SPQR Innovation
Modern travelers in Rome sometimes notice the abbreviation “SPQR” in various places throughout the city, such as manhole covers. Students of Latin know that this stands for Senatus Populusque Romanus,…
Trend Watch: China’s Digital Embrace
Online shopping carts are transforming the face of China’s economy, changing supply chains and putting pricing power in the hands of its 1.37 billion consumers. China’s policymakers have promoted their…
The Hidden Curriculum of Work
What do you do for work? Not, what is your job title, or what’s written in your official job description? But what do you actually do? It’s potentially the most…
8 Metrics To Measure At DevOps
DevOps is a heroic, and often successful, attempt to link development and operations teams to make each side responsive to the other, while using automation to make the process…
Hortonworks, Tableau In The Spotlight: Big Data Roundup
Data visualization and business intelligence platform provider Tableau and big data Hadoop distributor Hortonworks reported their earnings this week. Here’s a peek inside the state of the business of big…
The Science Behind Better Networking
Networking is a time-honored tradition. You go to a conference or other event, mix it up, meet new people and expand your circle. Hopefully, one of these random connections…
Windows 10 Anniversary Update Released, HoloLens Developers: Microsoft Roundup
August 2 marked the launch of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update for PCs. Smartphones will receive the update in coming weeks. (Click image for larger view and slideshow.) Microsoft rolled…
Building Product Lifecycle Excellence
Developing products in today’s market is a formidable task. Cycle times are shrinking and the pressure to do more with less is increasing. As the stress to get products to…
Intel CIO is a woman. So what?
Never mind diversity, what about gender equality? The rather bleak outlook for women in IT is not lost on Carolyn Leighton, president and chairwoman of Women in Technology International (WITI).…
Why CISOs Are Left Out of Digital Transformations
Although confidence is mostly seen as a separator to digital mutation and is possibly released or enclosed too late, confidence teams can assistance organizations adopt new technologies, according to a…
‘Mayhem’ System Wins DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge
An automated system called “Mayhem” took home the top prize in the Cyber Grand Challenge, sponsored by DARPA. (Click image for larger view and slideshow.) DARPA has named the presumptive…
Rio Olympics Has IT Managers Worried About Network Capacity
A survey sponsored by Riverbed and conducted by Wakefield Research finds corporate networks will be tested as the 2016 Summer Olympics get underway in Rio. (Click image for larger view…
4 Major Vulnerabilities Discovered In HTTP/2 Protocol
Web administrators take note: The vulnerabilities Imperva discovered in the HTTP/2 protocol were reported to vendors, and patched versions are already available. (Click image for larger view and slideshow.) Cyber-security…
Apple’s 2016 Diversity Report: Slight Uptick In Female Hires
Apple released its 2016 diversity figures this week, revealing a slight increase in the number of woman tech workers it’s added to its workforce mix during the past year. The…
3 Best Practices Can Slash Software Spending By 30%
With software spending predicted to hit $332 billion in 2016, the time is right for organizations to look at some best practices to reduce costs in that area, according to…
Looking for Lightning When Hiring
Neither the traditional corporate culture nor the consultant groups that serve them allow these highly talented, often brilliant and always professional individuals to reach their potential in their constricting environments.…
Top 8 Popular Myths about Innovators and Innovation—Debunked! (Part 1 of 2)
Innovation is a huge buzzword in both corporate and popular culture. As discussed in a previously published blog on this site, even President Obama, in his final State of the…
Nice Guys Finish First
Bottom Line: When hiring CEOs, companies appear to focus on interpersonal skills while overlooking the candidate’s capacity to get the job done. Nice guys finish last, the old sports adage…
What’s the difference between SLO vs. SLA?
Benchmarking SLO metrics for optimal results Besides understanding how to establish and enforce SLAs, customers need to determine appropriate SLA benchmarks based on industry standards for success. This may mean…
Be smart, prepared on cloud service agreements
Agreement with a cloud service provider. This pact determines what services the provider is responsible for and what it will do in case of problems such as an outage. The…