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Jul 2 2008   8:20PM GMT

ISO-27002, SQL Server and the Windows Server 2008 Firewall



Posted by: viip
ISO, Inherent Quality, Windows Security, SQL Server

Step 0 of this recent post, SQL Server and the Windows Server 2008 Firewall, says ISO-27002 is worth reviewing. If you have, perhaps you agree.

Does the inherent quality of your security strategy include application of what you’ve read in ISO documents?

May 23 2008   9:44AM GMT

A far reaching edit to the “Value delivery” IT governance focus area of CobiT 4.1



Posted by: viip
CobiT, Inherent Quality, ITGI, ISACA

The word “pervasive” can be found within the level 5 (Optimised) wording of the maturity models for P06 (Communicate Management Aims and Direction) and ME4 (Provide IT Governance). Considering what may be a far reaching edit to the “Value delivery” IT governance focus area of CobiT 4.1, “and pervasive” may be implied however could be explicitly stated after the word “intrinsic”. If you have run into resistance suggesting CobiT to an organization feel free to share a related comment or post. Please do so in a positive way and feel free to add whether you believe CobiT 4.1 is applicable to all organizations who utilize IT.

Value delivery is about executing the value proposition throughout the delivery cycle, ensuring that IT delivers the promised benefits against the strategy, concentrating on optimising costs and proving the intrinsic value of IT.


May 5 2008   2:46PM GMT

New white paper sponsored by VeriSign



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VeriSign, ITKE, Inherent Quality, Software Quality

Write a comment or post and share your expert feedback about this new white paper by VeriSign associated with proactive protection for online transactions. Thank you in advance for doing so.


Apr 23 2008   12:12AM GMT

The career, Software Developer (your comments appreciated)



Posted by: viip
IT, Inherent Quality, Software Quality, Fun, Security

There are many who began their career in IT as a software developer (aka computer programmer or software engineer). Within this group there are also many who no longer regularly author code. Many of these individuals were once very good at generating code that met requirements and had all reported bugs fixed prior to the code going into production on time and on budget. Today, after decades of significant change within IT, there are many positions within that do not require incumbents to author code or to even have much understanding for the skills and daily challenges of software developers. Today in many organizations and on many projects, it is not surprising to discover that there are more people scoping, managing, testing and supporting the work of software developers than there are software developers. Improvements in talent, process, languages, tools and so on potentially could be behind this (e.g., now you can do more in less time and with better results, so you don’t need as many developers). You may particularly say this is so, if the bulk of the people in the organization are focused on activities unrelated to the work of software developers. Many opportunities today however can be enabled by software and technology so you may think it would not be surprising to see a growth in the number of people employment globally in IT, and particularly as related to software development. While quality is increasingly driving results, deadlines are still a big part of reality. In today’s world it may be true that software developers experience fun with the pressure of deadlines (e.g.), however beyond simply imposing increasingly challenging deadlines one way to grow excellence in results may be related to increasingly discovering ways to grow excellent programmers and in making software development increasingly a fun and rewarding career.

Draw upon the above paragraph and 20 questions below as input to your thinking, and comment on the career of computer programming. Thank you for doing so. Your comments may help evolve the world towards increasingly better results for all from various perspectives while helping software developers feel appreciated for the inherent quality they are and help increasingly to produce.

  1. Are computer programmers over worked (e.g., not involved in providing estimates and asked to deliver quality in periods of time that impose risk and stress)?
  2. Can someone be an IT Pro if they never coded?
  3. Do you need to be able to read code (perhaps with a bit of assistance from a full-time developer) in order to be an IT Pro?
  4. What makes an excellent software developer?
  5. Are excellent software developers (aka computer programmers or software engineers) able to trouble-shoot a program if they never saw the language or code base before?
  6. What are a few inherent qualities of excellent software developers (e.g., strong logic and math skills, broad understanding of technology and business, diligence, endurance, self-motivated, highly energetic and ethical)?
  7. Does an excellent computer programmer make it a standard part of their processes to test their own assumptions early and regularly?
  8. Do they provide tests and documentation with the code they produce so there is a complete versioned package of intellectual property, and so regression testing can more easily and quickly be done in an automated way for entire eco-systems?
  9. Are excellent software developers always advocates and catalysts for that which is socially responsible and eco-friendly? 
  10. Do excellent software developers (aka computer programmers or software engineers) have a common quality foundation, and do they maintain a regular practice of knowledge sharing and keeping current so they can utilize or recommend that which may help to make quality and value increasingly more intrinsic and pervasive?
  11. Are the best computer programmers working as part of the force for good, or are hackers on the dark side the best software developers?
  12. Everyone has a stake in prevention (i.e. quality assurance), and each role has a purpose that ideally provides value, however if you had to pick the most important role would it be software developer?
  13. Can security and many issues be solved proactively by globally growing excellence in software developers?
  14. If there was a round-table of executives and visionaries meeting to determine the next steps to make things increasingly better, should the round table include a couple of the best computer programmers?
  15. Who would you say are some of the best computer programmers of all time and why?
  16. Would looking at the answers for question 15 help to identify innate characteristics that could become part of the quality foundation for the current and next generation of software developers?
  17. Does belief help to program reality (e.g., if you believe you are an excellent programmer, will you strive smarter and harder in various ways to progressively ensure excellence in the code produced by you and the global IT profession)?
  18. Are tools increasingly helping to produce better results while making the job of software developer easier?
  19. Will peer programming in the future involve a human and robot?
  20. What tools and languages do you think are the best for a software developer to utilize today and why?


Apr 14 2008   10:10AM GMT

The value inherent to web events



Posted by: viip
BPM, IDS, CIO, Inherent Quality, SAP, TechTarget

Would you like to simplify an SAP Upgrade or reign over risk and instill performance assurance for greater operational excellence? If so you may want to check out this list of IDS Sheer webcasts. If you find they help you make quality, value, excellence and simplicity increasingly inherent, feel free to write a related comment or post. For further awareness you will note at least one of the webcasts is also listed on SearchCIO.Com, where you can find various webcasts that you may wish to also write a post or comment on. Thank you for doing so. 

Increasingly the value inherent to web events is growing and helping others ensure greater value within their organizations and for their customers. This post takes no credit, simply shares awareness of a few web events that may be of value to you, intrinsically and pervasively.


Apr 10 2008   10:10AM GMT

The value of security inside engineering



Posted by: viip
Google, Inherent Quality, Security

The title of this post presents words found within an interesting April 8 piece about Google by Michael S. Mimoso, Information Security magazine Editor. Here is the link. And here is a link for RSA ‘08 special news coverage.


Apr 9 2008   1:13PM GMT

Is PCI compliance enough? Is non-compliance illegal?



Posted by: viip
Internet Evolution, IT, Inherent Quality, Security

Some interesting reading at Hack-igations. For a related post and comment also see FTC: Failing the Consumer. Is PCI compliance enough? Is non-compliance illegal?

As a society we need to focus on beating the criminals, and stop flogging victims like TJX as unfair privacy infringers. — Benjamin Wright


Apr 3 2008   4:20PM GMT

Security solutions for the present



Posted by: viip
Inherent Quality, Software Quality, Security, Oracle

This security solutions whitepaper was posted March 2008 and originally published in October 2006. If you are aware of intrinsic and pervasive solution improvements since the whitepaper was published, feel free to comment or write a related post. Thank you for doing so.


Apr 3 2008   9:44AM GMT

Re-Thinking, looking inside, asking for collaboration



Posted by: viip
Inherent Quality, Software Quality, Security

Read a blog, watch a webcast, and download a podcast.  Share ideas for making quality and value increasingly inherent within software, technology, information and life. Help elevate and embed increasingly higher dimensions of excellence and simplicity. For example download this podcast on Bitpipe.com, PCI Compliance: Re-Thinking Protection Inside the Box, then write a related post or comment as to whether it was helpful. Thank you for doing so.


Mar 20 2008   10:10AM GMT

Inherently valuable comment by fellow with zero knowledge points, yet clearly lots of knowledge



Posted by: viip
ITKE, Inherent Quality, Security

Kudos Fedelst!


Mar 14 2008   9:20AM GMT

Shared prior, watch it again; think of our children’s children, 100 years from now



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IT, Inherent Quality, Software Quality, Fellowship, Alliance, Internet Evolution, ITKE, CIO, ACS, BCS, Bell, Business, CATA, CIPS, CPSR, CSSA, Culminis, Dr. Dobb's, Edge, EU, Forrester, GanttHead, Gartner, Google, IFIP, Government, Nortel, Sun, IBM, Yahoo, Cisco, HP, Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, Unification, Zen, United Way


Mar 13 2008   7:11AM GMT

Greatest Challenge for IT Security Professionals



Posted by: viip
CATA, Alliance, CIPS, IT, Inherent Quality, Software Quality, Security, Zen

A survey by the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance identifies the lack of best practices as the greatest challenge for IT Security Professionals. (read more)


Mar 8 2008   2:20PM GMT

Global IT Profession Comes Nearer, Canadian Information Processing Society Updates



Posted by: viip
CIPS, IBM, Microsoft, Inherent Quality, Software Quality, Bell, Gartner, CGI, HP, IFIP, CSSA, BCS, ACS

A few bits of news that may interest you:

Note:

CIPS National is seeking nominations for positions that become vacant on the National Board of Directors at the AGM on May 7, 2008. The AGM will be held in Ottawa, Ontario in conjunction with Summit 2008. All nominations must be received in the National office by 5:00 p.m. EST on March 28, 2008.  

PS: Mr. President, Thank you for being a Friend


Mar 7 2008   1:13PM GMT

Increasing trust, simplicity, speed and value



Posted by: viip
Inherent Quality, Software Quality, Security

The continual movement to improve quality can be seen in many ways, including from perspectives related to security (e.g., relative to NOCs and SOCs). By the year 2020 many will enjoy increased benefits thanks to the on-going efforts of many towards innate quality improvements for increasing trust, simplicity, speed and value.


Feb 12 2008   2:08PM GMT

The word for today, and for the years to 2020 and beyond…



Posted by: viip
Inherent Quality, Software Quality, Security, Internet Evolution, Fellowship, ITKE

The search for wisdom, intelligence, knowledge, inner joy and universal fellowship may be a quest that takes you to visiting various dimensions of the interconnected universe of the Internet. Your close encounters with the Internet’s third kind may increasingly help with the acquisition, management and dissemination of knowledge. Each encounter may be part of a growing number of enablers who continually strive to enhance a culture of practice and sharing. As you trek you may discover various innate developments. For example, a white paper about MidMarket organizations really beginning to increasingly deploy virtualization to transform their IT infrastructure and reap the same virtualization benefits of large enterprises. As a second example, a live webcast like this one today about three things you may not know about the PCI DSS and your web application’s security.

In the present time everyone is increasingly expecting access to valuable information, applications and services. As the world continues moving toward 2020, the inherent technological way of life will increasingly be powered by people and machines that continually enable software-intensive systems to be a service to the notion of making things progressively better, for all. Inherently, the evolution of quality, value, excellence and simplicity will increasingly move all to greater awakening and truly dawn an age of universal fellowship, elemental laws, and interconnectedness to the lifestyles of higher beings everywhere.

Evolution of course is a natural on-going process in which all can partake. Perhaps as you do you will earn ITKE points such as by responding to whether IT is a profession or a discipline.

Increasingly IT has the potential to be a significant force for the good of humanity. While clarity may require seeing with more than your eyes, increasingly it is becoming very evident that knowledge, insights, and more, collective wisdom, are progressively evolving inherent to the evolution and growing population of the Internet. To those who create, read and share positively within, thank you. You all deserve points for your posts and comments, and for your responses to particular questions. Now is the time however to really start to think in a direction for increasing the universal fellowship of the net, including having IT Pros increasingly come together with the worldwide general public. Every person has value, and all can contribute to shaping the future of the Internet and the world they live within. Each person is therefore a star within the universe. Some may be waiting to be discovered, however all can humbly strive to manifest their dreams while doing what they can to give back positive energy.

The word for today, and for the years to 2020 and beyond, is Fellowship. Think about it, think about IT; the industry has a tremendous responsibility, and opportunity. Increasingly IT must become a true universal fellowship that is for the benefit of all beings within the interconnected universe. This month (2.08) and progressively to 2020 and beyond, spread love and joy intrinsically to and pervasively from the IT industry.

This post takes no credit for the positive direction the IT industry is heading in, however does send a Thank You to those within Canada, the United States, and other parts of the world such as Africa and India, who have recently requested copies of Inherent Quality Simplicity. Ideally it somehow helps the readers and those they interact with, while promoting a belief in the merits of all increasingly being part of a continual trek to find, creatively mature and innovatively embed bits of innate value and joy within and throughout all persons, creations and interactions.

Inherent Quality Simplicity excerpt available at SearchSoftwareQuality.com.