I’ve been involved in a few interesting discussions around the role of IT lately, specifically where does IT fit within social business? I’ve also been to a few prospect meetings where organizations were looking to deploy social tools and strategies to either interact with customers or employees, what’s been very interesting to me is that in all of the meetings I’ve had there hasn’t been a single person from IT involved.
Anyone Can Deploy Social Business Tools Without IT: Is That Good or Bad?
Jacob Morgan March 24th, 2011VMware Announces New IT Management Solution
Doug Caverly March 10th, 2011The way IT managers deal with services in dynamic virtual and cloud environments is changing, and VMware believes it knows the correct response. Earlier this week, VMware announced something called vCenter Operations that’s meant to simplify and automate the process.
Free IT Management Webinars Scheduled By Enterprise Management Associates
Doug Caverly March 3rd, 2011IT management professionals don’t always have a lot of options when it comes to getting cheap advice. They can perhaps ask a coworker, read a blog, or buy a book, and that’s about it. So IT management professionals interested in something a little different may want to tune into a few upcoming webinars.
Looking At Middle Management’s Role In Business Software Decisions
Bill Ives February 24th, 2011Here is a report that asks an interesting quesion. In December 2010, inlevel conducted a research on “Middle Management as Business Software Influencer.” They start with an interesting point. Software tended to be sold to senior business management and CIOs. However, because of increased access to the Web, greater use of cloud applications and simpler applications, a growing number of software purchases do not require senior level support nor need to involve IT. So this study looked at the current role of middle managers in software purchases. They gathered responses from 210 middle managers across a variety of industries in the US.
Learning Lessons From The Toughest IT Management Position In The Country
John Vinson February 10th, 2011The news won’t make CNN or Fox News, but is important all the same. The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has resigned, and another will have to take his place. We’re talking about a position which oversees the privacy and security of the nation’s healthcare information. It provides us with many lessons to learn in IT management. Continue Reading »
Integrations In Demand Management Systems
Charles Betz January 27th, 2011The previous patterns lead to a more technical, system level pattern. They call for implementing some or all of the possible interactions below:
Google Chrome Drops Support For H.264
Stefan Richter January 13th, 2011It has only been a few minutes since the news of Google removing support for the H.264 video codec from Chrome in favour of WebM, a codec that Google open-sourced after their acquisition of On2, has been making the rounds. Is this significant? I guess it depends who you ask, but Chrome is certainly a browser that’s quickly gaining traction, and rightly so.
How To Save Your smartphone From Malware
Brajeshwar Oinam December 30th, 2010Every day, millions of people all over the world flip open their smartphones and connect to the same Internet that they have used for over almost two decades. They are mesmerized by the way technology has evolved, but never stop and think about how little the Internet itself has changed. Is 2011 Going to be a Treat for Mobile Malware discusses how easily mobile phones may be infected and used to spread malware.
Owners of mobile phones need to be prepared for a potential attack on their new devices. Fortunately, there are a few guidelines they can use preceding the next stage of evolution in cyber terrorism.
Is Open-Source A Viable Solution To Financial Institutions?
Brajeshwar Oinam December 16th, 2010A recent news story published by the Bloomberg Businessweek claimed that an Ex-Goldman Sachs programmer was found guilty of stealing certain source codes to use it for his new employer’s benefit. During the trial an argument put across by the defendant was that most of the codes that he stole were open source in nature. But the matter that caught most people’s attention was the fact that a financial institution like Goldman Sachs is also one amongst a plethora of open source code users.
More IT Managers Turning To The Cloud
mike sachoff November 30th, 2010Three-fourths of companies either currently use enterprise-grade cloud computing or plan to over the next five years, according to a new study commissioned by Savvis. Continue Reading »