How To Challenge Your Assumptions
Challenging assumptions can unlock the creativity needed for innovative solutions. That was a key theme that emerged at the Leadership Asheville…
The “Big Five” IT Trends of the Next Half Decade: Summarizing Hinchcliffe
Editor’s Note: The highly regarded enterprise IT thought leader Dion Hinchcliffe has produced yet another “must read” piece for enterprise…
Where to Find Data to Use with R
(Contributing blogger Joe Rickert has put together a fantastic list of data sources suitable for use with R. If you're…
Nine Components of a HIPAA Risk Analysis
The Department of Health and Human Services requires organizations to conduct a risk analysis as the first step toward implementing…
New IARPA Program Aims To Discover Tech Trends
The Intelligence Community’s Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) office of “incisive analysis” has been evaluating plans, projects and proposals submitted…
Another Analyst, Nucleus Research, Has Optimistic Outlook on IT Spending
Last week I wrote a post about an InformationWeek survey that found budget pressures easing for IT executives on its…
Cloud Computing Prompts 2012 Data Center Expansion Plans
Who’s planning to build or expand data centers in the next few years? Major growth in Internet service demands and…
Oracle Open World 2011 – Initial Thoughts
I did not attend Oracle Open World this year, but don’t let that stop you from reading this. I have…

