06.05.08

Five Habits of Wildly Unsuccessful CIOs

Posted in Information Systems/Technology at 10:38 am by Paul Ambrose

Jason Hiner of TechRepublic in his video blog presents five key habits of unsucessful CIOs. According to Hiner, these CIOs are short sighted, have inflated egos, and have no business sense. They do the following:

  1. Acquire technology because it is new
  2. Do not consider open-source solutions
  3. Build an in-house solution when there is an out-of-the box solution
  4. Do not understand the relationship between IT and business
  5. Communitcate poorly with other executives in the organizations

Here’s a link to Jason Hiner’s video post.

05.03.08

Data Centers Bigger Polluters Than Airlines?

Posted in Information Systems/Technology at 11:26 pm by Paul Ambrose

A recent McKinsey study projects that by 2020, world’s data center will become bigger polluters than the airline industry. Did you ever think of that! The study states that the CO2 emission due to electricity consumption by data centers will be more than that of the airline industry.

Here’s a summary of the study as it appeared in NY Times.

03.19.08

Floating Data Centers

Posted in Information Systems/Technology at 1:38 pm by Paul Ambrose

International Data Security (IDS), a Silicon Valley startup, is building data centers on a fleet of decommissioned cargo ships using sea water as a coolant. Shipboard cargo spaces will be built out as data center floors and deck space will be used to stack modular data centers in standard shipping containers. The ships will connect to onshore power and network links, fuel backup power generators with biodiesel and reuse equipment waste heat to manage onboard temperatures. IDS projects that using sea water as a coolant will save about 30% of their energy costs. The first ship will go online this April, and will be berthed in San Francisco’s Pier 50.

03.12.08

10 Most Wanted IT Skills

Posted in Information Systems/Technology at 5:28 pm by Paul Ambrose

A recent article in eWeeklisted security, networking, and operating systems as important skills that US employers are looking for in IT professionals. Here’s a list of top 10 IT skills as reported by eWeek.

  1. Security/Firewall/Data Privacy
  2. General Networking/Network Infrastructure
  3. Operating System
  4. Hardware
  5. Non-specific Server Technology (database, storage, maintenance, and administration)
  6. Soft Skills (customer service, sales, project management, and communication)
  7. Application-Level (architecture, design, development, programming, and integration)
  8. Specific Programming Languages
  9. Web-Based Technologies (Web 2.0, service-oriented architecture, software as a service, rich Internet application, and AJAX)
  10. RF Mobile/Wireless

02.27.08

IT Trends Over the Next 5 Years

Posted in Information Systems/Technology at 12:42 am by Paul Ambrose

  1. Mac will double its market share
  2. Half of business travelers won’t take their laptops
  3. Open source will penetrate 80% of enterprise software
  4. A third of all software purchased will be by subscription
  5. Many new businesses will buy IT infrastructure as a service
  6. Power efficiency will become a key criteria in IT purchases
  7. CO2 footprint will become part of PC purchasing criteria
  8. Green sourcing will drive vendors to provide green credentials
  9. End user preferences will drive half of all IT purchases
  10. 3D printers will grow 100-fold

Gartner released the above list on January 31, and it stated, “The full impact of these trends may not appear this year, but executives need to act now so that they can exploit the trends for their competitive advantage.” Here’s the link to the Gartner article.

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