The Business-Technology Weave:

July, 2010


July 31, 2010  11:36 AM

What Business Doesn’t Know CAN Hurt It



Posted by: David Scott
business governance, business ignorance, CEO, CFO, COO, corporate board, CTO, CXO, demystifying technology, IT governance, IT ignorance

 

It's said that what you don't know can't...

July 30, 2010  1:10 PM

E-Mail – A Parallel Universe?



Posted by: David Scott
CM, content management, data repository, data storage, e-mail, e-mail administration, e-mail management, metatag

E-mail has become a parallel universe for storage.  Users (that is, all of us) have constructed elaborate file structures within...


July 27, 2010  7:31 AM

IT Governance – Time to Pedal Faster



Posted by: David Scott
business solution, business-IT alignment, CEO, CFO, configuration management, content management, COO, CTO, enterprise resource planning, IT solution, social media

 

I remember riding my bike with friends when I was about ten years old.  My brother, three years younger, was...


July 24, 2010  11:47 AM



Posted by: David Scott
budget, business budget, business efficiency, cost cutting, cost reduction, enterprise resource planning, IT budget, IT efficiency, return on investment, ROI

Doing More with Less More - Huh? These days an organization cannot afford “hidden” assets.  Who would want to be unaware...


July 22, 2010  9:47 AM

Establishing the Appropriate IT Hierarchy



Posted by: David Scott
accrual of returns, business staff, enabling business, information week, IT governance, it heirarchy, IT leader, IT staff, Network Manager, return on investment, ROI

 

I was reading an interesting article at InformationWeek.com today.  I...


July 21, 2010  6:00 AM

Data Breach and Legislation: What’s Coming Your Way?



Posted by: David Scott
breach notification, business legislation, content management, data breach, data breach law, data legislation, disaster recovery, identity theft, it legislation, IT security, security breach, security policy, UK data breach laws, US data breach laws

 

It’s rather interesting to monitor what’s happening in the UK right now. ...


July 17, 2010  8:32 AM

Want To Be A Hero?



Posted by: David Scott
business alignment, business productivity, business value, cost reduction, diminishing return, ERP, IT value

IT leaders – CTOs, CIOs, Directors, Managers, et al., ...


July 15, 2010  1:34 PM

Apple iPhone 4 – Maybe It Should Have Been Called the “aPhone”



Posted by: David Scott
aPhone, Apple, Apple iPhone, diminishing returns, iPhone, iPhone 4, phone technology, technology

I think the Apple iPhone should have been called the aPhone. For us, the public, the “a” could have stood for “Apple.” More on what the...


July 12, 2010  9:17 AM

Business Communication in the Electronic Age



Posted by: David Scott
acceptable use policy, business communication, communications policy, corporate communication policy, e-mail, electronic communication, wireless communication

 

Communication has suffered in the...


July 12, 2010  8:24 AM

The Point of Diminishing Return…



Posted by: David Scott
business budget, business returns, cost cutting, cost savings, diminishing return, IT budget, laboratory accreditation, laptop, medical survey, mini-PC

 

 

In today’s austere, cost-cutting environment, businesses must take...