From CNN
Technology has enabled the “officeless” generation. Do you think this will continue to grow as a way of working? Will this just become an extension of our offices and work anywhere/everywhere world? Is this a good thing?
Should we as managers encourage and plan for this work-style?
What do you think?
Thanks Hugh
From Government Technology
Enterprise Architecture Demystified
From the article, and very well said:
“Enterprise Architecture is derived from the understanding that technology exists to fulfill business needs. Which technologies are chosen should not be a matter of “coolness” and is only partially a matter of cost: more properly it is a matter of what technologies get the job done. And what constitutes “the job” must, of course, be defined by the executive branch, the legislature, the agency head, etc., not by the technologists who, while perhaps experts at what they do, are often more interested and aware of bits and bytes than in agency purposes or political needs.”
So, who should be setting the agenda for IT?
From Strategy and Business
Profits Down, Spending Steady: The Global Innovation 1000
“Booz & Company’s annual study of the world’s biggest corporate R&D spenders finds that most companies have stuck with their innovation programs despite the recession — and many are boosting spending to compete more effectively in the upturn.”
My take: Innovation should ALWAYS be a priority. R&D for New Products, a priority.
What do you think?
From CIO Insight
“In many of the companies I wrote about, IT was absolutely central to the business model. The CIOs were very front and center in the design of the business. Even if the companies weren’t IT-based, there was a sense of IT as the great enabler that allows them to do much of what they do.
That’s contrary to the notion that IT is no longer strategic because it’s ubiquitous. That’s a very dangerous argument, because the extension of that argument is that because it’s ubiquitous and no longer strategic, it can be relegated deep into the organization.” “At every one of these companies I’ve written about, IT was very strategic and enabled them to adapt and develop new business models. Therefore, it was critically important to the executives and the founders to understand not just how IT was working inside their company, but what it could do.”
And there you go.
What do you think?
From Wired Magazine
Chris Anderson “The Future of Free”
This article and and 37 minute video gets you thinking about disruption and the future of free. Is everything that is digital eventually free?
Is “free” a marketing tool or something else?
From Wired Magazine
Craig’s List?
Twitter?
Kindle?
Should we be designing products that are “good enough” (good enuf) but not great? Is there a “good enuf rvlutn” going on?
Thanks Hugh and Djily
A short Video that VERY simply explains Cloud Computing
Does this explain it? What are your concerns? Why?
Do you use the cloud? Of course you do. Any problems so far with someone stealing your stuff?
Thanks for the link Hugh.
And, my favorite link Jobs’ Greatest Hits — A Timeline
So, is he the CEO of the decade? Is he one of the most innovative manager/leaders ever?
What do you think?
Thanks Hugh
GOOGLE Maps Navigation (Beta) Video
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Awesome! Perhaps we know why some are predicting iPhone domination by the Droid! Can I build this into my car? Are you listening Toyota?
Check out the slide shows too!
Voice command. FREE no ads (for now)
What do you think?
CIO Magazine has a Slideshow of statistics from surveys that presents the use of Facebook at work.
How can Facebook we used at work where it would be a productive use of work time and IT resources?
Thanks Hugh.
Government Technology reports that some cities are using Twitter and other Web 2.0 technologies to help “hear” what citizens want. Further, they are using CRM to build relationships with their citizens. From the article “The simple act of incorporating Twitter into its customer relationship management (CRM) process adds San Francisco to a growing list of cities using Web 2.0 applications to make the citizen-government relationship a little easier. These applications tend to be easy-to-use and easy-to-integrate, providing benefits to the city and the citizen at minimal or no expense. On the East Coast, New York and Boston aim to join San Francisco by adding their own 2.0 twist to CRM.”
Why not, we have Twitter on our phones and PDAs, keeping them close to report problems (not while we are driving) seems like a great idea to me. What do you think? Maybe, we might even use Twitter to report things we observe that we like???? What do you think?
Here we go, the rumors are starting? The New Your Times’ Bill Keller ranting about the end of newspaper publishing (the coming of Googlezon?) and the potential of an iTablet? Is this good marketing — pre-announcement? Market Research? Apple iTablet
What do you think? Marketing? Rumors? Advance, off the record, notice?
The HBSP Blog has an additional article I found interesting. The article “Getting Started with Disruptive Business Design” lists five ideas for getting started. As my students know, I am a fan of the work of Clayton Christensen related to disruptive technologies. By the way, Wikipedia as a great article on disruptive technologies that includes a number of examples of disruptive innovations.
What do you think of the toolkit of ideas? Helpful?
Hugh suggested the linked White Paper from Eaton regarding the economics of running a data center.
The report is 12 pages long, however, if you are interested, the report is good, especially if you are an IT person or Power Quality person.
I am personally interested in the capabilities of “real time” measurements.
Here is the Abstract:
“IT teams grapple with some inescapable realities. The cost of operating the data center is outpacing the
cost of IT resources themselves. High-density equipment pressures power and cooling systems to the
max. Moves, adds and changes can turn the power infrastructure into a deck of cards, at risk of
overloads, tripped circuits and unplanned shutdowns.
It doesn’t have to be that way. There are practical and affordable ways to ease these concerns without
making major changes in the power delivery system.
High-efficiency power quality systems, greater visibility into power conditions at all levels, flexible options
to power all those dual- and triple-corded servers, modularity for flexible growth… new approaches and
technologies such as these are redefining the economics of running the modern data center.”
What do you think is interesting?
Thanks Hugh for this post suggestion.
An article in Government Computer News lists that Top Ten Agencies with the most Facebook Fans
The government, our government is reaching out with Web 2.0 technology.
Which surprised you the most? Is it a good idea for the USA to be reaching out to its citizens (etc.) using Web 2.0? Why or Why not?
Thanks to Hugh for the link.
Well, here it is the Barnes and Nobel Nook using the Android System, ATT partnership, wirelesss connection, and some cool electronics, we have a challenger to the Kindle.
What do you think?
Thank you Kathy and Catherine for this referral. (Two students recommended this same video)
Great TED Talk on a device that can serve as our “SixthSense”
Amazing and not too far away!
What do you think?
I have been reading more about the “networked” body and decided to add some of the articles to this blog. I find it very interesting as it applies to “pervasive computing” , ”mobile computing”, “wireless computing” etc. that we are seeing an ever increasing array of products that work with our bodies. The article “Test Driving the Networked Body” talks about the device as well as the service that augments the accelerometer for fitness measurements and the program to improve fitness. From the article, ” The 3-D accelerometer has transformed mobile gaming (hello, iPhone), console gaming (thanks, Wii!), and now…fitness? The tech that accurately measures your movements has birthed a new generation of health monitors that track your daily activity and present it through a data-rich Web site. The big question: Can all that data be translated into a healthier lifestyle?”.
Do you think you will try something like this? Will we all have devices prescribed by our doctors? What do you think about just about “everything” being trackable?
A blog post at Harvard Business School states that the USA cannot make the Kindle. The article gives lots of insight into the design and manufacturing of the Kindle. More importantly, it raises the questions associated with the importance of our (USA) ability to manufacture a product such as the Kindle.
The US Can’t Manufacture the Kindle and that’s a Problem
What do you think? Does the USA NEED to be a manufacturer? Why? Is this “killing innovation”?
Thanks Hugh for the referral.
I am now following NASA.
How cool is it to get Tweets from space?
