Posts with keyword: enterprise+computing

9 entries

On Hierarchies and Networks

Fri Sep 16 09:17:00 2011

Events create a networked pattern of interaction with decentralized decision making. Because new players can enter the event system without others having to give permission, be reconfigured, or be reprogrammed, they grow organically. Hierarchical interaction isn't the ultimate expression of the Internet, but merely a stepping stone to more powerful systems of the future. I'm convinced they'll be event-based.
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Do You Support P2P File Sharing Inside the Enterprise

Mon Nov 17 16:55:00 2008

The topic of P2P file sharing inside the enterprise recently came up in a conversation I was having. I count myself as pretty enlightened on these kinds of things, but beyond getting large Linux distros quick or sharing disk images, virtual machines, and virtual appliances, I had a tough time thinking of legitimate reasons an enterprise might support it or even allow it. The other side of course is that there are bandwidth issues, both network and people. If you're just supporting people watching the latest episode of The Office in the office, then you've not accomplished much. I
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Ten Four Reasons Businesses Shouldn't Use the iPhone

Wed Jan 9 10:30:00 2008

Apple iPhone(click to enlarge) CIO magazine has a piece on the 10 Reasons IT Should Not Support the Apple iPhone from Forrester Research. I realize we all like lists with numbers and ten is our favorite since we have ten fingers, but only the first four in this list are real reason. The rest are stupid. Let's look at them. The iPhone Doesn't Allow Data on the Device to be Encrypted - with all the problems businesses have with corporate data ending up on stolen or lost devices, I'd have to agree with this. Still, I'd bet the number
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DC Power in Datacenters

Tue Dec 18 20:24:00 2007

I just posted at article at Between the Lines on using DC power in datacenters to save power.
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Security on the Cheap

Mon Oct 15 14:51:00 2007

Larry Dignan at Between the Lines has posted some great tips for making your business more secure without spending much money. These are things everyone ought to be doing, but many aren't.
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Utah's Move to More Centralized IT

Thu Aug 2 14:18:00 2007

Government Technology has a story about Utah's move to a more centralized IT organization. No big surprises, but it tells the story and concludes that the move has been surprisingly smooth. Steve FLetcher has done a good job in the transition (as have his many lieutenants who helped greatly and don't get mentioned much in the article).
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When Bricks Meet Online: Stale Inventory

Mon Jun 4 11:47:00 2007

I love bookstores. I love browsing, exploring new things, even just the variety of the covers interests me. I'd hate to see them go away. Consequently, I try to buy from local bookstores whenever possible. The problem is the word "possible." Just today, I ran into something I find all too often--especially with technical books. This morning I was in a bookstore and found a book I was interested in \t The Photoshop CS Book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby. Knowing the Photoshop CS3 just came out, I checked the publish date and saw it was 2003. Suspicious,
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Making SOA Governance Collaborative

Wed Mar 7 22:51:00 2007

The irony of loosely coupled SOA systems is that they require more, not less rules. Governance manages the rule making process. My InfoWorld feature on SOA governance Teaming up for SOA came out this week. I was writing this article at about the same time we did this Technometria podcast with Todd Biske and Ed Vasquez.
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Conflicting Roles and the Use of Tor

Sat Feb 10 19:38:00 2007

This story from the Chronicle for Higher Education does a good job of illustrating the conflict that often exists between academic Computer Science departments who want to teach computer science and the campus information technology organization who is responsible for keeping the network running and legal. In this report, Paul Cesarini, an assistant professor of visual communication and technology education at Bowling Green State University, receives a visit from the campus police because he's teaching students about Tor, a tool for anonymizing Web browsing. The detectives and network-security technician listened patiently to me, wearing their best poker faces. They
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