"Using an IBM portal, a state or local agency can customize the computing it gets from CalCloud. An agency starts with a base server bundle and can select different options to fit its needs." This is very much the approach...
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@Laurianne, I'm not sure a specialist would have helped. The technical side of Sharepoint was the easy part, you can Google just about anything you want to know. The trick here was the integration with the rest of the systems...
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You gotta love all the buzz words and I have to agree with you it does sound like a cheerleader. But that is what it takes to create change in an enterprise. One other observation I have regarding the...
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"Other examples include natural language queries in Power BI, a feature that Microsoft says can help companies build data cultures by making analytical tools more accessible." I expect analytics apps for everyday business...
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>> 'collaborator evangelist'? sounds like a cheerleader
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Meg, the word translator is an apt choice for the skillset you describe. The need for translators on IT teams extends far beyond healthcare. If you're a great translator, that is a wonderful story to tell in IT interviews...
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@TerryB, your experience shows your company was able to use you -- learning as you went along -- to oversee Sharepoint efforts, rather than hire a new specialist. Makes sense for employer and employee. You get fresh skills,...
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@ Henrisha - Your comment about customer loyalty is very true for EHR and frankly and software of professional services provider. Customer service is not a department it is a company philosophy. And for a healthcare...
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@terryB. I can see where you are going with this. This is an unnecessary specialization. Such skills you can learn on the job, there is no need to fragment education even more than what it is now.
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Great article Rutrell a very pragmatic view of the state of web security and cyber space. As you've mentioned a holistic approach is what is required going forward, most of the breaches today are a result of basic...
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This is the ridiculously generic patent filing that Apple has been doing for years. They make it so wide open that they can sick their lawyers on anyone who even approaches the concept. For a company who uses marketing fluff...
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@MDM, not so sure I agree with you on that. If you were a specialist in Novell, you aren't doing that anymore. In programming, pick your poison. You want to do RPG, COBOL, PERL, PHP, Java, Javascript, C#, VB....Well, you...
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Trust will certianly be the biggest obstacle. I'm not sure if the convenience of shopping without leaving the site is enough to encourage users to input their credit card numbers.
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@kstaron, that's one of the few tiltles on this list I actually understand, although I'm shocked some company would actually have a position for only that. This has to be a LARGE company. Think Sharepoint, Yammer, etc. I...
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I can see people taking that two ways: 1) The less-invasive, the better, when it comes to surgery and 2) "I don't trust robots when it comes to surgery." I'm split -- while I know in most cases, robots are more precise...
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Great post Thanks for sharing. Besides these I found some most overrated marketing trends @ http://goo.gl/EIaOnF
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Yes, social media can sell cars because now in the world of technology social medias are everything. Everything happens in social media starting from buying, inquiring to selling. Cars are the basic need of human and you...
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I read this a couple of times and couldn't figure out what the "one thing that worries me" was. Seems like this is a lot of little worries, accompanied by mitigating factors. What am I missing?
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