Steve Bondy
What the iPad Means for DMS
I don’t claim to be smart enough about the business forces at play, and the consumer mindset, to have any precognition regarding the ultimate success or failure of the iPad. But there are some niche areas where I think the iPad, or a similar device, has a definite upside.
Document Management 101 - Part 2
In part 1 of this series, I introduced the basics of a document management system, sketched out the architecture, and showed some examples of application integration in a professional services environment. But while document management systems are important - and in many cases essential - to law firms and other services organizations, they also have [...]
Document Management 101 - Part 1
Exactly what is document management? I get that question a lot. So, to educate, inform, and possibly entertain you, this is the first in a series of posts to delve into the world of document management.
In some cases, this is also called “content management” but I’m going to avoid that term, because content management can also [...]
Paperless? No, but maybe less paper…
I remember when I first heard about the paperless office, many years ago. At the time, I thought it was a great idea - organizations will eliminate their use of paper, more data will flow through computing devices, and a new era will dawn.
Ah, the naivete of youth.
I suppose that a day may come when we [...]
When Oprah Tweets
The news is all over Twitter: Oprah is now a user.
In the vernacular: OMG.
For those of you out of touch, Twitter is a popular social networking site, and it’s exploded. Growth in the past year has exceeded 1300% by some calculations. And it’s had growing pains. Outages, called “Fail Whales” for the [...]
Application Virtualization - Undo For OS Features
I spent part of a day last week attending a marketing event on desktop virtualization. You know the type of event I mean. A local partner of some big software player uses some of the co-op dollars the big player has, and they feed you lunch, and bombard you with PowerPoint about The [...]
The $5K Server Reboot
I heard a talk recently by Mark Settle, the CIO of BMC Software. Mark’s talk was titled “Managing Global IT Assets in Tough Times”, and covered several aspects of IT cost awareness. During the talk, Mark told a story which bears repeating.
In Mark’s organization, one server in a 4 node cluster hung due to [...]
Juan I Am (with apologies to Dr. Seuss)
Note: Read my earlier post to understand what this is about
I would not like Vista
here or there.
I would not like Vista
anywhere.
I do not like
this OS.
I do not like it,
Not one bit.
Would you like Vista
on a netbook?
Would you give Vista
one more look?
I do not like it
on a netbook.
I will not give it
one more look.
I do not like Vista
here or [...]
Everything Is Bigger In Texas, Even The Micromanagement
I’m a Texan. Born and bred. And like most Texans, I’m proud of my state. And my parents taught me there are two things you shouldn’t discuss - religion and politics. I’m going to steer well clear of religion, but I’ve GOT to say something about politics.
Up the road a bit, there’s something [...]