messaging apps, and near field technology. And while Active Directory is still used by 95 percent of the Fortune 500 today, with the rise of the cloud, it […]
Mobility and the Cloud: No new trend but an ever-evolving issue
The trend that’s continuing to surge for workforce employees is mobile, on-the-go work and work from home despite some pull back from large organizations, like Yahoo! In the last six years telework grew a staggering 73 percent . In addition, one of four U.S. employees works remotely at least some of the time. These statistics […]
How to Measure Employee Engagement with Data Analytics
According to a recent Gallup poll, 72% of Americans are either disengaged or actively disengaged from their work. The study stated, “Over the past several decades, business and psychological researchers—including Gallup—have identified a strong relationship between employees’ workplace engagement and their respective company’s overall performance. It is likely that organizations with engaged employees experience positive […]
Technology and Business Speed has Changed–So Must Identity and Access Management
Compelled by competitive pressures and user demand, companies have embraced mobility and cloud. And even if companies haven’t embraced cloud, their employees have. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is now commonplace, and the average mobile worker carries an average of3.5 mobile devices, each accessing multiple applications that connect to protected corporate information, or that serve […]
Using Big Data Make your Business More Competitive – 4 Great Tips
Big data is data and that too lots of it, structure and unstructured. Big Data is hugely important for businesses, provided they are able to access the right data sets, analyze them and use it to their advantage. Go about it in the right way and your business can exploit the insights provided by big […]
Excel-based reporting and ERP
Excel-based reporting solutions are becoming a bigger feature of the suite of Business Intelligence (BI) tools offered by midrange ERP vendors. It’s a trend that seems to make sense given the ubiquity of Excel, but could there be a downside? The rise of Excel-based reporting tools I’ve recently attended system demos for MS Dynamics NAV […]
Top Cloud Computing Security Issues and Solutions
Businesses large and small are realizing the benefits that come with cloud computing. The scalability that allows you to easily grow (or shrink) your operation, the agility that enables you to make quick changes, the cost-effectiveness that can save you money: the cloud seems like a no-brainer. However, with increased cloud adoption rates come increased […]
What’s Your Cloud Type?
In the 1940’s a psychologist Dr. William Sheldon came up with a classification of body types – endomorphs, who have a high percentage of bodyfat; mesomorphs, who are muscular and ectomorphs, lacking either much fat or muscle tissue. While this was intended as a general framework Dr. Sheldon also stated most people were a mixture […]
Optimizing the Use of Big Data in 2014 – 4 Essential Tips
According to 2014 IDG Enterprise Big Data Research, the average investment enterprises plan to make in big data initiatives in 2014 is $8 million. Also, 49% respondents are already implementing big data projects or have plans to implement them in the future. Businesses have realized the importance of leveraging big data and converting it into […]
Thwarting the Mobile Data Security Threat
Mobile usage is up in the work force – and it is not about to go down. Check out these statistics: Mobile broadband subscribers are forecasted to grow dramatically from 1 billion in 2011 to over 5 billion globally in 2016. By 2015, more Americans will have mobile access to the internet than desktop PCs. […]
Cloud Reviews from Real Customers: EC2, Azure, App Engine, Heroku and More
Choosing the right PaaS cloud for your application can be a confusing process. There are literally dozens of cloud providers, large and small, that offer the basic set of services you need to run your app. I founded IT Central Station to help enterprise tech users find the best service by offering hands-on reviews by […]
2014 Will See Large-Scale Adoption Of Cloud Media Production
In an article published on the Guardian earlier this month, Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon.com, contemplates the changes that cloud computing will bring over the next year. It’s a list we wholeheartedly agree with, including the developing trends in data availability on mobile devices, cloud-based analytics, and real-time data processing. But, possibly the most interesting […]
7 Crucial Tips for Choosing the Right Contract Management Solution
Managing your contracts effectively is essential for business success, but it can be tough to stay on top of expiration dates and approval processes, especially when half your time seems to be spent just trying to find contracts that have been lost in the shuffle. The right contract management solution can help immensely by keeping […]
To App or Not To App?
Building a dedicated mobile app for a business is all the rage right now, and often with good reason. As Apple’s App Store, Android’s Play Store, and Microsoft’s Windows Market continue to see explosive growth after a half decade of revolutionizing digital development and distribution, it can be very tempting to use the platforms to […]
