...like your information on password security is a bit old.” It turns out NIST has revised its security guidelines. Its source document is, shall we say, information-dense (translation: you won’t...…
...industry’s ongoing convergence in capabilities, you might even hope that somebody can make the choice for you—and you can either take the credit or avoid the blame, depending on how...…
...Do you really want to be that kind of person? And most important, Reason #4: Once you’ve fired one or two, the rest will usually figure out you’re serious and...…
...are software and data repositories. Few IT shops can build everything internally. What you can do, though, is make it all your own. Once you select (for example) SAP and...…
...First, you’d create a framework for making it. You’d establish categories of information, specific questions for each category, and figure out in advance which answers to each question are preferable....…
...When former CEO Bill Ford touted, as his best example of Ford innovation, the hybrid technology it’s licensing from Toyota, he made it clear Ford figured research and development meant...…
...time zones and through purely electronic media. For IT professionals: Recognize that you’re in business for yourself, and that what you can do for an employer constitutes the products and...…
...you should take when making any important decision: > Know your deadline. If you don’t, you’ll miss it. > Define your decision-process. How do you plan to you apply evidence...…
...to anything. Software quality assurance and change control: Yes, in principle, SQA is embedded in COTS support and application development. In practice, it’s a separate, independent trade within IT, with...…
...Look yourself in the mirror for a moment and ask yourself if your team can support your data warehousing platforms internally, if you have a good Enterprise Managed Services partner,...…