open invitation

invitation2participate by micala on flickr

Too many wireless networks are implemented without even rudimentary security features being implemented. How do we know this? Continue reading article »

enabling effective integration

Loosely connected but firm enough

stickle bricks by ⚫ on flickr

The successful and effective integration of systems needs more than component inter-operability and compatibility: we need to be able to build Systems that are loosely coupled to each other – but connected firmly enough not to fall apart.

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Operational Utopia - Does your IT culture work with your business? - webcast

blue circuits from Finextra.com

It can be hard to find the road to operational nirvana – an IT infrastructure that allows faster time to market for new applications, more efficient divisions of labour for IT specialists and, of course, across the board cost savings.

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plumage and behaviour can illustrate character

IT eagles or IT chickens

Picture credit: Svadilfari

Many countries and states adopt a bird as a representative emblem so perhaps IT companies could follow suit. Which begs the question: who are the regal eagles of IT, who are the proud peacocks and who are the desperate hens scrabbling in the dirt? Continue reading article »

I before E is weird

The ‘rules’ of English spelling declare: “I before E, except after C” which is weird. But stranger still, over the past ten years, I really has led the way in the world of consumer technology.

Picture credit: alicepopkorn

Back at the turn of the century, though, E was predominant as the prefix for what was supposed to be new Continue reading article »

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