Did Apple Rob Your Library?
The U.S. Department of Justice is much like erstwhile brokerage firm E.F. Hutton once was. When it talks, people listen. So when the DOJ this week filed an antitrust suit against Apple and five major book publishers for fixing prices in the electronic book (e-Book) publishing market, the industry noticed. These are myriad moving pieces to this complex and evolving.. read more →
Today’s CIO: Where Business Strategy Meets Information Technology (IT)
As originally published in Forbes. As business strategy and information technology continue to converge, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) find themselves in a unique position that offers both great risks and great rewards. No longer can CIOs succeed simply by making their IT departments run smoothly. Today, CIOs must also actively embrace a new role as.. read more →
Data Security and Identity Access Management
As originally published in Forbes on December 7, 2011. Data security is too often discussed at the macro level of data slicing, virtualization, and issues related to public vs. private clouds – extremely important concerns. I have been guilty of this, and of focusing on corporate firewalls and security concerns that arise outside of them (see above)... read more →
Manufacturing Moneyball: Using Big Data and Business Intelligence To Spur Operational Excellence
As originally published in Forbes (Nov. 1, 2011). The national unemployment rate is 9.1 percent, up nearly four points from the first quarter of 2008. Recent news has not been optimistic. In August, for the first time since 1945, the federal government reported a national net job change of zero. Meanwhile, the global economy sputters... read more →
Names to Know in Big Data: Hitachi Data Systems (HDS)
As originally published in Forbes on October 25, 2011. Pairing Big Data with business intelligence (“BI” or analytics) is revolutionizing the business world in profound ways and at a dizzying pace. In terms of pure volume, the latest IDC Digital Universal Study reports that more than 1.8 zettabytes—10 to the power of 21 bytes—of information will be.. read more →