You're right. There is a huge problem with the lack of cloud-ready IT people. There's a great infographic here: http://bit.ly/1pkao0O that outlines the cloud skills gap and how people really need to be educated to...
In reply to: Re: Unsurprising, but ironic
The long-standing argument against data hoarding, going back to the early days of data warehousing, was grounded on two points: 1) the excessive amount of up-front business analysis needed to properly categorize, organize,...
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I doubt many/most devs care or understand even the most basic of the OSI layer. Just with DevOps, there is still a need for expertise in the area. I like what they are doing with SDN etc, but unleashing devs...
In reply to: I get it but...
It is really encouraging to see the use of robots in hospitals. I think healthcare is a great sector to really make advances in the use of robotics. The fun uses of robotics is well documented, but within...
In reply to: A Good Use of Robotics
I'll be the first to admit that I don't know much about Bitcoin, but everything I read about it tends to revolve around not trusting Uncle Sam, or wishing to evade taxes. The first question is if these folk don't trust a...
In reply to: Avoid .... or Evade?
>If the survey is mean to gather opinions from social network customers, they should have polled the advertisers. We users are just the inventory.
Nicely said.
In reply to: Re: Flawed survey assumptions?
I agree, Jeremy, that it's important to keep the dialogue going. And the telemedicine industry is responding. An example of that is what I mentioned in my post to Diana (I apologize for mistakenly using your...
In reply to: Re: Overlooking A Promising Form of Remote Care
I agree, Jeremy, that it's important to keep the dialogue going. And the telemedicine industry is responding. An example of that is what I mentioned in my post to Diana (I apologize for mistakenly using your...
In reply to: Re: Overlooking A Promising Form of Remote Care
Microsoft could gain a share of the productive mobile market, if it invested in R&D and delivered a new kind of user input interface. This would be the equivalent of Apple's first line of touchscreen smartphones. Cameras...
In reply to: Re: Expand the desktop/laptop franchise with compatible devices
Agreed, at some point consumers are going to try to consolidate devices. It is already happening as the line between tablets and phones is becoming blurry, and consumers in emerging markets attempt to save capital by owning...
In reply to: Re: RIP MICROSOFT
I somewhat agree. Certainly one company isn't going to master every conceivable area, but you either have to master (or do pretty well) at one, and continue to innovate in that area, or you have to do well in catching some...
In reply to: Re: Absolutely nothing?
@David - although I think the dummies are good for drawing the guard's eye to a body in the water, nothing can replace a moving, seemingly live drowning victim. So, IMO, "Could we up that a notch or two by doing...
In reply to: Re: Kernerworks
This is an interesting discussion. Before I purchased the Samsung S4 I tried out a slightly larger LG. The LG was just enough bigger that it didn't sit well down in my pocket, and tended to fall out when I was sitting. I...
In reply to: Iphone
This is an interesting discussion. Before I purchased the Samsung S4 I tried out a slightly larger LG. The LG was just enough bigger that it didn't sit well down in my pocket, and tended to fall out when I was sitting. I...
In reply to: Iphone
@Micheal, agreed, at least one of Microsoft's product or service will have to be a success in order for Microsoft to gain some good PR. It would be better if the product or service is consumer facing, this could be from...
In reply to: Re: Monopolies incur "protected," not competitive, thinking inside
It's my strong impression that many organizations are motivated to claim to be using agile methodology, because they've heard that's supposed to be a good thing, but their commitment doesn't go any further than saying the...
In reply to: Too much lip service to agile
If I'm following this, speeding up the steps just makes the delays more obvious, and that shows up in a poorer efficiency statistic. The end-to-end process would still be completed more quickly if you decreased the length...
In reply to: So speeding up steps makes the delays (inefficiencies) more obvious?
We just posted a column by GE Capital's CTO that offers an example of this -- of a legal/compliance review process that took too long compared with the speed needed to turn agile iterations. Legal and security became part...
In reply to: Re: Eye opening
I think looking at other people's better lives might have something to do with buying behavior in social media. -Or- it could be most of us just don't use social media correctly so we don't want to buy stuff ;)
In reply to: Re: Does anyone really want to buy on social media?
The IT industry has grown to include many types of new services and products and this growth is also reflected in the current financial size of the IT industry. Microsoft or any one company could not possibly deliver this...
In reply to: Re: Absolutely nothing?
Is "Soul Mate" asking too much of an IT organization? One that's right alongside business units, inseparable, finishing each others' sentences, understanding needs the business units didn't even know they had. (OK, I think...
In reply to: Re: One More Category: Willing But Constrained
InformationWeek Tech Digest - July 22, 2014Sophisticated attacks demand real-time risk management and continuous monitoring. Here's how federal agencies are meeting that challenge.
Building a Mobile Business Mindset
The differences between mobile apps and conventional Windows clients, or even web applications, are far more than skin deep. Yes, the touch-versus-keyboard interface, APIs, and programming languages are new, but that’s arguably the easy part. There are profound differences in how the two are built, the functionality each prioritizes, the release cycles on which they’re developed — even the attitudes, values, and work styles of the developers creating them.
IT Salary Survey 2014: Insurance
Insurance IT salaries are flat, but demand and compensation are highest for people with experience in social media, mobile, analytics, and cloud, according to InformationWeek's 2014 US IT Salary Survey.
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