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BusinessSubmitted by Patrick Grote on Fri, 01/02/2009 - 1:44pm.
Before I list some reasons why I don't think the corporate IT groups should go on the endangered species list, I need to let you know I am huge cloud supporter. Back in the day I was involved in testing the first cluster applications for NT when Digital released them for their Alpha boxes. I saw the future. When the web hit I was a huge proponent on moving as many applications as possible onto web servers. The savings in resources were fantastic and the reliability increased. Submitted by Patrick Grote on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 12:16pm.
In Seth's piece he takes it a step further and very cleverly gets people to think about the effort they put towards things. While some of Seth's pieces int he past have been, well, part of lala land, this one is actually right. read more | add new comment | 1761 reads
Submitted by Patrick Grote on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 12:52pm.
Outsource to Amazon: You need to move your online presence to Amazon. There's no reason to duplicate functionality since A) Amazon does it better and B) You need to pay attention somewhere else. While you're not going to make more money in the short term, in the long term it's going to help you focus on your brick and mortar stores. read more | add new comment | 849 reads
Submitted by Patrick Grote on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 6:35pm.
I started wondering how we found ourselves in this mess. Outside of the normal greed and corruption motives, I found that the Federal government actually caused this issue. It all started in the late 1990s when the government told Fannie Mae to ease the credit requirements for potential homeowners. The move was designed to allow more minorities, who happen to have worse credit, to buy homes. As the New York Times said at the time: read more | add new comment | 454 reads
Submitted by Patrick Grote on Mon, 09/22/2008 - 10:12am.
Scientific American is a fascinating magazine, and one of their articles addresses the shortcomings of alternative energy generation in the United States. They focus on solar energy, but one needs to consider wind power as well. read more | add new comment | 516 reads
Submitted by Patrick Grote on Fri, 06/13/2008 - 4:24pm.
The article details what appears to at best, a programming error, and at worst, a fraudelent attempt by eBay to inflate their listing numbers. This is important since eBay really makes a big deal of using their listing numbers to show how well they are performing. read more | add new comment | 678 reads
Submitted by Patrick Grote on Wed, 06/11/2008 - 6:23am.
This week Debbie Monterrey has been spectacular. Yes, there is the normal news focus, the weather and traffic every 10 minutes, but she was entertaining this week. She related stories from her life, made fun of her co-host and didn't act like hosting a news show was life or death. Submitted by Patrick Grote on Sat, 06/07/2008 - 2:54pm.
When you manage IT teams, your customer's schedule becomes your schedule. This means if your customer's are working on the weekends you need to provide support, which can be problematic when your team is lean or new on the job. Here are a series of best practices we follow to ensure our customer's always have the support they need when we're not in the building:
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Submitted by Patrick Grote on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 5:55am.
When you manage groups of technical people in computer support there are many out of the normal considerations. One of the largest I've come across is boasting. Tooting your own horn. Publicizing your achievements. Many technical people don't want to take the time to document their efforts, as they think the work speaks for itself.
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Submitted by Patrick Grote on Thu, 05/15/2008 - 5:29am.
Interesting. According to the local CBS radio affiliate, KMOX, CBS has bought the cNet network of properties for a little over $11 a share. This was according to a memo sent to all employees by Les Moonves. The radio guy was mkaing fun of some of the web properties, but he made an excellent point:
It's a fascinating play for CBS to make at this point. Others have pointed out that cNet continues to lose money, but with the right direction they could make a ton of cash. add new comment | 616 reads
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