As SaaS models continue to become the norm in the consumer space, I believe there is still a lot of opportunities within the enterprise space. There are the exceptionally successful SaaS providers in the enterprise space – such as SalesForce or Workday – but the balance is still largely in favour of traditional, on-premise application […]
Read more "Essay #1 – Disrupting the Enterprise"I think this explains it all well. If that isn’t enough – this might help TWO COWS SOCIALISMYou have 2 cows.You give one to your neighbour COMMUNISMYou have 2 cows.The State takes both and gives you some milk FASCISMYou have 2 cows.The State takes both and sells you some milk NAZISMYou have 2 cows.The State […]
Read more "“Two Cows” by Matthias Varga"Did you know, the term “Cloud Computing” comes from network diagrams. It was standard practice to draw an actual cloud to represent the Internet.The icon represents all of the functions and connectivity required to bridge two or more locations using the public Internet.
Read more "Cloud Fact #1"With the rising popularity of cloud computing models, it is important that people understand the subtle and not-so-subtle differences between IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. In my experience, most people can differentiate between SaaS and the other 2 recognised models but then struggle to articulate the unique factors of the other 2 models – IaaS and […]
Read more "“I” versus “P” versus “S”"If you worked on many projects, I’m sure you have encountered this scenario more than once! Have you worked on a project where the team’s motivation has waned as a result of a single person’s attitude? Or perhaps there is that one negative person who you typically try to avoid when forming your project team?
Read more "Project Team Decay aka The Broken Window Theory"“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
A Mark Twain quote to remind us that sometimes we need to consider the alternatives – just because we are on the side of the majority does not make us right.
Read more "Mark Twain"“The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
A good quote from Edmund Burke, the Irish philosopher (among other things!) who lived in the 1700’s. Although it’s not quite ‘evil’, bad habits among project and pursuit teams will continue unless someone on the team speaks up and raises the issue.
Read more "“The only thing…"“If you don’t know where you’re going, you might not get there.“
A great quote from Yogi Berra, the former baseball coach.
You may not always know exactly how you are going to get there, but you should always know where you are going. This is important for your projects and you career too.
Read more "Yogi Berra"Do you ever feel like there are just not enough hours in the day? Are you at the office for long hours, every day and still seem be way behind all the time? Perhaps the problem is not your workload but rather the approach you are taking to overcome it. I’m talking about the difference […]
Read more "Distraction – It’s Just a Click Away"“I was instructed long ago by a wise editor, “If you understand something you can explain it so that almost anyone can understand it. If you don’t, you won’t be able to understand your own explanation.” That is why 90% of academic film theory is bullshit. Jargon is the last refuge of the scoundrel.“
A great quote from Roger Ebert. The last sentence is particular true in the tech world!
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