by Sophicity Every new budget cycle brings a bevy of projects and ideas before city council for approval. While projects like sidewalk improvement or traffic decongestion are easy to explain in terms of benefits and return on investment, IT projects can be a thorny subject, especially if the council is largely made up of non-technicalRead… Read more »
Recently on Twitter, a IT senior leader mentioned how daunting making change is today in any global enterprise. He invited me to share my views on leading cultural change and paradigm shifts based on the changes in progress in Enterprise Computing. It was impossible to respond in 140 characters :-), but I wrote a fewRead… Read more »
by Sophicity Phishing is a form of fraud that masquerades as an official email or website which attempts to steal a victim’s username, password, and other information. Typically, a scammer will send an email that appears to be from a well-known bank, asking the user to log in to their account. When the victim clicksRead… Read more »
Master Photographer Daniel K.M. Chang has posted his photos of the IT Summit. Please follow his instructions below to see them. The Summit photos can be accessed with this URL and password: http://dkmchang.smugmug.com/share/QlQF0AMR2ewNO password: oit When you get on the site, you’ll see a number of galleries organized principally by day. Clicking on one ofRead… Read more »
What’s a final if not a draft by any other name? When is a final “final”? Is a final ever final if it’s revised? What constitutes a revision? The answer to this and all other existentialist questions regarding document revisions can be summed up as follows: A final is just the latest draft that mayRead… Read more »
It’s a week of happy coincidences for the Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON), where we’re very happy to share the latest news coming up for our November 5 event. First up – David Wennergren, Deputy CIO of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), will deliver GOSCON DC’s opening keynote. During his morning keynote address titled,Read… Read more »
Previously posted at Navstar-inc.com Enterprise 2.0 is the concept of working smarter, not harder in a more transparent work environment, independent of location, computer, or one person doing a specific job. It is a methodology of doing better business and it is one of our Core Competencies at Navstar. Navstar has the leading experts inRead… Read more »
Well folks, There’s been a small but significant change to the agenda. The person who was scheduled to deliver the presentation on Web 2.0 in the Federal Government has had to back out. So I moved one of the tracks from Thursday night to the web 2.0 slot late on Wednesday afternoon. What it meansRead… Read more »
The agenda has changed way more times than 10; but I’ve only numbered significant changes. Attached for your viewing pleasure is the updated agenda/schedule for the IT Summit week. calendar draft 10.pdf
By Sophicity. The 17th century saw the widespread introduction of domesticated cows to North American shores by English settlers. However, over the next century it became clear that while the cows were docile and produced good milk and meat, they were not particularly well suited to the harsh winters of the New World and consumedRead… Read more »