Knowledge is not power, but learning is. As kids, we made art with paint-by-number kits. Simply matching the outline numbers with an oil paint gave us the illusion of mastery. I've worked in all facets of the IT industry: as IT management, as a consultant, systems adminstrator, developer and instructor. And, I still see a lot of paint-by-number projects which try to be the real thing. IT leadership is about reading the numbers, then going outside the lines and taking risks.
Lotus executives and a group of bloggers convened last night to review press announcements, Lotusphere highlights, and Project Vulcan.
Lotus Owns Messaging Mobility: With the current build out of a complete mobile client for Android (on both 2.0...
Institutional IT bureaucrats, admin-nerds, marketing buccaneers, Micro-ISV developers and tired corporate drones, happy for a respite; the entire swath of the Lotusphere population could be re-costumed for the Mos Eisley catina. In the last day, I've...
Panasonic dumps Exchange for IBM/Lotus; open-source Alfresco plugs in to Quickr, Connnections, and Portal; and Lotus General Manager (GM) Bob Picciano's position is being filled by Alistair Rennie. In one week.
Dang. I have that same mix of pride and...
BusinessWeek has a write up on "The Return of the Outsourced Job," certainly a divisive topic in a recession. What does this mean for your job ? Outsourcing occurs in a variety of forms, from H1-B work visas to off-site data centers. Iowa Senator,...
