A blend of opinions & news on tech topics like cloud, mobile, big data, app development and app performance from geniuses inside the technology industry.
During a recent discussion with a friend about how much technology is changing our lives, he pointed out to me the fate of the VP of Electricity. My first reaction was, “Who?” Apparently, once upon a time, each company had its own generators that provided electricity for the company. So the VP of Electricity literally “kept the lights on”. This must have been an extremely important job. The business relied on them similar to the way … [Read more...]
I haven’t bought a new (or newish) car for the last few years, and the current buzz around ‘connected vehicles’, and how cars will be steering themselves, and how ‘collision avoidance’ systems will make accidents a thing of the past, all seemed a bit .. well … DARPA-ish. Then my son introduced me to his ‘gently used’ (that’s the latest dealer-speak for ‘secondhand’) car. The list of features on the car reads like … [Read more...]
Ok, I admit it, I am not an Early Adopter when it comes to technology adoption and I’m not even sure if I’m in the Early Majority. For someone who is in the technology industry, that was hard to admit (I hope I don’t lose my job over it!) I’ve often wondered why I am this way. I love technology! I got my undergrad in engineering. I worked a decade in R&D. But in my personal life, I am a terribly pragmatic person. If I … [Read more...]
I studied physics in college, but I’ve never particularly used it other than for the occasional IKEA project. When you think about it though, physics can be used to describe certain business and market trends. For example, classical mechanics provides a unique perspective when analyzing the lifecycle of technological innovations, particularly those from established companies. Let’s borrow three physics concepts for the purposes of this … [Read more...]
Last week I had the honor of joining other mainframers for an annual sales kick off meeting, marking the beginning of our (Compuware’s) fiscal year. While attending this year, I had the following observations about folks in mainframe sales, the state of IT and the power of connection. About Mainframe Sales You can teach an old dog a new trick. (I’m one of those old dogs, so it’s OK.) With the introduction of new application … [Read more...]
The phrase 'new normal' has been used a lot in technology, marketing and even has it's own TV show on NBC (I've never seen it). The term 'New Normal' is fine for understanding what is happening today, but CIO's really need to focus on a few things when planning for 'the NEXT-Normal' . BE LEAN Why plan for the Next-Normal? Because it will be here much faster than you can imagine. Business and technology trends are moving so quickly, … [Read more...]
Here are this relevant week's tech stories from the editor: Facebook’s Android app now tracks which apps you use Facebook’s privacy issues look like they’re here to stay as they launch “Home” for Android. Facebook has confirmed their new Home app collects and catalogs a list of previously used apps on users’ Android phones. This development seems unlikely to mitigate critics’ complaints that Facebook is a serious threat to its … [Read more...]
I consider myself a bit of a multitasker. Not necessarily by choice, but because I don’t have ANY patience for load time while researching, browsing or communicating online. During my standard web browsing session I’ll click on some sub-page link for something in one tab, jump to another to change the music track I’m listening to, jump to another to google something and then jump back to the original tab with the finally loaded sub-page I … [Read more...]
There is a great presentation that some of my colleagues created about what is happening in the tech market and what that means to IT. In a nut shell, IT has to adapt quickly to an entirely new way of working with new skill sets and responsibilities. If they can’t, they’ll go the way of roles such as the Head of Electricity or Keypunch Operator. Personally, I haven’t seen those titles on any job boards recently. But the … [Read more...]
Here are this relevant week's tech stories from the editor: Apple Devices Outsell Windows For First Time Ever In 2013 A new projection from market research firm Gartner estimates, for the first time, that Apple will outsell it’s rival OS, Windows, this year. Apple’s sales takes into account their highly successful tablets, iPad and iPad Mini, as well as their desktops and smartphones. Last year, iOS devices just missed Windows sales--159 … [Read more...]
