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I'm happy to announce that we have been acquired by TechTarget . This is really cool because it means that Gabe and I can focus 100% on writing and interacting with the community, and we don't have to be weighed down by all the operational minutia of running a business. For those of you unfamiliar...
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If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times, change presents opportunities . The ability to adapt to change is a key advantage in business. To survive, compete, and win, enterprises must adapt. However, because change is often disruptive and expensive, few organizations are prepared to...
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I have just returned from a well needed mental break. I spent some time back "home" in California. It gave me a chance to recharge my batteries, to see old friends and colleagues, but it also gave me a chance to think about a post that I did back in July. It seems fitting that I come back to...
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This is a rather lengthy section with a lot of specific tasks. I'm going to split this one into parts as well. Here are the tasks for this step: My mentor at HP had the perfect saying; "when it's about money, get it right". That is so true when it comes to developing and building a...
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Alignment is sometimes misunderstood by a lot of folks, so let me put the real simple definition on it. Alignment is the process of keeping all the activities and resources headed in the same direction in a mutually reinforcing way. I have learned over the years that an enterprise will consistently succeed...
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I guess the secret to any business's success is to have a plan and a process for leveraging technology to meet the business objectives, and building an IT infrastructure that is flexible to meet the business challenges and changing market conditions. What is your company's plan and process for...
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I'm sure that we are all in agreement that we live in a time of profound and accelerating change. I've said it before and I'm saying it again right here that, " with almost perfect certainty, over the next decade your company will be challenged to change in a way that you may never have...
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This may not be in the right location but I couldnt figure out a better location so forgive me if its not the best place. I am looking for any published recommendations from Citrix on how many admins they recommend for X number of servers. I really would like a link on the website or possibly a location...
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When we left the last post I talked about developing a sort of criteria triangle with the bottom layer being systems/data layer, mid-layer being the objectives and tactics layer, and then the peak of the triangle being the strategic results layer. The objective here was to make sure the criteria that...
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Well here's my take. The common stock that is traded on the NASDAQ has been stuck below $30 for a while now and is having a tough time breaking out of this mini-slump that it's in. Even all the talk of MSFT being interested, there hasn't been any significant movement in the common shares...