I think that SaaS is important, no matter what GM's CIO may think. It's not going anywhere. In terms of insourcing versus outsourcing, a lot of it depends on the ability for an organization to attract the right talent....
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The byzantine method of separating "modern" apps with "desktop" ones is just not working. I get why Microsoft did it from a technology standpoint, but the reality is that mainstream users don't understand the purpose of...
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I've always viewed the goal of 90% in-house IT as more of an aspiration than a hard-and-fast rule. It wants to rely a lot less on outsourcing, so it sets a very high bar. I don't know if GM is precisely measuring the percentages....
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There are some serious security concerns with home automation. Many home automation devices have already been demonstrated to have holes now that can allow intruders complete access. That means access to your schedule, access...
In reply to: Serious Security Conserns - Must be Well Thought Out
Great article. I've added a link to it from Bigdatarelated, a free big data community resource website.
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This article echos what I've been saying for quite awhile now. My age would classify me as a "Gen X'er", but my values have always been more inline with what the Millenials of today are going for. I simply fail...
In reply to: Millennials are Wise to the World
Ariella, "Health care practioners often act incredibly arrogant and ignore what patients say b/c they believe they know better." Indeed. That after being with you for five minutes, and the fact that you have spent your...
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I have to agree with you about calling out Mott's assertion that real business applications don't come from VCs. There are numerous examples, including Salesforce, of enterprise businesses that have been built from startups,...
In reply to: Innovation Sources
Really important insight here, Jonathan. I'd add that we heard from top IT leaders at two other major companies at the InformationWeek Conference -- GE and Capital One -- who also said that they were shifting significant...
In reply to: Outsourcing
I think throwing hard numbers like 90/10 out there when talking about IaaS, DCaaS or even SaaS is a mistake. If you are looking at how you do IT based on the amount of work you do internally vs the amount you do externally...
In reply to: In our out
" I think it's disrespectful. How can you trust someone who doesn't believe in what you say? " @Susan I couldn't agree with you more on this. Health care practioners often act incredibly arrogant and ignore what patients...
In reply to: Re: Wisdom of the Crowd
Would you pay out of pocket for a better glimpse at what your genetic makeup and lifestyle say about your future health?
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With sporting events, solo sports (the closest equivalent to The Voice) will be relatively easy compared to team sports. Each additional player introduces so many more variables. In one sense, though, most sports are easier...
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There are certain aspects of Windows 8 which I really like, update .1 or not, but it still doesn't feel very intuitive. Playing around with it for the first time it took me a few days to figure out how to turn the thing...
In reply to: Intuitiveness
DevOps is a great step ahead in the managing the process of software development. But the main challenge is to organize the work of diferent IT departments. At our software development company we're still struggling to introduce...
In reply to: DevOps
Alison, " . . . thought both the condition and the side effect were in my head . . ." In other words, he meant: "I don't know anything about your condition, therefore, it doesn't exist." " . . . until my husband told...
In reply to: Re: Wisdom of the Crowd
Thanks, Ariella.
-Susan
In reply to: Re: Amazon, yes. 3D, ehh...
Brian, "equally interesting is the wonderful technology behind waterproofing." Yes, very interesting. "sound waves needs to travel both in and out from the speaker and microphone, materials that do not rust...
In reply to: Re: Waterproof: Why only 30 minutes?
Thanks for the information, Eric. It's very clear.
-Susan
In reply to: Re: Waterproof: Why only 30 minutes?
6 weeks out of US consecutively is the limit before they cancel your entire service.
In reply to: re: T-Mobile's Free Roaming Plan: The Catches
InformationWeek Government, May 2014NIST's cyber-security framework gives critical-infrastructure operators a new tool to assess readiness. But will operators put this voluntary framework to work?
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.
2014 State of Storage Survey
If you look at vendor financials, the enterprise storage business seems stuck in neutral. Don't believe it.
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