Big Data and the Big Opportunity to Reform Education
In big data terms, every human being is a rich resource. Students, from enrollment to grades to the clubs they…
Digital Heirlooms: What Lasts in a Digital Age?
I've been thinking a lot lately about the invisible consequences of our smartphone/mobile/digital world. Somewhere down the road, the dematerialization…
Cloud-Based BI Dramatically Improves Collaboration
Cloud computing was atop every list of IT buzzwords in 2012.At first, companies of all sizes wanted to adopt cloud-based products as…
Informatica: Establishing Order from Information Chaos
I recently attended the annual Informatica analyst summit to get the latest on that company’s strategy and plans. The data integration…
The IT-ization of Consumers
There continues to be a lot of discussion of the trend that's sometimes called "consumerization of IT." I think the…
7 Key Terms for Negotiating Your Cloud Contract
Although cloud computing may be all about digitization and virtualization of your business data, the contract negotiation required for establishing…
Moving to the Public Cloud? Do the Math First
A manufacturing executive claims that many companies “didn’t do the math” in terms of rushing to outsource key functions to…
Dear Oracle: Cloud Multitenancy DOES Matter
Meg Bear of Oracle, who manages their Cloud Social Platform, hammered multitenancy in her post “Multitenancy and Other Useless Meg…
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10 Things You’re Doing in the Cloud (and May Not Know It) [INFOGRAPHIC]
Cloud Computing ConfusionThe expression “Cloud Computing” has become a common one in the business world. It was just a few…
The Cloud: More Than Just Cost Savings
In a very competitive macro-economic climate, companies seek to reduce costs and drive those savings towards either the bottom line…
