The Rise of Shadow IT

January 27, 2012

Project 2012: Day 27 Shadow IT is not new of course. For as long as I’ve been in IT there have been more technical users bringing consumer products into their organisations to connect to the network. I first saw this when programming COBOL on IBM 3090’s in the late 80’s when my Systems Analyst brought [...]

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You Are Not Your Customer

January 26, 2012

Project 2012: Day 26 This seems self-evident, but just listen to people when they talk to you about your business idea. It’s either, “that’s brilliant, I’d pay money for that” 0r “I wouldn’t buy that…” And that’s the point – unless the person you’re speaking to fits into your customer micro-segment – It. Doesn’t. Matter. [...]

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Backwards and Forwards

January 25, 2012

True story: I went for an interview as a Microsoft Trainer with the then Oxford Computing Training back in 1996. (The real Oxford in England) I never did take the job as we lived too far away at the time. But I’ll never forget one of the interview questions: “Which part of what sort of [...]

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Putting the Sizzle into Home Movies

January 24, 2012

Project 2012: Day 24  What’s happened to the water? I know at least 3 people having babies in the next 6 months. And you can guarantee that when those children grace us with their presence, an evil will visit us, the like of which we haven’t seen since Uncle Ernie got his VHS Camcorder in [...]

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Congruence–Finding Your Sweet Spot

January 23, 2012

Project 2012: Day 23 What do you value? Seriously, have you every written it down? Have you prioritised your values? Do you know, say, your top five values? Do you really value your family above achievement? Which is more important to you Honesty or loyalty? Why should you care? More importantly, why care when all [...]

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The Killer BBQ Entree

January 22, 2012

Project 2012: Day 15 How can you use your BBQ right from the outset to beat the standard “chips and dips” fare most people start with? An recipe I’ve found hugely successful is my BBQ Nachos. This is inexpensive, easy, yummy, very social, and takes your starter to a whole new level. This also follows [...]

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When You Say “Yes”, Where Do You Mean “No”

January 21, 2012

Project 2012: Day 21 You know these people. Your favourite person. When you ask them something, they immediately going into problem solving mode. The “can do-ers!” Always busy, never say “no”… …to you! Maybe, you are one of them. You’ll find they typically congregate with IT Consultants and Support folk. Do you find that you [...]

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Losing Control

January 20, 2012

Project 2012: Day 20 By now you’ll notice that we’re settling on regular categories for our Project 2012. As I’m CTO for Enterprise Cloud Services at HP, I’d like to contribute about the role, the industry, and IT strategy to our discussions. Today let’s begin setting the scene for the Tech Industry in 2012 and [...]

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Left-Handed Tennis Players (in Paddington)

January 19, 2012

Project 2012: Day 19 This week we’ll be contributing towards the Project with answers for start-ups. Of course like most of the topics we discuss, there are learning’s for other facets of your life/career. But hey, I’m passionate about high-tech start-ups. So here we go. First a question for you: “What is the single most [...]

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The Dead, Calling

January 18, 2012

Project 2012: Day 18 This post is a direct response to @Moldor’s puzzle response to our last logic conundrum, Liar, Liar. A man is found dead in a phone box, with the phone off the hook. How did he die? Usually with a problem of this sort one is allowed to ask a couple of [...]

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