Articles for February 2008

Be Afraid. Be Very, Very Afraid.

February 29th, 2008

ANALYSIS – A great article in CIO magazine that highlights nine consumer technologies that CIOs should be scared of (VoIP clients, web-based productivity tools, digital cameras, remote online storage, smart-phones, and social networking, IM, consumer email, Portable storage). With six out of nine technologies being applications, the article highlights the fact that CIOs are [...]

Once You Check In, You Can’t Check Out

February 15th, 2008

ANALYSIS – Just in case you did not have a good reason to stay away from social networking sites, this article from the NY Times should provide one for you. Or at least it will make you think twice about joining and what gets posted. The article outlines the (difficult) process that users [...]

Could it be Just a Matter of Time?

February 11th, 2008

ANALYSIS – While not quite as blunt as earlier articles (InfoWorld), the message that Google is relaying to IT departments in this WSJ Online article is this—resistance is futile—our applications will be on your network whether you like it or not. The latest salvo comes in the form of a new version of Google Apps [...]