January, 2011

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The perfect.vimrc vim config file : spf13.com

SPF13

'by Steve Francia. blog. code. talks. me. share. Twitter. Facebook. Google+. LinkedIn. Delicious. Reddit. StumbleUpon. sharing is caring. follow. RSS. Twitter. Facebook. LinkedIn. GitHub. Google+. SlideShare. join 10k+ subscribers & followers. The perfect.vimrc vim config file. I have spent the last few years tweaking and refining my VIM configuration.

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Fountainhead: Why Utility Computing Failed (But Cloud Computing.

Fountainhead

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead. Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Monday, January 24, 2011. Why Utility Computing Failed (But Cloud Computing Didnt). Since about 2006 I’ve been involved with data center IT automation. Back then I started with Cassatt, one of the first companies trying to automate infrastructure components in the data center.

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AT&T vs. Verizon - A Mobile Broadband Speed Test - CIO Musings

CIO Musings

'CIO Musings - Life as a Public Sector CIO. A blog about things that interest me as a Chief Information Officer (CIO) working for a local government. Primarily focused on technology, leadership and some of my recreational pursuits. Follow me on twitter at @BarryCondrey Enjoy! Thursday, January 27, 2011. AT&T vs. Verizon - A Mobile Broadband Speed Test.

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Narrative Science raises $6m to replace web copywriters with computers. How long until journalism is automated?

Trends in the Living Networks

The internet can be characterized very simply. Billions of people are looking for interesting and useful information, and millions of companies are trying to make money by people finding their content, through search engines and increasingly on social media. This has led to the rise of companies such as Demand Media, which last week listed on New York Stock Exchange to be valued at $1.5 billion , more than the New York Times.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Cloud Musings by Kevin L. Jackson: USBE&IT Winter Issue Focuses.

Cloud Musings

'Cloud Musings by Kevin L. Jackson. Personal comments and insight on cloud computing related technologies and their use in the public sector to support net-centric operations. Pages. Home. Cloud Musings on Forbes. NJVC Cloud Computing. GovCloud Daily. GovCloud Presentations. GovCloud on Facebook. Get "Cloud Musings" by RSS. Posts. Atom. Posts. Comments.

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AWS Elastic Beanstalk: A Quick and Simple Way into the Cloud - All.

All Things Distributed

'All Things Distributed. Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. AWS Elastic Beanstalk: A Quick and Simple Way into the Cloud. By Werner Vogels on 18 January 2011 04:00 PM. | Permalink. | Comments (). Flexibility is one of the key principles of Amazon Web Services - developers can select any programming language and software package, any operating system, any middleware and any database to build systems and applications that meet their requirements.

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The Difficulty of Being CIO

A CIO's Voice

'The Dirty Dozen was a movie from 1967 starring Lee Marvin as a US Army Major assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them on a special mission in World War II. Lee takes a rag tag bunch of misfits and transforms them into a cohesive fighting unit. Being a CIO is similar to being the Lee Marvin role. As a CIO, it is our responsibility to take a group of people each with their own strengths, weaknesses, experiences, egos, geekyness, and attitudes and transform them into a cohesive

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Presentation on SBS 2011 Essentials and.

Sean Daniel

'SeanDaniel.com [tech]. Technology Tips, Tricks & News Home | Technical Blog |. Photo Blog | E-Mail Me. Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Presentation on SBS 2011 Essentials and Standard on top of HP hardware, by yours truly! I’ll be visiting the Vancouver Island Computer Experts(?) User Group at the beginning of February for a presentation on Small Business Server 2011 Essentials and Standard running on HP hardware.

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The rise of personal brands means the rise of personal logos – here’s mine, what’s yours?

Trends in the Living Networks

Personal branding is one of the big themes today, for a number of reasons. As I wrote in five key trends in how influence is transforming society , one of the dominant forces is that reputation is shifting from the corporate to the individual. People build relationships and place trust in individuals more than organizations, changing how (the best) companies organize themselves and engage externally.

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Cloud Musings by Kevin L. Jackson: GEOINT's Future is in the Cloud

Cloud Musings

'Cloud Musings by Kevin L. Jackson. Personal comments and insight on cloud computing related technologies and their use in the public sector to support net-centric operations. Pages. Home. Cloud Musings on Forbes. NJVC Cloud Computing. GovCloud Daily. GovCloud Presentations. GovCloud on Facebook. Get "Cloud Musings" by RSS. Posts. Atom. Posts. Comments.

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2024 Salary Guide

Procom’s 2024 Salary Guide provides critical insights into the latest hiring trends, in-demand IT roles, and competitive pay rates across Canada and the U.S. It highlights key market dynamics such as the growing demand for remote work, skills-based hiring, and flexible staffing solutions. With detailed pay rate data for top IT positions like Cybersecurity Consultants, Cloud Engineers, and Salesforce Developers, this guide is an essential resource for companies looking to stay competitive in toda

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DROAM - Dreaming about Cheap Data Roaming - All Things.

All Things Distributed

'All Things Distributed. Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. DROAM - Dreaming about Cheap Data Roaming. By Werner Vogels on 11 January 2011 10:20 AM. | Permalink. | Comments (). I frequently travel outside of the US. Often to Europe and increasingly to the Middle & Far East and Australia. The one thing that I have always struggled with during my travels are the data plans of the cell phone companies.

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The most productive 20 minutes of my day : spf13.com

SPF13

'by Steve Francia. blog. code. talks. me. share. Twitter. Facebook. Google+. LinkedIn. Delicious. Reddit. StumbleUpon. sharing is caring. follow. RSS. Twitter. Facebook. LinkedIn. GitHub. Google+. SlideShare. join 10k+ subscribers & followers. The most productive 20 minutes of my day. As part of my new years resolution to get in shape and spend less dough I decided that Iâ??

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IT/Business Alignment Failure

A CIO's Voice

'How can IT professionals begin to align IT with business? It is important for IT professionals at all levels to realize that IT is a service provider to business and hence it is important to understand what the business needs. This change in attitude will make us, as professionals, understand that the business is a critical customer and take the required steps to meet business needs.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Windows Multi Point 2011 and How it Fits.

Sean Daniel

'SeanDaniel.com [tech]. Technology Tips, Tricks & News Home | Technical Blog |. Photo Blog | E-Mail Me. Thursday, January 06, 2011. Windows Multi Point 2011 and How it Fits into Your Small Business. I’ve talked about Multi-Point before, and I mentioned it in my presentation at SMBNation in Las Vegas at the end of last year, but yet I still get the questions about education only, or can we use it in business?

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Guide to Centralizing IT Operations: How to Link Tasks and Tools with an Automation Platform

For many IT admins, business as usual is a juggling act. Job schedulers and scripts run on autopilot, applications and operating systems can’t speak the same language, and other tools—like RPA or MFT solutions—operate in isolation. On a good day, everything runs smoothly. But good days are rare; more often than not, something goes wrong and you’re stuck putting out fires.

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Finally I have an answer when people ask what I do! Visualization of our group’s business model

Trends in the Living Networks

For the last 15 years of my life post-employment I have struggled when people ask me what I do. More recently I have managed to crystallize a simple description of myself: Futurist and Entrepreneur. However that doesn’t explain the diversity of my companies’ activities, and how they fit together. In particular people are often confused by the relationship between our primary companies: Advanced Human Technologies , Future Exploration Network , and The Insight Exchange.

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eTechSuccess: Patterns of Success - Kevin Jackson

Cloud Musings

'Cloud Musings by Kevin L. Jackson. Personal comments and insight on cloud computing related technologies and their use in the public sector to support net-centric operations. Pages. Home. Cloud Musings on Forbes. NJVC Cloud Computing. GovCloud Daily. GovCloud Presentations. GovCloud on Facebook. Get "Cloud Musings" by RSS. Posts. Atom. Posts. Comments.

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It is not the critic who counts.

All Things Distributed

When Steve Case was asked "how do you turn defeat in to victory" he gracefully quoted Teddy Roosevelt. It is a great speech that will probably inspire people forever.

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The perfect.vimrc vim config file

SPF13

I have spent the last few years tweaking and refining my VIM configuration. This is the ultimate VIM configuration.vimrc file. It is well organized and documented. It is on GitHub so you can always grab the latest. It works well alone, but is intended to be paired with the plugins and configuration found in my complete.vim configuration also hosted on GitHub.

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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CIO Blogs for January 2011

A CIO's Voice

'Better Communication: Technology Isn’t Always The Best Solution by Mike Schaffner. CIO as General Manager? by Mark Brewer. Can a CIO be successful without IT experience? Define your terms! by Peter Kretzman. Four Models for success for the CTO / CIO- CTOVision by Eric Brown. Why CIOs Need Management Power Maps To Get Anything Done by Jim Anderson.

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Happy New Year, what's in store for you in 2011 - SeanDaniel.com

Sean Daniel

'SeanDaniel.com [tech]. Technology Tips, Tricks & News Home | Technical Blog |. Photo Blog | E-Mail Me. Wednesday, January 05, 2011. Happy New Year, what’s in store for you in 2011. First off, I wanted to wish all my followers a very happy new year. 2011 is shaping up to be a killer year for small businesses. There is so much new Microsoft technology coming out to make business more efficient, it’s hard to keep tabs on it all.

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The 9 kinds of context that will define contextual search

Trends in the Living Networks

Yesterday I did the kick-off presentation and workshop at a strategy planning session of a major online media company. The intent was to provide some different perspectives on trends in digital media as input to their deliberations. One of the many topics I discussed was the rise of contextual search. Looking back over the last decade, I think it’s fair to say that the search experience has not evolved much.

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Cloud Musings by Kevin L. Jackson: Global GovCloud with Cisco.

Cloud Musings

'Cloud Musings by Kevin L. Jackson. Personal comments and insight on cloud computing related technologies and their use in the public sector to support net-centric operations. Pages. Home. Cloud Musings on Forbes. NJVC Cloud Computing. GovCloud Daily. GovCloud Presentations. GovCloud on Facebook. Get "Cloud Musings" by RSS. Posts. Atom. Posts. Comments.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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50 books in 52 weeks – not this year

I'm not lost, I'm wondering

I enjoy reading, so like many people I have set a goal for myself to read at least 50 books a year for the last couple of years. I read 45 last year, you can see my list on GoodReads. As I was getting ready to publicly commit to another year of 50-in-52, though, I realized that I’m not really ready to move on from the books I read in 2011 2010.

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A new page for Google : spf13.com

SPF13

'by Steve Francia. blog. code. talks. me. share. Twitter. Facebook. Google+. LinkedIn. Delicious. Reddit. StumbleUpon. sharing is caring. follow. RSS. Twitter. Facebook. LinkedIn. GitHub. Google+. SlideShare. join 10k+ subscribers & followers. A new page for Google. With a single tweet Google CEO Eric Schmidt announce a shift at the top of the search giant.

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ReBoot – The 25 Weirdest Interview Questions of 2010

A CIO's Voice

'The 25 Weirdest Interview Questions of 2010 by Kimberly Weisul. Filed under: Random Thoughts , ReBoot Tagged: Interview questions.

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Lucid Ignorance and Project Process

Victus pro Scientia Opus -- Food for the Knowledge

This January, I learned three expressions related to my work that I want to share. This post is about the first of the three, “ lucid ignorance.” On January 12-13, I was fortunate to be able to attend Microsoft-sponsored training in the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF). As a self-professed process geek, whether it’s the PMBOK , client-specific process analysis, or any flavor of capabilities maturity model , I enjoy thinking about how people go about their jobs and create common vocabularies

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An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable, Data-Layer Technologies

There’s no getting around it: selecting the right foundational data-layer components is crucial for long-term application success. That’s why we developed this white paper to give you insights into four key open-source technologies – Apache Cassandra®, Apache Kafka®, Apache Spark™, and OpenSearch® – and how to leverage them for lasting success. Discover everything you’ll want to know about scalable, data-layer technologies: Learn when to choose these technologies and when to avoid them Explore h

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What are the jobs of the future?

Trends in the Living Networks

I just did an interview on the industries that will grow and shrink this decade – I’ll provide a link to the story when it comes out if the magazine puts it online, or if not write it up as a blog post later. It made me remember an interview I did a couple of years for an article on the jobs of the future. They just took a brief quote from my interview: Futurist Ross Dawson of the Future Exploration Network says that when social networks burst onto the scene, roles as community manag

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Feedback Request: Help us improve SBS.

Sean Daniel

'SeanDaniel.com [tech]. Technology Tips, Tricks & News Home | Technical Blog |. Photo Blog | E-Mail Me. Monday, January 24, 2011. Feedback Request: Help us improve SBS 2011 and Windows Home Server “Vail” Online Help. The Home and Small Business Server documentation team would like to hear from you!! Please visit Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Online Help and Windows Server Code Name “Vail” Online Help websites, check out their content, and then click Wh

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- A Chicken in Every Pot

Chief Seattle Greek Blog

'“A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage” – election slogan for Herbert Hoove r, claiming that the everyone will be prosperous under a Hoover presidency. The 2010 election is over, the winning politicians are now being magically converted into “elected officials”, and technology in government is marching on, sometimes with different elected and CIO leadership.

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A new page for Google

SPF13

With a single tweet Google CEO Eric Schmidt announce a shift at the top of the search giant. The timing of this announcement can’t help but call to question if someone more youthful is needed at the helm to hold off the tidal waves of Apple, Microsoft and Facebook. Odd that Google chose twitter and a blog post to convey this instead of more traditional methods.

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IT Leadership Agrees AI is Here, but Now What?

IT leaders are experiencing rapid evolution in AI amid sustained investment uncertainty. As AI evolves, enhanced cybersecurity and hiring challenges grow. This whitepaper offers real strategies to manage risks and position your organization for success.