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Frankenframeworks via @chrisoneaI'm speechless, moved to tears and angry. 8 minutes brought me back to witnessing the magic of original Star Trek . It restores the heart of a franchise modern Hollywood gutted. It makes me hope.❤️
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgOZFny7F50&ab_channel=OTOYWow. CNN admits that @X now represents the average ideological makeup of the US better than it ever did before @elonmusk bought it. Incredible to see them admit this after all the fearmongering they pushed about X since Elon bought it.
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Social Memo to the Enterprise
Posted on March 15, 2011 | No CommentsCompanies don't "do" Social because they ultimately care about what their customers think. They "do" it because happy, engaged, evangelic customers contribute to the bottom line of the company while angry, disrespected, disinterested customers can kill the bottom line. The Enterprise is engaged in Social because Social is good for the Enterprise. -
The Canonical WSDL Portal
Posted on March 3, 2011 | No CommentsHow does one sell something that doesn't really exist in the physical world? Well you attach some sort of value to the thing. You establish a scenario under which, when used properly, the IT service will produce a cost savings or avoidance, or open a new line of revenue for your business. The IT service has to have dollars associated with it in order for the sell to even be possible. Hopefully they're not red numbers. That makes it even harder. -
Architecture is Not: Infrastructure
Posted on February 28, 2011 | No CommentsA comprehensive architecture that is made up of things like mission, vision, goals, objectives, requirements, roles, activities, capabilities, services, technical components and yes, physical components is a holistic thing. It is something we bake, not something served up in piecemeal ingredients. We don't eat flour and call it bread just because everyone around us happens to be an expert in flour. -
You, Sir, Are No Architect
Posted on February 23, 2011 | No CommentsYou can quote all the learning management, skills management, performance management and professional development plan statistics you want, but we all know that title misdirection thrives in large Fortune 500 companies. It's like a tapeworm in a Mexican restaurant: it is a target-rich environment. It isn't endemic to IT, but it seems to be especially pernicious in this critical field. -
MBAs Are Worthless
Posted on November 9, 2010 | No CommentsFor white collar career paths, the ability to identify, assess and diagnose business problems and then go on to prescribe and execute solutions absolutely demands thoughtful approaches that don't magically come with the diploma. The education is a foundation. It is not a end unto itself.
