By Well it had to be that when VMware and Salesforce.com got together to make an announcement of a new partnership called vmForce it was going to stir up my, and I guess your, interest. But what exactly did they announce? Is it a highly effective...
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Complicated or complex architecture or solutions
This started with my preparing a plenary keynote for the World Congress of IT, or WCIT, that I am delivering tomorrow. The theme calls for a new partnership between government and business in terms of the provisioning and use of technology in the...
Read moreSlow IT and The Fifth Conference
By Ron Tolido
I was recently interviewed by The Fifth Conference, a 'platform for vision and enterpreneurship' about the concept of Slow IT: finding the right pace and dedication in both building and using technology. The full interview is here. Have a look (take...
Read moreGreen isn’t always good!
3CommentsIt often seems that there is an automatic acceptance that ‘green is good’ and therefore I was initially a little shocked to be sent a piece from my colleague Stephen Timbers entitled ‘Green isn’t always good’. But suspend any reactions...
Read moreOn the front line with CIOs
It’s been an interesting week on the front line with CIOs, first at PegaWorld in Philadelphia and later in Boston at a CIO Magazine roundtable. The CIO roundtable provided a really good view of the mega issues being faced, and the enthusiasm on...
Read moreAre we in the Null Zone? Are you frightened of hotels? And a practical tip on what to do!
Back around the middle of 2001 after the fear, excitement and expenditure surrounding the Year 2000, or ‘Y2K, ‘problem’ died away and the then promise of the Internet as a force of transformation was being talked about, a colleague started...
Read moreThe Art of Enterprise Information Architecture
By Ron Tolido
I just wanted to share the foreword I wrote for The Art of Enterprise Information Architecture, a book written by Eberhard Hechler and 5 of his colleagues at IBM. Obviously, I recommend the book to all of you. In the past two years, I have been more...
Read moreWhat does the future IT department look like? Some new ideas to consider
It’s a perennial topic for sure, but it usually focuses on how well aligned IT operations are to the business, or changes in skills, delivery methods, outsourcing, and so on. In short, all evolutions of running the IT model as we know it today and...
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