March, 2012

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Getting started with Drupal and MongoDB : 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. Getting started with Drupal and MongoDB. MongoDB is the most full featured scalable database taking the tech world by storm.

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CIO Musings - Life as a Public Sector CIO: Non-Profit Tech Conference

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, March 22, 2012. Non-Profit Tech Conference. Im speaking at this conference April 5th in Hopewell VA.

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Fountainhead: Meeting IRL: Why The Valley's So Cool

Fountainhead

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead. Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Meeting IRL: Why The Valleys So Cool. IRL is a reference you see on twitter - it means "In Real Life.". Sometimes we underestimate the value of meeting in real life. Its more convenient to email than to pick up the phone.

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Is Manifesto the right word for our times?

Trends in the Living Networks

It strikes me that in these these confused and confusing times we should lay down clear thoughts about what we believe in. I am mustering my thoughts across a number domains to express what I think is important. However one of the questions is what to call these statements. On the face of it ‘Manifesto’ is an admirable description. From the political domain the Communist Manifesto (1848) and Anarchist Manifesto (1850) flowed through into artistic domain, with notably the Futurist Man

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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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Dear Spreadsheet Jockey, Welcome to Big Data

Social, Agile and Transformation

'Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 and business transformation. Friday, March 30, 2012. Dear Spreadsheet Jockey, Welcome to Big Data.

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Dr. Anderson Quoted In “CIOs May Be Reluctant to Report Suspicious Activity”

The Accidental Successful CIO

'Dr. Jim Anderson was quoted in the April 2012 edition of CIO magazine. The April 2012 edition of CIO Magazine contains an article titled “CIOs May Be Reluctant to Report Suspicious Activity” In this article, reporter Kim Nash interviews Dr. Jim Anderson to find out why CIOs may not report possibly illegal activity when they encounter it within a firm.

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CIO Musings - Life as a Public Sector CIO: Transparency

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! Friday, March 23, 2012. Transparency. Nice article on #ChesterfieldVa openness & transparency.

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INSA Study on Cloud Computing in the Intelligence Community

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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5 things to tweet and 5 things NOT to tweet

Trends in the Living Networks

Earlier this week I spoke at a financial advisor retreat in the stunning Margaret River region of Western Australia, a region of wide-open beauty that is the source of many extraordinary wines. I gave two keynotes at the event on subsequent days, on How to Lock-in Your Clients , and Success in a Connected World , which drew on my connected world visual framework.

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Top Five Tools of Big Data Analytics

Social, Agile and Transformation

'Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 and business transformation. Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Top Five Tools of Big Data Analytics.

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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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What CIOs Need To Do About Bad Apples In The IT Department (a chief information officer needs an IT strategy to create IT alignment)

The Accidental Successful CIO

'Just A Few Bad Apples Can Spoil It For Everyone Else. One of the most important jobs that a CIO has to do is to manage the people that work for him or her. I’d like to be able to tell you that all of those people are going to be start performers. However, that’s not the case. Where a CIO can run into real problems is when some of the team are bad apples – lazy, angry, or just downright incompetent.

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Driving Compute Cost Down for AWS Customers - All Things.

All Things Distributed

'All Things Distributed. Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. Driving Compute Cost Down for AWS Customers. By Werner Vogels on 05 March 2012 02:01 PM. | Permalink. | Comments (). AWS today announced a substantial price drop from March 1, 2012 for many of the Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, and Amazon ElastiCache instances types around the world.

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CIO Musings - Life as a Public Sector CIO: Great New Book

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! Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Great New Book. Im reading "Seven Trends That Will Transform Local Government Through Technology", by Dr.Alan Shark at the Public Technology Institute.

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International Public Sector Cloud Computing Summit in DC

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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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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Yammer and why activity streams are a key foundation for integrated applications and organizations

Trends in the Living Networks

I caught up with some of the Yammer team this morning, including Chief Customer Officer David Obrand, while they are in town for the Yammer on Tour series. . I was particularly interested in talking with them about Yammer’s shift to activity streams. In the massive convergence of enterprise social platforms that we’ve seen over the last years, one of the major emerging spaces is activity streams.

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Mick's IT Blogs: Staying Connected to the World for the Remote.

Mick's IT Blog

'Micks IT Blogs. My blog is here to help solve issues I have encountered and solved, publish scripts I have written, and educate others in understanding areas that are not well covered. -->. Micks IT Blogs. My blog is here to help solve issues I have encountered and solved, publish scripts I have written, and educate others in understanding areas that are not well covered.

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Why CIOs May Be The Company's Biggest Security Risk (a chief information officer needs an IT strategy to create IT alignment)

The Accidental Successful CIO

'Your actions may be inviting danger into the company. The world is a very dangerous place. Your IT department has lots and lots of data on its computers that bad people would like to get their hands on. Thank goodness your company has taken care to secure every way that there is for outsiders to get into your company’s network. Oh, wait a minute.

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A Thousand Platforms. - All Things Distributed

All Things Distributed

'All Things Distributed. Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. A Thousand Platforms. By Werner Vogels on 20 March 2012 09:00 PM. | Permalink. | Comments (). Todayâ??s AWS Elastic Beanstalk announcement of PHP and Git support reminded me of the post where I mentioned that we want to let a thousand platforms bloom on AWS.

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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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Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun - 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! Sunday, March 4, 2012. Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun. Ive finished reading Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun.

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Cloud Musings by Kevin L. Jackson: NJVC® VP and GM, 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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Insights and real-life case studies in effective crowdfunding for change

Trends in the Living Networks

This evening I spoke at the Crowdfunding for Change event run by Avis Mulhall ‘s Think Act Change. The event kicked off with a presentations by Adam Chapnick , head of business development at seminal creative crowdfunding platform IndieGogo , and award-winning film director Gillian Leahy , followed by a panel consisting of myself together with Alan Crabbe, co-founder of leading Australian crowdfunding site Pozible , and Ryan Wardell, founder of ProjectPowerUp.

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Mick's IT Blogs: UI Script to create Bootable Thumb Drives using.

Mick's IT Blog

'Micks IT Blogs. My blog is here to help solve issues I have encountered and solved, publish scripts I have written, and educate others in understanding areas that are not well covered. -->. Micks IT Blogs. My blog is here to help solve issues I have encountered and solved, publish scripts I have written, and educate others in understanding areas that are not well covered.

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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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3 Steps CIOs Can Take To Make Innovation Happen For Their IT Department (a chief information officer needs an IT strategy to create IT alignment)

The Accidental Successful CIO

'You never can tell where innovation will show up…. “Be more innovative” – how many times has your CEO told you that? Although being innovative isn’t really part of the definition of information technology, CIOs still want their IT department to always be ahead of what their internal customers want. We’d like to be able to have our IT staff be solving problems that our customers might not even know that they have.

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ReBoot – Happy Birthday Mr. CIO

A CIO's Voice

'I will be celebrating a major milestone in my life tomorrow-my 40 th birthday. Too be honest I don’t feel 40 even though some say I look 50. I think it is my premature gray hair which runs in my family. Damn those family genes. “Color it” they say. But I could never bring myself to doing that. Earlier this month I was depressed about turning 40. With deeper reflection there was no reason I should be.

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You want me to do what?!? A mobile strategy challenge!

A Screw's Loose

'Home. About. Standard Disclaimer. A Screw's Loose. You want me to do what?!? A mobile strategy challenge! by Brian Katz on March 14, 2012 · 17 comments. I recently gave a presentation at the Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise conference in San Francisco. It was a lot fun and generated a ton of comments and questions at the end – which was part of the point.

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NJVC's Kevin L. Jackson Co-Authors INSA White Paper on 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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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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Value based pricing is at the heart of the future of professional services

Trends in the Living Networks

In my first book Developing Knowledge-Based Client Relationships: The Future of Professional Services the final chapter was titled Value-Based Pricing: Implementing New Revenue Models. Pricing by value rather than time is clearly a central aspect to building true knowledge-based relationships, since knowledge should be measured by the value of its application rather than time spent by professionals.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Extreme Make-Over?Take 2: Cincinnati.

Sean Daniel

'SeanDaniel.com [tech]. Technology Tips, Tricks & News Home | Technical Blog |. Photo Blog | E-Mail Me. Monday, March 26, 2012. Extreme Make-Over–Take 2: Cincinnati Housing Partners Increase Efficiency. Well, Microsoft and HP are at it once again, performing an extreme make-over of a not-for-profit company. In this case they are helping lower income families get their first home, Cincinnati Housing Partners.

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CIO Skills: The Problem With Unhappy IT Employees Who Leave (a chief information officer needs an IT strategy to create IT alignment)

The Accidental Successful CIO

'If you have to leave, don’t leave unhappy. In tough times, every CIO has seen their share of IT workers leave the company. Sometimes they leave because they find a job that they think will be a better fit for them or sometimes the company tells them to leave. No matter what the cause, the one thing that you don’t want them to do is leave unhappy.

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Mr. CIO Meets the Interns

A CIO's Voice

'My company has started a new program to get our interns oriented to process and provide relevant information about various departments. It is called “Jumpstart”. The goal is to give all our interns a flavor and/or in depth knowledge of various “things” they should know to work effectively. Most firms just throw their interns into the deep end and have them either sink or swim.

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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.