Business Intelligence Technology:

May, 2009

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May 30, 2009  9:36 PM

Microsoft updates BI strategy



Posted by: Jay Dugan
analytical functionality, Business Intelligence, dashboarding, Dynamics GP, Microsoft, PerformancePoint Server, scorecarding, SharePoint Server

During the past week, Microsoft has made announcements regarding changes to their business intelligence strategy. One significant announcement stated that dashboarding, scorecarding and analytical functionality were being moved from...

May 30, 2009  6:02 PM

Dynamics GP 11 Web Services



Posted by: Jay Dugan
IFD, Internet Facing Deployment, Microsoft Dynamics GP 11, Outlook Web Access, OWA, web services

Microsoft is saying that its Dynamics GP 11 product will be delivered sometime next year with many new features aimed at increasing functionality, extending the integration with MS Office...


May 30, 2009  3:42 PM

Build an IT help desk with MS CRM 4.0



Posted by: Jay Dugan
AuditWizard, help desk, IT budget, Microsoft CRM 4.0

I was recently working on a Microsoft CRM 4.0 roll-out for a company that also needed a help desk for their IT department to assist internal users. They were looking at several packaged solutions...


May 29, 2009  3:49 PM

IT: The department of no



Posted by: Jay Dugan
IT department, IT support, Security

Did you ever have the impression that users think of their IT support staff as the department of no? A frustrated user recently approached me with: “You guys have this system so locked down we...


May 29, 2009  4:45 AM

Check out the IT Bookworm Blog



Posted by: Jay Dugan
IT Bookworm Blog, Microsoft CRM 4.0, Microsoft Dynamics

If you have not already, please check out Brent Sheets’ blog IT Bookworm that appears in this section. It is a great resource. Brent brings to our attention enterprise and IT development...


May 29, 2009  2:59 AM

This computer is super



Posted by: Jay Dugan
4 Teraflops, CUDA, GPU, graphics processing unit, Nvidia Tesla, personal supercomputer, PSC, super computer

Your business, school, or research lab can now have a desktop super computer for under $10,000, thanks to the

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May 21, 2009  2:02 PM

Optical storage breakthrough



Posted by: Jay Dugan

There is new hope for the DVD. According to a story in the, IEEE Spectrum,...

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May 20, 2009  10:56 PM

How smart is smart grid?



Posted by: Jay Dugan
Cisco, clean energy, energy saving, smart grid, standby power, UPS

The headline reads: “A smart approach to saving energy.” The article explained that you could track your electricity use with the touch of a button using “smart grid” technology. Sounds...


May 14, 2009  7:48 PM

The future of trustworthy computing



Posted by: Jay Dugan
Microsoft, Security, software, Steve Riley, trustworthy computing

The departure of security guru Steve Riley from Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Group last week raises questions on the direction of Microsoft in the security arena. The move was termed a...


May 1, 2009  3:14 AM

Building a business case



Posted by: Jay Dugan
business case

Building a business case was once reserved for major projects that required a big chunk of the corporate budget, not so any more. Going forward most IT shops will face scrutiny for any expenditure beyond routine maintenance and upgrades. IT managers will increasingly have to make a business case...


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