Mr. Cliff Bell

GLG News by Mr. Cliff Bell, Chief Information Officer

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Microsoft on-demand exchange having stability problems

May 22, 2011

Analysis of:Exchange Online has downtime problems again | www.computerworld.com

Microsoft's move into the cloud is far behind other on-demand mail services such as Google and yahoo. Will these stability issues give Google's email and calendar programs for corporations a chance to take over?

People do not pay for Radio, TV, or digital newspapers

May 7, 2011

Analysis of:8 in 10 Won’t Pay for Online Daily Newspaper | www.marketingcharts.com

There are plenty of business models where the content is given away. If digital newspapers attract enough readers, then they will also attract enough advertizers.

Ma Bell to AT&T, "the consumer rules the new economy".

April 30, 2011

Analysis of:Ma Bell Stifled Innovation, AT&T May Do the Same | uk.ibtimes.com

When Ma Bell ruled the phone lines, most products were developed for businesses first and only later small versions were done for consumers. Today, it is the opposite. Products are built for consumers first and only later developed for businesses. This change is so significant that it will be difficult for even AT&T to stifle creativity.

Amazon makes the money on the reader software - Not hardware

April 19, 2011

Analysis of:The Kindle is an iPad Accessory, And That's Why It's Still Going to Be Huge | www.businessinsider.com

People own Kindles and iPads. The great thing is that you can read kindle books on your ipad with the kindle reader. Amazon has been smart to focus on the content and the software that runs on the kindle. If they make it run on all the tablet platforms, then it could be a solution like Microsoft office is to productivity tools.

My intellectual property creation is not manageable

April 18, 2011

With all of the recent new applications being developed for the tablet (iPad is my case), the ability to track company Intellectual property is getting more difficult and protecting these assets is nearly impossible. Yet IT is challenged with maintaining corporate assets with regards to digital information.

Social Media - A Terabyte of Knowledge or Noise each day

April 10, 2011

The amount of data that can be gathered by companies on Facebook, twitter, and the many other sources of social media can add up to a terabyte of data a day (and increasing) for companies with even a meager amount of brand recognition. We finally have a source of new information that is like drinking from a fire hose – literally. There is so much information becoming available that all companies are racing to understand and manage this new source of market feedback.

Virtualization to include Cloud Applications

March 19, 2011

Desktop virtualization is beginning to be more than a virtualized version of Microsoft office and file storage. It is also becoming a standard virtual set of cloud applications. I attended my monthly CIO meeting last night and the topic was virtualization.

Saving Power in the Data Center

March 13, 2011

The speed of servers continues to grow. This could lead to an ever larger and larger power utilization in the data center. But there three main approaches to reducing power consumption in the data center. You can virtualize your servers, you can outsource to the clound and you can cnetralize your storage in a SAN.

Solid State Drives belong in the data center

March 5, 2011

The speed at which solid state drives can perform should make them a heavy part of your data center drive strategy. But somehow that still has not happened. We still see most companies sticking with fiber channel drives using traditional hard drive platters. This is in spite of the performance gains. So just why do we not see more solid state drives in the data center.

Can IT speed products to market by implementing Social Networking

February 27, 2011

Product development cycle times have been shrinking for decades. But the truth is that we have optimized the Supply chain from the manufacturer back to the suppliers for the last 100 years (or more). The new frontier for reduced product cycle times involves customer input and the ability to take feedback and execute quickly. This is not necessarily a new topic. Many companies have been doing focus groups and pilot launches for several decades. In the past, these efforts have been limited geographically or in participation (2% response was considered fantastic). And companies have been tracking competitive information for generations. The use of Social media may be the driver for faster product development.

Smartphone and Tablets may use the same OS but create different IT challenges

February 19, 2011

Smartphones are all over the enterprise. But most content on smartphones is replicated on a PC somewhere in your organization. The same is not true for tablets. Tablets have unique data capabilities and unique applications that many not fit on a laptop.

Storage vendors gaining clout over server vendors in the Data Center

February 12, 2011

Virtualization of servers has reduced the effort to manage servers. It has allowed IT to spend more energy managing the data in the enterprise. This has resulted in an increase in the importance of the storage vendors within the IT organization.

Verizon iPhone selling out means surge of Smartphones for IT

February 5, 2011

Analysis of:Apple: Verizon Sells Out iPhone Pre-Orders In 17 Hours | blogs.forbes.com

Is 2011 the year that applications in IT are re-written with the assumption that mobile devices are the main access to our critical systems? WHere does IT get these type of skills? Does the Verizon lauch of the iPhone create a tipping point?

The Biometric phone could change the credit industry

January 29, 2011

I hardly go anywhere without my cell phone. And it seems like every day, there is a new credit card that will allow me to earn points for something. And then there are the cards that I have for the library, my insurance, a local museum, etc… My wallet is already overloaded with stuff in it. Maybe a biometric based cell phone could reduce the weight of my wallet (besides costing me money tor another gadget).

Social networking arrives at the Enterprise

January 22, 2011

Social networking is coming to the network. It is coming from Microsoft with the release of Sharepoint 2010 and it is coming from newer companies like JiveSoftware. I had the chance to meet with both companies when they presented to a CIO group I belong to.

The New CRM will drive revenue

January 15, 2011

As the economy improves, companies with better CRM systems will be positioned well to attract new customers and manage existing customers. This could lead to increased revenues for companies with CRM systems over their competitors. In addition, there is a lot of new technology investment happening in this area so there should also be a surge in IT jobs in this area.

Digital Home entertainment will lead to simplified Converged IT solutions

January 9, 2011

Analysis of:Cisco unveils Internet TV and more at CES | www.networkworld.com

Cisco has joined the group of large companies offering a home networking solution for digital media. It has become a very competitive environment with Apple, Microsoft, Google, and now Cisco entering the market.

Five IT New Years Resolutions

January 6, 2011

It is that time of year to look into the future and plan for a new and improved IT services. These are less resolutions than they are areas that I believe will be important in 2011. Below are my top five resolutions that I will use to grow my IT capabilities.1. Career development 2. Business Focus 3. Smartphones4. Virtualization and Cloud5. Upgrades

Collateral damage in the cloud

December 12, 2010

Today we expect that a power outage from our utility company is a possibility. The future of cloud computing may be that we will have application brownouts and blackouts. Wikileaks has shown us that some companies became collateral damage by being associated with Wikileaks. As IT professionals, we need to be aware of these risks and manage them accordingly.

Virus attacks moving to cell phones?

November 7, 2010

Analysis of:Social Web Email CloseDigg Slashdot Fark Stumble Reddit | www.networkworld.com

there are millions of cell phones. Most cell phones have critical contact information. The new cell smart phones may contain much private information such as website passwords, other contacts, and potentially credit card information as phones begin to be used as purchase devices.

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