Political Loyalty: What Politicians Can Learn from Retailers (Part 1)
The recent elections in France and Greece have been watched with great interest by both politicos and investors. These choices resonate loudly across the oceans....
Dealing with Imperfect Data? 5 Things to Consider
When customers are looking for ways of dealing with imperfect (substitute your own expletive here) data, there are five major factors that should be...
Blame It on Ted
Imperfect data – A historic perspective
Our world of computing in 1969 was very different from today. In 1969, Dr. E.F. (Ted) Codd published his...
Living in the Cloud: Cool vs. Critical
The critical elements you need to fully understand before living in the cloud are the physical attributes of the cloud center: staffing, patrols, power,...
Reducing Project Duration by 25%: Magic or Common Sense?
For years, I’ve been telling IT folks how to shorten the duration of their projects: Make the upfront investment in getting the architecture right....
Nothing New in Cloud Security
Many in the business and academic communities have been up in arms that security risks are too high in cloud implementations, and therefore the...