Financial Times has an interesting article out today about the emergence of cloud computing.
In addition to proving a lucid analysis of the cloud space from a business perspective, Richard Waters describes the maturation of IT into the “Information Production Line.” Waters posits that cloud computing technologies demand an industrial process approach to IT in favor [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Understanding the Cloud: The Industrialization of IT?
March 25, 2009 – 8:29 pm
Meet America’s new CIO
March 9, 2009 – 5:21 pm
The U.S. has its first ever Chief Information Officer. Last week, President Barack Obama named Vivek Kundra, former CTO of Washington DC, the new CIO of the federal government.
Kundra made waves last summer when he signed a deal with Google, agreeing to ditch Microsoft Office and move the district’s 38,000 employees to Google Apps. While [...]
Six Reasons Why Corporate America Needs To Dump Outlook
March 2, 2009 – 9:16 pm
Microsoft Outlook still has the largest market share for corporate email clients. Unfortunately Microsoft has allowed the product to grow bloated without introducing any of the productivity features found in other mail clients. Here’s six reasons why it’s time for Outlook to go:
1. Folders Don’t Work Anymore
The idea that mail belongs in one [...]