Open standards for data mining and the need for training material
PMML awareness is growing. Many companies have recently joined the DMG (Data Mining Group) and others are already in the…
The evolving nature of IT partnerships
I have recently re-joined the corporate world, after taking a few years to pursue a sea change, which is a…
Training students on mega-scale data
In a New York Times article (sub. req.) published on the weekend, IBM and Google expressed doubts that the students…
Salesforce.com and Oracle: A Tale of Two Worlds
In the current edition of First Thing Monday I opened by asking, “What’s salesforce.com doing at Oracle OpenWorld? At the…
Open and relational are going to win
With all the talk about technology, let’s pause to refresh with three basics — culture, conversation, and collaboration. These basics…
Why change management needs design thinking
Unfortunately, traditional change management tactics fall short of realizing successful change. Tactical change management plans are only as useful as…
Oracle OpenWorld 2009 update #1
Officially day 2 of Oracle OpenWorld but for me day 3 since I started on Sunday with the Oracle PartnerNetwork…
SAP Executive Q&A – #sapteched09
Copyright © 2009 James Taylor. Visit the original article at SAP Executive Q&A – #sapteched09.Here at SAP Tech Ed 2009…
What carries you up will also bring you down
In Rules of Thumb, Alan Weber quotes legendary venture capitalist John Doerr discussing the original business plans for companies he invested…
A Wall Apps Pioneer Weighs In On the Topic
Robb Bush, an innovator at i2 Technologies in the '90s, and now with SAP, offered his perspectives on Wall Apps:…