Resources
Interesting content and opinions relevant to our work and the evolution of IT.
Why Executives Hate Social Media
Why Executives hate Social Media. A great little article/white paper from Nathan Kievman of Deming Hill Inc - a fast developing expert in Social Media in business settings. He focuses on the dominant themes that he has encountered when talking to executives about their opposition to social media. For more information visit their e-home at http://www.deminghill.com .
Is Technology Broken??
Here is an interesting article – Is Technology Broken? - from Group Editor Chee Sing Chan at Questex Asia. It supports our view that there needs to be a closer sense of comfort between technology and the user/operating departments. These departments fully understand the concept of business processes and decision levels. IT tools such as Cordys and Metastorm that enable automation from a business process perspective will drive this closer collaboration.
A New Microsoft Greets the World - How the Heart can Change the Mind
Its interesting how brand perceptions change over time, sometimes quite dramatically and in a short span of time. What causes such a change and how does broader society respond to it. What triggers compel people, within their own "minds" to change perception or frameworks? Here is a well written article from Dennis Taraporewala (based in Mumbai) that takes a look at the global giant - Microsoft, and how over the last five years, it has managed (consciously or unconciously) to create a human face, thus making a significant impact on its brand value. You can read the complete article by clicking here:
LIDO Telecommunications Essentials ® eLearning Series
A presentation laying out the background and perspective from which the e-Learning series is built.
New Directions in IT.
The focus on the back-office - IT's traditional domain - is over. There is a new reality. IT needs to think differently. This well written article from InfoWorld discusses this new reality where IT have to move from plumbing to embrace architecture and design that results in new business and revenue channels.
