Category Archives: technology management

Every cloud computer has a silver lining

I have been spending time looking at cloud computing and differing cloud offerings from Google, Amazon and Microsoft. Vision of computing as a utility delivered over the internet has been around for a long time. For those who remember HP’s … Continue reading

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How do you manage frequent product release cycles with minimal turmoil?

This is a quick blog post in response to a question I received on a previous article: Close the gap between R&D and Customer Support. Between my long-winded answer and the fact that this subject deserves a post on its … Continue reading

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Technology Strategy 101: Competing technologies… Friend or foe?

With the announcement of Apple’s iPad tablet, you may have observed jabs between Apple and Adobe regarding the support of Flash Video on Apple’s iPod/iPhone/iPad platform. Though this article is not about this specific dispute, it has been inspired by the … Continue reading

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Seeing Software Through Your Customers’ Emotions

The 2009 FIRST LEGO League competition is behind us. As a coach, it has been an amazing experience of the good and the not so good. We learned tons, especially about how to deal with frustrations spawned from having to … Continue reading

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Mgmt 101: Lesson in engineering management with LEGOs

A brilliant spectrum of reds, yellows and greens… That is what I see out of my office window, and I realize that it has been a while since I posted. This is party due to my summer vacation, but mostly … Continue reading

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