An debate with the Doctor of Failure
Failure happens. There are many issues and stakeholders in any technology implementation process and any of them adds complexity that can lead to failure. The question is how much technology, the DNA of the technology vendor, and other stakeholders contributes to the failure. Is it always a project management issue…
Takeaways from the Goldman Sachs and Rutberg Conferences
I recently attended the Goldman Sachs Datacenter Techtonics and the Rutberg Wireless Influencers conferences. Cloud computing and SaaS figured prominently in both events. This was not a surprise for the first conference but it was for the second. I have consolidated my takeways in the following categories: Reasons for adopting cloud computing and SaaS. Corporations [...]
He Was Disruptive, Send Him Packing
Heard about an executive recently departing a large Enterprise Software Company, “He was disruptive.” I don’t know the man, but couldn’t help but wonder. “He was disruptive,” has been the epitaph for many a career. But why are they disruptive? It isn’t just for the sheer cussedness of being disruptive. Not at an executive level. They were [...]
